Belgacom Chooses Witbe to Control the Quality of its Multiscreen Video Service

Witbe to monitor Belgacom TV's quality of experience over TV, PC, Smartphone & Tablet

Amsterdam, The Netherlands(06 Sep 2012)

 

Witbe, a leading developer of Quality of Experience (QoE) monitoring solutions for service providers, today announced that Belgacom, the incumbent telecom operator in Belgium, has deployed its Multiscreen Quality Manager solution to ensure its subscribers enjoy the best quality of experience when watching TV on any device. 

The Witbe platform is using the Belgacom TV service like users do: it is connected to Belgacom set-top boxes in several cities in Belgium. It also logs on Belgacom's TV Everywhere portal via Web browsers and uses Belgacom's TV Everywhere app for iOS and Android to "watch" live TV and order on-demand content all day long, every day, across all devices.

Belgacom engineers, marketers and managers have access to analytic dashboards reporting KPIs (Key Progress Indicators) such as channel change time, video streams quality, portal responsiveness, delay to launch the app and log into the portal, success ratio when buying on-demand content, etc. KPIs are available per device type and geographic location enabling management to focus troubleshooting actions and measure the impact of infrastructure investments on the quality delivered.

"Delivering multiscreen video services can be tricky as one does not control the networks nor the devices used to watch video streams. Controlling the quality of experience is crucial to ensure success, protect brand reputation and secure revenues," says Jean-Michel Planche, President, Witbe. "By choosing Witbe, Belgacom is highlighting its dedication to quality. Witbe is the only solution on the market capable of emulating users to measure any quality criteria on any device whether set-top boxes, PCs, smartphones or tablets. It is a critical component to help Belgacom deliver the full promises of multiscreen video services to its subscribers."

Witbe's Multiscreen Quality Manager has been shortlisted to receive the CSI Awards to be announced during IBC in Amsterdam on September 7, 2012. The solution will be demonstrated on the Witbe stand at IBC between September 7-11, Hall 4, Stand C50.

About Witbe
Witbe provides the most comprehensive set of solutions to monitor the Quality of Experience (QoE) delivered to any device (PC, tablet, smartphone, set-top box, phone…), over any type of networks (fixed, mobile, OTT…), at anytime, by almost any services platform (website, IPTV, IVR…). Over 400 enterprises on 5 continents, including some of the largest service providers and corporations, rely on the Witbe solutions and services to reduce time to market, proactively identify service defaults and raise customer satisfaction.  Witbe was founded in 2000 and has offices in New-York, Montreal, Paris, Hong Kong and Singapore. For more information, please visit www.witbe.net.

About Belgacom 
The Belgacom Group [Euronext: BELG]. Drawing on its solid experience as Belgium's national telecom operator and the multiple talents of its teams, the Belgacom Group is the main provider of integrated telecommunication services in Belgium. Thanks to its continuous investments in cutting-edge technology, Belgacom is able to offer its private and professional customers telephony, Internet and television services around the clock, irrespective of location and the access device used. For the fiscal year ending 31 December 2011, the Group posted a total revenue of €6,406 million and a net operating profit before depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) of €1,912 million. 
www.belgacom.com