KPN deploys IP headend from Scopus Video Networks

May 20, 2008 - Dutch telco KPN has deployed an IP headend solution from Scopus Video Networks for the delivery of over 180 video and audio channels via its fibre-optic cable IPTV network.

The customised solution consists of Scopus' dense UE-9240 four-channel MPEG-2 universal encoders and IVG-7100 IP streamers for routing and processing content, both managed by Scopus' network management system (NMS).

"The economic and competitive benefits generated by enhanced triple-play capabilities were important motivators in our decision to move forward with an IP-based solution," said Dolf Schinkel, Senior Architect for KPN. "Working once again with Scopus, we found that their enhanced system capabilities and elegant IP-based headend solution met our requirements for maximising our existing infrastructure and delivering digital video while allowing our subscribers to keep their analogue home entertainment systems."