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ST Engineering iDirect positions InterSAT for business growth with significant technology upgrade

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Monday, May 16, 2022

HERNDON, Va., May 16, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- ST Engineering iDirect, a global leader in satellite communications, will provide internet service provider and longtime customer, InterSAT Communication Services FZCO, with a significant technology upgrade, enabling it to deliver enhanced services to its customers across the African continent. The upgrade to its existing Evolution® platform will allow InterSAT to leverage new technologies and efficiencies to remain competitive in an increasingly challenging market.

Key Points: 
  • "We have utilized ST Engineering iDirect technology for the last 15 years, since the inception of the company," said Subrata Roy, CTO at InterSAT.
  • "InterSAT is a longtime customer of ST Engineering iDirect and we are delighted that they are undertaking this hub technology upgrade with us," said Pieter Paul Mooijman, Regional Vice President, Africa at ST Engineering iDirect.
  • ST Engineering iDirect, a subsidiary of ST Engineering, is a global leader in satellite communications (satcom) providing technology and solutions that enable its customers to expand their business, differentiate their services and optimize their satcom networks.
  • ST Engineering iDirect is the world's largest TDMA enterprise VSAT manufacturer and is the leader in key industries including broadcast, mobility and military/government.

AVIWEST Selects Sierra Wireless 5G New Radio Module for Mobile Ultra-High-Definition Video Encoders

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Tuesday, September 21, 2021

Sierra Wireless (NASDAQ: SWIR) (TSX: SW), a world leading IoT solutions provider, today announced that its EM9191 5G New Radio (NR) module has been integrated into mobile video encoders from AVIWEST , a leading provider of live and recorded video contribution systems.

Key Points: 
  • Sierra Wireless (NASDAQ: SWIR) (TSX: SW), a world leading IoT solutions provider, today announced that its EM9191 5G New Radio (NR) module has been integrated into mobile video encoders from AVIWEST , a leading provider of live and recorded video contribution systems.
  • With the Sierra Wireless EM9191 module, AVIWESTs mobile video encoders can use 5G networks to stream high-definition video from live events to broadcasters production facilities, allowing these broadcasters to realize the cost, simplicity, and other benefits of 5G-powered remote video production today.
  • Broadcasters are already using recently introduced AVIWEST 5G mobile video encoders equipped with the Sierra Wireless EM9191 module to stream high-definition video from live sporting events to remote video production facilities.
  • AVIWEST selected the Sierra Wireless EM9191 module for its 5G mobile video encoder after an extensive evaluation process that included lab testing as well as field trials with network operators.

Vislink Acquires Mobile Viewpoint for $18.3 Million (€15.5 million)

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Monday, August 16, 2021

Hackettstown, NJ and Alkmaar, Netherlands, Aug. 16, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Vislink (Nasdaq: VISL), a global technology leader in the capture, delivery and management of high quality, live video and associated data in the media & entertainment, law enforcement and defense markets, today announced it has closed on an $18.3 million (€15.5 million) acquisition of Mobile Viewpoint. The deal is comprised of a €14.8 million stock purchase agreement and the assumption and payment of €700,000 in intercompany debt. Privately-held Mobile Viewpoint, a subsidiary of Triple IT Corporate B.V., is headquartered in The Netherlands, with offices in Dubai and Mexico City. It is an innovator in mobile live streaming solutions, including 5G & bonded cellular and AI-based technologies for news teams, TV production companies, outside broadcast facilities, security and public safety agencies.

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  • Ability to contribute video over:
    Michel Bais, Managing Director of Mobile Viewpoint, said: It is exciting that Mobile Viewpoint will now be part of delivering Vislink Connected Edge solutions.
  • With almost zero overlap in solutions and markets, together, Vislink and Mobile Viewpoint will be much more than the sum of their parts.
  • Vislink also furnishes the surveillance and defense markets with real-time video intelligence solutions using a variety of tailored transmission products.
  • With global customers including major broadcasters and TV production companies, Mobile Viewpoint is a global innovator in mobile live streaming solutions for Outside Broadcast and surveillance solutions.

NEP Group and Bexel Accelerate Growth with Relocation to Expanded Facility in Los Angeles

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Tuesday, December 10, 2019

Now located at 7850 Ruffner Avenue in Van Nuys, the nearly 108,000 square-foot facility is home to NEP U.S.

Key Points: 
  • Now located at 7850 Ruffner Avenue in Van Nuys, the nearly 108,000 square-foot facility is home to NEP U.S.
  • Mobile Units is a leading provider of remote production solutions with more than 195 outside broadcast (OB) trucks worldwide.
  • As a part of NEP Broadcast Services, Bexel skillfully delivers outsourced broadcast solutions and equipment rentals for some of the worlds largest televised events.
  • Mobile Units and Bexel will cultivate our full potential as a combined team under NEP Broadcast Services.