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Digistor Completes Dejero
Refresh at Network 10
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igistor recently completed the
refresh of the Dejero cellular
blended technology at Network 10 and
helped them deploy the latest EnGo
and WayPoint equipment at their news
operations in Australia.
Network 10 compared alternatives
and were most impressed with the
Dejero solution and how it would
continue to help them efficiently
capture breaking news.

EnGo being used to file vision in Japan
for the 2019 Rugby World Cup

They had already recognised the
growing value of cellular bonded
technology and how it was set to
transform the delivery of broadcast
quality live feeds from anywhere in the
world; cost-effectively, conveniently
and with much greater flexibility.
With that in mind, Network 10 carried
out extensive evaluations of alternate
technology before committing to an
entire fleet of Dejero EnGo transmitters
and WayPoint receivers.
On the increasing prevalence of
blended cellular technology, Network
10 BCC Supervisor Rafael Oort
explained: "It's always hard to predict

Cameraman Mark Alexander using
the EnGo at the 2019 Rugby World Cup
in Oita Stadium

live cross windows in breaking news
so booking in satellite windows, as
we previously did, became expensive
and inefficient and we needed an
alternative."
He said: "It could be rapidly deployed
while delivering low latency, HD and SD
formats and broadcast quality for live
or pre-recorded content. The Dejero
solution provided high-quality video at
low bandwidths, was cost-effective and
flexible. It also enabled us to
send content either live or via
store-and-forward back to the
station."
According to Oort the
benefits of the Dejero solution
didn't stop there: "The Dejero's
ability to handle poor cellular
network conditions is another
major bonus. Then there are
further benefits in the system's
adaptive bitrate encoding
to automatically minimise
visual artefacts in footage that goes
live to air. Finally, Dejero provide 24/7
support for our camera crews, which
is also a must. Our crews are deployed
internationally and need to be able
to call for technical support around
the clock. In other words, the Dejero
solution had it all."
Oort has used Dejero solutions for
some time and speaks highly of their
evolution, adding: "We've seen the
solution improve significantly over
the years. Camera crews are doing
live crosses from a backpack, and
they're loving the ability to be agile on
location without being tied to a long
cable. Their picture quality has also
vastly improved. We're also becoming
more confident with Dejero's bonded
technology as it has become more
widespread globally."
Having integrated return IFB to
remote crews also makes the entire live
cross set up much easier to manage
from an MCR perspective.
Oort said: "The crews can power
on, transmit and be live in a matter
of seconds, anywhere in the world,
without having to line up cumbersome
microwave links and SNGs. This
functionality was particularly effective
during the last Olympics where,
because of the Dejero infrastructure,
we were able to deploy multiple crews
and file all our stories at minimal cost."
Network 10 is using their new Dejero

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solution for the delivery of live
and pre-recorded HD and SD news
and sport content and for their
production programmes.
"Typically camera crews file
footage from the field either
live or store-and-forward the
feed for ingestion into 10's
system for editing, Oort said.
"With our current fleet of 20
Dejero transmitters, the solution
supplements our DENG and SNG
resources and provides more live
content from the field domestically
and internationally. A single
camera person can be deployed
at short notice and be live from
anywhere in the world. Fast, Network 10's VJ Phoebe Bowden using the EnGo
flexible and efficient."
and implementing it saying: "Over
In the interests of full disclosure Oort many years working together, Digistor
felt that he could not fully conclude has been excellent to deal with and
Network 10's experience with their new always understanding of our needs.
Dejero solution without mentioning the Much like the Dejero solution, it doesn't
role Digistor has played in supplying get any better than that."
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