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Ad Valem Technologies

Transmission and contribution of video streams

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Founded in 2008 and acquired by TDF in September 2015, Ad Valem Technologies is based in Paris. Ad Valem Technologies is the preferred service provider for managing TV feeds for major operators and TV channels, particularly for major sporting events (Football Leagues 1 and 2, Rugby Top14) and cultural events (Cannes Film Festival,...).

Overview

  • A complete range of TV flow management services
  • High-tech infrastructure
  • Cutting-edge expertise in broadcast-quality video transmission services
  • 24/7 communications control rooms (MCR)
  • High-performance national managed network based on TDF's Ultra Broadband network, with more than 145 points of presence in major stadiums, institutional sites, connection centers and media companies.
  • Easy access to hundreds of points and networks worldwide thanks to partnerships with international operators
  • More than 45 television channels interconnected
  • More than 70 stadiums, event sites and other institutional sites connected
  • Over 10,000 hours of live transmission
  • Core competencies and extensive expertise ranging from the management of multimedia content infrastructures to a complete range of high value-added audio/video signal distribution services. 
Ad Valem operating diagram
Ad Valem operating diagram

Technology base and infrastructure

Ad Valem Technologies' infrastructure includes :

  • Secure Teleport resources, offering extensive satellite connectivity,

 

  • An international fiber network based on TDF's core Ultra Broadband network in France and that of partner operators worldwide.

 

  • Mobile resources with FSG-H (Fiber Sport Gathering - Hybrid) vehicles.
Ad Valem trucks at the price of America in 2022
Ad Valem trucks at the price of America in 2022

Activities

Two Ad Valem trucks with satellite dishes on the roof parked in front of a building

Ad Valem Technologies has developed a complete range of TV flow management services based on a unique high-level technology and infrastructure:

  • Broadcast Solutions - Innovative, flexible stream transport technology that covers the entire transmission chain, from TV stream production to reception by broadcasters (satellite bouquets, ISPs, DTT, OTT, etc.).
  • Event contribution solutions - Rapidly deployable and flexible mobile resources throughout France to transport live event flows.

Teleport

The Teleport offer takes care of all the transport of TV/Media feeds for customers from point "A" (reception) to one or more points "B" (broadcast), whether for event capture or transmission, or for permanent feeds.

This transport is carried out over complex networks, with stages often made up of satellite, fiber, IP and other flows.

Ad Valem has dozens of satellite antennas (reception and transmission) and more than 80 direct interconnections(dark fibers) between several types of business players: content producers, TV channels, technical service providers, broadcasters (DTT, ISPs, satellite packages).

Téléport de Nantes - 3 skyward-facing satellite dishes
Nantes teleport satellite dishes

Transport network

Planisphere with light links from side to side illustrating the connected world

The Ad Valem Technologies network is based on a set of :

  • Points of presence in France and selected European countries,
  • Dark fiber links managed by Ad Valem Technologies,
  • Fiber links leased to some of the biggest players in the French market, such as Sipartech, or SFR / Completel for longer-distance links in the provinces,
  • Global partnerships with international players such as Telstra, Eurovision/EBU, Aldea and TATA Communications Group, giving Ad Valem Technologies access and potential presence in over 60 countries and 600 cities worldwide.

FSG mobile equipment

Ad Valem Technologies has a fleet of 5 FSG-H (Fiber Sports Gathering Hybrid) stations, which are autonomous terrestrial and satellite optical transmission vehicles designed and implemented by Ad Valem Technologies.

This is one of the only SNG types in the world with dual fiber and satellite functionality for transporting HD and UHD video contribution streams.

The fiber connectivity of these transmission media enables latency-free antenna return, IP-based coordination channels, and Internet or Ethernet links directly at the capture site.

Several Ad Valem trucks outside a stadium for the France-Ireland rugby match

Other Broadcast services

Two Ad Valem trucks parked in a parking lot

Ad Valem Technologies also offers value-added services for processing incoming TV/Media streams, such as :

  • Coding and encoding for different broadcast formats

 

  • La conversion HD <> SD

 

  • 24/7 monitoring of all distributed flows

 

  • LAN or dark fiber point-to-point connections

 

  • Internet connectivity

M.C. R. & N.O.C.

All transported flows and services are operated and supervised from Ad Valem Technologie's MCR (Master Control Room), located at the heart of TDF's NOC (Network Operations Center).


With a 24/7 operational presence, Ad Valem Technologies offers a high level of service quality for each of its customers.

NOC Ad Valem screen wall with console and technicians monitoring the network
Noc Ad Valem in Romainville
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