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March 20th, 2017

Multimedia Exchange Platform for Arab States Broadcasting Union Secures Newtec Dialog® Technology


Newtec has reported that their Newtec Dialog® platform technology will be used by Arab States Broadcasting Union (ASBU) for the upgrade of that firm's MENOS satellite multimedia exchange platform.

 

Installed by Newtec in 2008, the ASBU Multimedia Exchange Network over Satellite (MENOS) allows broadcasters to exchange multimedia content, including video and audio material, over satellite across several sites scattered across a large geographical area. The platform has continued to gain momentum, with an increasing number of member terminals and national deployments using MENOS and a growing volume of content being shared, including news, radio, television programs and sports.

Work to upgrade the architecture has already started, with MENOSPLUS+ due to go live later in 2017. The new system — which is based on the Newtec Dialog multiservice broadcast solution — will create up to 50 percent additional capacity for HD exchanges. HD mesh contributions to other MENOSPLUS+ terminals will also be enabled. Additionally, the quality of the Fast News Gathering (FNG) content will be drastically improved from 1 to 2 Mbps using the same space segment (Arabsat 5A). HD contributions will be enabled with Newtec’s new high-speed MDM5000 Satellite Modems..

The Newtec MDM5000 is the first-ever DVB-S2X high-throughput VSAT modem, with a symbol rate ranging from 1 up to 133 Mbaud and coding from QPSK to 256APSK in the forward channel. The MDM5000 offers the choice of three return technologies, MF-TDMA, SCPC and Newtec’s Mx-DMA®, which combines SCPC efficiency with the flexibility of MF-TDMA.

MENOSPLUS+ will ultimately be integrated with the ASBU Cloud, which is currently being developed to enable organizations outside of Arabsat 5A coverage to exchange programs. The solutions provided to ASBU will be exhibited by Newtec at CABSAT 2017 in hall 7, stand B7-20. ASBU will also exhibit at the show in Dubai in hall 8 at stand 807.

Xavier Orri, Vice President Customer Solutions at Newtec, stated that for the broadcasting union for the Arab States, MENOSPLUS+ is an important step. With efficiency, scalability and flexibility at the heart of the all-IP solution, Newtec is  confident MENOSPLUS+ will future-proof ASBU’s operations, enabling the company to grow and adapt their service offering according to the demands of the market and its customers.

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