Slovak Telekom streamed low-latency OTT video, live from the 2025 Ice Hockey Championship, across Slovakia and Czech Republic, using Ateme's TITAN Live encoding and NEA for packaging.
Slovak Telekom successfully streamed low-latency OTT video from the 2025 Ice Hockey Championship – held from 9 to 25 May – across Slovakia and Czech Republic. "Delivering low latency streaming during a high-profile event like the Ice Hockey Championship is a top priority for us," said Juraj Matejka, TV Technology Tribe Lead at Slovak Telekom. "Our goal is to give viewers access to high-quality, synchronized experiences across all platforms, meeting the expectations of today's live sports audiences."
Aiming for high-quality, real-time video delivery, at the lowest possible bitrate, Slovak Telekom deployed Ateme's TITAN Live for encoding as part of the preparations. It gave them scope for UHD, 4K and HDR content, while keeping latency low on all platforms and limiting rebuffering for streaming.
Using the efficient compression and faster than real-time operation of the TITAN encoders, they were also able to save on bandwidth and storage costs, and process all formats simultaneously. Users can incorporate encryption and watermarking standards as well. TITAN Live’s ability to support IP to IP live transcoding and deliver all required web TV/mobile TV profiles means live and file-based transcoding workflows can be converged, employing a single workflow for both.
Ateme also contributed to the packaging workflow using its NEA solution, preparing encoded videos for distribution and playback. For video content delivered widely, packaging links transcoding and encryption, applying video compression to rebuild and make the content compatible with viewers’ devices. It may also involve segmenting and preparing the video for streaming protocols like HLS, DASH, MSS or RTMP.
NEA synchronizes live streaming experiences across all digital platforms with an elastic CDN and cloud-based packaging, Slovak Telecom can adjust the delivery infrastructure to meet demands to avoid waste, and prevent unnecessary processing with just-in-time packaging.
The complete Ateme solution for Slovak Telekom maintained latency performance comparable to traditional satellite and DVB-T broadcasts. "In a modern, fast-paced sports environment, delivering broadcast-equivalent latency over OTT is no longer optional, it's essential," said Grégory Samson, VP Northern Europe at Ateme. "This deployment demonstrates how Ateme's low-latency solutions, spanning both encoding and packaging, support operators in meeting real-time streaming demands at scale." www.ateme.com
