IRG’s Newest Members Keep Interference At Bay

[SatNews] “Satellite interference, whilst only affecting a small number of transmissions, can have a real impact for our clients,”

The Satellite Interference Reduction Group (IRG) today announced that it has added five new members for 2013.

Crystal Solutions, a trusted, leading global provider of Network Management Systems and automation control (“NMS+”) for the video distribution industry, and Siemens Convergence Creators, a leading software solution and service provider in the fields of communications, media, and technology, have joined as full members of IRG. The group has also added three associate members, Türksat, Es’hailSat – The Qatar Satellite Company, and Infrasat.

“We are delighted to have added these four companies to our membership,” commented Martin Coleman, Executive Director, IRG. “We rely heavily on our membership to help support our proactive initiatives and enable us to have a significant impact on satellite interference.”

“IRG has a number of valuable initiatives and is having a real positive impact on the occurrences of satellite interference”, commented Roger Franklin, CEO, Crystal Solutions. “We are pleased to be supporting those efforts, which will ultimately make a big difference to our customers.”

“Satellite interference, whilst only affecting a small number of transmissions, can have a real impact for our clients,” commented Kevin Haymes, Director of Global Sales, Space, Siemens Communications, Media and Technology. “We are committed to doing our part in reducing satellite interference.”

IRG now has a total of sixteen full members and fourteen associate members. IRG will be hosting a series of meetings at IBC, together with the Global VSAT Forum (GVF).