Wavestream High Power Amplifier Selected by SIS LIVE
Amplifier to be Integrated into uPod Micro Satellite Broadcast Vehicle
San Dimas, California, October 14, 2009—Wavestream Corporation announced today that SIS LIVE, Europe’s largest outside broadcaster and uplink supplier, has selected Wavestream’s next generation Ku-band High Power Amplifier (HPA) for integration into its uPod Micro mobile satellite uplink terminal. Wavestream’s HPA is part of SIS LIVE’s uplink system delivered to ITN, news provider to ITV and Channel 4, the two largest free-to-air broadcasters in the United Kingdom. The terminal has been supplied to enhance ITN’s capabilities to provide news from around the world and initially was used for the UK political party conference season.
“SIS LIVE selected our amplifier because it is extremely powerful, yet compact and lightweight to suit their mobile broadcast facility,” stated Cliff Cooke, president and chief executive officer of Wavestream. “Our next generation solid state amplifiers have been field-proven in military SATCOM applications for several years. We are now bringing this technology to the commercial world, with SIS LIVE representing one of the first successful implementations designed for mobile broadcasting.”
Wavestream’s solid state Ku-band amplifier provides high output power in a smaller, lighter product package than traditional amplifier solutions. The company’s innovative, next generation Spatial Power Advantage™ technology improves output power while using less energy. The result is a more efficient amplifier solution to help operators reduce costs over the lifecycle of the system.
Mark Shadbolt, sales director at SIS LIVE, stated, “ITV was looking for a solution that was smaller and lighter, and required the least power consumption in the business. The Wavestream product easily met our criteria, and was also able to meet our aggressive delivery schedule.”
About Wavestream
Wavestream designs and manufactures next generation solid-state power amplifiers for mission-critical defense and broadcast satellite communications systems.
The company’s innovative Spatial Power Advantage technology provides higher output power, greater reliability and lower energy usage in more compact packages than traditional amplifier solutions. Wavestream’s proven family of Ka, Ku, X and C-band products meet the growing demand for greater efficiencies and significant lifecycle cost reductions for satellite communications systems worldwide.
For more information, please visit the company’s web site at www.wavestream.com
Media Contact: Karen Johnson, director of marketing communications, Wavestream
Email: karen.johnson@wavestream.com
Phone: +1 (858) 345-5462
About SIS
SIS is one of the world’s leading companies in the television broadcasting industry. It is the foremost supplier of television programming and data services to the UK and Ireland betting industry. The company’s broadcast business, SIS LIVE, has the largest satellite uplink fleet in Europe and is the largest outside broadcast provider in the UK. It offers a complete broadcasting solution from onsite outside broadcast facilities through to global distribution and IP provision. The company covers 100,000 hours of live events worldwide each year, including Formula One, The Wimbledon Championships, UEFA Champions League football and European Tour Golf, and delivers approximately 80% of live news feeds across the UK.
Please visit www.sislive.tv for more information.
Media Contact: Donna Palumbo, sales and marketing manager, SIS LIVE
Email: dpalumbo@sislive.tv
Phone: +44 (0)1908 865554
SIS LIVE uPod Micro Satellite Broadcast Vehicle
Wavestream Ku-Band High Power Solid State Amplifier