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LIVE FROM RIGA Global distribution services for the 2021 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship in Riga, Latvia, this spring were provided by Globecast and Infront. Globecast enabled all the encoding and connectivity from the site, creating a connection

Whittaker. “This project forms part of a multi-year, multi-sports partnership we have with Infront.” On-site, encoding and monitoring solutions were provided across two stadiums, and Globecast delivered dual MCRs for not only all the feeds going out, but also return global distribution feeds – so Infront could see what customers were receiving. As a result of Globecast’s satellite connectivity, global teleports and intercontinental fibre networks (with cloud technology), Infront reaps the benefits from both cloud-based and real-time IP streaming.

path back to London via fibre – alongside international distribution of the world feed. “This is the first time we’ve worked on the IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship, which is exciting for us, and a marquee event for Infront,” says Globecast business development manager, James

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