NAB 2019: Verizon Digital Media Services debuts 4K, multi-CDN, QOS
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| 01 April 2019

Verizon Digital Media Services (VDMS) is to take advantage of the NAB show to launch new platform capabilities, including 4k encoding, multi-CDN, QOS (quality of service), and what it says is tighter integration with key partners.

The enhancements to the VDMS platform are claimed to enable content owners and service providers to connect with and entertain millions of concurrent users on streaming networks.

VDMS says that the rise in demand for video streaming worldwide means that users now expect to watch high-quality online video content anytime, anywhere. Given this, it says that content providers need reassurances that this can be done so reliably. In order to facilitate this, the company has expanded network capacity from 8 Tbps in 2014 to more than 70 Tbps today.

In addition, multi-CDN functionality is now built directly into the VDMS platform and to achieve optimal viewing performance, the same traffic shaping algorithms used by Verizon’s network teams are used to stream content to any network on the planet.

“VDMS has designed its platform with simplicity in mind, enabling content owners to more easily deliver the highest quality linear, live and on-demand video experiences to consumers,” said Verizon Digital Media Services president Ralf Jacob.

“Traditional TV broadcasters have set the standard in high-quality video delivery but on the VDMS platform, uninterrupted streams with high-fidelity audio mean that any content owner or service provider can deliver the best big screen experience online, even in 4K. With significant increases in not only the volume, but resolution of global video consumption, relying on a single CDN to deliver content to a fragmented audience is no longer enough. We have invested in building a great network for the delivery of media experiences, and multi-CDN gives our customers assurances that viewing experience is protected against most eventualities.”