The Bureau of Radio and Television of Santai County is the project contractor. No financial details were disclosed.
UTStarcom said it will help resume radio and television networks in earthquake-stricken areas in the province via its RollingStream IPTV platform. Phase one of the deployment will cover 20,000 users, providing them with access to delivery channels, such as television and radio, for critical information. Upon completion, users will have access to ongoing rich TV programs, as well as a broad platform for communication.
After facilitating the first-response phase of the deployment, including an improved technology adaptation, the long-term goal is to provide a benchmark of interactive multimedia services for radio and television content providers to develop their dual, broadband and multiple-services operations, the company said.
Under the terms of the contract, the deployment is scheduled to start in November 2009. The project will be carried out in every earthquake-hit area in the Sichuan province, though the applied technologies will vary. Some areas will apply the traditional one-way digital TV model, while others will use interactive streaming media technology.
The company's integrated solution will include five sets of Resilient Packet Ring (RPR) TN715 in an urban trunk network to constitute a 10G RPR. In addition, five sets of BBS4000 Ethernet passive optical networks (EPON) and local area networks (LAN) will be deployed at the end user side with 1,200 sets of optical network units (ONU) at the first phase.
The Bureau of Radio and Television of Santai County is a subsidiary of SARFT (The State Administration of Radio, Film and Television), the administrative authority in charge of Chinese radio, film and television industry.
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