Streambox Video Enable Inmarsat BGAN Users to Transmit High-Quality Video from 64 kbps to 256 kbps

SEATTLE, May 11, 2006/Satnews Daily/ — Streambox, Inc., a supplier of real-time video transport solutions for broadcasting, satellite, and cable, has partnered with Inmarsat to facilitate the transmission and delivery of low latency, real-time broadcast video to users of Inmarsat's Broadband Global Area Network (BGAN) service at data rates from 64 kbps to 256 kbps.

Streambox said its ACT-L3T video transport solutions give BGAN users a compact and reliable solution for plug-and-transmit video transport in regions with poor or nonexistent telecom networks.

“The combination of the Streambox ACT-L3T video transport solution with BGAN already is taking live news gathering to a new level for major broadcast networks providing coverage from remote or challenging environments,” said Harry Tayler, manager of Enterprise Solutions at Inmarsat. Tayler said BGAN's smaller, higher bandwidth terminals together with the Streambox ACT-L3T solution can be rapidly deployed all over the world and easily used by non-technical staff.”

The Streambox ACT-L3T video transport solution is optimized for archiving DVD-quality video, transmitting video over long distances using broadband communications, and serving it up over cost-effective networks. Inmarsat labs performed rigorous testing of Streambox's portable video transport system's performance over satellite and IP networks, as well as the equipment's ability to deliver reliable video and data over low data rate networks. The Streambox video transport solutions enable users to transmit video and data via BGAN's dedicated streaming channel at up to 256 kbps.
 

Designed for users in the military, the maritime sector, and major news organizations worldwide, the highly mobile and easy-to-use Inmarsat/Streambox video transmission service functions as an end-to-end news gathering or video conferencing solution that can be set up and operational in minutes.

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