As Cyber Monday (
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“The main concern raised by some customers is the upfront cost associated to the upgrade,” Bernard Paquet, Newtec’s (
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To address these concerns, Paquet said Newtec has a plan in place to order to support the migration upgrade. First, Newtec gives a large number of trainings on new satellite transmission technologies and its products to new users. Second, “the Newtec technical assistance center is organized to provide demanding customers one of the highest service level on the market,” Paquet told TMCnet.
These add-ons make keeping up-to-date an easier sell. Additionally Newtec said its broadcast modulator turns around a quick return on investment -- allowing broadcasters to respond to new market requirements and reduce their operating costs, Paquet
recently told TMCnet.
“When the return on investment exercise is finalized, broadcasters accelerate their decision process in order to deliver their customers innovative services in line with their growing requirements,” Paquet told TMCnet.
And though this year’s marked great strides in all segments of the satellite industry, cost is, unsurprisingly, perhaps the chief concern among operators, integrators and service providers who want to take their technology to the next level.
For Newtec said it is seeing a rising interest in its broadcast modulators, as enterprises move deeper into the realm of IP communications has increased.
“Some years ago, consumers watched TV under broadcaster control,” Paquet told TMCnet. “Today, it is the consumer who chooses when and how he will consume content.”
Paquet said that modulators designed for broadcast contribution, DSNG and distribution applications over satellite translates to lower operating costs -- thanks to high-bandwidth efficiency. Today’s modulators optimize the use of the available satellite capacity by supporting multistream, VCM, ACM and tools to counter linear and non-linear distortion, according to Newtec. Additionally, they support simultaneously the most common ASI + IP interfaces.
Marisa Torrieri is a TMCnet Web editor, covering IP hardware and mobility, including IP phones, smartphones, fixed-mobile convergence and satellite technology. She also compiles and regularly contributes to TMCnet's gadgets and satellite e-Newsletters. To read more of Marisa's articles, please visit her columnist page.Edited by
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