Harris Corporation Introduces Digital Broadcasting System to Brazil Broadcaster ULBRA
July 07 2005 - 9:01AM
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Harris Corporation Introduces Digital Broadcasting System to Brazil
Broadcaster ULBRA Atlas(TM) UHF Transmitter, NetVX(TM) and
Microwave Digital Radio Solution Answer Demand for Enhanced
Broadcast Capabilities in South America CINCINNATI, July 7
/PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Harris Corporation (NYSE:HRS) today
announced the sale and installation of an end-to-end digital studio
to transmitter link (STL) and 10 kW UHF Atlas(TM) transmitter to
Universidade Luterana do Brasil (ULBRA). The link provides ULBRA
with a bi- directional audio, data and video network between its
studios and transmitter site. ULBRA can now transport video and
audio digitally within its network, delivering a higher quality
picture to viewers. The technology also prepares ULBRA to deliver a
digital broadcast signal at such time as they move to a full DTV
platform. Founded in 1911 and based in Canoas RS, ULBRA hosts more
than 78,000 students and runs its own television network. The
university sought a way to more flexibly transport live digitized
video, audio, and data between its main studio in Porto Alegre, its
studio in Canoas, and the transmitter site on Morro da Policia.
ULBRA also required a method to digitally backhaul video from its
electronic news gathering (ENG) link at its transmitter site in
Morro da Policia to its main studio. By combining NetVX(TM),
Harris' integrated high-speed networking platform, and a digital
microwave link from Harris Microwave Communications Division, ULBRA
was able to meet its need for bi- directional transport of multiple
digital video streams at a price close to what traditional video
links cost. As part of the upgrade, ULBRA also implemented the
Harris' ReCon(R) remote control and facility management system,
which enables station personnel to remotely control a diverse set
of broadcast, network and facility equipment by IP. An individual
at one studio can now request video from the second studio without
the need for additional support at the remote location. Harris'
NetVX(TM) networking platform and digital microwave radio provide
the IP link. "Our ability to go to one company, Harris, for this
solution, helped us to remove a lot of the complexity in our
transition to a digital broadcast infrastructure," said Pedro
Menegat, administrative director for the university. "Further, we
found that the NetVX(TM) platform, when combined with digital
microwave technology, was a cost-effective way to meet our current
needs for audio and video transport, while giving us flexibility in
moving to a digital broadcast platform." "Harris' approach to
providing digital video networks is ideally suited for ULBRA and
other groups in South America that broadcast an analog signal
today, but plan to move to a fully digital platform in the future,"
said Nahuel Villegas, regional sales director for Latin America and
the Caribbean, Harris Broadcast Communications Division's
Networking & Government Solutions business unit. "We look
forward to continuing to support broadcasters throughout the
region." "This upgrade by ULBRA is an excellent example of the
synergies that can be achieved with the proper combination of
Harris' industry leading broadcast and microwave radio equipment,"
said Juan Diaz, Latin America sales director for Harris' Microwave
Communications Division. "Harris' line of digital microwave radios
provides the performance and reliability that allows for easy
transmission of video links at a price point that makes this
upgrade attractive." About Harris Corporation Harris Corporation is
an international communications technology company focused on
providing assured communications(TM) products, systems and services
for government and commercial customers. The company's operating
divisions serve markets for government communications, tactical
radio, broadcast, and microwave systems. Harris provides systems
and service to customers in more than 150 countries. Harris
Broadcast Communications Division is one of the world's leading
suppliers of broadcast technology, offering a full range of
solutions that support the digital delivery, automation and
management of audio, video and data. Harris Microwave
Communications Division is the largest supplier of microwave
systems in North America and a leading supplier worldwide.
Additional information about Harris Corporation is available at
http://www.harris.com/ . DATASOURCE: Harris Corporation CONTACT:
Martha Rapp, Harris BCD, +1-217-221-7577, or ; or Tonya Loggains,
Harris MCD, +1-919-767-3278, or ; or K.C. Du Fay, , or Jay Nichols,
, both of Sterling Communications, Inc., +1-415-392-2300, for
Harris Corporation Web site: http://www.harris.com/
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