Iraq
rebuilds
media
infrastructure
with
a
Virtual
Broadcast
Network
using
award-winning
MENOS-ASBU
exchange
service
Iraq
has
deployed
several
Multimedia
Exchange
Network
over
Satellite
(MENOS™)
TV
interactive
terminals
from
leading
satellite
communications
company
Newtec.
The
terminals
will
operate
within
the
Arab
States
Broadcasting
Union
(ASBU)
exchange
network.
By
deploying
the
technology,
broadcasters
within
Iraq
will
now
have
access
to
their
own
IP-based
and
fully
automated
secure
Virtual
Network
(VN)
for
contribution
and
exchange
of
TV
content.
Using
a VN
provides
the
same
services
and
benefits
as
owning
a
dedicated
physical
network,
but
one
where
it
is
provided
as
‘hosted
service’
without
having
to
deploy
and
operate
the
complete
system.
Through
the
VN,
MENOS
service
providers
can
partition
their
capacity
and
allocate
such
partitions
per
group
of
users.
Dedicated
Service
Level
Agreements
(SLA)
are
also
provided
tailored
to
the
users’
specific
needs.
Newtec
installed
the
first
MENOS
multimedia
network
at
ASBU’s
facility
in
Algiers
in
2008.
The
award-winning
platform
supports
multiple
simultaneous
managed
exchange
services
for
use
by
broadcasting
organisations
throughout
the
Middle
East
and
the
North
African
region.
Many
of
the
video
and
audio
services
have
been
developed
to
meet
the
exacting
needs
of
the
broadcasting
industry,
and
now
Iraq
has
its
own
private
network
via
this
platform.
Serge
Van
Herck,
CEO
of
Newtec
said:
“MENOS
has
native
IP
at
its
core
and
is a
revolutionary
technology
for
exchanging
media
content.
We
are
pleased
that
we
can
lend
our
satellite
expertise
to
assist
Iraq
with
the
deployment
of
its
own
virtual
network.
We
are
proud
to
be
part
of
the
development
of
Iraq’s
television
infrastructure.”
There
are
several
MENOS
terminals
in
the
country
making
up
the
VN,
and
already
plans
to
expand
this
network
by
adding
more
terminals.
With
the
new
MENOS
VN,
Iraq
will
be
able
to
grow
its
network
according
to
its
needs,
without
the
need
for
major
upfront
capital
investment.
Slaheddine
Maaoui,
ASBU
Director
General,
pointed
out:
“We
are
eager
to
improve
the
ability
of
broadcasters
and
to
give
them
access
to a
number
of
life-line
services
to
contribute
content
from
anywhere
in
the
country.
We
believe
this
to
be
an
important
way
of
encouraging
a
robust
media
to
thrive,
resulting
in
strong
regeneration
in
Iraq.
We
are
sure
that
this
virtual
network
will
vastly
improve
the
capabilities
for
broadcasters
inside
Iraq.”
