Fully integrated SD/HD, maximal ratio combining, and cellular diversity capability lead a long list of features in the new DRS4000
North Billerica, Massachusetts - July 24, 2007, Microwave Radio Communications, today announced the new DRS4000 has expandable central receive diversity capabilities which support single or multi-site architectures for SD/HD ENG and OB applications. The DRS4000 diversity system is based on advanced maximal ratio combining (MaxRC), a sophisticated technology that employs multiple receiving antennas to help combat multi-path fading. MaxRC adds the signals from each antenna and automatically balances the gain, which also provides greater operating range in the process.
The DRS4000 also includes the capability of combining multiple MaxRC sites to form a cellular diversity network that can support a metro or regional architecture. In addition to supporting DVB-T COFDM, the DRS4000 also includes an LMS-T demodulator. Developed by MRC‘s sister company Link Research, LMS-T combines DVB-T like OFDM techniques with powerful LDPC error correction codes to achieve a 30% improvement in throughput and a corresponding increase in robustness. Initially developed for Link‘s wireless camera systems, LMS-T will now be offered in all MRC ENG/OB transmitters that are HD capable. more
LANCASTER, Pa. — July 23, 2007 – Linear Acoustic, a manufacturer of customer-centric multichannel sound solutions for digital broadcast, today announced that Cricon International Business will serve as a dealer for Linear Acoustic products in Mexico, Central and South America, and the Caribbean. Cricon offers the complete range of Linear Acoustic digital television processors and infrastructure products, providing pre-sale and post-sale support as required by clients. more
LOUISVILLE, Colo. — July 23, 2007 – Front Porch Digital, the global leader in content storage management (CSM), announced today that the company has been awarded two additional new patents (#09/839,439; #09/839,355) by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. The new patents cover key “methods and apparatus” that are critical to the CSM function within global broadcast facilities. more
GLENDALE CA, July 23, 2007–National TeleConsultants (NTC), the nation‘s largest provider of strategic technology consulting, facility design, engineering, and systems-integration services for the media industry, has expanded its West Coast offices with a move to a 22-story premier commercial tower at 550 North Brand Boulevard, in Glendale, California. Located just a quarter-mile south of its previous West Coast headquarters, NTC‘s new office occupies two full floors at 550 North Brand Boulevard and more than doubles the company‘s floor space to over 32,000 square feet. NTC also maintains a major presence on the East Coast, with a New York office located at 1180 Avenue of the Americas, in midtown Manhattan, as well as a 15,000 sq. ft. Implementation and System Integration facility in Glendale.
WEST CHESTER, PA, July 19, 2007 - Aviom, exclusive developer of the world‘s premier audio transport technology, A-Net®, is announcing that the new 6416dio Digital I/O Module and the 6416Y2 A-Net® Interface Card are now shipping.
A revolutionary product that unleashes the full power, speed and performance of the Pro64 platform, the 6416dio provides sixteen channels of digital inputs and out¬puts to and from a Pro64 A Net audio network in a single 2U package, using the AES3 format. more
New IP over ENG platform supports live feeds in SD or HD and video file transfer via the newsroom LAN
North Billerica, Massachusetts - July 19, 2007, Microwave Radio Communications (MRC) released a new and highly advanced microwave mobile, the MTX5000 ENG Edge Access Transmission system. more
BURBANK, Calif. — July 19, 2007 – Wexler Video, Hollywood’s leading video production equipment rental company, today announced the appointment of Don Rohrer II as vice president of the company’s Broadcast IT division. In his new role at Wexler Video, Rohrer will be responsible for sales and promotion of the company’s broadcast IT products and services, maintenance of existing customer relationships, and generation of new business opportunities for the division. more
BURLINGTON, Mass. — July 18, 2007 – Volicon, a leading provider of media monitoring, recording, archiving, and streaming solutions, today announced that Silverbird Communications, based in Lagos, Nigeria, is using the Observer® multichannel media monitoring system to log the daily broadcasts of its television channel. The Observer system provides Silverbird with an efficient means by which to verify compliance with advertising contracts and provide immediate and conclusive proof of aired spots. more
CLARET, France — July 18, 2007 – At IBC2007, NETIA will be highlighting two new additions to the company’s Manreo software for video asset management and rich-media handling. Being shown for the first time is the company’s Warehouse Web Version 2.0 audio/video broadcast and display platform, as well as the new Video Recorder module that eases the migration of tape-based media to digital assets. Together, these two modules are designed to help content holders maximize productivity gains through efficient media asset management and use of rich media. more
SUNNYVALE, Calif. — July 17, 2007 – Omneon Video Networks today announced that MediaFLO USA, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of QUALCOMM Incorporated, has deployed an Omneon Spectrum™ media server system to support FLO TV™, MediaFLO USA‘s mobile entertainment service now available in select markets across the U.S. With FLO TV, MediaFLO USA aggregates and delivers TV-quality entertainment and information services to mobile phones. FLO TV programming currently includes eight channels of content from some of the world‘s best-known entertainment brands. more
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