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On call: The new Vortex Plus-Pak add-on for Stac- VIP IP phone-in systems
Specialised robotics camera is launched
Telemetrics By David Fox
Plus-Pak add-on manages calls and more
Vortex Communications By David Fox
The new Plus-Pak add-on for Comrex Stac-VIP IP phone-in systems adds useful Caller Line Identification logging and call management that can be linked to an external address database for integrated operation with other systems. It also provides a gateway for social media connections such as Twitter and Facebook. The CLI Management avoids
the need for a dedicated computer for caller
management and will allow users to see if the caller called previously, and what they talked about. It is can also be used to manage journalist contributions.
Plus-Pak is included in all Stac-VIP systems supplied by Vortex giving them full Stac- VIP+ capability. Instead of connecting to standard PSTN lines, the Stac-VIP operates
using VoIP connectivity and can conference up to 12 calls plus host on-air at the same time. Based-on the industry-
standard Stac-6 and Stac-12 (and the legacy TS-612) it provides call management and screening capabilities over a networked browser interface as well as via the traditional hardware control surface and handset. It also provides Skype connectivity and handles calls from HD Voice-capable telephones and smartphone apps. 11.G11
The new HDSC-1 robotics specialty camera is designed to integrate with Telemetrics’ line of camera robotics systems. It is compact, lightweight and uses a Sony 3.27-megapixel CMOS image sensor (Exmor IMX036) with a Canon 20x zoom lens.
Automation ready: The new Telemetrics HDSC-1 Robotics Specialty Camera
The new camera provides native 1920x1080 HD-SDI video outputs as well as SD composite video outputs in NTSC and PAL. Multiple cameras can be genlocked, it can be remotely controlled over a LAN or via RS-232C, has a S/N ratio of 50dB and sensitivity level of F5.6 at 2000 lux, and gain set-up is automatic with a manual override while up to five presets can be stored. 11.E37
Watch a solution to mobile TV overloads Universität Braunschweig By Adrian Pennington
The first technology to embed LTE data in a data stream transmitted from a terrestrial TV transmitter using DVB-T2 is being demonstrated at the Future Zone. LTE, and its successor LTE- Advanced (LTE-A), are the new standard for mobile radio communications and offer faster internet access and
support for point-to-multipoint services such as live TV through the use of eMBMS (evolved Multimedia Broadcast Multicast Service).
The fly in the ointment is that eMBMS is bound to the dense cellular infrastructure of typical mobile communication networks. Technische Universität Braunschweig has found a way to overcome these limitations by providing a
wide coverage area, ideally jointly operated by national cell network operators. The Tower Overlay network is explained by Prof Dr-Ing Ulrich Reimers, VP strategic development and technology: “Imagine that during the Olympic Games 2016 the four national mobile operators in Germany need to stream live video across their networks consisting of many thousand network cells four times in parallel. These streams would need to accommodate the
video quality required by tablets or smartphones, resulting in a data rate so high that the infrastructure would be seriously loaded or even overloaded. “Our demonstration consists of DVB-T2 signal in which we embed LTE data. This permits network operators to offload live video and other popular content to broadcast-type networks and avoid
overloading their infrastructure during popular events.” The DVB-T2 transmission is received by a classic TV
receiver – in order to show that TV and LTE content can be delivered side-by-side in one data stream.
Next to the TV receiver a tablet is being shown on which the same (or a different video) can be viewed that also comes via the broadcast channel. The tablet is connected to a special LTE receiver prototype, developed by Braunschweig, which picks the LTE data out of the DVB-T2 broadcast signal and delivers it to the device. 8.G35
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