Globosat integrates the Soliton Smart-telecaster Zao H.265 mobile encoder for domestic and international operations

Globosat is the latest broadcaster in Latin America to adopt the Soliton Smart- telecaster Zao H.265 encoder for its domestic and international operations.  Considered the largest television programmer in Latin America, Globosat offers a wide range of programming through its SporTV, Combat, GNT and Multishow channels. The Soliton Zao encoder has been extensively field-proven to provide superior performance, reducing bandwidth requirements by up to 50% compared to competing encoders. Globosat’s operations require a reliable contribution of high-quality video, cost-effective operations and transmission stability in bandwidth- constrained environments.  The Soliton Zao encoder excels in each of these categories, and combined with its portability and usability, has raised the bar for state-of-the-art broadcasting.

Globosat has deployed Soliton encoders worldwide with SportTV, including at the FIFA World Club Cup in Tokyo, World Swimming Championships in Budapest, World Athletics Championships in London, UFC Competitions in Las Vegas, among others. Throughout Brazil and in several countries of South America, Zao has been in operation for the Copa Libertadores and other major international soccer matches. The Zao encoder is integrated into journalism operations in São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, New York and London transmitting video contribution to servers in Brazil.  The ultra-lightweight design allows journalists to offer innovative live streaming at events, and exclusive video contribution without connectivity and size limitations.

The Soliton Zao encoder has proven ideal for challenging, remote operations and includes the significant enhancements available in cellular bonding technology today.  Globosat has production teams throughout the world who are benefiting from the lower bandwidth requirements, reduced operating costs, robust performance, and better video quality with low power consumption.  The Record and Go feature can store recorded video on an external USB memory when no network is available and forward the content to enabling high quality playback on demand. All of these improvements increase flexibility and give producers greater versatility and mobility when operating internationally in the field.

“Soliton is a pioneer in H.265 video compression and its robust, low latency coding technologies have been field proven by major broadcasters for more than four years.” “The proprietary RASCOW technology provides a distinct operational advantage by dynamically balancing the load between network connections in real- time.” “The result for Globosat has been consistently better video quality and reliability across all operations,” said Cesar Donato, director of Foccus Digital.