Industria to offer hosted IPTV infrastructure using Amazon Web Services

Sept. 29, 2008 - PRLog -- Industria today announced a new Zignal Cloud™ service offering that utilizes Amazon Web Services™, including the Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2). By leveraging Amazon Web Services, Industria drops the entry barrier of infrastructure costs to IPTV service providers,lowering the total cost of ownership as well as ensuring predictability of cost. Zignal Cloud™ is currently available by invitation only, but service providers can register to be included in the beta program at Industria.com.

"Amazon Web Services provide highly reliable and robust computing and storage infrastructure that can scale to accommodate the demand peaks of mission-critical applications", said Steve Rabuchin, Director of Developer Relations for Amazon Web Services. "Zignal Cloud users will be supported by the same technology infrastructure that Amazon.com uses.

"By leveraging the investment Amazon has made in creating their own web-scale infrastructure, Industria can offer our customers that same reliability" said Gudjon Mar Gudjonsson, CEO of Industria. "We feel that this makes the Zignal Cloud™ service competitive with even the largest telecommunication operators."

Zignal Cloud™ offers anyone with access to the required content to become a TV operator, capitalizing on the latest technology and innovation in the IPTV space. New service providers will be able to get started using the Industria Zignal solution with no upfront licensing or investment costs. Consumers can enjoy TV services on a range of devices, including set-top boxes, mobile devices and PCs.

Service Providers can interface with Zignal Cloud™ through a comprehensive application programming interface (API) in the same way as their existing systems, to further customize and integrate their IPTV offerings. Service providers' local media assets are conveniently managed within the back office environment of the Zignal Cloud™, including their deployed IP video streams and On Demand video assets.

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Industria is a leading provider of broadband TV solutions and end-to-end digital services projects for telcos, Internet service providers and broadband TV operators. The Zignal suite of innovative TV solutions enables service providers to provide consumers with interactive television services and beyond. Zignal helps service providers drive revenues by enabling broadband TV and other services on various different devices, like mobile, set-top boxes or PCs. Among Industria's customers are investment companies, telecommunications companies, utilities and major property developers. The company is involved in several cutting-edge broadband projects in Northern Europe and the British Isles.
For further information on Industria and the company's activities, visit Industria.com.