Case Study

Hotel TV Service for Caritech

Creating a TV service solution for hotels using existing coaxial cable infrastructure in the Caribbean

Our Client

Company

Caritech Solutions Inc.

Industry

HoReCa

Challenge

Caritech provides TV services to hotels in the Caribbean. The existing coaxial cable network in each room made the transition to an IP-based solution prohibitively expensive. They were looking for a solution that would allow them to use an IP signal to deliver TV with the outdated infrastructure of the hotels.

Key Results

  • •Created in partnership with Flussonic, the TV service has become a leading provider of TV services in the hospitality industry in Barbados.
  • •Caritech landed major contracts with multinational hotels like the Hilton and a Korean hotel chain known for their high standards.
  • •Caritech have launched their own branded version of Flussonic called Multi-point and are developing their hardware with integrated Flussonic as a product for TV stations across Africa.

About the Project

Client's Goal

Caritech planned to facilitate the distribution of TV signals over the coaxial cable network to each room in the hotel. They devised an approach that involved using an ATSC modulator, which enabled the delivery of digital TV over the existing coaxial cable infrastructure.

However, before the TV streams could be delivered, they needed to undergo preparation, ingestion, transformation into MPTS (Multi-Program Transport Stream), and delivery over UDP (User Datagram Protocol), followed by modulation.

Our Solution

We recommended Flussonic Media Server for TV stream ingestion and processing. Its 4-in-1 functionality (multiplexer, satellite/terrestrial/IP receiver) simplified operations, cut costs, and saved space. Flussonic also supports MPTS streams, signal transmission to modulators/DVB/ISDB/ATSC networks, and failover—making it the optimal choice for Caritech's efficient, high-quality delivery.

Caritech developed two Flussonic-based solutions for hotel cable TV systems:

  1. •

    On-Site Headend Model

    • •Flussonic Media Server acts as the local headend in each hotel.
    • •Receives IP feeds, converts them to MPTS streams, and delivers directly to the cable network.
  2. •

    Centralized Data Center + QAM Modulator Model

    • •Flussonic at Caritech's data center transcodes content for distribution.
    • •Hotels use a dedicated QAM modulation device (with Flussonic) to convert streams to cable-compatible formats.
    • •Scalable and deployment-friendly for varying hotel needs.

Both solutions leverage Flussonic's capabilities to ensure reliable, high-quality TV delivery.

Results

By utilizing Flussonic Media Server and ATSC modulator Caritech effectively addressed the challenge posed by the outdated infrastructure.

Key Achievements

  • •Created in partnership with Flussonic, the TV service has become a leading provider of TV services in the hospitality industry in Barbados.
  • •Caritech landed major contracts with multinational hotels like the Hilton and a Korean hotel chain known for their high standards.
  • •Caritech have launched their own branded version of Flussonic called Multi-point and are developing their hardware with integrated Flussonic as a product for TV stations across Africa.