Kouso  Communications’ next-generation broadband network has the capacity to deliver thousands of live and on-demand streams for businesses streaming large volumes of content. We can make streaming an integral part of your communications infrastructure by adding streaming technology to your business capabilities without the added expense of a large specialized staff.

Our end-to-end streaming solutions include content acquisition, encoding and distribution. We leverage our IP network, technology partnerships and peering relationships to offer live and on-demand streaming services.

How It Works
Live or on-demand video and audio content can be delivered in multiple formats and bit rates, via our strategically located media edge sites to enable optimum performance. In addition to our state-of-the-art distribution platform, our engineers proactively monitor and manage content in real time to ensure overall system reliability and continuous uptime.

Services
Live Event Streaming – We offer robust and reliable service for special events, concerts and sporting events.

On-Demand Streaming – Used for applications like music videos, audio clips, video distribution and archived news.

24 x 7 Live Streaming – Kouso  Communications provides continuous streaming for Internet radio or news feeds.

Spontaneous Live Streaming – Open publishing URLs are available for spontaneous coverage such as breaking news and impromptu press conferences.

Features
Content Access – Any video- or digital-based content that is moving on our fiber/satellite network can easily be accessed at the nearest media edge, encoded and distributed via the Internet.

Encoding – Content can be encoded on site or remotely.

Distribution – Encoded streams are distributed via Kouso  Communications’ content distribution network.

Edge Caching – Edge caching minimizes network congestion and provides end users with more reliable streaming media experiences by placing on-demand streaming files at edge sites that are convenient to end users.

Data Centers – These facilities are resilient infrastructures with redundant components throughout, which provide direct access to the Kouso  Communications backbone network. Our Tier 1 data centers are located in the same facilities as our network centers (POPs) with direct fiber access and diverse paths to other providers’ POPs.

Edge Sites – Each edge site is hosted from a  network center, leveraging  fiber-optic network to provide caching and distribution capabilities as well as ingestion of live content.

Any-Edge Ingestion – Live content can be acquired at the nearest media edge site and distributed seamlessly to our content distribution network.

Carrier-Class Scalability – Network ownership allows bandwidth allocation policies to be implemented as necessary.

Global Load Balancing and Redirection – Global load balancing, available at multiple edge sites, allows Internet traffic to be distributed evenly across the entire network. It also ensures high availability and uninterrupted service with redundancy back-up systems.

Content Repurposing – Existing content can be easily encoded and stored for archives or repurposed for Internet distribution.

Benefits
Scalable and Flexible. Streaming solutions can be tailored to meet your current communications needs with the ability to grow with your business.

Cost Effective. Reduce costs and create additional revenue streams by repurposing existing information.

Extensive Reach. Reach new, widely dispersed viewing audiences with existing content.

Feedback. Monitor and analyze viewer data to determine your most popular content.

Reliability. Kouso Communications’ next-generation, multi-edge network architecture is unmatched in the industry and ensures uninterrupted streaming of your mission-critical content.

Service Delivery. Kouso Communications is an industry leader in providing world-class service delivery. Our experienced streaming engineers are focused on delivering comprehensive solutions to fulfill your streaming needs.