MUMBAI: China Education Television (CETV) is expanding its video content distribution, rural Internet service and distance-learning programs to remote areas, using the media platforms, provided by California-based IP video delivery solutions provider, SkyStream.

CETV will extend broadband distance learning across the nation using the SkyStream Source Media Router (SMR-26) IP encapsulation solution for broadcasting the educational content at the uplink and Edge Media Receiver and Router (EMR) to receive and distribute the content to its end destination.

CETV is extending its rural educational service starting in the Gobi Desert as part of its new "village-to-village" program. In the next few years, CETV plans to roll out Internet and video services to more than 5,000 rural villages.CETV will also offer video-on-demand and other video services to 25 remote areas via satellite, where broadband services are not currently available, states an official release.

SkyStream's SMR will provide digital broadcasting capabilities and transmit the educational content to the EMRs located in the remote sites over CETV's DVB satellite network. In addition to equipment, SkyStream will provide CETV with direct support and training to schedule and reliably distribute the educational programs to multiple CETV village sites, the release adds.