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BT upgrades FacilityLine video exchange
service using Nevion's VideoIPath
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evion, a Sony Group Company
and award-winning provider
of virtualized media production
solutions, has announced BT Media and
Broadcast has implemented VideoIPath
orchestration and SDN control software
to upgrade the control of its central
video exchange service, FacilityLine.
FacilityLine is a high-capacity, multiformat, live video exchange service
that enables BT Wholesale customers
to share SD, HD and UHD/4K, rapidly
and securely, with hundreds of media
organizations within the UK as part
of the largest media community in
Europe. For BT to continue with its
journey towards SDN networking,
automation and IP infrastructure, it
required an upgrade to the
control of the exchange.
BT Media and Broadcast
selected Nevion VideoIPath
having
previously
successfully
implemented
the software in other major
high-profile deployments,

including UK-wide contribution
networks. In this project,
VideoIPath controls two very
large SDI switches, linked via
tie-lines, and connecting around
1,500 sources with 2,000
destinations. Over next twelve
months, more than 250,000
bookings are anticipated to take
place between the sources and
destinations of the FacilityLine
Community.
With close design and project
collaboration between all parties
involved, the system was successfully
delivered in under 2½ months and
went live in January 2021.
Faisal Mahomed, Director of Media
and Broadcast, BT Wholesale
said: " This new capability
offers
a
significantly
improved and user-friendly
interface for our customers,
simplifying the process of
scheduling
connections.
In addition, the solution

also gives us the flexibility we need
to offer integrated software-led and
user-focused solutions. We're excited
about the immediate benefits we have
seen already and look forward to start
leveraging some of the additional
features offered by VideoIPath. "
As VideoIPath is intuitive to operate,
BT can simplify the booking process,
allowing customers to directly manage
more of their own connections
dynamically,
further
enhancing
the organization capabilities. The
migration also enabled BT to reduce

infrastructure, lower power
usage and decrease their
overall carbon footprint, moving
BT closer to their carbon
zero commitment. BT and its
customers can also benefit from
VideoIPath's regular software
upgrades and additional features
in a highly competitive industry.
Furthermore, with VideoIPath,
BT is able to futureproof its
service delivery. For example,
it could move the infrastructure to IP
should it want or need to.
Hans Hasselbach, Chief Commercial
Officer at Nevion concluded: " BT Media
and Broadcast and Nevion have been
partners for many years, deploying
together some major media network
solutions for leading broadcasters in
the UK and abroad. We were delighted
that BT picked VideoIPath again, and
that we were able to deliver in a very
short time scale a solution that brings
immediate benefits to BT and its
customers. "

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