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IVC Media Launches Optical Multi-media System for Education

August 2010: Leading AV and IT systems integrator, IVC Media today announced it has launched a unified optical communications system for educational establishments, designed to bring all aspects of management, including: security, communications and teaching systems, together for delivery over a single fibre optic IT network.

“The solution removes the need for numerous copper cable networks and allows campus wide access to the digital age of totally integrated services,” explains Ray Harding, chairman of IVC Media. “This has a number of important advantages including significant energy savings of up to 50% and is more environmentally friendly, compared with a copper cable network. The new solution also enables multi-media services to operate simultaneously over a single fibre optic network, therefore reducing the cost of cabling and increasing ease of network management.”

At the heart of the system is the Gigabit Passive Optical Network (GPON). A GPON is a point-to-multipoint, fibre to the end-point network architecture in which non powered optical splitters are used to enable a single optical fibre to serve infinite numbers of classroom network terminals at multiple locations over a radius of 60 kilometre’s from the central hub. For a typical university this can now mean applications such as: HD television, video-on-demand, fast broadband, Wi-Fi telephony, door access, electronic lock release triggered by fire alarm, fire detection, voice evacuation, and CCTV can all be delivered over a single fibre optic network.

For classrooms, lecture theatres, auditoriums, and meeting rooms additional services such as IPTV, audio visual systems, video conferencing, Wi-Fi and digital signage can also be linked over the same network. CCTV and access control for the entire campus can be managed centrally using the GPON.

All systems and services are designed and installed by IVC Media and supported by the company’s 24/7 on call service, which can be managed on site, or remotely from almost anywhere in the world, if required. In addition, comprehensive and competitive financing packages are available on request.

“This is more than a glimpse into the future,” confirms Harding, “this is today’s reality, which can be seen as installed and in service at our clients’ premises.”