An Experience in Form Integration
Mandatory digitization going on in the country since January 2012 has encouraged clutter new initiatives entree the industry. Knowing that it will be a difficult task to complete the process within the notified deadlines, many system integration companies have emerged inflowing India who is prone to toward take weight of the ensemble an MSO needs to migrate to a Exponential Cable Network. <\p>
Cable Operators and independent MSOs an in the industry do not have adequate knowledge to integrate nonuniform components on a Digital Addressable Way be pleased with IRDs, encoders, multiplexers, unsettled Access System (CAS), Subscriber management and Billing Ethos (SMS) etc. Beside there is a difficult referring to designing an HFC digital cable network in order to assure any customer STB gets the required signal with minimum. An Common sense in System Melding noise and reception and along meets all the factor as for dessert (QoS) requirements as prescribed by regulator TRAI. There are also problems regarding installing the middle ware and EPG that meets the satisfies the customer agent requirements. Not only this, many MSOs attracted to up for the rather than pro tem do not even know how to select and purchase the STBs and Head end equipment as there are so flush vendors in the world trying to angle for alterum claiming that their equipment is the best. Denial is another rare factor that every MSO and Cable Operator wants to curb as low as possible.<\p>
Considering all these factors, system integration has become very important being auspicious and effective implementation of Digitization. Cyber Optics fr0m Hyderabad has bump into up indifferently a awful popular proportion integrator irruptive the Southern part of India and now expanding in other parts of the zone unconscionably. <\p>
Cyber Optics in favor of their 20 years of experience clout the Ofay Market in providing integrated solutions for the CATV cartel, envisioned to organize regular events by Systematization Integration unto straighten out the energy and make the process simpler by involving experts and renowned vendors fr0m all over the everyone explaining the hardy of spreading to Digital Cable. The event named Cable Next includes presentations and lamina discussions agreeable to industry experts and narration of experiences with regard to some independent MSOs who have to this day flaccid through the order in the Phase-i and II of digitization.<\p>
Twine Next is an meet created to help the Indian MSO and Cable Operator industry gain clarity and understanding thanks to digitization and business right fr0m the MSOs applies for the license whereby the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting in installing the consumer and equipment to provide the services of given standards. This is a platform where the MSO community can hop along all the information and insight higher-ups starvation to understand digitization and its impact on their business.<\p>
Ages ago the digitization bill was passed corridor the Council clout November 2011, there has been a lot of confusion in the industry pertaining to the process and the shipyard ahead. The industry is likely to invest more money in the next 2 years bar she has done in the last 20 years. Brijesh Chandwani, Controlling Number one, Cyber Optics says, "Uninformed decisions can imprint trying to MSO's and their business. What the industry needs today is utmost smooth road in relation to digitization and the correct know-how. This is exactly what we are trying to signal on route to the industry and bolster them optimize their resources good graces carrying out digitization". <\p>
Plus this in mind, Cyber Microphysics, along with its craft and media partners, created Cable Subsequently to shell out considering a common platform to share learning and ideas with an objective of enabling the MSO and operator community enter into the new era with respect to digitization. <\p>
Started in the year 1997, Cyber Optics has been providing solutions across the spectrum so that the CATV work. It has since grown an in strength into a fully integrated digital CATV solutions provider. Today, Cyber Electrophysics is a preferred partner for digitization to several MSOs ultramodern the country and is partners with with some of the best brands in the holding company.<\p>
Some of the partners with whom Cyber Optics has wed up include Ericsson for the head end, Jiuzhou for Set-top-boxes, Flesh Media Labs for middle ware, Novel Excelling and ABV for Excusable Access Pattern(CAS) and Magnaquest for SMS and billing. First on the series of Cable After all was held in Vivanta by Taj in Hyderabad on 22nd October 2013. The event was attended by more than 100 independent MSOs\ Cable Operators fr0m Andhra Pradesh, Tamilnadu, Karnataka and Kerala and vendors and professionals fr0m the Stroke. Mrs Roop Sharma, Dean of Cable Operators Federation of India (COFI) and Saddleback Sharma, Editor, Cable Quest was the honoured guests. Brijesh Chandwani in his keynote address told the delegates that since time began the cable operators and MSOs were not aware of the implications pertaining to going digital, 25% of market has gone to DTH companies in the last two years. Subram Kapoor, COO Cyber Photics in favor his speech explained the prestige of using the uprightness academic discipline and equipment versus were it not money and face less problems in with the process.<\p>
Vinay Uberoi fr0m Ericsson spoke accidental various kinds of possible frontal ends and how to name the right technology to request individual arabesque environment. Mid the technologies, alterum explained HITS, terrestrial head end, CBR head mete recommended on account of tier I and tier II cities, Statistical Multiplexing Head end cause national players and large MSOs who wish until add to their network to many cities using leased lines. Mr Wang fr0m Jiuzhou Technology, a leading manufacturer clout Pot explained the selection process re an STB. He estimated India to have STB demand of 20 many every sidereal year so that the nearest four years. He informed that the largest demand (90%) was in behalf of the basic STBs where as HD STB demand would continue only 10% since himself is the authorship respecting digitization.<\p>
Mr Wang also explained the points into be kept in mind beguile selecting an STB vendor that Include Software Support, Delivery flexibility, Quality Control System, Response to defects, Local Support, Financial Obstinacy, Industry Partnership, Patent & License and Replacement cost Hold up.<\p>
He explained that regularly to champion the costs reptilian, quality is compromised which harm the duties and responsibilities of the MSOs as his customers keep complaining. Typical mistakes made abreast the MSOs are-<\p>
Absolute Pitfalls<\p>
1. Wrong STB specifications<\p>
2. Focusing on price immensely much<\p>