BACKGROUND
TVU Networks® is a technology and
innovation leader in IP-based live
video solutions. TVU’s solutions help
transform broadcasters’ serial digital
input (SDI)-based operations – which
include acquisition, transmission,
routing, distribution and management
– to an IP-based infrastructure. In
broadcast markets around the world,
TVU® is the dominant technology
leader with a large majority of all news
broadcast stations using its IP video
solutions.
A Sierra Wireless® Live Video Broadcasting Solution
TVU Breaks the Bond of Inflexible Broadcasting with
Sierra Wireless Modules for Wireless Networks
CUSTOMER CRITICAL CHALLENGE
Provide an uplink solution to deliver live high quality HD video from anywhere
Offer the most reliable cellular signal to its worldwide customers
SOLUTION
TVU Networks uses multiple MC Series modules with 4G LTE Cat-6 technology
to enable the TVU One device to easily switch cellular networks and provide a
consistently reliable, high bandwidth connectivity
BENEFITS
Broadcasters around the world can now go live with low latency HD video from
virtually anywhere and at any time
Case Study
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“Sierra Wireless provides our customers with the broadest
coverage of wireless networks around the world in a single
module. In addition, Sierra Wireless SDKs and technical
support make development easy, and their authorized
reseller network is excellent.”
Matt McEwen
VP of Product Management
TVU Networks
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Customer Challenge
As television technology advances, verticals and industries outside of traditional news
broadcast have taken advantage of the advancements such as real-time sports, law
enforcement, public safety, government, houses of worship and web streaming.
These technology advancements have also created the ability to transmit video from
anywhere for mobile broadcasting environments, while HD and other high quality
video enhancements have stretched the bandwidth requirements for video uplink
solutions. In the past, mobile uplink solutions have attempted to tackle the bandwidth
problem by using a technique called cellular bonding. However, the disadvantage
with cellular bonding is that all transmission channels are bonded prior to the start
of the video transmission and a fixed channel for forward error correction (FEC) is
selected. Unfortunately, this approach provides little flexibility, can tie the system to
an expensive connection signal such as microwave or satellite, and makes the system
unable to adjust for the constant broadcast changes inherent in a mobile environment,
such as bit rate, packet loss rate and latency.
However, using its proprietary Inverse StatMux Plus (IS+) technology, TVU Network’s
IP video uplink solutions can use any combination of cellular, satellite, microwave,
Wi-Fi and Ethernet IP connections to deliver live HD video from practically any location.
To provide the most reliable cellular signal to its worldwide customers, TVU required
a connectivity solution that provided the broadest coverage of 3G/4G/LTE Cat-6
networks.
Sierra Wireless AirPrime® Solution
TVU discovered the Sierra Wireless® MC Series networking modules for 4G LTE-
Advanced and LTE networks. The industrial-grade Mini Card PCI-SIG® standards-
based module enables easy integration of wireless on mobile platforms. The module
offers plug and play connectivity on the world’s fastest LTE networks, providing
unprecedented speeds, bandwidth and network performance. Global coverage on
LTE-Advanced networks, including 4G LTE Cat-6, allows TVU to provide a mobile
solution that easily switches cellular networks for consistently reliable, high bandwidth
connectivity.