We were honored that the European Broadcast Union (EBU) deployed our CP541 Seamless Monitoring Switches to provide error-free transmission of Winter Olympic footage to EBU members. The switches provided seamless monitoring switching for EBU Winter Olympic contribution between Whistler, Vancouver International Broadcasting Centre and onward to Brussels, Geneva and Zurich.

After extensive testing ahead of the event, the EBU installed a number of CP541 Seamless Monitoring Switches at the reception points; the Vancouver IBC, Brussels, Geneva and Zurich. Moreover, the CP541s were managed and controlled by the Eurovision team in Vancouver and Geneva using a T-VIPS Connect Management system, a powerful and user-friendly management application.

“Our engineers were really impressed with the T-VIPS solution, not only does it provide truly seamless switching, but it does it with the flexibility and robustness necessary for content that’s going to be watched by millions all over Europe. We’re confident that the CP541 is one of the best seamless switches on the market,” said Puiu Dolea, Head of Resource Management, Eurovision.

The CP541 monitors the two incoming Transport Streams for any errors based on TRT101-290 parameters, and in the event of an error in the main backhaul line it seamlessly switches to the back-up connection. The system went live two weeks before the games started and demonstrated high reliability ever since.

The CP541 has been incredibly successful since its launch because it answers a real need and met this need simply and cost-effectively. It’s always great to win a contract from the EBU as its engineering team really knows how to find and test the best solutions available. We’re really pleased that the CP541 has played an important role in ensuring that viewers throughout Europe were able to watch error-free Winter Olympic footage.