Newtec has provided a
Newtec Dialog hub system to enhance the live
broadcast capabilities of Telemedia, a media
broadcast company based in Sandton, South
Africa.
The Newtec Dialog hub will
enable Telemedia to offer a data service in
addition to video broadcasting services from its
fleet of Outside Broadcast (OB) trucks. Founded
in 1981, Telemedia has evolved into a
broad-based media facility providing a
sophisticated and versatile product range with
an emphasis on cutting-edge equipment and
solutions.
Today, outside broadcasts
are reliant upon more than a contribution link
back to the host broadcaster’s headquarters.
They also require access to phone lines, the
Internet, email and file transfer services.
However, installation of these essential
services is normally provided by fixed line
operators and is very costly. Once the
installation is completed, the services are
often used on a one-time basis and very rarely
used again. Installation of these critical
services on board OB trucks eliminates the need
for one-off installations and means that the
services travel with the trucks wherever they
are required.
“The Newtec Dialog hub has
enabled us to develop a comprehensive and
flexible IP solution that complements our
broadcast services,” said Steve Bretherick,
Technical Director,at
Telemedia. “This solution will allow us to
provide the same service over and over again at
every location, without installation costs. The
hub has also enabled us to provide a backup
restoration system for the Satellite News
Gathering (SNG) part of the business.”
Newtec Dialog is a
single-service and multiservice VSAT platform
that allows operators and service providers to
build and adapt their infrastructure and
satellite networking according to business or
missions at hand. Based on the cornerstones of
flexibility, scalability and efficiency, the
Newtec Dialog platform gives the operator the
power to offer a variety of services on a single
platform.
“We are pleased to have
been able to offer a flexible solution that
allows Telemedia to reduce its overall cost and
at the same time increase its service offering
portfolio,” said Pieter-Paul Mooijman, Regional
Sales Director, Africa, at Newtec. “At a time
when broadcasting is becoming ever more
sophisticated, Newtec Dialog provides a flexible
solution that is reliable – and this is what
every broadcaster is looking for today.”