Avvasi
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Avvasi Inc. is a privately held, venture-backed company in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada. Founded in 2008, it currently employs around 50 people. Avvasi was founded by serial entrepreneurs who have extensive business and academic experience in digital video including significant contributions to the development of the H.264 video codec.
, Barcelona, the company released its first product: Avvasi Q-VUE. In December 2010, Avvasi announced a strategic partnership with Rikei Corporation of Japan.
At the following MWC in February 2011, Q-Vue 2.0 was released.
) model. Much like a voice MOS
scores, Avvasi QoE measures the perceived experience of every media session within a given network. The resulting QoE data can be combined with network topology, location and congestion information as well as with other details about OTT
(over-the-top) video protocols. It can be used to identify revenue-generating opportunities, perform root cause analysis and dimension video network expansion that supports high video traffic growth.
(Advanced Telecommunications Computing Architecture) and supports HSPA
, CDMA, LTE
, WiMax
, and IP
networks .
History
Avvasi was founded by engineers Mate Prgin, Michael Gallant and Alex Leyn in Waterloo, Ontario. In February 2010 at the Mobile World CongressMobile World Congress
The GSMA Mobile World Congress is the combination of the world's largest exhibition for the mobile industry and a conference featuring prominent Chief Executives representing mobile operators, device manufacturers, technology providers, vendors and content owners from across the world...
, Barcelona, the company released its first product: Avvasi Q-VUE. In December 2010, Avvasi announced a strategic partnership with Rikei Corporation of Japan.
At the following MWC in February 2011, Q-Vue 2.0 was released.
Technology
At the core of Avvasi products is a zero reference video quality of experience (QoEQuality of experience
Quality of experience , some times also known as quality of user experience, is a subjective measure of a customer's experiences with a service...
) model. Much like a voice MOS
Mean Opinion Score
The Mean Opinion Score test has been used for decades in telephony networks to obtain the human user's view of the quality of the network. In multimedia especially when codecs are used to compress the bandwidth requirement , the mean opinion score ...
scores, Avvasi QoE measures the perceived experience of every media session within a given network. The resulting QoE data can be combined with network topology, location and congestion information as well as with other details about OTT
Over-the-top content
In the fields of broadcasting and content delivery, over-the-top content means on-line delivery of video and audio without the Internet service provider being involved in the control or distribution of the content itself...
(over-the-top) video protocols. It can be used to identify revenue-generating opportunities, perform root cause analysis and dimension video network expansion that supports high video traffic growth.
Q-VUE
Q-VUE is a software solution that enables wireless carriers to measure video based Quality of Experience (QoE). It runs on the Xperium platform.Xperium
Avvasi products and solutions are delivered on the Xperium platform: a carrier-grade, rack-mounted system. Designed to NEBS Level-3 compliance standards, Xperium is based on ATCAAdvanced Telecommunications Computing Architecture
Advanced Telecommunications Computing Architecture is the largest specification effort in the history of the PCI Industrial Computer Manufacturers Group , with more than 100 companies participating. Known as AdvancedTCA, the official specification designation PICMG 3.x was ratified by the PICMG...
(Advanced Telecommunications Computing Architecture) and supports HSPA
High Speed Packet Access
High Speed Packet Access is an amalgamation of two mobile telephony protocols, High Speed Downlink Packet Access and High Speed Uplink Packet Access , that extends and improves the performance of existing WCDMA protocols...
, CDMA, LTE
3GPP Long Term Evolution
3GPP Long Term Evolution, usually referred to as LTE, is a standard for wireless communication of high-speed data for mobile phones and data terminals. It is based on the GSM/EDGE and UMTS/HSPA network technologies, increasing the capacity and speed using new modulation techniques...
, WiMax
WiMAX
WiMAX is a communication technology for wirelessly delivering high-speed Internet service to large geographical areas. The 2005 WiMAX revision provided bit rates up to 40 Mbit/s with the 2011 update up to 1 Gbit/s for fixed stations...
, and IP
Internet Protocol
The Internet Protocol is the principal communications protocol used for relaying datagrams across an internetwork using the Internet Protocol Suite...
networks .
Associations
Avvasi belongs to the following associations:- Global Mobile Suppliers AssociationGlobal mobile Suppliers AssociationThe Global mobile Suppliers Association is an organization dedicated to the promotion of the GSM, 3G, WCDMA, HSPA and LTE mobile phone standards worldwide....
(GSA), - GSM AssociationGSM AssociationThe GSM Association is an association of mobile operators and related companies devoted to supporting the standardizing, deployment and promotion of the GSM mobile telephone system...
(GSMA) - TM ForumTM ForumThe TeleManagement Forum formerly the Network Management Forum, is an international non-profit industry association, for service providers and their suppliers in the information industry, the telecommunications industry and the entertainment industry.Members include telephone companies, cable...
.