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IP video delivery — CITTV

One transcoder.
Every channel, everywhere.

CITTV is a cost-effective IP video delivery platform that lets broadcasters get live TV channels to hospitality and business customers securely — replacing a rack of set-top boxes and HDMI-to-IP converters with a single transcoder.

The trade-off Around 90% less rack space and around 70% less power than a setup of one set-top box per channel, HDMI-to-IP converters, and all the cabling that goes with them.
Secure SD-WAN Delivery 30 Streams / Transcoder 4U Footprint Weather-Proof Delivery
Fig. 01 — CITTV Transcoder, Chassis (Front / Iso)
CITTV 4U rackmount transcoder, front-angled view showing three cooling fans, rack mount ears, physical security lock, and CITTV branding
4U, not a full rackStandard 19″ rack mount that replaces a rack's worth of set-top boxes and converters.
Built for 24/7 transcodingActive cooling keeps multiple simultaneous streams running without throttling.
Secured at the rackKey-locked power access keeps the appliance under the operator's physical control.
One box per siteA single CITTV transcoder replaces a full rack of per-channel set-top boxes, HDMI-to-IP converters, and their cabling.
4U, not a full rackStandard 19″ rack mount that replaces a rack's worth of set-top boxes and converters.
Built for 24/7 transcodingActive cooling keeps multiple simultaneous streams running without throttling.
Secured at the rackKey-locked power access keeps the appliance under the operator's physical control.
One box per siteA single CITTV transcoder replaces a full rack of per-channel set-top boxes, HDMI-to-IP converters, and their cabling.
W 4U × standard 19″ rack depth
What it replaces
One transcoder instead of a box per channel
Four things that change when delivery moves to IP.
Delivery
Every channel, delivered over SD-WAN
Live channels are transcoded once and pushed out securely across SD-WAN to every site, instead of a satellite dish or aerial per building.
Delivered over encrypted SD-WAN — no dish, no aerial
Capacity
Up to 30 streams per transcoder
A single CITTV transcoder handles up to 30 simultaneous channel streams, so one small appliance covers a channel lineup that used to need a set-top box and HDMI-to-IP converter for every channel.
30 simultaneous streams per transcoder
Footprint & power
4U instead of a full rack
Replacing a rack of set-top boxes and HDMI-to-IP converters with CITTV cuts rack space by around 90% and power draw by around 70%.
~90% less rack space · ~70% less power
Reliability
Weather doesn't take the picture down
Because delivery runs over SD-WAN rather than satellite or terrestrial reception, storms, wind, and signal fade that disrupt a dish don't touch the stream.
No weather-related service disruption
Why IP delivery
The case for one transcoder over many boxes
Read as a spec sheet — the mechanics behind the savings.
SpaceWhat it replaces
One 4U CITTV transcoder replaces a rack of individual set-top boxes and HDMI-to-IP converters, cutting rack space by around 90%.
PowerWhat it saves
Feeding every channel from one shared transcoder instead of a set-top box and HDMI-to-IP converter per channel cuts power draw by around 70%.
SecurityHow streams travel
Channels are delivered across SD-WAN rather than broadcast over the air, keeping delivery inside a controlled, secured network path.
ReliabilityWhat it removes
No dish, no aerial, no line-of-sight — weather that disrupts satellite or terrestrial reception simply doesn't touch the picture.
ScaleHow it grows
Add transcoders as channel count or site count grows, each handling up to 30 streams.
Side by side
Set-top boxes + HDMI-IP vs. CITTV
STB + HDMI-IP converters
One set-top box plus an HDMI-to-IP converter for every channel
A full rack of hardware for a mid-size property
Reception can drop out in bad weather
Dishes and aerials need line-of-sight and upkeep
Power and cabling scale with every added channel
CITTV
One transcoder feeds up to 30 streams
Fits in 4U instead of a full rack
Delivered over SD-WAN, unaffected by weather
No dish, no aerial, no line-of-sight required
Around 70% lower power draw for the same channel count
The hardware
CITTV, at a glance
Form factor
4U Rackmount
Delivery
Secure SD-WAN
Capacity
30 Streams / Unit
Space saved
~90% vs STB Rack

Replace the box-per-channel rack.

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