Digital Fountain™ Raptor Technology

Improving Content Delivery Solutions

Digital Fountain Raptor technology is used today to enhance a multitude of file delivery and streaming services. Whether you are a wireless service provider offering high quality mobile broadcast and streaming video services to customers, an enterprise wanting to broadcast time-sensitive database updates to remote sites, or a military organization needing to stream real-time surveillance video in a harsh communications environment, Raptor technology ensures accurate and timely delivery of your content.

Raptor forward error correction technology is implemented as software at the application layer of your service, so it can improve performance across all types of networks and devices. Raptor’s proven benefits have been recognized by leading international standards bodies including the IETF, DVB and 3GPP.

Examples Where Raptor Can Be Applied

    Streaming Services

  • Consumer: IPTV, mobile TV, Internet video streaming, HD audio
  • Enterprise: real-time video surveillance, sensor data

    Content Delivery Services

  • Consumer: clipcasting™, movies, vehicle map/content delivery, coupons, newspaper subscription service, push website services
  • Enterprise: multi-site database synchronization, national defense information sharing, automotive/trucking navigation support, supply chain management, medical image sharing

    Networks

  • Wireless Networks: cellular, Wi-Fi , satellite, private RF
  • Wired Networks: low-bandwidth twisted pair

    Devices

  • Mobile: handsets, netbooks, notebooks, tablets, vehicle navigation platforms
  • Fixed: set-top boxes, PCS, servers

With Raptor, wireless broadcast services can overcome the inherent challenges of content delivery in a mobile environment, enabling more content, more range, and a more efficient use of bandwidth. IPTV services can extend the DSL loop to reach more subscribers and improve QoS with efficient, reliable delivery, fast channel changes, low bandwidth overhead and no video or audio degradation. For government entities, Raptor provides fast, reliable, error-free delivery of digital media for a variety of mission-critical applications – even in the most challenging network conditions.