Controlware Communications Systems

Broadcasters, media and entertainment companies must navigate a complicated number of technology choices. Media transport requirements range from low bit rate video streaming for mobile phones and the Internet to High Definition (HD) un-compressed video transmission for pre and post-production. Controlware provides comprehensive solutions for all of these broadcasting environments.

Broadcast contribution elements require high quality.  The choices include: high speed file transfers, satellite, fiber, microwave, un-compressed, MPEG 2 and 4, JPEG 2000 and more. When it comes to distribution the choices are several magnitudes more complicated. Content is distributed over the air in analogue and digital, cable, satellite, mobile phones, and the Internet.

Controlware offers solutions tailored to meet your requirements.  Our customers include, carriers, media transport service providers and broadcasters with cable and satellite networks for pre and post-production requirements.

Media and Telecom companies work with Controlware because they get honest answers about which technology solutions meet their requirements.  Projects have included nationwide content contribution networks over IP, DTM, ATM and dark fiber.  Metropolitan area projects for broadcasters, educational institutions and enterprise customers created new services and achieved high levels of service satisfaction.

Going beyond state of the art network access and coding hardware Controlware provides industry leading management and monitoring software for permanent and ad hoc services.  The Broadcast OSS tools provide Telcos and media companies with advanced management systems that control and unify diverse systems.

Fiber - whether you have a small campus or a small city that requires Internet, video, voice and data services Controlware can help.  Our fiber solutions include TDM, CWDM, and DWDM, network management, configuration and monitoring.  Projects we have completed included: private broadcast networks, networks for universities, airlines and more.

SONET, PDH and SDH - if you have an existing fiber infrastructure or have leased bandwidth from your local carrier Controlware can provide a solution for each of these networks.  We have helped two of the world’s largest satellite television providers build nationwide networks and can guide you in developing point-to-point connections and migration to a fully meshed network.

ATM-DTM - These network technologies have become the world standard for moving video and media content, Controlware leads the solutions market in this area.  Controlware has designed and built large networks for major European broadcasters.  Our ATM products are deployed in some of the most critical television projects built in the last 10 years.  Our deployments of Broadcast OSS tools like LinkConnector and LinkManager have set the standard for this market segment.

IP and MPLS - as the telecom industry rapidly deploy services over IP and MPLS networks; Controlware is an increasingly important partner. Many of the worlds leading video and media companies are using IP gateways from Controlware.  Equipped with the industry standard Pro-MPEG FEC and other advanced error protection schemes, Controlware can offer solutions for uncompressed video, compressed video and JPEG 2000 codecs in this very hot growth area.  Controlware has helped major corporations; telecoms and broadcasters move their media content onto IP and MPLS networks. Why not ask us how we can help you?