Newtec
Multistream
Implementation
Meets
the
Challenge
Set
by
Italian
TV
Giant
15
March
2010
Newtec,
announces
the
successful
completion
of
the
first
deployment
phase
of
its
solution
enabling
primary
distribution
of
digital
terrestrial
TV
in
Italy.
Telecom
Italia
Media
Broadcasting
(TIMB),
which
has
become
the
leading
terrestrial
television
network
operator
in
Italy,
has
over
a
million
subscribers
and
first
started
broadcasting
in
the
DVB-T
format
in
2005.
The
TV
content
was
initially
distributed
to
the
transmission
towers
via
satellite
using
DVB-S
technology.
TIMB
needed
to
make
its
network
much
more
efficient
by
reducing
both
operational
costs
(OPEX)
and
capital
investment
(CAPEX)
and
by
implementing
a
solution
that
was
SFN
(Single
Frequency
Network)
compliant,
in
order
to
reduce
the
number
of
terrestrial
frequencies
it
used.
Newtec,
together
with
its
local
Italian
distributor
CVE
(Comteck
Video
Enterprise),
was
able
to
meet
this
challenge
with
its
DVB-S2
Multistream
solution,
which
allowed
TIMB
to
limit
CAPEX,
by
using
only
one
demodulator
to
receive
four
signals
in
each
tower
and
reduce
OPEX
by
increasing
bandwidth
efficiency
over
satellite.
Newtec’s
solution
at
the
same
time
is
fully
compliant
to
both
SFN
and
DVB-S2
standards.
“During
the
analogue
switch
off
activities,
Newtec’s
solution
represents
not
only
a
faster
and
more
cost
efficient
way
to
manage
remote
site
connections
but
is
also
a
great
way
to
reduce
costs
in
satellite
transponder
renting,”
said
TIMB
CTO
Crescenzo
Micheli.
“The
Newtec
system
was
extremely
simple
to
deploy
and
offers
excellent
performance
and
stability
–
benefits
which
were
critical
to
our
introduction
of
an
additional
transport
stream
over
existing
satellite
links,
and
in
preparation
for
a
future
rollout
of
high
definition
video
services”,
Micheli
added.
The
Newtec
equipment
used
in
the
new
Multistream
network
is
the
AZ810
Stream
Aggregator,
along
with
the
AZ110
Broadcast
modulator
both
in
the
head-end
and
the
HZ914
Multistream
receiver
in
the
transmitter
towers
across
Italy.
“Newtec
has
a
long-standing
commitment
and
a
proven
track
record
in
Multistream
with
multiple
deployments
worldwide,
and
we
were
proud
to
work
with
our
partners
CVE
to
deliver
this
important
solution
to
such
a
high
profile
client
in
Italy,”
said
Newtec
CEO
Serge
Van
Herck.
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