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Newtec Looks to Boost
Satellite Performance
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s uncertainty continues to mark the
satellite industry, Newtec is showcasing
a number of innovative solutions at
CommunicAsia 2018 booth 1P2-01 to help
boost efficiency, performance and business
potential for broadcasters.
Products on display include new features
from the MCX7000 Multi-Carrier Satellite
Gateway which is used for efficient
distribution and contribution broadcast
applications.
The platform functions as a quadruple
modulator or modem with dual demodulators,
ideal where density and power consumption
is at stake, while the optional Advanced
Encryption Standard (AES) encryption of the

baseband frames gives full protection for
closed networks.
A range of broadband solutions are also
on show, with the new Satellite Network
Calculator being demoed, giving customers
the power to analyse performance and
evaluate potential gains to be made by their
satellite network in new markets.
Optimum efficiency and performance is
also top of the agenda. The Newtec Dialog®
Mobility Manager addresses this area for
the mobility market, where cruise ships
and super yachts are pushing the limits of
traditional satellite platforms.
The Mobility Manager overcomes the
limitations of previous systems and brings

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The MCX7000 features remote in-band management

further gains through capacity sharing which
is enabled by Newtec's Mx-DMA® technology.
Newtec's full DVB-S2X modem portfolio
is also available, including the Newtec
MDM2510 IP Satellite Modem. The modem
is a two-way, easy-to-install, high throughput
satellite modem that supports a wide range
of services including Internet/Intranet access,
Voice-over-IP (VoIP), backhauling, mobility,
contribution and multicasting.
Company experts are also partaking in
sessions throughout the event. Newtec's
Market Director for Broadcast, Hans
Massart, is exploring the requirements of
newsgathering teams and how broadcasters
can effectively meet them in the session
'All-IP Newsgathering: Boosting SNG'. The
presentation takes place at the IABM Theatre

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today, between 2:45pm and 3pm SGT.
The rapidly evolving OTT market will also be
addressed, as satellite emerges as a solution
to meet the demand broadcasters are facing
for the sharing of real-time events with the
best image quality, low delay and buffering to
a global audience over the Internet, no matter
where the event is taking place.
Satellite's key role here is matched by its
relevance for another quickly developing
technology - 5G. This view will be expanded
on by Semir Hassanaly, Market Director,
Cellular Backhaul and Trunking, at Newtec,
who is presenting 'How Satellite will Play a
Vital Role in the Successful Roll-out of 5G' in
the NetworkComms Track of the ConnecTech
Asia Summit conference today from 3:30pm
to 4pm SGT.
Newtec is exhibiting at booth 1P2-01 at
CommunicAsia and at stand 4U3-01 at
BroadcastAsia.
www.newtec.eu

Mediacorp Supports Media Coverage Singapore Summit
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ediacorp, host broadcaster for the
DPRK-USA Singapore Summit, provided
complete broadcast services to support global
media in covering the historic event.
Beyond providing broadcasting services, its
news platforms, led by Channel NewsAsia,
provided comprehensive coverage in four
languages for audiences in Singapore and the
region.
Mediacorp operated the Broadcast Centre
within the International Media Centre
which housed over 2,500 local and foreign
journalists covering the event. The Broadcast
Centre provided a complete range of
broadcast services and facilities.
These included the live feed distribution
and monitoring system, indoor and outdoor

live presentation services and media booth
space with editing facilities. More than 250
Mediacorp staff were on ground comprising
engineering, production services and news
personnel, working round-the-clock to ensure
that the quality of broadcast services and
facilities were world class.
In the days leading up to the Summit,
Mediacorp's regional news channel, Channel
NewsAsia, and its vernacular news teams in
Channel 8, Vasantham, Suria, digital platforms
(channelnewasia.com and todayonline.com)
and radio stations (958FM and 938NOW)
provided timely coverage.
Over 300 journalists, including reporters
and editors from Mediacorp's newsroom in
Singapore and its overseas bureaus, delivered

continuous coverage of the events as they
unfurled. Special programmes included Path
to Peace, a geo-political analysis leading up
to the Summit and Prep and Buzz Pre-Summit
which looked at the media centre, social
media and the public buzz leading up to the
Summit.
Speaking prior to the event Mediacorp CEO
Tham Loke Kheng said: "We are honoured to
be part of the Singapore effort to bring this
historic event to the world. Given the short
lead time, we have galvanised our people
and resources to pull out all stops to host the
global media and provide the best possible
facilities and services to journalists covering
the Summit. It is part of our DNA and the
'can-do' spirit of Singapore."

Ms Tham said that
Mediacorp
journalists
provided comprehensive
coverage of the Summit
for
consumers
in
Singapore
and
the Tham Loke Kheng,
CEO, Mediacorp
region - from daily news
bulletins to analysis and insights and across
TV, digital and radio - in English, Mandarin,
Malay and Tamil.
As Summit unfolded Mediacorp produced
in-depth analysis in its current affairs
programmes and documented stories of
Singapore's role in the Summit.
Mediacorp will present at 1.30pm and
2.30pm today at BroadcastMedia.
www.mediacorp.sg
http://www.newtec.eu http://www.channelnewasia.com http://www.todayonline.com http://www.mediacorp.sg http://www.elevatebroadcast.com http://exhibitors.ubmasia.com/ConnecTechAsia2018/en-US/exhibitor/147758/elevate-broadcast-pte-ltd http://www.elevatebroadcast.com
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