
Com Hem and Scality
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Com Hem: Video on Demand
Triple-play provider relies on Scality RING for efficient, always-available content distribution
The company switched systems to keep their growing VoD business competitive, and it’s reaping the benefits.
Smart storage architecture that stands the test of time adapts to ever-evolving needs
Com Hem is a triple-play provider — offering cable television, fixed-line telephone and broadband internet — with service to 40% of the homes in Sweden. A leading player in a competitive market, Com Hem is on a mission to transform its business entirely around what its customers want and need.
The challenge
Com Hem is a triple-play provider — offering cable television, fixed-line telephone and broadband internet — with service to 40% of the homes in Sweden. A leading player in a competitive market, Com Hem is on a mission to transform its business entirely around what its customers want and need.
When Com Hem started looking to replace the legacy scale-up storage system that housed their media content, two critical requirements were top of mind: lower cost and increased resiliency.
The outcome
Ensuring content availability on-demand at a competitive price is at the heart of Com Hem’s success, and Scality RING is helping make it happen.
Com Hem has seen what they described as a “huge reduction in cost per terabyte” versus what was spent on their legacy storage, with the added benefit of efficient resiliency thanks to Scality RING’s erasure coding.
Support for both native file and object interfaces are a key requirement as well, for integration with the multiple technologies that Com Hem uses to deliver live OTT, catch-up and video-on-demand products. By having the software separate from the hardware, they can choose different levels of support for each.
Having installed their initial Scality RING in early 2016, Com Hem has already expanded the storage footprint. As their business grows and their content libraries expand, Com Hem’s storage can now easily grow alongside their needs without disruption.

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