TeamPeople, which designs and implements scalable workforce solutions for creative media production and AV, has leveraged the Dejero GateWay network aggregation solution to ensure “reliable and secure” connectivity for its live and pre-recorded virtual event productions.
Particularly, the Dejero Gateway M6E6 network aggregation solution provides the main firewall and backup internet connectivity at TeamPeople’s HR, which houses three IP-based control rooms where feeds, not only from cameras in studio or remote locations, but also platforms such as Microsoft Teams, Cisco Webex and Zoom, are decoded.
Live streaming and recording of private and public events can be done using remote video conference platforms at TeamPeople’s studios in Washington D.C., or from any other locations where TeamPeople’s camera and production crews are deployed.
Sarah Doyle, Technical Director of Virtual Services at TeamPeople, explained, “GateWay offers us resilience that we haven’t found anywhere else in the marketplace. Because the six-modem device aggregates networks from diverse carriers, it gives us complete confidence when it comes to connectivity.
“Should the dedicated fibre line dip below the bandwidth threshold, the GateWay will find another IP network instantaneously, like bonded cellular, and nobody would see any difference.”
The GateWay features Dejero's Smart Blending Technology, which integrates connectivity from any other IP network providers in addition to all local cellular service providers. This technology creates a ‘virtual network of networks’ to provide access to a greater coverage area. The system automatically reroutes packets over alternative connection paths in real-time if the fibre connectivity fails for any reason.
“Firewall rules can be incredibly prohibitive. In the past, accessing the Internet, private networks and data secured behind corporate and government firewalls were often impractical without weeks of advanced planning to establish links, and network engineers to set them up,” Doyle added. “But with GateWay, opening secure ports takes seconds.”