NEWTEC DELIVERS DVB-S2 DUALFLOW™ FOR NORTH AMERICAN RACING GIANT ROBERTS COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK
Sint-Niklaas, Belgium, 7th April 2010. Newtec announces today that Roberts Communications Network, LLC. (Roberts) – North America's leading provider of horse and greyhound simulcast racing transmission services – has placed a multi-million US$ order with Newtec to upgrade its contribution network to a high definition and IP based DVB-S2 solution using Newtec’s unique DualFlowTM technology.
RCN operates more than 100 satellite uplink facilities across North America and its simulcasts are received by licensed locations throughout the world. The Roberts network will be re-built into two parts: contribution from the race tracks transmitting race content to the Roberts central aggregation hub and distribution to end users consisting of racetracks, off track betting (OTB) outlets, casino racebooks, Indian reservations, bars, restaurants and consumers.
The order follows a very thorough evaluation of the solution offered by Newtec with respect to reliability, bandwidth efficiency and transmission security. Newtec will deliver several hundred modulators and demodulators, and a redundancy switching/routing solution.
“We are extremely proud of our market position and track record in simulcast broadcasting, and today’s announcement marks a new era in service quality for our industry,” said Todd Roberts, President and CEO at Roberts Communications Network. Roberts added: “This upgrade will give our clients and racing fans all over the world the very best picture quality using today’s advanced technology. Newtec provides us with a very efficient solution for our satellite transmission, significantly reducing our satellite bandwidth usage”.
The network is all IP-based using Newtec’s DualFlow™ technology. Newtec has delivered its Azimuth AZ110 Broadcast satellite modulators and Azimuth AZ910 Contribution demodulators which are equipped with DualFlow™, offering broadcasters the ability to migrate easily from a conventional ASI to IP infrastructure. Roberts will use the equipment in IP mode to interconnect the encoding and modulation equipment and use higher order modulation to minimize the occupied bandwidth on the transponder. Additionally the modulators and demodulators will be equipped with AES encryption to warrant a secure contribution feed.
“I’m absolutely thrilled that Roberts Communications Network has chosen to take such an important and leading step with Newtec,” said Serge Van Herck, CEO at Newtec. Van Herck added: “We have a proven track record for reliability, efficiency, flexibility and scalability of our products and we are ready to upgrade the network”.
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Newtec is launching the exclusive DualFlow™ solution at NAB show in Las Vegas 12th until 15th April 2010. DualFlow™ guarantees future-proof flexibility. And you get to say when: www.saywhen.tv.
For more information please contact:
Newtec Cy.
Kerstin Roost
Public Relations Director
Tel: +49.30.43095-562
E-mail: Kerstin.Roost@newtec.eu
ABOUT NEWTEC www.newtec.eu
Newtec is the European market leader in Satellite Communications, offering highly reliable products and solutions including DVB-S2 modulators and modems, Digital TV & Radio Distribution and Exchange networks, IP Broadband Access Networks as well as software solutions for the optimization of Internet traffic to customers worldwide.
With its ambitious policy of re-investment in R&D, Newtec is recognized as a forerunner in several innovative satellite communication technologies, which have been published as industry standards (DVB, DVB-S2, DVB RCS and iSatTV Cenelec pr EN50478).
Established in 1985, and headquartered in Belgium, the company has regional offices located in Stamford (US), Singapore (Singapore), Beijing (China), Dubai (UAE) and São Paulo (Brazil). Newtec’s Tellitec® IP software products for Internet traffic optimization and data communication are engineered in Newtec’s research and development facilities in Berlin (Germany). Newtec's subsidiary TurboConcept in Brest (France), develops Intellectual Property Cores for turbo and LDPC building blocks.
More details about DualFlow™ are available at: www.saywhen.tv.
For more information on Newtec’s products and solutions visit Newtec at NAB show in Las Vegas, Convention Center, Booth SU2217 12th until 15th April 2010: 
http://www.newtec.eu/NAB2010
ABOUT Roberts Communications Network www.robertscomnet.com
Roberts Communications Network, LLC is the world’s largest distributor of horse and greyhound, racing simulcasts operating more than 100 satellite uplink facilities around North America. Headquartered in Las Vegas, Nevada, their live horse and greyhound racing and jai alai simulcasts are received by licensed receiving locations around the world.
For more information please contact:
Roberts Communications Network, LLC
Todd Roberts
President & CEO
Tel: +1.702.227-7510 E-mail: troberts@rcnmail.com