NEW YORK, Nov. 29, 2006 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- Diversified Communications Inc. (DCI) (www.dciteleport.com), a communications service provider specializing in delivery of video content for news and broadcast applications, and Wavestream Corporation (www.wavestream.com), a manufacturer of a new generation of compact high-efficiency solid-state power amplifiers, today announced that the companies are teaming up to conduct live demonstrations of high-definition television uplinks from a mobile Ka-band terminal. The first of its kind, the demonstration will showcase the transmission of high-definition video signals over a Ka-band transponder on an Intelsat-8 satellite. The companies will conduct a series of demonstrations during SATCON 2006, November 29-30, 2006 in New York City, directly in front of the Jacob Javits Center at the 37th St. and 11th Avenue entrance.
The demonstration features a terminal developed by Diversified Communications Inc. (DCI), which incorporates DCI's proprietary baseband electronics and a 12-watt feedmount Ka-band amplifier provided by Wavestream. Real-time simultaneous transmission of a high-definition (HD) signal will be made from a 0.76-meter aperture terminal.
"The existence of Wavestream's amplifiers was the catalyst for conceiving this demonstration," said Al Levin, President of DCI. "No other Ka-band amplifier in the world can produce the required output power in a package small enough and light enough to work with a highly mobile terminal like this one."
"Wavestream is very enthusiastic about the prospects for transmission of high-definition signals over satellite links," said Jim Rosenberg, President of Wavestream Corporation. "We are thrilled to be working with DCI, a preeminent player in remote TV transmission and pioneer in transmission of HD video, in this first demonstration of HD video transmission over a Ka-band satellite. DCI's fusion of practicality and elegance has yielded extremely compact, high-functionality equipment for controlling, processing, and encoding HD video signals. Anyone interested in wireless transmission of HD video will want to see DCI's system in action."
Enabling HDTV uplinks from mobile Ka-band terminals is ideal for a number of broadcast applications including breaking news, live sporting events, and political events since they can be deployed in mobile remote settings.
DCI's transmission system, which is based on the latest software defined radio (SDR) and RF technologies, is optimized for both HD and SD television broadcasting applications that require a small, easy-to-deploy DVB-compliant satellite uplink system that can run on AC voltages from 90 to 260 volts or 12 DC derived from a standard automotive battery. In the field, this gives unprecedented deployable options because a typical car can provide the necessary power required for full-motion HD and SD transmission.
For information regarding upcoming availability of terminals and service based on this Ka-band terminal, please contact:
Al Levin, President, Diversified Communications Incorporated (202) 470-5145 al@dciteleport.com Jim Rosenberg, President, Wavestream Corporation (909) 599-9080 jim.rosenberg@wavestream.com
About DCI
DCI provides transmission and production support to news broadcasters and government clients. Services offered include Teleport, Microwave for in-house use in the metro DC area, first deployed during the 2002 Presidential Inauguration where video of the President's limousine was covered without dropouts from Capitol Hill to the White House from a moving vehicle. DCI went on to develop a highly transportable Ku-band flyaway, which operated with 30 watts from a car battery providing HD uplink from Death Valley for HDNews' contribution to the 2006 NAB. DCI strives to make technology work for the broadcast community and those that support it. For more information, please visit the company's web site at www.dciteleport.com., SNG/ENG, Flyaway, and Crewing (Camera/Audio). DCI has been a pioneer in the development and deployment of new technologies and application of existing technologies to new applications. DCI developes COFDM microwave.
About Wavestream Corporation
Wavestream develops and produces high-power solid-state amplifiers that meet the needs of today's communications and sensing systems. Revolutionary spatial power combining technology enables higher amplifier output powers in smaller packages with greater efficiency and lower cost than previously possible. Wavestream currently offers industry-leading Ka-band and Ku-band SSPAs for satellite communications. At Wavestream, we are bringing solid-state solutions to systems requiring power, efficiency, and value with the Spatial Power Advantage(tm). For more information, please visit the company's web site at www.wavestream.com.