Focus: Broadcasting

ND SatCom introduced an advanced version of its RCU 5000 (redundancy control unit) that supports VSAT as well as mobile and fixed uplink station configurations for broadcast applications.       The 2RU component is designed for controlling the whole uplink chain including modulator, upconverter and high power amplifiers. In networks based on ND SatCom’s VSAT platforms,...

Tecom Industries, a Smiths Interconnect company, along with German antenna developer Quantenelektronische Systeme GmbH (Qest), jointly will produce and market airborne broadband antennas for in-flight satellite and IP connectivity. QEST said its contribution will include core RF components such as the antenna aperture and signal processing modules.      Tecom will be responsible for overall systems...

TeamCast unveiled two new modulators in its ModulCast range — the MMB-1000/2000 and MIS-1000/2000.      The products meet the CMMB standard for mobile YV in China and the ISDB-T standard for digital television (DTV) in Japan and Brazil. The introduction of the two products is part of TeamCast’s efforts to extend its range of DTV...

Satellite operators have seen the prices for launch services rise, and continued growth could begin have an impact on future satellite purchases. There has been “huge increases in launch service prices” and that combined with the increased costs for new satellites, was having “a dramatic impact in the satellite industry,” said Intelsat CEO David McGlade....

Newtec has selected Altera Corp.’s Cyclone 2 field programmable gate arrays (FPGA) to deliver broadband services to its Sat3Play broadband terminal. The Sat3Play broadband terminal is part of a two-way satellite system that allows ISPs and telcos to provide voice, data and television. The Cyclone 2 devices act as a co-processor to an ASSP integrated...

Network Electronics integrated Skyline Communications’ DataMiner multi-vendor network management system with Network Electronics’ Flashlink, VikinX and Ventura product ranges, the company announced.       The integration enables customers to monitor and control video transport solutions from a single consolidated user interface, reducing the time needed for broadcasters and telcos to discover and resolve problems in their...

Mobile TV and mobile video services offered over broadcast and unicast distribution are projected to grow almost ten-fold from the end of 2007 to 2013, according to NSR.      A combination of converging trends will allow mobile TV to experience considerable growth, from an estimated user base of more 57 million at the end of...

Upcoming changes in the broadcasting market are on the minds of many at IBC. The digital TV transition in the United States and the growing market for multi-platform broadcasting promise to have a fundamental impact on the traditional means of doing business. The transition to multiple content platforms, driven by the demands of today’s on-the-go...

The European broadcast landscape has seen unprecedented change in recent years. With more competition than ever before in television markets as well as new consumer behaviors emerging in the way we consume content, new regulatory issues have emerged. Areas such as mobile TV are now becoming a more important part of the broadcast equation and...

Cyfrowy Polsat, the largest DTH platform in Poland, hopes to become a major player on the Polish communications/media landscape by becoming “a triple-play or even a quadruple-play operator,” CEO Dominik Libicki said. Polsat began its life as a traditional satellite pay-TV operator and added mobile telephony services, launched Sept. 8 using a mobile virtual network...