German transmitter network operator Media Broadcast has selected a range of products from Norwegian media transport solutions provider Nevion for the new broadcast distribution network ARD-Disnet.
The network is designed to handle DVB-T, DVB-T2 HD, FM, DAB+ and generic data transport. Media Broadcast was commissioned by regional affiliates of German public broadcaster ARD to build and run the infrastructure. One of the major drivers was the need to handle the increased bandwidth and availability requirements resulting from the conversion of signals to DVB-T2 HD.
Nevion and its partner Logic Media Solutions, a German system architect and distributor of professional broadcast and telecommunication equipment, provided the equipment to transport the signals over IP to more than 200 DVB-T2 HD transmitters.
The project went live at the end of 2016, less than one year after Nevion received the order. After an initial parallel operation with the old network, the full switchover took place on January 1, 2017.
“With the help of Logic Media Solutions’ expertise and Nevion’s solutions, we have been able to implement a high performance, scalable and highly available broadcast infrastructure that covers all the digital services of the commissioning group and is also able to accommodate future broadcasting requirements for years to come,” said Frank Schulz, CTO of Media Broadcast.
The new distribution network allows studios and broadcasters to benefit from up to 100 times more bandwidth capacity than the previous network. It ensures a guaranteed network availability rate of 99.9%, according to Nevion.
Nevion will exhibit at IBC 2017 at booth 1.B71 and Media Broadcast will also attend Nevion’s pre-show event Connect better + Share Better = Broadcast Better.
