Newtec has added new modulation, demodulation, and upconverter equipment to its satellite broadband portfolio for show at IBC2008 in Amsterdam. Within the 1 product family, there's the high speed modulator EL178, high speed demodulator EL978, and EL478, a high speed modem. All are compatible with the DVB-S2 standard and are capable of reaching speeds of 160 Mbit/sec. Newtec will also be unveiling its patent pending Noise and Distortion estimator (NoDE). This is a new software tool that will be available at no charge on all Newtec demodulation equipment. NoDE allows the power of the transponder input signal to be tuned to generate maximum output power, performing a continuous and accurate measurement of the noise margin and amount of non-linear distortion on satellite signals. This measurement then allows the optimum operating point of the transponder to be identified, maximizing throughput on all satellite transmissions. Newtec has also extended the range of frequency band available on all upconverter products in the Azimuth product family. The new upconverters offer two new overlapping frequency ranges covering the 17.3 – 18.1 GHz and the 17.6 – 18.4 GHz frequency ranges. Newtec has also developed the AZ210 1+1 frequency converter redundancy switch. All of this new equipment may be viewed at Stand 1.A49.

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