Digigram has announced that Buddhist Television Network, or BTN, has built a new internet radio service on the IQOYA *LINK/LE audio-over-IP transport system. Supplied by system integrator Digicom, four Digigram IQOYA *LINK/LE IP audio codecs ensure straightforward, reliable encoding and streaming of four new Web radio channels that complement BTN's existing lineup of cable, satellite, and IPTV channel offerings. The project with BTN represents the first deployment of IQOYA systems in Korea to support Web radio services.

The broadcaster is using four of Digigram's VX442e multichannel sound cards for audio playback, and then using the IQOYA codecs for AAC encoding and streaming from BTN headquarters to its CDN's Wowza streaming platform. The IQOYA *LINK/LE full-duplex encoding and decoding solution provides uncompromising performance for IP-based program delivery to CDNs. Based on Fluid IP, the smart IP audio streaming engine developed by Digigram, IQOYA*LINK/LE boasts high field-proven MTBF, very low back-to-back latency, and a host of features that guarantee audio quality and continuity.

The system offers a range of wideband audio compression algorithms that allows for optimum audio quality, regardless of the bandwidth of the IP network. An intuitive Web-based user interface simplifies configuration, control, and monitoring and gives users access to real-time metrics on the network.