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Haivision
Supports Live Mobile Broad cast of Match Race Germany in Pioneering
Use of 4G LTE Technology
Advanced Digital Broadcast
June 18, 2010
Haivision Network Video today announced that its Makito(TM) HD H.264
encoder and
Mako(TM) HD H.264 decoder were employed by Alcatel-Lucent during the
Match Race
Germany 2010 in May, in the first use of 4G LTE (Long-Term
Evolution) technology for a
live mobile broadcast. In partnership with online video technology
provider stream5 and
network operator Teledata, Alcatel-Lucent used Haivision equipment
to stream the
popular yacht race live online. |
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The Makito encoder supports SD and HD all the
way up to 1080p60, and is
capable of producing multiple stream resolutions from a single
source
(HiLo-Streaming(TM)),
sending high bit-rate video-to-performance endpoints
and lower-bandwidth video for mass consumption. With the Makito, the
user
needs only to encode once, using its powerful networking features
combined
with the ubiquity of H.264, to reach all possible viewers. Together
the
Makito encoder and Mako decoder deliver an
unparalleled 70-millisecond
end-to-end latency. With advanced features such as WXGA encoding,
multiple
stream output, Adobe(R) Flash(R) compatibility, and traffic shaping,
the
systems are ideally suited for any network video challenge over LAN,
WAN, or
satellite.
During the German stop of the World Match Racing Tour at Langenargen,
held
on the banks of the 536-square-kilometer Lake Constance, Haivision
Makito
systems were installed on competing yachts to encode video from
on-board
cameras in real-time. The live signals were in turn broadcast as IP
streams
over an LTE radio cell to a mobile television studio for decoding by
the
Mako system. The decoder's SDI output signal
was delivered to the studio
director and mixing desk for live broadcast cutting, graphics, and
audio
overlays. Tens of thousands of online spectators watched as 12
teams,
including the world's top 10 helmsmen and the top six in the World
Match
Racing Tour, took the start line for the race.
"High efficiency and low latency are essential to effective use of
emerging
technologies such as G4 LTE, and Match Race Germany 2010
demonstrated the
high visual quality that can be achieved through the combination of
this new
communications standard and our high-performance H.264 encoding and
decoding
systems," said Peter Maag, senior vice president at Haivision.
"Thanks to
this technology pairing, spectacular race coverage provided live
online gave
sailing fans worldwide an exciting window into one of the year's
most
prestigious events."
About Haivision Network Video
Based in Montreal and Chicago, Haivision Network Video is a private
company
and a world leader in delivering the most advanced and intelligent
IP video
networking technology. Haivision's products are deployed worldwide
within
the foremost Fortune 100 companies; in the most rigorous military
and
defense applications; in state-of-the-art healthcare facilities for
video
collaboration and training; in highly renowned educational
institutions for
IPTV, teaching, and remote learning; in the most efficient
interactive
broadcast applications; and within the world's leading TelePresence
suites.
Haivision distributes its products through
value-added resellers, system
integrators, distributors, and OEMs worldwide.
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