WORK Microwave Offers End-to-End Wideband Transmit and Reception Solution with Launch of New Demodulator

WORK Microwave, a leading European manufacturer of advanced satellite communications equipment, today announced a new single-carrier Wideband Demodulator that, when combined with the company s Broadcast Modulator, provides satellite operators with one of the first end-to-end wideband transmission and reception solutions. Single-carrier operation mode for the Wideband Broadcast Modulator and Demodulator is based on the DVB-S2X standard, allowing the most efficient statistical multiplexing of different services and transmission over high-throughput satellite transponders with guaranteed power efficiency. Ideal for next-generation, high-speed IP-based broadcast and broadband access applications in Ka-, Ku-, Q-, and V-band satellite systems, WORK Microwave s end-to-end wideband solution enables symbol rates of up to 500Msps.

"Wideband is a groundbreaking technology that enables operators to support future high-throughput satellite transponders, running links with less back off and higher power, increasing multiplex efficiencies, and maximizing throughput, said Dr. Gerhard Mocker, Director R&D at WORK Microwave. "While there are multiple wideband modulators available on the market today, there s an absence of demodulators. Always at the forefront of satcom innovation, WORK Microwave is excited to introduce our Wideband Demodulator, providing satellite operators with one of the first end-to-end solutions for wideband transmission and reception."

Based on a powerful architecture that supports the current DVB-S2 and next-generation DVB-S2X standards, WORK Microwave s Wideband Broadcast Modulator and Demodulator provide users with a future-proof solution and the flexibility to support both TS and IP transmission. Advanced features and benefits include higher modulation schemes up to 256APSK, lower roll-offs of down to 5 percent, a super-frame time approach, a slicing scheme to improve flexibility and robustness in very low SNR conditions (down to -10 dB), as well as pre-distortion and ACM for increased elasticity and efficiency under bad weather conditions.

"The DVB-S2X standard dramatically improves upon statistical multiplexing techniques for distribution of broadcast and IP services, along with offering increased power efficiency for single-carrier, power-limited satellite transponders in the Ku-, Ka-, Q-, and V-bands, said Gnter Prokoph, CTO. "Ahead of the competition, we now offer a complete wideband modulation and demodulation solution for high-throughput satellite applications. Not only is our solution flexible, it s future-proof and efficient, easing the burden of broadband and broadcast distribution on satellite operators so that they can explore revenue-generating opportunities like Ultra HD."

WORK Microwave displayed a prototype of the Wideband Demodulator at IBC2016, with commercial availability in Q2 2017. The DVB-S2X Wideband Broadcast Modulator is now shipping.

More information about WORK Microwave is available at www.work-microwave.com.

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