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Quickplay soars as Tier 1 customers ride transformation wave in 2023

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Thursday, January 4, 2024
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Quickplay's cloud-native, open architecture platform supported the simultaneous migration and launch of multiple new Tier 1 services across the globe, while at the same time accommodating significant growth from existing customers.

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  • Quickplay's cloud-native, open architecture platform supported the simultaneous migration and launch of multiple new Tier 1 services across the globe, while at the same time accommodating significant growth from existing customers.
  • "What we accomplished in the past year was hands-down an industry record," said AndrĂ© Christensen , CEO and Co-founder of Quickplay.
  • Quickplay's latest collaboration with Google Cloud , which debuted at IBC 2023, also unlocks generative AI-powered consumer engagement, satisfaction, and monetization.
  • The companion app, developed by a team of Quickplay and Google Cloud technologists, shows Quickplay enables providers to rapidly take advantage of Generative AI.

Cignal TV taps Quickplay platform for Pilipinas Live global sports app

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Tuesday, September 26, 2023
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Pilipinas Live highlights Cignal TV's premier sports properties for the global audience, including the UAAP, which kicks off its new season starting with men's basketball on September 30, 2023.

Key Points: 
  • Pilipinas Live highlights Cignal TV's premier sports properties for the global audience, including the UAAP, which kicks off its new season starting with men's basketball on September 30, 2023.
  • Using the Quickplay platform, the network provides high-quality, live and on-demand coverage of events to Pinoy sports fans throughout the Philippines, as well as to the millions of Filipinos around the world.
  • "Sports is a unifying force for Filipinos, no matter where they may be," said Jane Basas, President of Cignal TV.
  • "When Cignal TV embarked on the development of Pilipinas Live, they wanted a world class experience that would reflect the prestige of the sporting events it would carry," said Goutham Vinjamuri, COO and Co-Founder of Quickplay.

ePLDT expands Telco Ecosystem in VITRO Sta. Rosa Data Center with Radius Telecoms, Inc. partnership

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Thursday, July 20, 2023
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Rosa (VSR) Data Center when it goes live in early 2024.

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  • Rosa (VSR) Data Center when it goes live in early 2024.
  • Through this partnership, Radius Telecoms will establish a point of presence at VSR, providing reliable connectivity solutions to enterprises and hyperscalers who will soon collocate in the facility.
  • Similarly, Radius Telecoms is working with ePLDT to expand the fiber connectivity of the VITRO Data Centers with a diverse fiber facility linking VSR to VITRO Makati 2 and other key data centers in Metro Manila, advancing ePLDT's data center interconnect service.
  • "The addition of Radius Telecoms, Inc. will undoubtedly enhance the hyperconnectivity, resilience, and scalability of VITRO Sta.

Philippines Telecoms Industry Report 2023-2030: Forecasts, Market Insights, Key Telecom Trends, 5G, Thematics, CAPEX Investments, and Digital Infrastructure - ResearchAndMarkets.com

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Wednesday, June 28, 2023
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The Philippines' telecommunications industry has been dominated by the PLDT-Globe duopoly over the last two decades.

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  • The Philippines' telecommunications industry has been dominated by the PLDT-Globe duopoly over the last two decades.
  • Expanded coverage, greater affordability, service improvements, increased data usage, and smartphone penetration are the main drivers of growth in the telecoms sector.
  • Investment in the telecoms sector grew to its highest in 2021 with new mobile market entrant DITO Telecommunity launching that year.
  • Sizing, 5-year forecasts, market insights, key telecom trends, 5G, and digital infrastructure, and also features the following:
    Thematics / Opportunities relating to 5G, M&A and e-Commerce

Cignal TV to extend Cignal Play service and launch new sports app using Quickplay platform

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Wednesday, April 12, 2023
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The sports app, meanwhile, will use the same Quickplay infrastructure of Cignal Play on mobile and handheld devices.

Key Points: 
  • The sports app, meanwhile, will use the same Quickplay infrastructure of Cignal Play on mobile and handheld devices.
  • "Cignal TV has been a leader in using the flexibility and extensibility of our platform to achieve market differentiation and better business outcomes," said Goutham Vinjamuri, COO and co-founder of Quickplay.
  • "We look forward to helping Cignal TV unleash 10-foot Cignal Play experiences on smart TVs, as well as live sports coverage through their sports app in the near future.
  • Cignal Play can be accessed only in the Philippines and is open to all users with or without a Cignal Pay TV subscription.

Quickplay adds Peter Cooper, Chris Mitchell to meet growing customer needs

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Tuesday, November 15, 2022
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OTT veterans to focus on customer success, infrastructure and operations

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  • OTT veterans to focus on customer success, infrastructure and operations
    TORONTO, Nov. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - Peter Cooper and Chris Mitchell, two technology and operations veterans who have helped to nurture the ascendancy of the streaming industry, have joined Quickplay to ensure positive outcomes and operational excellence for a rapidly growing customer base.
  • Both previously had been with Quickplay until 2016, when they joined AT&T following the acquisition of Quickplay.
  • Quickplay anticipates additional announcements within the next several months based on the dozen new customer deals closed this past year.
  • "Peter Cooper and Chris Mitchell were integral parts of the team that built value as Quickplay led the media industry into the new world of streaming," said Goutham Vinjamuri, COO and co-founder of Quickplay.

Cignal TV unveils enhanced Cignal Play on cloud-native Quickplay platform

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Wednesday, September 28, 2022
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SINGAPORE, Sept. 27, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - The Philippines' leading premium content provider, Cignal TV, has transformed user experiences for viewers of its Cignal Play streaming service, using Quickplay's cloud-native OTT platform.

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  • SINGAPORE, Sept. 27, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - The Philippines' leading premium content provider, Cignal TV, has transformed user experiences for viewers of its Cignal Play streaming service, using Quickplay's cloud-native OTT platform.
  • "Cignal TV moved at lightning speed to build an enhanced Cignal Play that already is dramatically improving subscriber use and satisfaction."
  • Cignal Play is the video-on-demand and linear programming web platform of Cignal TV, Inc. Cignal Play carries up to 80+ of the best channels in sports, news, lifestyle, and entertainment, along with more than 1,000 hours of movies and series.
  • Cignal Play can be accessed only in the Philippines, and is open to all users with or without a Cignal Pay TV subscription.

Cignal LLC Presenting at the 2021 NDIA NSAICE AI Capabilities Center

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Tuesday, March 16, 2021
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ALDIE, Va., March 16, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Cignal LLC , a small business that develops cutting-edge capabilities for the rapid training and deployment of advanced inspection and security systems, announced that it was selected as a presenter at the 2021 AI Capabilities Center of the National Defense Industrial Association (NDIA) National Security AI Conference and Exhibition (NSAICE).

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  • ALDIE, Va., March 16, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Cignal LLC , a small business that develops cutting-edge capabilities for the rapid training and deployment of advanced inspection and security systems, announced that it was selected as a presenter at the 2021 AI Capabilities Center of the National Defense Industrial Association (NDIA) National Security AI Conference and Exhibition (NSAICE).
  • Through its training workflow product, Cignal Workbench, Cignal can generate a virtually unlimited source of labeled training data, leading to continuous,
    on-demand training of advanced artificial intelligence (AI) models for industrial inspection, defense, and national security applications.
  • Cignal Workbench could be used, for example, to train AI systems to identify anomalies on printed circuit boards or microscopic fractures in metal from welding flaws.
  • Cignal will be presenting at the NSAICE on Wednesday, March 24, 2021.

Cignal TV Selects Hughes JUPITER System to Launch Satellite Internet Service in Philippines

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Wednesday, May 27, 2020
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GERMANTOWN, Md., May 27, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Hughes Network Systems, LLC (HUGHES), the global leader in broadband satellite networks and services, today announced that Cignal TV Inc., the Philippines premier direct-to-home (DTH) satellite provider, has selected the Hughes JUPITER System to enable satellite broadband service to its two million subscribers.

Key Points: 
  • GERMANTOWN, Md., May 27, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Hughes Network Systems, LLC (HUGHES), the global leader in broadband satellite networks and services, today announced that Cignal TV Inc., the Philippines premier direct-to-home (DTH) satellite provider, has selected the Hughes JUPITER System to enable satellite broadband service to its two million subscribers.
  • Under the agreement, Hughes will provide Cignal TV with user terminals and a network management system using the same technology that Hughes employs to power HughesNet, its flagship satellite Internet service with more than 1.5 million subscribers.
  • "To launch satellite Internet, we need a platform that we know will deliver a high-quality experience for our two million customers this is why we chose the Hughes JUPITER System," said Jane Jimenez Basas, president and chief executive officer of Cignal TV.
  • For more information about Hughes and how the JUPITER System is powering Internet connectivity around the globe, please visit the Hughes website .