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BCE Chooses Riedel's IP-Based Systems
B

roadcast Center Europe (BCE) has
adopted Riedel Communications'
Artist digital matrix intercom solution
and MediorNet real-time network at its
state-of-the-art new production facility
in Luxembourg.
With Artist delivering AES67-based
communications
and
MediorNet
providing the integrated signaltransport backbone, BCE's new facility
features all of the latest technology
for
production,
postproduction,
playout, and transmission services for
broadcasters throughout Europe.
In addition, BCE is one of the first
companies to adopt Bolero, Riedel's
all-new wireless intercom system.
The company has deployed almost 30
Bolero beltpacks for use in its studio
and outside broadcast (OB) operations.
"After a thorough RFP process, we
decided to partner with Riedel to
provide communications for our new
facility," said Patrick Bernard, Head
of Technical Services at Broadcasting
Center Europe. "Riedel is well-known
for its innovation, reliability, and
outstanding support, and Artist was
the ideal choice for one of the biggest

IP intercom systems ever deployed in
Benelux."
BCE has deployed Artist in a modular
and decentralised communications
infrastructure for its production and
broadcast operations, including OB
and SNG trucks. Three Artist 128
mainframes, together with an Artist
64 and an Artist 32, are accessed
via 60 multifunctional SmartPanel
user interfaces (both rackmount
and desktop) over an AES67-based
network. Riedel's fibre ring and
intelligent
trunking
technologies

Riedel matrix intercom systems for BCE

connect the OB and SNG trucks when
they are operating remotely, and
Artist Dante interfaces support radio
operations and provide a versatile IP
network throughout the facility. For
select customers, BCE also offers a
VOIP connection over a WAN network
using Riedel's interfaces.
In addition to the Artist intercom
system, Riedel's MediorNet is used
extensively in the new BCE facility to
transport real-time audio and video
signals between the broadcast studios

and the master control room. BCE
has deployed close to 20 MediorNet
frames with a MetroN core router and
MicroN high-density media distribution
devices operating over a CWDM
network. Frames are placed in studios
to facilitate signal transport when TV
shows are being produced. The OB van
can also tap in remotely to the fibre
network in Luxembourg and leverage
the MediorNet infrastructure to deliver
shows to air.
"We're privileged to continue
our partnership with BCE, whose
impressive array of clients includes
major TV and radio stations, film
distributors, producers, advertising
agencies,
telecommunications
operators, and public services," said
Wilbert Kooij, General Manager,
Riedel Communications Benelux B.V.
"BCE was one of our first European
MediorNet customers and was an early
adopter of our high-end processing
technology. Now, Artist and MediorNet
will power a facility with redundancy in
its DNA, and with the ability to support
remote production with all the benefits
of real-time signal transport."
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