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October 2016
ND SatCom and Sevis in interoperability agreement
ND SatCom has announced full interoperability with Savis Systems ’ suite of Intelligent Backhaul Optimisation ( IBO applications ). The combined platform by the companies provides a high-speed and bandwidth-efficient solution for mobile network operators ( MNOs ) that wish to expand 3G and LTE coverage in remote or rural areas that are unserved or underserved by terrestrial backhaul technology . Joint testing of the combined ND SatCom SKYWAN 5G terminals and Sevis IBO , including optimisation and transmission control protocol ( TCP ) acceleration technology , resulted in “ substantial bandwidth savings and boosted performance over highlatency geostationary ( GEO ) satellite links provisioned for both 3G and LTE backhaul ”, the companies reported .
Barnfind frames pack a punch for CP Communications
CP Communications , a provider of custom engineering solutions , turned to Barnfind Americas to design and supply a fibrebased signal transport system to White Cherry Entertainment , the production team responsible for the American Theatre Wing ’ s 2016 Tony Awards . Barnfind Americas designed a modular system comprising two BarnOne-02 frames , each with eight channels of HD / SDI to optical conversion and a pair of BT-House-LGX-CWDM-16 multiplexers , as well as one pair of Ethernet to optical SFPs .
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Providing global tr connectivity for liv
More than ever before , news crews in the field need to be equipped to go live with breaking news at a moment ’ s notice . Fortunately , many of the most advanced wireless transmission systems and solutions are geared up to support exactly that , as Shawn Liew discovers …
In today ’ s age of social media , the ability to deliver breaking news instantaneously cannot be understated . Any outages in connectivity , particularly in live broadcast , can be potentially damaging .
One company that is aiming to bring continuous global broadcast connectivity , and to ensure that broadcasters can quickly and easily go live , is Dejero .
At the recent Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro , Brazil , the company ’ s LIVE + EnGo mobile transmitters allowed news crews to cover stories as they broke , whether in the mountains , by the beach , or around the Olympic Park . Essentially , it was about ensuring that broadcasters were able to get over the limitations of traditional broadcasting and be flexible , explains Bogdan Frusina , founder and CTO of Dejero .
He tells APB : “ Further to this , we wanted to provide and guarantee good , reliable service to to our customers . With major sporting events such as the Olympics , you don ’ t always know what the cell networks are going to be like in a high-density area such as Rio .
“ So , we took the precautionary measure of adding private Wi-Fi hotspots , providing customers with guaranteed bandwidth in multiple locations that allowed them to transmit their content back home right away .”
A new version of the LIVE + EnGo transmitter allows it to be used as a ‘ hotspot ’ to help users in the field connect all their mobile devices to the Internet from various locations . This eliminates the need to carry additional portable hotspot or pocket router devices , while a new user-changeable SIM module allows field operators to quickly and easily switch
In Asia , Dejero works with systems integrator Ideal Systems to offer Ideal-Live , an equipment rental service for professional mobile video gathering . The service utilises the LIVE + EnGo transmitters with pre-installed cellular data SIM cards from multiple local mobile operators for immediate live broadcasting .
between different sets of SIM cards in a LIVE + EnGo transmitter .
It further supports modems designed for use across multiple geographic regions instead of just one region , thus providing international reporting teams with optimum connectivity when they use the LIVE + EnGo transmitter around the world , including over wireless IP networks .
Wireless broadcasting , and IP for broadcasting in general , are here to stay , and are “ definitely not fads ”, says Frusina , who adds : “ Wireless networks are continuing to get better , resulting in the transmission over bonded cellular becoming the standard way of gathering content .”
With the simplicity , ease-of-use and access to connectivity and speed bonded cellular offers , news crews are now able to provide high-quality , HD video from anywhere . “ Being able to do this on-the-go provides broadcasters with a lot of advantages versus traditional technologies ,” says Frusina , who notes an increasing number of wireless providers investing in LTE
With the simplicity , easeof-use and access to connectivity and speed bonded cellular offers , news crews are now able to provide high quality , HD video from anywhere . and LTE Advanced technologies in 5G networks . “ This means that networks will be able to handle speedier and more wireless-data payloads to satisfy the demands in high-density population areas .”
With the LIVE + EnGo transmitter already encoding IP video and bonding networks including cellular , Wi-Fi , Ethernet and satellite , Fursina is quick to point out that Dejero has been in the IP space for a long time , and will continue to evolve its product offerings to support the move to IP — as a member of the Alliance for IP Media Solutions ( AIMS ), which Dejero became a member of this March .
He concludes : “ By joining AIMS , we are looking forward to collaborating with other vendors and manufacturers , and to increase the interoperability between our partners as the transition from SDI to IP continues .”
In Asia , Dejero is also working closely with systems integrator Ideal Systems to deliver a complete endto-end content acquisition platform — through Ideal-Live , an equipment rental service for professional mobile video gathering .
Fintan Mc Kiernan , CEO of Ideal Systems for South-east Asia , explains : “ There is a lot more content that needs to be gathered from a lot more locations [ in Asia ], and we see increasing demand in the diversity and quality of content .”
Ideal-Live utilises the LIVE + EnGo transmitters with pre-installed cellular