Press release from Magna Systems & Engineering
New Zealand’s first DVB-T2transmission network, built by national broadcast transmission company Kordia for the country’s new IGLOO TV pay television platform, will use a VideoBRIDGE end-to-end monitoring and analysis system. The system, a first in New Zealand, includes Bridge Technologies’ VB120 probes, supplied by Magna Systems and Engineering, for advanced monitoring of its digital transmission services. Kordia owns and operates New Zealand’s third largest telecommunications network by geographical reach and provides terrestrial transmission services for all the major television operators. The new DVB-T2 service will be delivered from 19 main sites.
Magna Systems and Engineering Head of Technology Richard Greed said, “Using the new features of T2, Kordia will be deploying a single physical layer pipe (PLP) and has chosen modulation parameters that will provide comparable coverage to their existing DVB-T services. The new technology has however raised the data rate achievable in an 8 MHz channel from 26 Mb/s to 38 Mb/s allowing IGLOO TV to operate 12 SD services in a single former analogue TV channel.”
The multiple award-winning VideoBRIDGE end-to-end family of probes is one of the world’s most advanced and comprehensive monitoring and analysis systems available to digital media organisations. Its features include seamless integration between broadcast and IP standards, support for all major industry standards and formats, including DVB-T2 MI and sophisticated data probes for multiple locations.
The VideoBRIDGE components Magna Systems supplied to Kordia includes multiple VB120 probes with ASI, IP inputs and VB252 probes with COFDM interfaces and will provide comprehensive monitoring capability of their service. The expanded ETR290 and T2-MI monitoring functions of the VB120, and VB252 probes are part of the VideoBRIDGE version 4.9 software release, which also adds powerful RF measurements and MIP analysis as well as alarming and support for a wide range of standards and formats.
Kordia Broadcast Network Architect Adam Tommy said, “We chose the VideoBRIDGE probes because they are extremely powerful and as we are moving into a completely new and complex technology, we realised the need to provide comprehensive monitoring throughout our private IP network to the final output of the transmitters. The extensive capabilities of the VideoBRIDGE probes provide us with the tools we need to manage the new architecture of this SFN network and maintain the high quality of service expected by our customer.”
The multiple award-winning VideoBRIDGE end-to-end family of probes is the most advanced and comprehensive monitoring and analysis system available to digital media organizations. Its features include seamless integration between broadcast and IP standards, support for all major industry standards and formats, including DVB-T2 MI, and sophisticated data probes for every location. From the satellite downlink, through high-traffic core network, to the viewer’s living room, VideoBRIDGE offers unrivalled control over maintenance costs and quality of service to subscribers.