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SATELLITE S 2 P 0 E 1 C 5 I A L
Newtec leads satellite industry
into multi-service era
C
oming off the back of a hugely suc-
cessful 2014, Newtec is celebrating
its 30th birthday this year. The
APB Satellite Special speaks with Mario
Querner, Newtec’s VP of Asia, on how
the company intends to lead the satellite
industry into a new multi-service era.
2014 was a year of achieve-
ments for Newtec, including
the launch of Newtec Dialog,
designed with the “multi-
service” era in mind. How do
you see this multi-service
era developing in 2015, and
what can Newtec Dialog offer
broadcasters and operators?
Mario Querner: It is key to
understand that our industry
needs future-proof solutions
to address the increasing
It is key to OPEX and CAPEX challenges
while remaining agile to en-
understand that able new satellite services in
our industry an ever-changing world.
To go into detail, service
needs future- providers
and broadcasters,
proof solutions for example, face numerous
to address the challenges in the developing
multi-service era, including
increasing OPEX more complex workflows, the
and CAPEX introduction of new services,
increased user expectations
challenges for always-on connectivity
while remaining and pressure on efficiency in
the space and ground
agile to enable both
segments. The importance of
new satellite embracing the multi-service
was emphasised by
services in an trend
our recent comprehensive
ever-changing industry survey, aimed at ad-
dressing the key challenges
world.
for broadcasters.
— Mario Querner,
In total, there were 270
VP of Asia, Newtec respondents with the findings
showing that 82% of broad-
casters and broadcast service providers
plan to launch additional services in the
near future. If these services are launched
on dedicated and inflexible networks, then
CAPEX and OPEX will grow in tandem
with the addition of new services. A single
platform that is shared between multiple
services, a “multi-service network”, will
help to reduce costs while increasing
network flexibility.
Newtec Dialog, launched last year,
contains all the traits broadcasters and
service providers need in order to thrive
in today’s market — flexibility, scalability
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and efficiency. Customers can increase
their operational efficiency and easily
adapt their infrastructure to business or
market changes. Meanwhile, our patented
return technology, Mx-DMA, incorporates
the best features of MF-TDMA and SCPC
technologies, solving the difficult choice
of selecting one or the o