Vantrix Demonstrates Unprecedented Video Processing Gains via QuickFire Networks T-Video V1100
San Diego, CA(17 Apr 2013)
Vantrix, a provider of video optimization, delivery and policy enforcement solutions, and QuickFire Networks, a pioneer of traffic processing platforms designed for service provider networks, announced a live demonstration scheduled for the 2013 National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) Show, April 6-11 in Las Vegas, NV.
The QuickFire Networks T-VideoTM platform, powered by Intel® CoreTM i7 processors together with Vantrix software, provides a quantum leap in video processing density. Recognizing the critical impact of graphics processing for video delivery, QuickFire Networks uniquely architected its T-Video platform around the i7’s multiple processor cores with Intel® HD Graphics capabilities and Intel Media SDK. At NAB, QuickFire Networks, Vantrix and Intel will showcase the results: major performance improvement in video encoding which will help service providers address the massive demand for, and growth of, streaming video on their networks.
“Our initial testing exclusively relied on the i7 CPU to baseline performance, which showed some incremental improvement over existing systems. Subsequently tapping the Intel HD Graphics capability gave us an immediate three-to-four fold improvement over the CPU-only baseline,” said Jim Knapik, president and chief executive officer of Vantrix. “Using the Intel Media SDK coupled with our modular architecture enabled us to readily adapt to the QuickFire Networks T-Video platform, and demonstrate results in a matter of weeks. We expect to see more significant gains as we continue to enhance our encoders and streamers to maintain the highest possible performance and scalability in the industry.”
“The NAB demonstration provides a side-by-side comparison of our T-Video platform with an existing rack-mounted commercial server and illustrates the huge density improvement via our new purpose-built video appliance,” commented Mike Coward, chief executive officer of QuickFire Networks. “We are pleased by how fast it was for Vantrix to enable their solution on our platform and leverage the capabilities of the Intel Core processors and Intel HD Graphics. Service providers can now easily and economically enjoy the major scalability improvements in video optimization necessary to address the explosion of mobile data, allowing them to focus on new revenue-enhancing solutions.”
“We’re excited to see Vantrix and QuickFire Networks taking full advantage of Intel’s newest graphics and video technologies,” said Jonathan Khazam, Intel Vice President, and General Manager, Visual and Parallel Computing Group. “Intel HD Graphics integrates high-performance media and transcoding hardware to enable cost-effective delivery of complex, multi-format video to subscribers across a variety of devices. These solutions offer a whole new level of price/performance for media servers.”
The demonstration will be presented live during the NAB Show in the Intel booth located in the South Lower Hall, Booth SL9610. Vantrix and QuickFire Networks expect their solution to be commercially available in Fall 2013.
ABOUT VANTRIX
Vantrix meets the demands of massive video growth through bandwidth optimization, deep network traffic intelligence, and granular policy enforcement technologies. We reduce network congestion caused by video, web content and internet audio while enhancing revenue opportunities for service providers worldwide.
Vantrix software platforms provide service providers with insight, control, and optimization capabilities that balance user experience quality with cost-effective use of network resources. Our rich heritage in mobilevideo and image optimization delivers high performance and adaptable solutions to meet unique operator needs.
Headquartered in Montreal, Vantrix solutions are deployed in over 75 mobile networks, serving over one billion subscribers on five continents. To learn more, visit www.vantrix.com.
About T-Video
The T-Video platform is designed specifically for video optimization. It’s 3X denser/higher-performance than the best available bladed telecommunications solution, and 15X denser than other leading server solutions. This density makes it possible to broadly deploy video optimization services for every subscriber, benefiting the entire value chain including better video for the subscriber and better economics for the operator. The 10-20 percent improvement mobile operators typically gain with incremental upgrades to existing server solutions is overshadowed by the disruptive density/performance improvement via QuickFire Networks’ T-Video platform.
ABOUT QUICKFIRE NETWORKS
QuickFire Networks Corporation provides disruptive Service Provider Traffic Processing Platforms sized for the explosive growth of network traffic currently underway. QuickFire Networks' T-x Product Lines cover Packet Capture/Distribution, Analytics Processing, Video Processing, and Packet Storage applications. QuickFire Networks is headquartered in San Diego, California. For more information, visit www.quickfirenetworks.com.