ConnecTechAsia Show Daily - Day 3, 2019 - 30

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Show Daily | Thursday 20 June 2019

MARINA BAY SANDS & SUNTEC SINGAPORE

Gilat 5G LEO Satellite
Connectivity Success
G

ilat Satellite Networks Ltd.
has announced that a Gilat
high throughput modem enabled
the first ever demonstration of 5G
services over a Low Earth Orbit
(LEO) satellite.
The successful test was
recently conducted with a tier1 European operator using
Telesat's Phase 1 LEO satellite connected
to the University of Surrey's 5G test bed
network. The demonstration included video
chatting, web browsing and simultaneous
streaming of up to 8K video. The project
team also transferred 4K video to the edge
of the 5G network, which is a key 5G future
use case. Live testing of these content
rich data streams was achieved using 5G
cellular technology that offers many benefits
but which requires an advanced backhaul
solution that can quickly and cost effectively
extend these benefits to subscribers beyond
major cities. The testing confirmed that
this required 5G backhaul solution can be
provided by Gilat modem technology working
with Telesat's Phase 1 LEO satellite.
"Telesat is pleased to be collaborating
with innovative companies such as Gilat
that recognize the potential of Telesat's LEO
system to enable demanding low-latency 5G

The 5G test was recently conducted

applications such as 4K video streaming,"
says Michel Forest, Director of Engineering,
Telesat. "This demonstration confirms that
Telesat's state-of-the-art LEO architecture
delivers on the promise of latency sensitive
and high bit rate applications such as in 5G
connectivity."
"Gilat is proud to take part in the industry
milestone demonstrating the capabilities of
our backhaul solution in enabling outstanding
results for next generation 5G applications
over Telesat's phase 1 LEO Satellite," adds
Amir Yafe, Head of Global Accounts at Gilat.
"This test further strengthens Gilat's strategic
partnership with Telesat in successfully
demonstrating high-end applications over
LEO satellite and further reinforces Gilat
cellular backhaul leadership."
See Gilat in Melati 4101A MBS.
www.gilat.com

Edgecore Highlights Benefits
of Open Networking
E

dgecore Networks is showcasing the
products that deliver the benefits of
open networking to new levels of network
capacity.
Visitors to stand BP2-08 can experience the
efficiency and scale of leading technology
solutions including:
*		 An	 open	 modular	 switch	 for	 100G	
and 400G networking - Minipack - which
conforms to the Minipack Fabric Switch design
contributed by Facebook to the Open Compute
Project (OCP).
*		 A	 400G	 data	 center	 switch	 with	 32	
x QSFP-DD ports, each capable of 400G
operation; as well as a Trident III 25G ToR data
center switch, which delivers the next level in
bandwidth for hyper-scale data center fabrics.
*		 A	 high	 capacity	 and	 open-source	 packet	
transponder, Cassini, offering 100G packet
switching ports and 100/200G coherent
optical interfaces for data center interconnect
and service provider backhaul.
*		 Disaggregated	Cell	Site	Gateway	(DCSG),	
which enables service providers to deploy
5G wireless services and high-performance

backhaul with disaggregated open network
technology.
*		 Disaggregated	 open	 OLT	 products	 that	
enable service providers to deploy 10G PON
services and GPON services with lower costs
and greater software control of SDN-managed
open network infrastructures.
*	 Universal	 CPE	 (uCPE),	 bringing	 open	
networking to mobile backhaul and aggregation
networks for service providers.
*		 An	 L3	 high-performance	 server	
aggregation switch, and L2+ managed switch
for enterprise and campus networks, together
with industrial PoE+/non-PoE Gigabit Ethernet
switches with IP30 metal cases, designed for
industrial harsh environments and intelligent
transportation systems.
*		 A	 new	 series	 of	 integrated	 wireless	
solutions, together with its L2 and websmart PoE switches that offer complete
end-to-end wireless services for managed
service providers, enterprises, small-medium
businesses, and hotspots.
See us on Stand: BP2-08 MBS.
www.edge-core.com

Appear TV New Modulator
A

ppear TV is exhibiting a new contribution
modulator and demodulator, alongside a
new OTT transcoder.
The products are in addition to updates for
its X-Series platform. The X10 and X20 now
support digital video broadcasting satellite
(DVB-S2x) systems and digital satellite
newsgathering with a new S2x contribution
modulator and demodulator.
Furthermore, the new X-Series transcoder
complements its XC platform transcoder and
its software-based video compression tools,
providing transcoders that fit any task or
deployment. Offering a complete spectrum
of encoding codes, the X-Series helps
broadcasters adopt the benefits of an IPcentric operation in their own timeframe.
The new modulator has an RF input that can
be connected to a backup transponder, which
can then be routed to the main output in case
of a hardware failure on the main transponder.
The X10 and X20 can each output two
transponders featuring switchable L-band or
Intermediate Frequency (IF) with 72 Mbaud
bandwidth.
The X-Series features a new hardware
design for its DVB-S2x contribution
demodulator. It can demodulate four
transponders from four RF inputs,
with up to 64 MBaud bandwidth,
while fixed-key AES-128 and BISSdescrambling are embedded into both the

modulator and demodulator.
Utilizing the power of software defined
hardware, the X platform transcoder runs
on Appear's reprogrammable compression
module, allowing the hardware to be
configured as an encoder, decoder or
transcoder.
The X platform transcoder features
support transcoding up to 2 full UHD or
8 HD channels per module. This enables
transcoding of up to 12 UHD or 48 HD
channels per RU for demanding high-density
deployments.
The transcoder supports transcoding of
MPEG-2, AVC and HEVC source signals, into
AVC and HEVC up to full UHD for the output.
All installed transcoder modules in a
chassis are treated as one processing block
with full IDR alignment.
The generation of classic linear channels
for IPTV, cable and satellite can be combined
with the generation of multiscreen package
on the same hardware at the same time.
See us at Stand: 1M2-01 MBS.
www.appeartv.com

A demodulator
for the X-Series platform

Newtec CEO Appointed
SPPI Board President

T

homas Van den Driessche,
CEO of Newtec, has been
named the President of the
Board of Directors of Space
& Satellite Professionals
International (SSPI).
Mr Van den Driessche will
work with Board Chairman
David
Myers,
President
of
the
Communications
Sector for Peraton, to
continue the growth of SSPI's membership
beyond traditional GEO communications
into LEO, MEO, earth observation, optical
communications and into a new era of the
space economy, with a more global footprint.
Other board members represent Arianespace,
Blue Origin, Boeing, CBS, Ericsson, Eutelsat,
Globalstar, Hughes Network Systems,
Kymeta, OneWeb, Planet, SES, SpaceX,
Speedcast, SSL, the Spaceconnection,
Viacom and Viasat.
"SSPI represents the business of space;
the commercial space industry that, every
day, takes bold risks in launching capitalintensive missions to create a big return,"

says Mr Van den Driessche.
"Not because it is easy to
do, but because it is hard
and disruptive. The ambitious
visions of SSPI's member
companies are creating a new
future for humanity. Planetwide wireless solutions that
connect every single inch
of our world. Mapping and
understanding all of earth's
surface and atmosphere, to make humanity's
footprint on earth as efficient as it can be."
The ambitious state of the industry was
reflected by (USD) $7billion new capital
injections in 2018 and is forecast to grow to
a (USD) $1.1trillion industry in the next 20
years.
Van den Driessche has been active in the
broadcast and satellite markets for 20 years.
He has spent 12 of those with Newtec, where
he started as director of sales and business
development. At the end of 2016, he was
made CEO.
See us at Stand: 1P2-01 MBS.
www.newtec.eu
http://www.appeartv.com http://www.gilat.com http://www.edge-core.com http://www.newtec.eu
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