The Switch provides connectivity to various sub-industries within the Broadcast community they include:

Television and Cable:  For 20 years, The Switch has provided connectivity to many local, national and cable networks.

Transmission Service Providers: The Switch provides a gateway for numerous satellite and fiber optic transmission service providers, in addition to its unique customer controlled High Definition ICOD fiber network.

Studios and Post Production:  Producers of entertainment content have come to depend on The Switch to quickly and easily deliver their feeds without the requirement of booking, or minimum transmission time. 

News Bureaus:   Numerous network and cable news bureaus have come to depend on The Switch for their daily transmission needs.

Government: The Switch provides connectivity to local city government and emergency services in some of the largest U.S. markets in addition to connecting many government services in the District of Columbia.
 

Producers of Individual Programs:  The Switch provides connectivity to producers of individual television programs including late-night television, day-time television, and original cable programming.

Producers of Live Events:  The Switch provides connectivity to producers of live events ranging from one-off events including concerts and awards shows, to weekly programming.  The Switch, in addition to meeting domestic transmission needs, provides international distribution of U.S. live events to both Canada and the U.K. in addition from bringing international feeds back to the U.S.

Sports:  In a subset of broadcasting that requires the highest quality of transmission, The Switch has become known for reliability, high quality and speed.  The Switch now offers the ability to transmit in 3G Uncompressed in addition to Uncompressed HD, JPEG 2000, and 270 Mbps SDI across fifty service locations.

Universities, Museums and Cultural Institutions:  The Switch provides connectivity to institutions of higher learning that have bridged education and culture with broadcasting. 

*Please download “Customer Connections” under the support tab to discover exactly who is connected to The Switch.