Azzurro Chooses Lightower Platform for Fiber Transport

June 21, 2012 - PRLog -- Northvale, NJ — Azzurro HD, the leading New York-based provider of broadcast-quality video transmission services, announced today that they have selected Lightower Fiber Networks, the premier metro fiber and bandwidth provider in the Northeast to power Azzurro’s all digital switching and transport solutions for uncompressed HD video via Lightower’s new Ultimate Media Platform.  Azzurro HD will leverage the Lightower platform throughout the New York City and New Jersey area for current and future video customers.

From its all-digital video switching facility at 32 Avenue of the Americas in New York City, Azzurro HD provides and manages real-time video switching and transmission of broadcast-quality video via local long-haul fiber and satellite to its customers so they can send feeds to any point domestically or globally.  Azzurro HD services range from comprehensive network monitoring solutions to real time transport of contribution quality video for their customers. Azzurro HD’s clientele includes television and cable networks, sports leagues, international fiber and satellite providers and production facilities - offering video transport network design and management, encoding, decoding, format conversion and 24/7 operations support.

Lightower’s new Ultimate Media Platform provides best-in-class, fiber-based video transport services at over 30 venues, broadcast centers, and video distribution facilities throughout the New York City and New Jersey area.  The Ultimate Media Platform supports a variety of compressed or uncompressed video formats including ASI, SDI, HD/SDI and JPEG2000.  The platform also offers protect path options and 24/7/365 service monitoring from Lightower’s geographically diverse Network Operation Centers.  

“Azzurro’s partnership with Lightower will raise the bar considerably from a quality and technical standpoint for video transport at the local video loop level,” explained Francis Luperella, President & COO, Azzurro Group.  “Lightower has discarded the two cans and a shoestring mentality when it comes to telco-provided local video loops, and has created a video platform that will take both Azzurro and Lightower to the next generation of local video transport.  The quality of Lightower’s Ultimate Media Platform, coupled with Azzurro HD’s all digital switching facility, creates the best one-two punch in the business.”

“Lightower is pleased to announce Azzurro as a new customer on our Ultimate Media Platform.  We believe that our platform offers the industry’s best video transport services, with the limitless bandwidth of the Lightower Network combined with complete protection options, constant monitoring, and the breadth of support for different video formats,” stated Rob Shanahan, President & CEO of Lightower.  “We look forward to continuing to work with Azzurro, serving their needs as well as those of their customers.”

The Lightower Ultimate Media Platform is available now throughout Lightower’s network footprint, including the New York City and New Jersey region. For more information about Lightower’s Ultimate Media Platform, visit www.lightower.com, email info@lightower.com, or call 888-LT-FIBER.


About the Azzurro Group:

The Azzurro Group is an integrated media services company that delivers the engineering and transmission services needed to keep your operations at the leading edge. Customers come to us for the integration of broadcast systems, all-digital transmission, content hosting and management, and advanced cost-effective solutions for connecting remote talent in HD to the broadcast studio. For more information, visit: www.azzurrogroup.com

About Lightower Fiber Networks:

Lightower Fiber Networks is the premier metro fiber and bandwidth provider in the Northeast, offering over 6,400 fiber route miles coupled with comprehensive transport, alternative access, and nationwide long haul services.  Lightower’s fiber footprint extends from New England, to eastern New York State, New Jersey, Long Island, and New York City.  With access to over 2,800 buildings, Lightower offers unparalleled regional density, performance, scalability, security, and reliability in the Northeast.  Lightower Fiber is headquartered in Boxborough, MA.  For more information, visit www.lightower.com or call 888-LT-FIBER.

For Azzurro Group media inquiries, please contact:

Jennifer Park
+201.767.0850 Ext. 202
jpark@azzurrohd.com

For Lightower Fiber Networks media inquiries, please contact:

Jaymie Scotto & Associates
+1.866.695.362
pr@jaymiescotto.com