Newtec
Delivers
DVB-S2
Dualflow™
For
North
American
Racing
Giant
Roberts
Communications
Network
7
April
2010
Newtec
announces
that
Roberts
Communications
Network,
LLC.
(Roberts)
has
placed
a
multi-million
US$
order
with
Newtec
to
upgrade
its
contribution
network
to a
high
definition
and
IP
based
DVB-S2
solution
using
Newtec’s
unique
DualFlowTM
technology.
RCN
operates
more
than
100
satellite
uplink
facilities
across
North
America
and
its
simulcasts
are
received
by
licensed
locations
throughout
the
world.
The
Roberts
network
will
be
re-built
into
two
parts:
contribution
from
the
race
tracks
transmitting
race
content
to
the
Roberts
central
aggregation
hub
and
distribution
to
end
users
consisting
of
racetracks,
off
track
betting
(OTB)
outlets,
casino
racebooks,
Indian
reservations,
bars,
restaurants
and
consumers.
The
order
follows
a
very
thorough
evaluation
of
the
solution
offered
by
Newtec
with
respect
to
reliability,
bandwidth
efficiency
and
transmission
security.
Newtec
will
deliver
several
hundred
modulators
and
demodulators,
and
a
redundancy
switching/routing
solution.
“We
are
extremely
proud
of
our
market
position
and
track
record
in
simulcast
broadcasting,
and
today’s
announcement
marks
a
new
era
in
service
quality
for
our
industry,”
said
Todd
Roberts,
President
and
CEO
at
Roberts
Communications
Network.
Roberts
added:
“This
upgrade
will
give
our
clients
and
racing
fans
all
over
the
world
the
very
best
picture
quality
using
today’s
advanced
technology.
Newtec
provides
us
with
a
very
efficient
solution
for
our
satellite
transmission,
significantly
reducing
our
satellite
bandwidth
usage”.
The
network
is
all
IP-based
using
Newtec’s
DualFlow™
technology.
Newtec
has
delivered
its
Azimuth
AZ110
Broadcast
satellite
modulators
and
Azimuth
AZ910
Contribution
demodulators
which
are
equipped
with
DualFlow™,
offering
broadcasters
the
ability
to
migrate
easily
from
a
conventional
ASI
to
IP
infrastructure.
Roberts
will
use
the
equipment
in
IP
mode
to
interconnect
the
encoding
and
modulation
equipment
and
use
higher
order
modulation
to
minimize
the
occupied
bandwidth
on
the
transponder.
Additionally
the
modulators
and
demodulators
will
be
equipped
with
AES
encryption
to
warrant
a
secure
contribution
feed.
“I’m
absolutely
thrilled
that
Roberts
Communications
Network
has
chosen
to
take
such
an
important
and
leading
step
with
Newtec,”
said
Serge
Van
Herck,
CEO
at
Newtec.
Van
Herck
added:
“We
have
a
proven
track
record
for
reliability,
efficiency,
flexibility
and
scalability
of
our
products
and
we
are
ready
to
upgrade
the
network”.
