IBC 2013 Preview Conflans Sainte Honorine, FRANCE - 05 September, 2013 -We are looking forward to IBC 2013 as the European debut of the new Thomson Broadcast. Backed up by a new corporate structure, our goal remains the same: delivering expertise and great products, with total focus on customer satisfaction. At IBC, we are showing the first of our new products - Wavetracker, a versatile, go-anywhere Network Monitoring System - and we look forward to welcoming visitors to our stand. - Pascal Veillat, President of Thomson Broadcast
On display at the 2013 IBC Show
FUTHURA range : a major advance in the television broadcasting : a complete range of fully wideband UHF digital transmitters with high operating efficiency and low energy consumption.
Futhura transmitters are very compact, generating up to 11.6 kW in one cabinet with up to2 9% efficiency and can be installed and tuned over all the UHF band without changing or retuning any module. Futhura saves broadcasters space, energy and maintenance costs, allowing network operators to reduce operating expenses and increase profitability.
S7 HP : A range of high power of AM radio equipment, with DRM broadcast capability.
This range of radio AM transmitters has been designed to withstand decades of intensive use, and provide simplicity in operation : a single button push switches the transmitter from AM to DRM mode. Designed to minimize the cost of ownership, the S7 HP range combines a high efficiency with the ability to run a large number of the same modules in parallel.
**NEW**Wavetracker : a cost efficient Network Monitoring System with dedicated customer support portal. Wavetracker performs all state of the art functions required for configuring and monitoring a Thomson Broadcast transmission network. The truly native nomadic support of Wavetracker enables the network operator to safely, freely add or remove equipments from the system via tablet or smartphone directly on site. Among many exclusive innovations, the unique graphical charting interface allows the operator to check the status of the network at a glance or to access to up to date documentation on any item of equipment in the network.
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About THOMSON BROADCAST
Since the earliest years of broadcasting, the Thomson name has been synonymous with expertise and innovation at the highest level. A trusted partner to the world's leading broadcasters, Thomson has pioneered many developments that have shaped the industry, leading innovation in solid-state technology, Digital Adaptive Pre-correction (DAP), Digital Radio Mondiale (DRM), and Digital Audio Broadcasting (DAB); winning multiple Emmy Awards; and gaining more than 50 patents in technologies that have become fundamental to broadcasting. THOMSON Broadcast SAS is building on this great heritage with a market-leading portfolio of transmission products for terrestrial television, radio broadcasting, and state-of-the-art products for scientific applications, combined with world-class systems integration services. With more than 50,000 active Thomson transmission systems deployed worldwide and a global support presence, THOMSON Broadcast continues to forge technologies for the future, with initiatives such as the innovative GreenPower and broadcast/mobile convergence programs. In addition to broadcasting, Thomson's list of projects in the field of special applications dates back to 1981 and includes installations on five continents managed by private and public organizations operating in the areas of scientific research, medical, or industrial applications.
Information about products from THOMSON Broadcast is available at www.thomson-broadcast.com
About Arelis
Formed in 2010 from the merger of two French companies, MEUSONIC and SERICAD, ARELIS is a major industrial and strategic partner in microwave energy conversion. A member of GIFAS (Groupement des Industries Fran aises A ronautique et Spatiale) and of NAE (AeroEspace Normandy), Arelis is also actively supported by French Ministry of defense (MOD) especially through the RAPID program. Arelis acquired funding in June 2012 from ACE Management, a private equity investor acting on behalf of prestigious partners such as EADS, Airbus, Thales, Safran, CEA, and Areva. Having made important technology and manufacturing acquisitions, the Arelis Group now has the resources to achieve its ambitious development goals in the areas of R&D and production in the fields of RF, microwave electronics, energy conversion and testing.
Press Contact:
Fiorenza Mella
XPresso Communications
Tel: +31 71 523 82 10
Email: fiorenza@xpressocommunications.com
Thomson Broadcast Contact:
Maud Vazquez
Marketing Manager
Tel:+33 1 34 90 33 83
Email: maud.vazquez@thomson-broadcast.com
