Broadcast Engineering Services

We have wealth of experience within the Broadcast Engineering and Technology space. We provide end to end services within Broadcast Systems and Multimedia Devices, with vast experience in the following systems i.e. DTH, DTT, IPTV, VOD and OTT.

Broadcast Systems

We have the experience of providing System Design and Integration solutions to the broadcast market. Usikiza provides trustworthy solutions for its customers by partnering with leading international suppliers.

Our Service Offering

  • Project Management, Systems Design and Integration
    • Uplink Systems
    • Head End Compression Systems
    • Conditional Access Systems
    • Subscriber Management Systems
    • Broadcast Monitoring Systems
    • Broadcast IT Systems
    • Play out Systems
  • Managed Services
  • Training
  • Other Consulting

Multimedia Devices

We offer services in the following domains: Satellite media, Terrestrial media, and IP (Internet) media. Usikiza boasts expert knowledge in Project Management, Software Development, Integration, Testing and Support of various Set Top Boxes, PCs and mobile device software components (namely: drivers, middleware, conditional access and applications). We also provide services in the development of broadcast Head End Tools and Broadcast Monitoring Tools.

Our Service Offering

  • Project and Program Management (complete lifecycle management)
  • Software Development
  • Systems Integration
  • Software Testing
    • Test Analysis and Simulation
    • Test Case Development
    • Automated Testing
    • Field Trial Testing
    • Stress Testing
    • Performance and Benchmark Testing
    • Functional and Unit Testing
    • Compliance Testing
    • System Testing
  • Training
  • Other consulting Services

Our experience in the value chain includes

  • Head End Tools
  • EPG Compiler
  • EPG Data Formatting
  • Broadcast Monitoring

Platforms

  • STBs (Terrestrial DVB-T/T2, Satellite DVB-S/S2, IP DVB- IPTV, Cable DVB-C/C2 and Hybrid)
  • Mobile Devices (DVB-H)
  • PC (Terrestrial DVB-T/T2, Satellite DVB-S/S2, IP DVB- IPTV and Cable DVB-C/C2)
  • Sierra Wireless 3G/HSDPA Modems
  • BroadCom Modems

Software Development

Languages:

  • C/C++, Visual C++ (MFC), Visual Basic .Net, Visual C#, Java, JavaScript, Python 2.5, XML, Linux (Fedora, STLinux, Meego, Broadcom STB Linux), GKS; HTML, ActionScript,etc

Driver Software

  • Real Time Operating Systems (Nucleus OS, MicroC OS, Vx Works OS, Linux OS, Microsoft Windows OS)
  • NEC, ST and BroadCom
  • Loader
  • Linux Drivers for 3G modems
  • SMS, MMS, USSD and data support for Linux boxes
  • Hardware platforms and peripherals

Middleware

  • OTV Core and Network Package
  • NDS Core
  • Irdeto Middleware
  • PVR Native Middleware

Applications

  • Resident Application, Over the Air Application and Cloud Services
  • MHEG Applications
  • EPG Applications
  • OpenTV Applications
  • PVR Applications

Web Application Development

  • Wordpress and Joomla site customization
    • Personalised theme development
    • Feature extension using plug-ins
    • Browser compatibility testing
    • Data source integration
  • Social network integration
  • Web application development
    • HTML5 web applications
    • PHP and MySQL website frameworks

Android Native Application Development

  • Intuitive user interface design
  • Back-end development
    • OpenCV based computer vision applications

User Interface Software

  • MHEG UI
  • PVR UI
  • EPG UI

Conditional Access Technologies

  • Irdeto
  • NDS
  • Nagra

Test Engineering

  • Hardware
    • HDMI Certification, Compliance and Plug fest
  • Head End Testing and Monitoring
    • Service Information Data
    • Video On Demand
  • Driver Software
  • Performance and benchmarking
  • Irdeto Loader DVT
  • OpenTV VTS
  • Middleware
    • Performance and benchmarking
    • Irdeto High level DVT
    • Irdeto Auto DVT
  • UI and Application
    • Performance and benchmarking
    • Irdeto High level DVT
    • Irdeto Auto DVT