NEP Launches New Mobile Unit ND

NEP has completed work on a new mobile unit, ND1, which incorporates a number of cutting edge technologies that will be used primarily for NBC Sports coverage of Sunday Night Football.

ND1 is a truly cutting-edge broadcast facility, perfectly matched to support Sunday Night Football, the most-watched and most technically advanced broadcast on TV, said Ken Goss, senior VP, remote operations and production planning, NBC Sports Group in a statement. NBC Sports and NEP have had a fantastic relationship for nearly 20 years, and the launch of this new mobile unit exemplifies the synergy we have developed as a team over two decades - and continues our legacy of working together to push remote broadcast technology forward.

Notable new tech innovations is what NEP is calling a revolutionary workstation design platform, which enables almost any job function to be performed from almost any workspace in the truck at the push of a button.

ND1 is also one of NEPs family of next-generation mobile units that use a new approach to design and construct. This produces trailers with more interior space while taking up a smaller footprint in the compound.

To create the unit, NEP engineers also used tools from the aircraft industry to design a trailer that is stronger, stiffer, and 20 percent lighter. That will result in greater weight-carrying capacity, reduced maintenance downtime, a better ride for the equipment, and a longer life for both the equipment and the trailer itself, NEP believes.

ND1 consists of four 53-foot double-expanding trailers with seating for more than 75 operating positions.

Its infrastructure is completely 1080p-capable and NEP believes ND1 has the largest routing switcher available for a mobile production facility in the U.S.

It offers 100% fiber-optic connectivity; has EVS XT3 media servers for tapeless, fully digital recording workflows; embedded audio support for 16 channels; a Grass Valley Kayenne Elite 9 M/E production switcher; and has Calrec Artemis and Apollo audio consoles.

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