[SatNews] This national television network is replacing tried and true with updated product...

Thomson Broadcast has announced that Indosiar, one of Indonesia's top three broadcasters, has ordered six new Thomson Inductive Output Tube (IOT) high-power transmission systems for its national television network. The new transmitters replace Indosiar's existing Thomson transmitters after 17 years of continuous operation. They will be deployed in Bandung, Makassar, Denpasar, Medan, Semarang, and Yogyakarta during 2011 and 2012.

Established in 1994, Jakarta-based Indosiar is available as a free-to-air or subscription channel throughout Malaysia and in other countries in the Asia-Pacific region including Singapore, Thailand, and the Philippines. Thomson is supplying traditional IOT amplifiers based on the industry-leading DCX Millennium series. The 80-kW transmitters for Indosiar will operate in common mode analog PAL B/G using Thomson's Siriana analog exciters with digital signal processing (DSP). The Thomson Siriana DSP automatically computes the RF signal correction necessary for the transmitter system, yielding unparalleled output signal quality and RF performance. The transmitters will be configured with dual drive exciters and 2x40 kW redundant High Power Amplifier (HPA) technology for the utmost on-air reliability. Furthermore, the transmitters will be fully compatible with Indonesia's 380 VAC mains power system, eliminating external power transformers.