Newly created IPTV network outperforms
legacy cable system
MARKHAM,
ON, Nov. 1, 2023 /PRNewswire/ - Enghouse
Networks today announced it has delivered its new IPTV service to
Île-à-la-Crosse Communications Society Inc. (ICSI)
in Saskatchewan, Canada. The
service was created and launched despite wildfires that have
threatened telecommunications infrastructure throughout the
region.
In August 2023 Enghouse was
approached by ICSI, which provides TV services in northwestern
Saskatchewan. The signal provider for their cable TV service
planned to shut down the service in six weeks for economic reasons,
and ICSI needed an alternative solution immediately.
"We excel at getting TV services up and running rapidly, but
deploying a complete service in six weeks was a challenge even for
us," said Mick McCluskey, VP of
Product Management at Enghouse. "The situation was exacerbated
by wildfires that forced the evacuation of Île-à-la-Crosse, which
required all of the work to be completed remotely."
Critical administrative assistance was rendered by the Canadian
Communication Systems Alliance (CCSA), which facilitated changes in
technology content agreements necessary for the transition to
proceed.
When the evacuation order was lifted, residents of
Île-à-la-Crosse returned to their homes to find a completely new TV
service that was much more comprehensive and up-to-date than the
legacy cable system.
"We really did not have a lot of options when we discovered our
TV service was going to be shut down, and we were doubtful anyone
could help," said Gerald Roy, Vice
Chairperson of ICSI. "With Enghouse we found a partner that
understood the urgency of our situation, knew what needed to be
done and how to achieve it."
"We believe we have an excellent track record in helping
operators launch TV services rapidly, but this launch was one of
our fastest," said Andrew Leyten,
lead TVaaS solution engineer at Enghouse. "We had a tight timeline
and evacuations because of wildfires to manage, but ICSI, CCSA, and
Enghouse combined to achieve what seemed impossible".
About Enghouse Networks
Enghouse Networks is a leading global telecommunications
technology and solutions provider. Our commitment is to
successfully deliver solutions that can enable digital
transformation, ultimately building a connected global community.
From edge to cloud, our applications reliably enable
next-generation communications and media companies, defense,
public safety agencies, and utilities to plan, design,
engineer, monitor, protect, and simplify network
complexity, in a vendor-agnostic 5G, IoT, Cloud, AI, NFV and
SDN ecosystem. The Enghouse Networks technology portfolio
spans Network Infrastructure, Business Support Systems (BSS),
Operations Support Systems (OSS) and Digital
Transformation solutions. For further information,
visit www.enghousenetworks.com. Enghouse Networks is a
division of Enghouse Systems Ltd. of Markham, Ontario.
About ICSI
Île-à-la-Crosse Communications Society Inc. is a non-profit
organization located in Saskatchewan. It operates radio, cable
television programming and internet services in the village of
Île-à-la-Crosse and the surrounding area, playing a pivotal role in
connecting and engaging the community. For further information,
visit http://www.cilxradio.com/about-us.html.
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SOURCE Enghouse Systems Limited