Remote broadcast made easier than ever

IQOYA CONNECT is a simple and powerful cloud-based service designed to give broadcasters complete control over their entire codec fleet.

IQOYA CONNECT

Remote broadcasting today: the objective of radio and television channels is to produce and distribute attractive content. They need easy-to-use solutions and tools to stay content focused.

We believe that today’s remote broadcasting solutions should be easier than they are.

IQOYA CONNECT

Remote broadcasting today: the objective of radio and television channels is to produce and distribute attractive content. They need easy-to-use solutions and tools to stay content focused.

We believe that today’s remote broadcasting solutions should be easier than they are.

A CONNECTION SERVICE

This service is responsible for establishing broadcast quality communications between IP codecs through our audio over IP infrastructure.

We have designed our own audio over IP infrastructure to supply our customers with reliable, high-quality audio, and secure communications and to enable interoperability with third party codecs.

A Web Platform

Where technicians can:

Provision field codec configurations for journalists

Configure studio codecs

Manage and Monitor
codec fleet and communication in real time

Remotely control on-field codec’s audio and configuration settings

View network metrics of ongoing and past communications

Where journalists can:

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Request for remote assistance from his technician in the studio

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Set their personal audio preferences

Retrieve and configure their audio preferences to any Digigram codec with ease

Benefits

For technicians:

  • Prepare remote broadcasts in advance to avoid any live pressure.
  • See what’s going on and act from anywhere.

  • Reliability
    • Highly available connection service
    • Resilient communications.
  • Safe and secure
    • Audio stream sources are authenticated: you control what goes on air
    • Journalists can only connect to the right destination.
  • Very visual and intuitive web interface.

 

For journalists:

  • Never alone on the field
    • Journalists can request for remote assistance anytime
    • Technicians can take full remote-control of the portable codec.
  • Journalists share codecs without losing their personal audio preferences.
  • Journalists can focus on their job: create content.

 

For broadcasters:

  • Save money: Journalists share field codecs
    • No need to send a Technician to every remote broadcast
    • No need to design, install and maintain your own audio aver IP infrastructure.
  • Flexible remote broadcast management

 

Main features

IQOYA CONNECT

A Connection Service

  • Failure-free setting up of connections between field and studio codecs.
  • Reliable connections.
  • Secured connections (especially against cyber attacks targeting the program content going out on the air).
  • Compatible with third party codecs (provided that they are EBU-tech3326 compliant).

Real time codec fleet monitoring

(from web application)

 

  • Visualize the codec fleet and codec characteristics.
  • Visualize codec statuses (free, busy, offline) in real time.
  • Place, accept, refuse calls.
  • View assistance requests from the field

Codec configuration provisioning

(from a web application)

 

  • Auto configuration of field codecs.
  • Personalized configurations.
  • Configuration that follows the user.

Monitor option

Real time communications monitoring
(from a web application)

 

  • Real time alarm and quality of communication monitoring.
  • Event log of 3 months allowing to view alarms, communication details, network quality metrics graphs later. 

    Remote option

    Remote control of field codecs
    (from a web application)

     

    • Remote access to field codec settings from anywhere (limited to audio input and output levels and audio mixers in the first release of the product).

    24/7 operational support

     

    • A hotline.
    • Operational Support: Remote intervention within 30 minutes in the event of a service interruption.

    The offer

    INITIAL

    PLAN

    FREE / per link monthly price

    FREE / per link yearly price

    Up to 2 links

    IQOYA CONNECT

    Connection service

    Provision field codec configurations (**)

    View and manage codec fleet (*)

    Configure studio codecs (**)

    Monitor codecs in real time (*)

    Set personal audio preferences (*)

    MONITOR OPTION

    • Monitor communications in real time
    • View network metrics

    ESSENTIAL

    PLAN

    Up to 4 links

    IQOYA CONNECT

    Connection service

    Provision field codec configurations (*)

    View and manage codec fleet (*)

    Configure studio codecs (*)

    Monitor codecs in real time (*)

    Set personal audio preferences (*)

    MONITOR OPTION

    • Monitor communications in real time
    • View network metrics

    PREMIUM

    PLAN

    Unlimited

    IQOYA CONNECT

    Connection service

    Provision field codec configurations (*)

    View and manage codec fleet (*)

    Configure studio codecs (*)

    Monitor codecs in real time (*)

    Set personal audio preferences (*)

    MONITOR OPTION

    Monitor communications in real time (*)

    View network metrics (*)

    (*) Digigram codecs only
    (**) Digigram codecs only, Limited to 2 contacts and 1 call per codec includes 2 SIP accounts for interop with third party codecs

    For IQOYA CONNECT and Monitor option, broadcasters subscribe for links according to their needs.

    A link is a resource allowing to establish one full duplex audio over IP communication between two codecs (either program, or talkback, or intercom and whatever its number of channels).

    The number of links subscribed by the broadcaster is the maximum number of communications that he will be authorized to establish at the same time.

    Number of codecs and number of users are unlimited.

    SUCCESS STORIES

    Eurovision Services (Technical Coordination during Live Sports TV Broadcasts)

    Plazamedia

    Antenna Hungaria

    Ready to get started?

    IQOYA CONNECT is the ultimate remote broadcast solution. 100% SaaS, 100% safe, take control and monitor all your on-field codecs from anywhere. It’s always up to date, very simple to use, and ready to run in a minute. Our customers are already monitoring thousands of codecs around the world with IQOYA CONNECT. Try it for free today and jump in the next generation of remote broadcasting.

    Ready to make a real change? Try IQOYA CONNECT today!

    IQOYA CONNECT COMPANIONS