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"Our choice of solutions is based first and foremost on quality. That means one hundred percent reliability combined with the highest possible audio quality. The Digigram IQOYA range of IP transport products offers extremely low latency, excellent audio transport stability, and numerous redundancy options. Digigram meets our most stringent criteria for developing high quality, reliable audio-over-IP solutions that we can present to our clients with complete confidence." Jean-Louis Degoul, Head End Lead Buyer, TDF Group, France

AoIP Contribution solutions

IQOYA *CALL and *CALL/LE

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IQOYA *CALL and *CALL/LE Presentation summary

• IP contribution range
• Benefits of the products
• Presentation and assets
• References
• Some client testimonials

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IP Contribution product range

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Context : your IP migration

• ISDN fading out & declining quality
• Lower OPEX
• Easier to provide better audio quality
• More mobility, flexibility & productivity
• More contribution from external talents

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Contribution product range

• IQOYA *CLOUD
• SIP infrastructure
• IQOYA *CALL
• IQOYA *CALL/LE
• IQOYA *MOBILE
• IQOYA V*MOTE
• CANCÙN
• Q-Mic

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The contribution workflow

Mobile Studio Live interview Commentary voice talent Infrastructure Fleet Manager

Benefits of the products

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Benefits of IQOYA *CALL and *CALL/LE

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Benefits Proofed by Dial like a telephone Smart profiles replace technical formats Get rid of technical constraints Smart signalling, with or without SIP Talk naturally Ultra-low latency Select 100 % interoperability Full ACIP + Livewire/AES67 interfaces Easy fleet operation Ubiquity of SIP+Cloud management

Presentation and assets of IQOYA *CALL and *CALL/LE

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IQOYA *CALL

• Full ACIP interoperability

○ SIP signalling for interoperability AND Symmetrical RTP for simplicity ○ Includes AAC and OPUS full duplex

• Ultra-fast phone-like connection

○ Audio and Network Profiles management ○ Active phonebook when managed by IQOYA *CLOUD application

• All-inclusive dual audio I/O on studio side

○ AES and Analog audio ○ Livewire, AES67, RAVENNA Audio-over-IP

• LCD, keypad and headphone on front panel
• Enhanced-aptX as an option

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• A perfect match with IQOYA *MOBILE

○ Symmetrical RTP : “SIP without SIP” IQOYA *CALL/LE automatically adapts audio Rx and Tx formats

• Ultra-fast phone-like connection

○ Audio and Network Profiles management ○

Active phonebook with IQOYA *CLOUD application and SIP option

• Simplified front plate: No LCD, no keypad
• Includes AAC and OPUS full duplex
• All-inclusive dual audio I/O on studio side

○ AES and Analog audio ○ Livewire, AES67/RAVENNA Audio-over-IP

• SIP as an option

IQOYA *CALL/LE

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1/ Audio Quality 3 / Ease of use 2 / Ultra-low latency 4 / Interoperability

Assets

5/ … leveraged by IQOYA *CLOUD ubiquity

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1- Audio quality

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FluidIP provides reliable audio on unreliable networks

• Fraunhofer’s AAC error concealment
• Time Diversity included in FEC
• Same audio integrity as ISDN with smart clock recovery
• The widest selection of algorithms

Audio quality Latency Bandwidth

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2- Ease of use

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No technician for operation

• Click-to dial from structured phone book
• Automatic + favorite profiles
• Smart signalling with and without SIP
• Smart monitoring
• Active phonebook with IQOYA *CLOUD
• Color LCD (*CALL)

• PCM : 8 mS
• E-aptX : 12 mS
• OPUS < 30 ms (Speech and Music)
• AAC-ELD : 32 mS
• MPEG Layer 2 : 53 mS

End-to-end latency:

• Two codecs involved / one way
• Analog audio in to analog out
• IP network includes 2 ms jitter buffer

3- Ultra-low latency

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4- Interoperability: ACIP

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Between IQOYA and 3rd party codecs

• Full ACIP interoperability in SIP (EBU Tech 3326)
• Includes ACIP-2 profiles management (EBU Tech-3368)
• Large interoperability in Symmetrical RTP (G722,

MPEG-L2, AAC)

Independant tests:

• EBU ACIP interoperability plugfests
• ARD (Germany) infrastructure tests

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4- Interoperability: Synchronous AoIP

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Between IQOYA and audio consoles

• Native Livewire+ interface with Axia

consoles

• AES67 interoperability plugfest 2015

○ 13 companies ○ IQOYA *CALL presented in 2nd plugfest

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5- Ubiquity of IQOYA *CLOUD

IQOYA *CLOUD

• Install / Configure / Operate a fleet of codecs
• SIP & NAT traversal infrastructure

All the benefits of SaaS

• Phonebook and profile management in the Cloud
• SIP reference infrastructure and stream relays
• Activates Active phone book on codec GUIs
• Centralized stream monitoring

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References

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References

3000+ IQOYA *LINK equipment operated by more than 15 Broadcasters or Telecom Operators since 2010

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Some clients testimonials

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« Everything got up and running perfectly from

• Chicago. The audio quality was excellent, and we had

the impression that the reporter was located in our studio in Brussels. We were amazed! » Laurent Flemal, head of RTBF digitization division

US presidential elections, November 2012

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Thank you for your attention!

Pascal Malgouyard malgouyard@digigram.com

Addendum : Benefits by customer profiles

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Ex: VRT – Sveriges Radio – NPR - SSR – CBC – RNE - RAI

Large and national radios

Main customer focus Proofed by Interoperability within large & heterogeneous fleets IQOYA *CALL ACIP compliance checked in EBU plug-tests Permanence of Service, whatever «Last Mile» connection to Internet Same smart signalling with and without SIP FluidIP « The audio quality was excellent, and we had the impression that the (Chicago) reporter was located in our studio in Brussels “ (RTBF) Audio and transport quality Stable and low latency, end-to-end eaptX < 12 ms, AAC-ELD < 36 ms, OPUS < 30 ms Security of operation and studio management Operated by largest and most demanding organisations (TDF, ARQIVA, MB, DIGITA..) 28

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Regional networks

Ex: Espace - NRJ – Alouette - RCF – SRG-SSR

Main customer focus Proofed by Low cost of operation IQOYA *CALL

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IQOYA *CALL/LE High quality on low bit rate Simplified set-up Smart profiles Robustness on Internet & 3G/4G FluidIP on Internet & 3G/4G Simplified fleet management IQOYA *CLOUD SaaS Scalability to larger infrastructure and fleets Same Smart signalling with and without SIP Studio-to-Studio connection Very low end-to-end latency

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Small radios

Ex: WPKZ...

Main customer focus

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Value for money IQOYA *CALL/LE No hidden options Simplified set-up Smart profiles without SIP Robustness on the Internet & 3G/4G FluidIP on the Internet & 3G/4G Light management infrastructure IQOYA *CLOUD SaaS

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