Mini Headend Systems
Turnkey channel delivery for multi-screen venues — no set-top box behind every TV.
When a cable operator goes all-digital, every television at a site would otherwise need its own set-top box. Trivision designs, builds, programs, and deploys mini headend systems that solve this at a central location — pairing the operator’s set-top boxes with modulators and pushing a clean channel line-up over the property’s existing coax. This is the service wrapper around our own Compass Digital-to-Analog Mini Headend product: we handle the line-up design, pre-programming, and install so the operator keeps full control with none of the integration work.
What we do
Channel line-up design
We scope the venue, confirm the operator’s set-top boxes and authorizations, and design the exact channel line-up the property needs — sized to the number of screens and channels required.
- Venue and infrastructure assessment
- Line-up mapped to operator STBs and packages
- Scaled by stacking units for any channel count
Pre-programming & build
Each system is assembled, burned-in, and pre-programmed at the operator’s facility before it ships — so on-site work is reduced to Cable In, Cable Out, and AC power.
- Assembled and fully burned-in
- Pre-programmed before shipment
- STB upgrades: auto power-on, IR enable/disable, programming survives outages
Analog SD or 1080p HD
Deliver standard analog channels, or upgrade with Trivision’s own TBT-8HTQ digital modulator for crisp 1080p HD — instead of, or alongside, the analog line-up.
- Analog SD delivery over existing coax
- Optional 1080p HD via digital modulator upgrade
- Compass-12 (legacy STBs) and Compass-10 (current digital STBs)
Optional remote management
Add the web module and the operator can change the line-up, exercise remote functions, and monitor every chassis and channel from any location — with optional live video streaming.
- Instant channel changes from anywhere
- Real-time monitoring of every unit and channel
- Optional live video streaming to the control centre
How we deliver
Trusted design partner
Stable, consistent delivery year over year, at production scale.
Your tools and workflows
Work is delivered in the platforms and standards your team already uses.
SLA-driven quality
Defined turnaround times and quality scorecards on every engagement.
Scalable capacity
Cost-efficient design capacity that flexes to your project pipeline.
Where it's deployed
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Hotels, sports bars, and restaurants delivering many channels to many screens over existing coax.
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Health, fitness, educational, and correctional facilities that need centralized channel delivery without a box per TV.
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Small communities and commercial properties where per-screen set-top boxes are impractical to deploy and manage.
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An operator wants to keep full control of channels and authorizations while offloading the integration and install.
Related product
Compass Digital-to-Analog Mini Headend →
The Trivision-built product at the core of this service — 12 channels per unit, scalable by stacking, analog SD standard with an optional 1080p HD upgrade. See full specifications and models.
- Compass-12 (legacy STBs) & Compass-10 (current digital STBs)
- Plug-and-play install; 1-year parts & labour warranty
Optional web remote access
Manage the entire deployment from any location — instant channel changes, real-time monitoring, and optional video streaming, with each unit auto-connecting to the operator’s host server.
- Remote channel control and IR functions
- Real-time monitoring across every chassis
Years
Field-proven, and still in service..
Deployed by a major Canadian cable operator across hotels, sports bars, and restaurants for years — and still in active service today.
Scope a mini headend deployment
Tell us your operator, set-top box model, and number of screens — Trivision will design the line-up and outline the deployment.