The Haivision infrastructure enables OBEC to maintain a reliable, real-time video link with geographically dispersed officers and staff, facilitating communications throughout the organisation and supporting OBEC’s mission to serve as the education hub for Thailand.

“In order to meet our growing communications requirements, we sought a reliable end-to-end IPTV solution to link all of our facilities so that they could better share expertise and ensure equal development and access across all regions. With Haivision, we’ve been able to take our internal communications to the next level — and we rely on Haivision’s complete IPTV solution to drive controlled and secure video across our entire network,” said OBEC’s Ajarn Mana.

“The Barracuda encoder delivers high-performance H.264 encoding in a uniquely compact form factor, and its ability to deliver multiple streams at different resolutions and bitrates to multiple destinations makes it a perfect fit within Haivision’s Furnace end-to-end H.264 IP video solution.”

Fueled by Barracuda H.264 encoders, the advanced Furnace IP video system delivers media to Haivision Stingray set-top boxes and InStream players (available on any desktop), enabling OBEC to share live video throughout its Bangkok facilities. The IP video network serves multiple purposes on a daily basis; for instance, live broadcast meetings from headquarters to the education office area notify teachers of new policies and keep all staff informed of general announcements. The system has also proved invaluable for distance learning purposes and for officer and staff training by providing a high-quality live video link from headquarters to PCs for e-training. With the first phase in place, OBEC is now implementing the second phase of the network to enable recording, playback, and WAN streaming.

“As Thailand’s central education authority responsible for teachers and schools across the nation, OBEC has recognised the need for communications and media accessibility across its organisation and throughout the country,” says Haivision Network Video senior director, international business development Charles Dobson.

“The Furnace IP video distribution system provides end-to-end protection of both internal and broadcast content, from the encoders within the OBEC headquarters all the way to the viewers throughout regional facilities.”