Many ISP's and cable operators are looking to include interactive and on-demand TV services as part of their services portfolio. Whatever the business driver for the implementation of such a service, it is important to implement a robust, scalable and flexible TV headend solution. However, even considering basic service selection, such as VOD, SVOD, PVR, NPVR, OTT can be difficult. In addition these services will have a significant impact in your choice of specification of the TV headend and any consumer devices such as set top boxes.

Fiwave media consultants can advise on an optimised road map of services to deliver business goals. Our engineers will provide the most cost effective solution to deliver these services because they understand the complex web of standards, quality issues, functionality, vendors, compatibility and integration issues and capital and operational costs. The result is an optimised design that will deliver the required balance of channel capacity, image quality, functionality, bandwidth efficiency, and redundancy for the investment cost.

Fiwave will aim to use the best TV distribution technology for your specific project. We have extensive experience with digital TV headends and services. We can design headends and all aspects of TV solutions - terrestrial and satellite reception (IRDs), decryption, statistical multiplexing, encryption, transcoding, middleware, STB hardware, STB firmware, UI, etc. We always keep an open mind for the best technology to suit the business needs.