Bridge Technologies Advanced Video and Network Monitoring
Protecting service quality across broadcast and digital media, providing reliable monitoring for every link in the broadcast chain
At Red Helix, we proudly offer solutions from Bridge Technologies, a global leader in video and network monitoring. With more than 25,000 channels delivered to 1.2 billion viewers across 96 countries, Bridge Technologies solutions are trusted by broadcasters, telcos, OTT providers, and digital content platforms to ensure quality of experience (QoE) and quality of service (QoS) from source to screen.
Their award-winning portfolio includes hardware probes, software-based virtual environments, intelligent switchers, and micro analytics. These tools empower teams to gain real-time insight, reduce operational costs, and maintain uninterrupted broadcast performance, across satellite, cable, IP, OTT, and hybrid networks.
End-to-End Monitoring That Scales with Your Operation
Bridge Technologies solutions deliver unmatched clarity and control across a range of environments, enabling deep diagnostics, fast decision-making, and proactive fault resolution.
Support for DVB-T/T2 and ISDB-T standards allows operators to unify RF, ASI, and IP monitoring into a single, intuitive platform. Move seamlessly from high-level network overviews to node-level diagnostics, including IP transport integrity, OTT stream performance, SFN drift, and transmitter analysis, all presented via a user-friendly, visual dashboard.
For server-based environments, Bridge’s software probes deliver identical performance and user experience as hardware, ideal for fast scaling. Installed in minutes, these virtual probes integrate into your existing blade servers, providing full-featured monitoring without hardware overhead.
End-to-end monitoring doesn’t stop at the last mile. The microVB probe and MDC management server provide 24/7 visibility into home networks, right to the subscriber level. These compact, self-installing tools minimise support costs, eliminate the need for truck rolls, and ensure subscribers receive the best quality service.
Support for DVB-C/C2 and 8VSB enables unified monitoring of cable RF, IP, QAM, and OTT services. A consistent graphical interface simplifies network operations while enabling forward-looking performance gains through Remote PHY and L2TP monitoring, built on open standards such as Ethernet, IPv4, IPv6, and CableLabs MHA.
Bridge Technologies’ hotel video assurance tools analyse broadcast video quality at the decoding layer. Alerts for black screen, freeze frame, audio loss, and other anomalies are integrated into hotel management systems. With both local and remote diagnostics, hotel staff can maintain service quality and improve guest satisfaction.
Monitor signal integrity right at the ingest point with DVB-S/S2 support and patented GoldTS protection™. Early-stage QA tools prevent errors from propagating through your network, saving both time and operational cost.
Bridge’s tools support ST 2110, ST 2022, and NMOS environments, allowing clear visibility into audio, video, control, and metadata packet streams. The intuitive real-time views and extended metrics support every team member in optimising quality of experience in IP-based workflows.
With support for modern compression formats like MPEG-2, H.264, HEVC, and RTP, Bridge’s headend solutions provide real-time jitter and loss distance analysis. These tools help you maintain video integrity in both core and regional nodes.
Bridge’s active OTT engine emulates end-user behaviour to analyse performance across HTTP-based multiscreen services. This simulation approach enhances understanding of OTT delivery within your familiar monitoring and alerting frameworks.
Bridge Technologies goes beyond traditional black-box switches. Their intelligent redundancy switching uses ETR290 standards and advanced decision logic to evaluate multiple parameters before initiating switchover, enabling smarter, more reliable failover protection.
Why Red Helix?
At Red Helix, we do more than distribute cutting-edge broadcast monitoring solutions. We work with you to:
- Design a monitoring strategy that scales with your operation
- Integrate tools into your existing environment and workflows
- Enable proactive support, smarter diagnostics, and reduced OpEx
- Maintain superior quality of experience across all delivery channels
Whether you’re broadcasting via satellite, streaming OTT content, or managing IP-based studio production, Bridge Technologies with Red Helix provides the insight, control, and confidence you need to deliver excellence every time.
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