NEW YORK — IEX Group’s swXtch.io has joined forces with Telos Alliance by creating an alliance that will enable scalable broadcast intercom in the cloud at very low latency. This, the companies say, provides broadcasters with the same features, functionality and mission-critical performance they use within their on-prem environments, minus the servers and cost associated with keeping them alight.
At work is swXtch.io’s cloudSwXtch intelligent media network. And, the first live deployment of the technical collaboration took place this summer for an undisclosed major sports event. It was cloudSwXtch that provided the gateway to help live production teams from a global broadcaster and a regional sports network use Telos Infinity VIP’s virtual intercom platform from anywhere on the planet.
Telos Infinity VIP eliminates the traditional intercom matrix, and its networked architecture allows broadcasters and content producers to recreate a multipoint on-prem intercom configuration within a virtual environment.
The cloudSwXtch product simplifies the connectivity of Telos Infinity VIP software panels from Europe, North America and elsewhere with the physical on-prem communications system, while essentially eliminating any delays on live voice communications. The expanse of the virtual panel architecture will also allow production teams to better support multi-language broadcasts, which will include 22 languages throughout Europe.
The companies say they will continue to collaborate on cloud networking ecosystem initiatives moving forward, with a focus on helping for TV and radio businesses seamlessly extend on-prem systems to the cloud.
— Reporting by Brian Galante, in Boston
