[SatNews] ATEME has announced that Universal Satellite Communications (UniSat), a Los Angeles based, fully integrated supplier of television logistics, production and transmission services, has selected ATEME’s award-winning CM5000 encoders to upgrade its Satellite News Gathering (SNG) vehicles with the latest in encoding technology, including MPEG-4 4:2:2 10-bit features.
UniSat, an independent digital satellite services operator in California, is known for producing mission critical events and broadcasts for a vast range of media clients. This is the first ATEME customer to adopt a configuration with a built-in Intermediate Frequency (IF) modulator, allowing SNG operators to upgrade existing legacy uplink equipment while saving precious rack space in SNG vehicles.
UniSat has deployed six high-end CM5000 encoders in its SNG fleet, providing its customers with the latest encoder technology designed to support MPEG-4 4:2:2 10-bit encoding and that also includes a built-in IF satellite modulator. Since installing the new encoders six months ago, UniSat has covered many high- profile events, including soccer competitions, news remotes of major national networks, Hollywood red carpet broadcasts and government special events.
