Zayed University installs Haivision
Published: MEA
UAE: Haivision Network Video has equipped Zayed University with an end-to-end IP video system to make lectures from its 90 classrooms available across the whole of the new Abu Dhabi campus.
The new lecture-capture system consists of Haivision’s FurnaceIP video system, 91 Makito HD encoders, and 10 Stingray set-top boxes (STBs). The solution uses the Makito to encode the lectures, these encoded video streams are handled by the Furnace which streams the content across the campus as well as recording and cataloguing it for future access.
The IP video distribution system allows students, faculty, and staff to access the content and view the lectures either with Haivision’s InStream soft player on desktops and laptops, or via the manufacturer’s Stingray STBs on televisions.
Once a recorded session is archived, all of its catalogue references are published in HTML onto the university’s network in a Web catalogue, which staff and students can access at either high or low quality depending on the user’s network connection, thanks to the Makito’s HiLo-Streamingfeature.
‘We’re excited to be a part of Zayed University’s modern, new campus project – helping bring lectures to students on such a massive scale,’ said Mohammed Ghafari, vice president of Haivision for the Middle East. ‘This grand project is a prime example of what Haivision can supply to the education market in the Middle Eastern region.’
Haivision’s equipment was also integrated with a variety of other services that were deployed on the new campus. These include Zayed University’s new translation system, digital signage system, large format LED screens, and video conferencing/distance learning systems.