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miniCASTER® TWINSAT Breaks Speed Record on NewsSpotter

MUNICH, September 9, 2016 /PRNewswire/ --

    The miniCASTER(R) has broken a new bandwidth record on Eutelsat's NewsSpotter ka band
with its new TWINSAT antenna system, as the company announced today at the International
Broadcast Convention (IBC) in Amsterdam (Stand 1.A76).

    The miniCASTER(R) TWINSAT is a double antenna system where two Sat-IP modems are
bonded simultaneously to achieve a doubling in performance. Where traditional NewsSpotter
systems have a limitation with 10 Mbit/s up-/or down speed, users of miniCASTER(R) TWINSAT
antennas reach 20 Mbit/s up/down speed. This is important for high end productions using
H.265/HEVC, where bandwidths up to 20 Mbit/s are crucial.

    One big advantage of this system is the 100% reserve in case of bandwidth reductions,
(known as rain fade) in which two systems will maintain around 10 Mbit/s, providing enough
bandwidth for HD live signals.An additional positive factor is that where ka-band systems
lack of redundancy, the miniCASTER(R) TWINSAT is fully redundant. Every single part of the
system is available twice. In case of one system going down, the second system will stay
online and keep the signal up uninterrupted.

    This is doable by using intelligent bonding systems like the ones from LiveU. The new
LiveU bonding unit 710 combines the two Sat-IP bandwidths into one single stream and
encodes in H.265 format (HEVC) and is recommended to be used with miniCASTER(R) TWINSAT.

    About NewsSpotter:

    NewsSpotter is a service by Eutelsat, where a ka-band satellite provides broadband
connection all over Europe.. NewsSpotter delivers seamless integration into IP networks
using state-of-the-art satellite technology, removing the need for any infrastructure.
Broadcasters and live streaming companies are able to go live from everywhere in within
three minutes and at low cost.

    About LiveU:

    LiveU is an Israeli company which specialises in bonding solutions for maximizing
bandwidth in the field, using 3G/4G and IP sources. LiveU provides the most advanced
technology and equipment for leveraging wireless network infrastructure as a video
delivery channel, supported by the only complete, all-inclusive turnkey service package.

    About miniCASTER(R)

    miniCASTER(R), located in Unterfohring, Germany provides antenna systems and plans
(Airtime) for using Eutelsat`s NewsSpotter platform.

       
         
        Press contact:

         
        miniCASTER(R) 
        c/o TV1 GmbH 
        Beta-Strasse 9a 
        D - 85774 Unterfoehring 
        Germany 
        Phone +49 1761 9605701 
        Email m.westphal@minicaster.com 
        Web: http://www.minicaster.com 

        HRB 127 043 AG Muenchen 
        UST-ID Nr.: DE 812 786 315 

     

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