Harmonic Video SaaS Powers Telkomsel's New Mobile OTT Service
"In the OTT environment, scalability is critical," said Crispin P. Tristram, head of digital lifestyle at Telkomsel. "VOS360 Video SaaS brings agility to our operations, making it possible to launch new channels in a matter of hours. Channel expansion is ongoing at Telkomsel, and we know that Harmonic's solution will continue to play a key role in helping us meet the growing demand for more video on every screen. Moreover, we now have live matches from the world's top leagues; we're hoping to continue with the success we achieved at the soccer tournament in
VOS360 Video SaaS is based on a pay-as-you-grow business model featuring built-in scalability and elasticity on public cloud infrastructure, making it easy for Telkomsel to add linear and VOD content to its MAXstream offering. Telkomsel is using Harmonic's EyeQ™ content-aware encoding technology with VOS360 Video SaaS to increase bandwidth efficiency while maintaining exceptional QoE during peaks in viewership. Harmonic's VOS360 Video SaaS is integrated with technology from Accedo, enabling Telkomsel to deliver live streams on iOS and Android apps.
"SaaS is the ideal business model for deploying OTT services. Nothing can beat its simplicity, flexibility and rapid-time-to-market approach," said
Harmonic will showcase its award-winning Video SaaS solution at IBC2018,
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