Kordia selects Bridge Technologies for New Zealands first DVB-T2 platform
Published: ASIA
NEW ZEALAND: Telecommunications network and terrestrial transmission services company Kordia has invested in a Bridge Technologies end-to-end monitoring and analysis system for New Zealand's first DVB-T2 platform. All components were supplied by Magna Systems & Engineering.
The platform was built by Kordia for a new Igloo TV service, will utilise the Bridge Technologies solution for advanced digital media monitoring of its transmission services. The components supplied include multiple VB120 probes with ASI and IP inputs, as well as VB252 probes with COFDM interfaces to provide comprehensive monitoring capability of the service.
‘We chose the Bridge Technologies system because it is extremely powerful,’ stated Adam Tommy, broadcast network architect at Kordia. ‘As we move into a completely new and complex technology, we are realising the need to provide comprehensive monitoring throughout our private IP network, right to the output of the transmitters,’ he explained. ‘The extensive capabilities of the system give us all the tools we need to manage the new architecture of our network and maintain the outstanding quality of service expected by our customer.’
‘With this installation, Kordia has created a cutting-edge monitoring and analysis environment that will make a powerful contribution to the success of New Zealand's new DVB-T2 platform,’ said Richard Green, head of broadcast systems for Magna Systems & Engineering.
The new DVB-T2 service will be delivered from 19 main sites across the country. Kordia will use a single physical layer pipe (PLP) with modulation parameters that will provide comparable coverage to the existing DVB-T service.