ROCHESTER, N.Y., Jan. 19, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- When James
Bober, assistant director/chief engineer of RIT Production Services
at Rochester Institute
of Technology (RIT), needed a wireless broadcast solution for
his multi-camera broadcasts for hockey, campus events, graduations
and concerts, he turned to the microLite HD system from
Integrated Microwave Technologies ("IMT"), a business unit
of xG Technology, Inc. ("xG") (Nasdaq: XGTI, XGTIW) and a leader in
advanced digital microwave systems serving the law enforcement,
broadcast, sports and entertainment markets.
Bober takes full advantage of the versatility of the microLite,
from installing it on a boom lift during graduation ceremonies, to
mounting it on cameras for cutaways during hockey games on the team
benches and in the locker room. During past broadcasts, Bober
relied on wired connections and IP streams, but now he can do so
wirelessly, which cuts down on setup time and gives his team a lot
more flexibility.
"Nine years ago we built an HD mobile production facility at
RIT, which was the first HD truck in the upstate New York area that originally was set up for
five cameras with expandability to eight," explains Bober. Fast
forward nine years with the addition of the microLite we now have
grown to a 14-camera shoot for pre-game and game coverage, so it's
a fairly elaborate production setup for our live broadcast."
Bober's production team loves the flexibility and versatility
the microLite affords them. From an upcoming pancreatic cancer
walk, to freshman orientation, to ribbon cutting ceremonies for new
buildings, the microLite system is used campus wide. One of the
school's biggest uses is for production of RIT hockey through their
award-winning SportsZone Live broadcasts. "RIT is a division one
hockey team, and what prompted the purchase of the microLite this
year was that we started a new SportsZone Live pregame show," says
Bober. "This half hour show before the game is being broadcasted
across the northeast through Time Warner Cable and on-line via
Internet streams, so we really needed a reliable wireless broadcast
system.
While RIT does not have a Broadcast Television Program per say,
the University is the home of the School of Film and Animation,
along with Communications Programs and Imaging Science degrees that
all interact and relate to live broadcast. RIT uses students for
many of their production positions with staff oversight. "Utilizing
equipment like IMT's microLite system allows our students a
hands-on approach to innovative technologies and allows them to
have real-world experience before entering the marketplace," says
Bober.
"Right now, I'm set up with the microLite from point to point,
but the primary reason for going with IMT's system over some of the
other competing systems out there, is its expandability and
versatility," adds Bober. "IMT has its diversity series of new
receivers and antenna array systems. My intent is ultimately to use
that same transmitter and same receiver along with additional
antennas to be able to expand beyond a portable setup and to
potentially equip the campus so that a wireless camera can pretty
much be used anywhere on campus. IMT has the capabilities that
allow me to do just that."
The microLite HD Transmitter is a superior portable system of
wireless camera transmission links for high-quality video
applications of up to one-mile line-of-sight (LOS). It provides
exceptional range at no cost to microLite HD's signature
portability. Featuring superb H.264 encoding capabilities and
operating in the standard 2k DVB-T COFDM mode, the H.264 video
encoder supports the main profile of the H.264 standard and
therefore provides a 30 percent bit-rate reduction or video-quality
improvement compared to encoders that only support the H.264
baseline profile.
"I could not be happier working with RIT to help the engineering
team expand their broadcast capabilities," says John Payne IV, president of IMT and RIT alumnus.
"I am proud to be able to give back to a school that gave so
much."
About Integrated Microwave Technologies
Integrated
Microwave Technologies (IMT), a business unit of xG Technology,
Inc., is a leader in advanced digital microwave systems and a
provider of engineering, integration, installation and
commissioning services serving the broadcast, sports, entertainment
and law enforcement markets. The company comprises the leading
microwave brands Nucomm, RF Central and IMT, offering customers
worldwide complete video solutions. Nucomm is a premium brand of
digital broadcast microwave video systems. RF Central is an
innovative brand of compact microwave video equipment for licensed
and license-free sports and entertainment applications. IMT is a
trusted provider of mission-critical wireless video solutions to
state, local and federal police departments.
More information can be found
at www.imt-solutions.com and
www.xgtechnology.com.
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