A Team of Winners
A Market in Transition
The broadcast industry is currently undergoing a number of sweeping revisions: to all-digital technology, to rising levels of HD programming, to big-screen TVs, to new DVD formats, to on-demand access, and to the Internet as a distribution means alongside over-air, cable, and satellite networks--to name just some of the changes now in progress. Central to all these improvements is the requirement to move, store, and access audio and video data more efficiently. Since the starting point for all audio/video data efficiency is compression technology, at a fundamental level, the demand for better efficiency translates to a need for better compression technology. Fortunately, better compression technology is now available, in the form of advanced open-standard H.264/AVC (MPEG-4) video encoding. MPEG-4 (H.264/AVC) encoding halves the bit rates achieved by older compression technologies, like MPEG-2, with no noticeable loss in video quality. Telairity's line of reliable, low latency, high compression HD, SD, and Mobile MPEG-4 encoders lets stations move HD cameras out of the studio and into the field for live on-site reporting; it lets networks distribute twice the number of HD + SD channels using current infrastructure; it lets IPTV providers deliver full SD fomats in as little as 500Kbps and HD formats in as little as 3Mbps of bandwidth; and it lets everyone distribute targeted Mobile resolutions at bit rates ranging down to 100Kbps and frame rates as low as one-third normal speed.
Why Telairity is the World Leader in HD and SD MPEG-4 (H.264/AVS) Encoding
Unlike companies currently trying to revitalize their aging MPEG-2 encoder lines, Telairity has focused exclusively on MPEG-4 (H.264/AVC) encoding technology from the introduction of its first encoder system. Today, we remain the only company in the world entirely dedicated to designing and building encoders targeted at MPEG-4 and similar advanced compression standards (like AVS). This exclusive focus on MPEG-4 and later encoding technologies is augmented by the fact that Telairity is the only dedicated encoder company in the world that entirely controls all its own technology. All of Telairity's encoding products are based on Telairity's T1P2000 video processor, the world's highest performance MPEG-4 encoding chip; implement Telairity's direct-execute AVClairity encoding software, for maximum performance and responsiveness; and incorporate Telairity's own system designs, from motherboards to I/O cards to form factor to the number and placement of external connectors. These two pillars—a concentrated focus on the MPEG-4 standard combined with exclusive MPEG-4 technology—are the foundations of Telairity's world leadership position in MPEG-4 encoding.
Committed to Excellence through Innovative Technology
The Telairity T1P2000 video processor is a multi-core vector architecture that provides an astonishing 50 Gigaops of sustained performance. Featuring specialized functions tailed for video compression, very high levels of parallelism (with up to 20 vector and 5 scalar threads running concurrently), and innovative on-chip vector SRAM memory for extremely high throughput, the T1P2000 is at the heart of Telairity's distinctive H.264 encoding technology. Empowered by the T1P2000, Telairity's customized AVClairity encoding software boots up in a few seconds, operates within a few frames of latency, and achieves quality images using relatively few bits. One mark of the exceptional efficiency of Telairity technology encoders is that they dissipate comparatively little heat, when judged against systems based on customized ASICs or a combination of commercial DSPs and FPGAs. This not only means they run more quietly, but also contributes to their outstanding reliability (since heat is a leading cause of electronic component failure). You can find out more about Telairity's unique technology by clicking on the links below.
Immediate Results, Enduring Value
Telairity provides complete encoding solutions in the form of integrated hardware/software platforms with standard SDI inputs and dual ASI and IP outputs. Systems are rigorously tested to insure they operate reliably over a wide range of environmental conditions, and interoperate smoothly with any compliant H.264 decoder a customer may choose. They are fully backed by Telairity's blanket commitment to customer satisfaction, including a one-year unconditional warranty against product failure from any cause, renewable on an annual basis. Since Telairity encoders are fully programmable, it is possible to enhance their reliability, improve their picture quality, and add new features to them all in software. As long as a system remains under warranty, periodic upgrades of Telairity's AVClairity encoding software are available via a simply download over the Internet. This remote update capability not only enhances the usability of Telairity encoders, it also extends their useful lifetime.
Board of Directors
In addition to Telairity CEO Jim Meadlock, President Rich Dickson, and Senior VP of Worldwide Sales and Business Development Ben Silva, the Telairity Board of Directors includes Mike Moore and Bob Corman.
Officers of the Corporation
Jim MeadlockCEO / CFO
12+ years IBM
- Responsible for the deployed on-board software for Titan II nuclear missile system
- Responsible for the on-board Apollo Launch Vehicle software (controlled and guided the vehicle into earth orbit and, from earth orbit, toward a lunar insertion)
30+ years INTERGRAPH
- Founder, Chairman and CEO
- From 0 to 1 Billion in revenue
Rich DicksonPresident
30+ years experience in computer architecture, micro-architecture, and logic design at:
- General Dynamics
- Cray Laboratories
- Fairchild
- Intergraph
- Fujitsu
- Telairity
Ben SilvaSenior VP of Wolrdwide Sales and Business Development
25+ years experience in Media Technologies and the Entertainment industry
Media Technologies
Zillion TV
- Co-founder, acting CTO, EVP Sales/Business Development
- Designed business model, Content delivery strategy & architecture
- Negotiated contracts with Warner Bros., Sony, NBC/Universal, ABC/Disney, etc.
Senior VP of Sales, Marketing, or Business Development at:
- ShenZhen Television Design Center
- DG2L Technologies
- iVast
- Streaming21
Entertainment Industry
- Owner Lagos Entertainment Group
- President and founder, Travel Video Media (TVM)
- Vice President Lambert Industries (independent film maker)
- Creative Director at Leo Burnett Advertising Agency
- Assistant Executive Producer at Paramount Pictures
Management Team
Harlan McGhanVP of Marketing
