Case Study: Atkins Global reduces network bandwidth by 98% with Hive Streaming

Hive Streaming supports Atkins in driving employee engagement and improving internal training

Atkins Global, a large UK-based engineering consulting firm, wanted to make live and on-demand video a regular part of employee communication, training, and engagement across 300 offices in 29 countries. Its existing network and video distribution setup could not deliver high-quality broadcasts at scale, especially to offices in the Middle East and India with limited WAN links.

Atkins Global deployed Hive Streaming with Skype for Business using its existing software distribution tools and minimal setup effort. Hive Streaming helped reduce network bandwidth by 98% in a silent test with 1,250 computers and delivered 95% network savings in a larger test with 7,500 devices, while enabling acceptable quality for large broadcasts with 1,000+ participants. The company also gained better visibility into QoE, audience engagement, and network issues through Hive Insights.

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