The comprehensive portfolio of Cisco video headend products, supported by the company’s long-standing expertise in IP-based video delivery and the systems integration skills of Cisco SciCare services, provided the headend solution to support Tiscali’s new standard-definition digital video service, said Cisco.
Cisco claims that the video headend provides a highly redundant architecture to help deliver superior service reliability. It employs moving picture experts group-4 advanced video coding for bandwidth-saving performance along with a high-quality video viewing experience for Tiscali.tv customers across Italy in Cagliari, Rome, Milan, Bologna, Firenze, Genova, Napoli, Palermo and Torino.
Fabrizio Meli, head of IPTV at Tiscali, said: The importance of video in a triple-play service package cannot be underestimated. We teamed with Cisco for this critical service launch to take advantage of Cisco’s skills, knowledge and local support for our network in Italy, which is part of one of the broadest and most interconnected IP technology-based networks in the world.
Stefano Venturi, managing director of Cisco Italy and vice president of Cisco, said: Tiscali has strengthened its position as a premier IP telecommunications operator with the launch of innovative IPTV services in Italy. Cisco’s Internet Protocol Next-Generation Network architecture, IPTV headend technology and systems integration expertise deliver a comprehensive solution that met Tiscali’s goals to deliver high video quality while providing the very best user experience in the home.
