Telos VXs Virtual VoIP System

Powerful, Adaptable VoIP for Live Broadcast.

Telos Alliance first introduced broadcasters to the benefits of VoIP a decade ago, with their first VoIP phone system, Telos VX®. VX replaced racks of phone couplers, contribution hybrids, and engineering coordination lines with a single hardware VoIP Engine. Now, Telos VXs is here to help broadcasters reap the benefits of true virtualization as they adapt to changing broadcast workflows, all while making it easier for remote teams to tap into production and engineering partylines.

From remote IFBs to audience call-ins, VXs can run anywhere from one or two lines in a small studio to the on-air phones for your entire plant, giving you incredible operational power, adaptable workflows, and superior audio quality.

Production facility design is evolving, moving away from dedicated hardware connected to centralized router frames to flexible SMPTE 2110 media networks with software-based workflows. VXs software can be deployed on shared servers in the centralized data center or in cloud instances. These deployment options enable the benefits of true virtualization, such as easier facility-wide upgrades, automated deployment, and more, without site visits. Broadcasters can scale VXs in size from a single contribution audio line to a facility-wide IFB system to a multi-facility system, meeting the exact needs and budget of the facility now, with the ability to upgrade at any time without penalty.

For decades, phone-based IFB and comms have been neglected in video production facilities. Instead of treating these critical communication paths as invisible background connections, VXs allows these assets to be brought to the forefront for detailed monitoring and control via customizable Pathfinder HTML-5 user panels for applications such as OB Truck to HQ Comms.

Deployment Options
VXs is delivered as a Docker-compatible container so it can be deployed on your servers in the rack room, on shared servers in your centralized datacenter, or in cloud instances. This enables the added benefits of true virtualization, such as easier facility-wide upgrades, automated deployment, and more, without site visits.

You can scale VXs in size from a single studio to a facility-wide IFB system to a multi-facility system. The system is built based on your specific needs by combining features as required: Channels, Lines, and Acoustic Echo Canceller instances. These features combine into a license code, which can be active in one VXs instance at a time.

Features are tiered based on quantity to enable economic growth as overall system size increases. VXs features are available as a subscription, which includes the TelosCare PLUS Customer Care while the subscription is active. VXs features are also available as a one-time buyout, with the TelosCare PLUS included for the first year and optionally renewable yearly after that.

VXs System Features and Benefits:

• Provides unmatched call-handling capabilities for IFB, engineering coordination, and contribution audio.
• Scalable to serve a single control room, and entire production facility, or even multiple facilities simultaneously.
• Includes support for AES67, giving broadcasters added flexibility of integrating VXs into any AES67 network and compatible SMPTE 2110-30 networks, in addition to Livewire networks.
• HTML-5 control via Pathfinder Core PRO.
• SIP call-handling throughout—no internal conversion to analog call handling like some other so-called “VoIP” systems.
• Works directly with hosted VoIP or PBX services, and in conjunction with a PBX may support POTS, T1/E1, and ISDN BRI for maximum flexibility and cost savings.
• Standards-based SIP interface integrates with all modern VoIP-based PBX systems to allow transfers, line-sharing, caller ID, and common telco services for business and studio phones.
• Standard Ethernet backbone provides a common transport path for both studio audio and telecom needs, resulting in cost savings and simplified studio infrastructure. Connection to hundreds of control devices (software or hardware) is possible.
• Each call receives a dedicated processing path for unmatched clarity and superior conferencing.
• Native Livewire® integration: One connection integrates caller audio, program-on-hold, mix-minus, and logic directly into Axia® AoIP consoles and networks.
• Connect VXs to any console, intercom, or other broadcast equipment using available Telos Alliance AES/EBU, SDI, Mixed Signal, and GPIO nodes. Audio interfaces feature 48 kHz sampling rate and studio-grade 24-bit A/D converters with 256x oversampling.
• Powerful dynamic line management enables instant reallocation of call-in lines to studios requiring increased capacity.
• VSet Call Controllers™ with full-color LCD displays and Telos Status Symbols™ present producers and talent with a rich graphical information display. Each VSet features its own address book and call log.
• Clear, clean caller audio from 5th-generation Telos Adaptive Telephony technology, including Digital Dynamic EQ, AGC, adjustable caller ducking, and audio dynamics processing by Omnia®