Asia-Pacific Broadcasting (APB) December 2017 Volume 34, Issue 10 | Page 22

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❝ Broadcast systems designers need to think about requirements for today and tomorrow , and ensure that their cable infrastructure — copper and
fibre — is adequate for all future needs .❞
❝ While the company ’ s slogan is ‘ Fibre First ’, MultiDyne , at its core , is a transport company … As the industry transitions to IP , we are in a strong position to help customers making that transition as 10G IP will move over fibre .❞
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Cable infrastructures

Newtec appoints Steve Mills as global VP sales
Newtec is consolidating a fifth consecutive year of growth with the appointment of Steve Mills as global VP sales . The addition of Mills to its management team , said Newtec , demonstrates the company ’ s continued expansion and increased revenue across its core markets of broadcast , consumer and enterprise VSAT and GovDef — fuelled by high throughput satellite ( HTS ) deployments . Prior to joining Newtec , Mills was head of global sales and marketing , secure communications at Airbus Defence and Space .
CETel picks AfricaSat-1a for VSAT services
Measat Satellite Systems has made a deal with Central European Telecom Services ( CETel ) to provide pan-African C-band VSAT satellite services via the AfricaSat-1a satellite at 46.0 ° E . Guido Neumann , managing director of CETel , said : “ AfricaSat-1a delivers great coverage paired with powerful beams that allows us to further expand our portfolio .” CETel is a German provider of managed end-to-end communications solutions , and services global customers from its teleport in Germany .
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Whether based around copper or fibre , broadcasters need to ensure that their cable infrastructure can support multiple applications , including IP transport and 4K / Ultra HD transmission . Shawn Liew writes more .

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he move towards IP connectivity , and the more general trend to use fibre even for SDI , has led the broadcast industry to adopt another trend from the telecoms and IT industries .
Identifying this as the use of structured cabling , Chris Smeeton , managing director , Argosy , tells APB : “ Essentially , this is the use of standardised , high-capacity data bearers around a building or campus , with the use of subsystems to provide specific capabilities . Linked to this is the emergence of HDBaseT , a new standard that has applications across a broad range of applications .”
HDBaseT is a global standard for the transmission of 4K / Ultra HD ( UHD ) video and audio , Ethernet , controls , USB and up to 100W of power over a single , longdistance cable .
HDBaseT is managed and promoted by the HDBastT Alliance , a not-for-profit organisation established in 2010 by LG Electronics , Samsung Electronics , Sony Pictures Entertainment and Valens .
Smeeton continues : “ For broadcast and audio-visual use , HDBaseT is capable of carrying high-resolution video — 8K is in the roadmap — and audio , along with control and power over a single cable .
“ Using copper , each link can be up to 100m long or even more . Our experience is that 70m is perfectly practical for 4K / UHD . Without it , cable lengths would be limited to around 10m .”
To obtain that level of performance ,
HDBaseT is a global standard for the transmission of 4K / Ultra HD video and audio , Ethernet , controls , USB and up to 100W of power over a single , long-distance cable and can be deployed in broadcast settings .
❝ Broadcast systems designers need to think about requirements for today and tomorrow , and ensure that their cable infrastructure — copper and
fibre — is adequate for all future needs .❞
— Chris Smeeton , Managing Director , Argosy
however , Cat6 or Cat6a cabling is required , Smeeton advises , adding : “ Like all Ethernet cables , this uses a twisted pair of copper strands , but it is subject to much tighter constraints on crosstalk and needs to provide consistent performance up to 500MHz .”
While acknowledging that Cat6a is compatible with Cat5e and even Cat3 Ethernet cabling , he suggests that it “ makes sense ” to use the highest specification cable when installing or replacing copper .
With HDBaseT , its versatility allows large numbers of streams to be carried down a common network , for instance , to feed very large monitor walls , says Smeeton , who also sees
❝ While the company ’ s slogan is ‘ Fibre First ’, MultiDyne , at its core , is a transport company … As the industry transitions to IP , we are in a strong position to help customers making that transition as 10G IP will move over fibre .❞
— Frank Jachetta , President , MultiDyne

MultiDyne is one of the few Certified opticalCON Assembler ( COCA ) for Neutrik opticalCON fibre cables , and has also received training and approval to assemble Lemo tactical fibre cables in-house . broadcast

an accelerated move to fibre , which offers resolution independence and long cable runs . He elaborates : “ For outside broadcast work , SMPTE hybrid is taking over , because it offers simple rigging , is pretty tough and runs as far as 5km without needing repeaters .
“ Inside the broadcast or production base , the trend seems to be towards single-mode fibres for video circuits , with multi-mode fibre gaining ground where there is a need to carry a lot of audio circuits .”
All of these developments , Smeeton emphasises , means that broadcast systems designers need to think about requirements for today and tomorrow , and ensure that their cable infrastructure — copper and fibre — is adequate for all future needs . “ Suitable cables are readily available , but ensure you talk to a cable specialist to make the right choices for your project ,” he concludes .
One company that is focusing heavily on fibre is US-headquartered MultiDyne , particularly with the launch of a specialised Fibre Lab in April this year . Located at the company headquarters in Hauppauge , New York , the Fibre Lab represents a natural progression for MultiDyne , according to Frank Jachetta , president of MultiDyne . “ We are able to reduce costs , increase quality control , develop custom applications for less common terminations , and offer more complete fibre solutions for customers worldwide that cover the entire broadcast and production chain .”
He is also quick to point out that MultiDyne is one of the few Certified opticalCON Assembler ( COCA ) for Neutrik opticalCON fibre cables . With