RealPage Selects BitBand As an Affiliate Vendor for Offering Triple Play Services for the Multifamily Industry
BitBand, a leading provider of video content delivery solutions for broadband IP networks, today announced that RealPage, Inc., a leading provider of on-demand software and services to the multifamily industry, has selected BitBand as its affiliate vendor for implementing on-demand IPTV services. This partnership reinforces the growing emphasis by the multifamily industry of bringing interactive TV entertainment to its residents.
RealPage provides products and services to more than 20,000 apartment communities across the United States. RealPage’s entertainment and communications service, StarFire™, offers residents IPTV, broadband, telephony. BitBand’s solutions include BitBand’s MaestroTM Content Distribution and Management suite, BitBand’s Vision™ VOD appliance servers, as well as BitBand’s CMSTM, content management system, for smart and efficient content ingestion and delivery across the network.
RealPage is one of the first worldwide service providers taking advantage of BitBand’s Auto-CDNTM technology and BitBand’s On-Line-Storage solution. Together, these technologies allow the service provider to reduce costs of central storage systems, providing high performance streaming capability for unicast content while enabling disaster recovery and non-interrupted entertainment services.
“Our decision to closely collaborate with BitBand is based mainly on the shared vision of both companies in providing advanced systems for maximizing revenues through introducing premium entertainment services,” said Steve Winn, CEO, RealPage. “BitBand’s content delivery network offers us the flexibility to meet the dynamic demands of multi-family communities and their residents — we can repackage our offering without having to perform costly physical modifications in the network.”
“We are pleased to collaborate with RealPage and contribute to the company’s deployments in the U.S. multifamily market,” said Ervin Leibovici, CEO, BitBand. “Both companies have developed solutions that offer advanced services and smooth service scalability, increasing the appeal of telecommunication and entertainment packages for new residences.”
About BitBand
BitBand’s advanced content delivery solutions over IP broadband networks help Next Generation Service Providers and Telcos realize the Triple Play offering, enabling quick entry into new markets, faster ROI and a safe track to profitable large-scale service. The company’s solutions are targeted at large-scale deployments of TV-centric residential subscribers and feature high-scale streaming and robust performance optimized for hybrid and distributed network architectures. BitBand’s On Demand IPTV solutions form the most scalable and cost-effective solution existing today for the IPTV environment, including the BitBand ISIS™ automated Video Delivery Network, BitBand Maestro™ Content Distribution and Video Network Management Suite, BitBand Vision™ appliance servers, BitBand On-Line Storage and BitBand Content Management System.
About RealPage Inc
Located in Carrollton, Texas, RealPage provides products and services to more than 20,000 apartment communities across the United States. Its five on-demand product lines include Onsite® property management systems that automate the leasing, renting, management and accounting of conventional, affordable, and student living properties; CrossFire® sales and marketing systems that automate and enhance the process of capturing and closing leads; YieldStar® asset optimization systems that maximize asset valuation and investment return through revenue management and market intelligence; VelocityTM utility and billing services that help accelerate payments for resident charges; LeasingDeskTM point of lease systems that streamline the leasing process; and StarFireTM entertainment and communication services that create IP-connected communities. For more information, please call 1-87-REALPAGE or visit www.realpage.com.