Optibase, Ltd., a leading provider of advanced digital head-end solutions, today announced that France's leading pay TV operator, CANAL+ Group, has chosen Optibase IPTV platforms to provide video over IP capabilities throughout the facility's premises.

Optibase supplied CANAL+ with its integrated MGW 1100 platforms that offer high quality video encoding and streaming functionalities. Optibase's suite of management solutions complements the MGW 1100 and offers sophisticated control and motoring capabilities, while its carrier-grade architecture ensures high availability, reliability and robustness.

"We are proud to add CANAL+ Group to our list of broadcast customers," said Udi Shani, vice president of International Sales at Optibase. "With the Optibase platforms as part of its digital connectivity solutions, CANAL+ is assured of highly reliable quality video streaming."

"We had specific requirements for a flexible platform with time stamping capabilities," said Marcel VIOLANTE , IT Project Manager at CANAL+. "Optibase's outstanding customer-oriented approach resulted in a solution perfect for our needs. Furthermore, smooth migration options ensure that we can easily expand and upgrade our services to ensure that we are at the forefront of video technology."

Optibase's extensive range of streaming gateways and MPEG encoders/decoders are widely deployed in advanced video streaming solutions worldwide. Video streaming is a crucial communication tool at the office, for training and in the classroom.