Case Study
Proscend SHDSL Router for Surveillance in Russia .
PROSCEND COMMUNICATIONS INC. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. 1 CASE STUDY Proscend SHDSL Router for Surveillance in Russia. Background In 2018 Russian Presidential Election, Russia’s leading carrier, Rostelecom needed to organize video surveillance at more than 43,000 polling locations to broadcast online video. The video broadcast had to be uninterrupted from the opening of the polling places until the votes are counted and relevant protocols are signed. It allowed people from any of Russia’s regions to monitor the election with live stream content. Challenges Covering an expanse of over 6.6 million square miles, Russia is the world's largest country by landmass. Many voting locations such as public schools in rural areas didn’t have fiber infrastructure for data transmissi