Overview

Planet provides a series of compact, low-cost and scalable Hardware Systems, Video On Demand Systems, related components, and everything you need for one-way or two-way television over IP, ATM, and T1/E1 as well as traditional Networking equipment (pc, servers, network appliances and consulting services).
The range of products supply a total system proposition...from encoders to decoders to Video Servers, to transcoders providing the customer full installation, consulting and manteinance services.
Depending on the model we can stream video via IP Multicasting or via Unicast, via ATM, or via microwave, satellite, or T1/E1 and GSM networks. VBricks are available with an integral ATM switch and Dual OC3 ports, allowing the formation of video networks without even connecting to an ATM switch.

Hardware

Planet provides a wide range of hardware products
A VBrick Video Network Appliance is a reliable MPEG Audio/Video Encoder, Decoder, Complete Video Conference System, Multicast IP Server, Multicast IP Client, Terminal Server, ATM end-point, ATM switch, and more.
A VBrick even provides control over remote devices, and it can be controlled via IR remote. In fact, a VBrick is the world's first true multifunction Video Network Appliance. Operating over IP, ATM, Microwave, or T1/E1 networks, VBricks compress standard analog audio & video signals and transports high quality video over a digital network on a end-to-end basis in real time. A VBrick is fully managed and controlled by VBAdmin, by Telnet, by SNMP, and/or by VBrick's unique ActiveX controls.
In addition to MPEG video network appliances, VBrick offers complete turn-key Streaming Distribution Systems, Video On Demand Servers, and accessories.