AV Solutions, a systems integrator with offices in Iraq and Dubai, has opened a new office in Cairo Smart Village, the companys Managing Director Zaid Wattar told BroadcastPro ME. The Cairo office will handle the SI’s projects in Egypt. We have been working in Egypt since 2007 and now feel the need to have a […]
AV Solutions, a systems integrator with offices in Iraq and Dubai, has opened a new office in Cairo Smart Village, the companys Managing Director Zaid Wattar told BroadcastPro ME. The Cairo office will handle the SI’s projects in Egypt.
We have been working in Egypt since 2007 and now feel the need to have a permanent base there as we are working on some prestigious projects, Wattar said.
AV Solutions recently concluded a big project in Cairo for Al Baghdadia TV. One of the region’s most advanced TV news projects, this integration includes Avid News solutions, Vizrt graphics and Harmonic servers with Pebble Beach automation. The Iraq-headquartered channel, which has studios in Baghdad and Cairo, broadcasts from its master control room in Cairo.
AV Solutions has since won three additional projects in Egypt, with the Cairo office providing after-sales and technical support for the new channels.
Among other major projects in Egypt are Al Tahrir TV, a multi-channel organisation including a news channel built on an Avid news archive and Imagine Communications’ servers, playout and core distribution.
AV Solutions also integrated the graphics for Egyptian broadcaster CBC recently. The TV conglomerates channels run on Vizrt master control graphics and studio graphics.
AV Solutions also recently delivered a turnkey broadcast system complete with studio integration and workflow solutions to Al Ghad Al Arabi channel.
Post the Sisi revolution, business is moving at a quick pace in Egypt, opening more business avenues for players like us. We are focused on private channels for now. While we can build TV channels from scratch, our team of certified engineers is also adept at revamping existing channels, commented Wattar.
Omar Hussein, who has been representing the SI in Egypt, has now been appointed Head of Engineering and Management of the new office.
The Cairo team has two main engineers now, but we are expanding and hiring more technical and support staff. We are also in the process of expanding our IT team in the company to address the growing convergence of IT and broadcast, explained Wattar.
