Technology

Digital Headend

The core equipment for encoding and multiplexing is based on technology from Harmonic.
EPG generation and SI processing is provided on CASIS server from SeaChange
Contribution streams with automatic redundancy switching - Appear TV. Pro Bel matrixes switch over ASI/SDI/HDSDI inputs

Fully redundant infrastructure provides tens of transports streams feeding satellite transponders on Astra 3, 23.5 East, Astra 1, 19,2E, EUTELSAT 9E as well as DVB-T,  MMDS and cable networks. All equipment is installed in air conditioned rooms powered by redundant power supplies, backed with diesel motor generator and UPS units.

All sites are fed by several contribution networks coming via satellite or via local IP networks. Direct access to main local connectivity providers on all sites allows interconnection and signal distribution on global level.
Full 24/7/365 operation is secured by highly professional trained team.

Conditional Access Systems

E4C Group manages various CA Systems for several business partners. E4C multiplexers add CA system information such as Irdeto ICE, Irdeto, Viaccess, Nagra, and Conax into the live broadcasting to ensure the secure content distribution.

24/7 System and Service Monitoring

• Monitoring based for continuous and real-time DVB/IP service quality monitoring, assurance and analytics

• We provide highly responsive 24/7 customer support

• E4CG monitoring team has the means for proactive management of both service quality and customer satisfaction

• Monitoring E4CG is designed for providing full transparency of DVB/IP service distribution from the content provider to the customer device

Monitoring technology

Appear TV
Signal receiving from a variety of sources including satellite (DVB-S/S2), IP networks or local ASI feeds.
Selected services can be descrambled, multiplexed and streamed to IP network.

TAG monitoring technology
With multi-image display monitoring solution E4C is efficiently monitoring a lot of of audio and video services with alarms monitoring.
SNMP communication provides an overview of the actual status and status history of each device with defined access for our partners.

Signal analysis:
Dektec Transport-Stream Analyzer  - real-time analysis, monitoring and recording of MPEG-2 transport streams with ETR 290 measurement
Anritsu Handheld Spectrum analyzer - Signal spectrum analysis with frequency range 9 kHz – 20 GHz
Promax TV Explorer HD+ analyzer (DVB-S2/T2) – Measurements, Spectrum analyser, Signal decoding

STB testing

• Definition and administration of specifications for customer devices (STB, CAM)

• Definition and execution of test of customer devices (STB, CAM)

• 2 internal labs equipped for testing of SAT receivers and TV sets with SAT tuners, CA compatibility tests for Irdeto CAS, HDMI-CEC and Skylink Ready specifications

• Development support for manufacturers and mporters for new customer devices

• Support for existing customer devices including off-air tests, OTA updates and Home TP searching features