Concurrent Aquari Storage Selected by Leucom in Switzerland

Concurrent Computer Corporation, in storage, protection, transformation, and delivery of visual assets, announced the deployment of its Aquari Storage system at Leucom Stafag AG, a Switzerland-based telecommunications provider of broadband access for 30 thousand customers in the Frauenfeld area of northeast Switzerland.

Leucom delivers phone, internet and TV services to both private and business customers. To provide an enhanced subscriber experience, it has developed an OTT / multi-screen offering that enables 7-day ‘Catchup TV’, VOD and nPVR services for their premium users.

“Our high-quality service, which includes the best German-speaking premium movies and more than 250 live channels, will be delivered on the new OTT / multi-screen platform beginning in 2017,” said Markus Schlatter, CEO and president of the board, Leucom. “We chose to partner with Concurrent to supply our high-performance storage because their technology ensures the security and reliability of our premium content.“

Concurrent Aquari Storage is an intelligent storage system that features simultaneous support for multiple file – or object-based workloads. Built on a scale-out architecture, Aquari Storage scales throughput and capacity. This translates into increased flexibility and scalability to better manage growing visual media assets and the applications that process them.                      

“For modern operators like Leucom, it is essential that their premium content across all customer devices is stored in a way that is simple to deploy, fast to integrate and effortless to scale,” said Clay McCreery, SVP, WW sales and service, Concurrent. “We are pleased that Aquari is trusted by Leucom to ensure a consistent, high-quality experience for their customers.“