Hughes HX System
Chosen by
Kazteleradio for
National Digital
Television
Transmission Network
April 22, 2014
Hughes Network
Systems, LLC has
signed a contract to
supply Kazteleradio
Corporation,
Kazakhstan's
national
broadcasting
operator, with a
comprehensive HX
broadband satellite
solution to monitor
and control the
country's national
digital terrestrial
DVB-T2 Standard
television network.
Comprising two
redundant HX
gateways located in
Almaty
and Astana and 13
mesh mini-gateways,
the solution
includes well over
800 HX260 mesh
terminals located at
television towers
across
Kazakhstan,
delivering
high-quality voice
and data
connectivity for
monitoring and
control of all
transmissions,
making it one of the
largest networks of
its kind.
"We evaluated
proposals from
several solution
providers according
to the strict
requirements of our
technical tender,"
said Abai Kadraliev,
Chairman of the
Board of
Kazteleradio.
"Hughes was the only
one to meet 100
percent of the
criteria. The Hughes
HX solution provides
us with satellite
channels to gather
information on
operations of the
digital broadcast
network with 827
sites. This
solution has the
best possible space
segment efficiency
while also enabling
a number of
important
value-added services
among our regional
offices, such as
video conferencing."
"We're proud that
Hughes technology
was chosen to power
this important
initiative in
Kazakhstan,"
said Dr.
Arunas Slekys,
vice president and
general manager,
Russia/CIS
at Hughes. "It
represents one of
the largest mesh
TDMA networks
deployed anywhere,
supporting a very
high level of robust
operation and
reliability for
Kazteleradio's newly
implemented digital
terrestrial
television system."
Two HX gateways will
be operated in a
geographically
redundant mode to
ensure high
availability, with
HX260 mesh broadband
terminals configured
at every tower
location for single
satellite hop
connectivity, ideal
for voice and video
conferencing.
Kazteleradio
technicians can
monitor proper and
continuous operation
of all
transmissions, and
are able to
troubleshoot
virtually every
component at the
remote facility when
issues arise.
