New products and enhancements along with traditional products and services for satellite earth stations are the
focus for Peak Communications. The company is demonstrating its Automatic Uplink Power Controller with a new anti- scintillation feature that, according to Peak, is being widely heralded by earth station operators. Also on show are an outdoor/OEM
beacon receiver unit, a range of active and passive splitters/ combiners, a multi-channel gain control unit and reference generators/ distribution units. The Peak CW Beacon tracking receiver traditionally supplied in a rack mounted
The UPC7000 now includes optional enhancement
format or integrated with an AUPC unit is now available in an
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outdoor style enclosure that doubles as an OEM module for further integration. The unit includes a fast acquisition feature and is controlled directly via remote control or via a separate rack mounted ‘dummy’ front panel.
The range of Peak ‘Automatic UpLink Power Controllers’ is now available with an optional enhanced setting facility allowing rapid compensation changes to overcome the effects of scintillation with typically low look angle Satellites. This optional enhancement is currently available for single channel units (UPC7001) and can be enabled during operation either from the front panel or via remote control by the user. 1.B22
Chello for Zone
Romantica
Chello DMC has been selected to provide playout and distribution services for Zone Romantica, a female- oriented drama and entertainment channel from Chello Zone. Chello DMC’s
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appointment to Zone Romantica requires the aggregation and digitisation of its active library totalling around 2,500 hours on Digi and IMIX Tape. The channel was distributed on Sirius but moved to T12 with around 800 downlink sites migrating to the new satellite. “As one of Europe’s leading providers of channel playout services, TV distribution and content delivery, Chello DMC are the ideal partner to help us expand our channel throughout Europe,” said Rhiannon Harries, Chief of Operations, Chello Zone. “We are excited to be bringing Zone Romantica’s fun and emotionally charged drama to new audiences throughout Europe using Chello DMC’s first-rate technology.” 1.D39