[Satellite TODAY 06-21-13] Newtec and satellite service provider SpeedCast announced the results of an intensive trial of Newtec’s latest S2 Extensions and Clean Channel Technology. In the trial results, SpeedCast reported the combination of the two technologies boosted performance and achieved substantial efficiency gains.

 

     The technologies are all incorporated in the Newtec MDM6000 satellite modem, which despite being able to handle up to 380 Mbps bi-directionally, can also operate at lower rates as required for multicarrier applications.

 

     Newtec has teamed up with other DVB members to define and develop the updates to the DVB-S2 standard, currently named S2 Extensions. When comparing the current DVB-S2 standard against the full implementation of S2 Extensions, efficiency gains of up to 37 percent can be achieved.