IP-based Radio Contribution and Distribution Network Implemented in Indonesia

March 7, 2007

ND SatCom, implemented with its partner Studio Hamburg Media Consult International (MCI) GmbH an IP-based radio contribution and distribution network for Radio Republik Indonesia (RRI). The Jakarta-based, state-owned radio broadcast is operated by the Indonesian government and consists of 21 regional stations.

The implemented IP radio network collects regional and national content in the form of IP data streams from several studios for its various radio programs. The digital multicast streams are then sent via satellite to 95 radio transmit stations. From these relay stations, the radio programs are distributed terrestrially via VHF (Very High Frequency) to private households. ND SatCom’s SkyWAN^® is a key technology platform used for the star topology VSAT network with central hubs located in Jakarta and Bandung.

Indonesia consists of 18,000 islands and about 6,000 are inhabited. Dieter Dreizler, Director Sales of ND SatCom, comments on the project’s challenges: “Due to little terrestrial infrastructure, satellite communication is the only way to provide more than 200 million inhabitants reliably with national breaking news as well as regional content. ND SatCom’s core technology SkyWAN^® supports RRI to operate a cost effective network infrastructure. With our media network management software, RRI is able to manage IP-based streams effectively.”