With this acquisition , Synamedia says it will enhance its cloud Video Network capabilities , complementing its VIVID Workflow as-a- Service ( WaaS ) with a set of solutions for OTT content processing , disaster recovery , long-tail content processing for large service providers , and live events .

“ By pioneering justin-time video streaming processing and delivery , Quortex has broken new ground with live services that dynamically spring to life when processing a user request ,” commented Julien Signes , EVP and general manager of video network at Synamedia . “ This radical change in the economics of cloud processing will accelerate the migration of live video services to the cloud . We see enormous potential as we expand Quortex ’ s reach globally – for the fast-growing D2C live streaming market as well as our traditional service provider customer base who want to reduce infrastructure costs and meet their CO2 reduction commitments .”

“ With our breakthrough just-in-time approach , we have turned the live streaming model on its head , ditching the need to wastefully provision streaming resources just-in-case ,” asserted Marc Baillavoine , CEO and founder of Quortex . “ We believe that with Synamedia ’ s global reach and complementary product lines , we can accelerate our mission to transform the agility and cost of streaming and slash its carbon footprint .”

Quortex was founded in Rennes , France , in 2018 by a team of video industry experts with more than 100 patents . Customers include beIN Group Media , M6 and Red Bee Media . The company ’ s employees in France and the UK will be joining Synamedia . Quortex has been supported since its inception by Elaia , Go Capital , Unexo and business angels . Its technology will be part of Synamedia ’ s Video Network portfolio , and the company will continue to operate under its own brand while taking advantage of Synamedia ’ s customer base , financial strength and global presence .

Liberty Global selects CommScope for DOCSIS 4.0

Communications technologist CommScope has been selected by converged broadband , video and mobile communications services provider Liberty Global to develop and deploy a Remote MACPHY Device ( RMD ) Node platform for DOCSIS 4.0 ( D4.0 ), accelerating Liberty Global ’ s progress towards 10G capabilities .

This project marks the industry ’ s

first D4.0 initiative in Europe and leverages CommScope ’ s DOCSIS expertise and end-to-end portfolio of solutions to deliver a new custom node and RMD platform specifically for Liberty Global . The RMD Node platform for D4.0 will simplify Liberty Global ’ s hybrid fibre-coaxial ( HFC ) network transformation to deliver multi-gigabit services — in turn providing its subscribers with seamless access to new high-bandwidth , low-latency services and enabling Liberty Global ultimately to achieve 10G capabilities on the HFC network cost-effectively .