Belden Broadcast Vision - November 2014
            
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In This Issue
more Belden Ensures Reliable Broadcast of 2014 Alpine Junior World Ski Championships
more New White Paper: Here Comes Ethernet AVB
more Featured Blog: No Hands for 4K
more Top Reasons to Choose Belden Video Cables
more   If You Think Pre-term Means Longer Lead Times, Think Again!

Belden Ensures Reliable Broadcast of 2014 Alpine Junior World Ski Championships

JUNIOR-WORLD-SKI-CHAMPIONSHIPS-SLOVAKIA_CS00003When Radio and Television Slovakia (RTVS) set out to broadcast Slovakia’s largest sporting event, they turned to Belden to meet strict schedule constraints, while ensuring reliability and performance amidst extreme cold, snowy conditions. To connect cameras and outside broadcasting (OB) vehicles, RTVS demanded a heavy-duty, reliable fiber solution while the aggressive schedule required fast installation and delivery.

Available in customized lengths with fast delivery, Belden’s ultra-robust SMPTE311 Pre-terminated Hybrid Optical Fibre Cable Assemblies provided a faster plug-and-play installation. Able to withstand the rigors of outdoor broadcasting environments and extreme temperatures, these heavy-duty cables ultimately ensured excellent picture quality for worldwide viewers of the event and provided the system integrator, Centron, with complete peace of mind that they were providing their customer with the best overall value and performance.

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New White Paper: Here Comes Ethernet AVB

White_paper_Ethernet_AVB_HubspotRecently, IEEE released a new version of the Ethernet standard, IEEE 802.1 AVB (Audio and Video Bridging), to address the requirements for professional audio and video. This new white paper by Multimedia Technology Manager Stephen Lampen outlines the shortcomings of standard Ethernet and the advantages of this new standard that is expected to dramatically change how professional audio and video installations are designed and implemented.

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Featured Blog: No Hands for 4K

Tentative-Hand-RaisingRecently when presenting a paper on 4K Video over coax, Belden’s Steve Lampen began by asking his audience, “If I could make a single coax that would run 4K video as far as you want, how many people would put that in?” No hands went up. That’s when Steve realized that nobody yet really knows which way to vote when it comes to delivering 4K content.

In this blog, Steve looks at the 5 options – do nothing and wait it out, vote for any and all options, quietly vote for a single coax, vote for a fiber optic cable regardless of future receiver cost, or vote for an IP-based networking solutions. Not sure which crowd you’re in? It might just be too soon to decide.

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Top Reasons to Choose Belden Video Cables

While you may have heard many of these reasons before, we wanted to take a minute to just remind you why Belden digital video cables are the right choice for your next project. Here are ten reasons to consider.

  1. Because our HD coax exceeds the standards, longer lengths are possible
  2. With consistent installable performance, you can finish projects with complete peace of mind
  3. Stable impedance, attenuation and return loss performance ensure support for the latest applications like 1080i/720p
  4. Our SMPTE hybrid optical fibre cables are available pre-terminated to LEMO 3K.93 connectors for faster deployment
  5. Heavy-duty, ruggedized versions of our cables are available for tough broadcast operating environments
  6. Our coax cable’s high-density nitrogen-gas-injected foam resists deformation when bent or crushed
  7. The matte finished outer cable jacket is available in 10 colors for better manageability and color coding
  8. Our heat-resistance Brilliance cables with higher thermal stability and UV-resistant black outer jacket maintain reliability in direct sunlight
  9. All of our cables are backed by superior technical support and on-time delivery
  10. Major international broadcasting events rely on Belden Video Cables and you can too.
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If You Think Pre-term Means Longer Lead Times, Think Again!

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By now you’ve probably heard about our new line of FiberExpress Pre-Terminated LSNH Assemblies that offer faster deployment with plug-and-play installation, improved performance with more reliable factory terminations and better scalability to future higher-speed applications. These assemblies lower overall risk and cost due to reduced installation labor, downtime and system maintenance.

But did you also know that these superior pre-terminated fiber cable assemblies are in stock and ready for delivery in our region? That’s right. While some might think pre-terminated means longer lead times, we have a variety of our FiberExpress MPO trunk assemblies available for next-day dispatch.

What does that mean for you? Not only do your customers benefit from the already 90% faster deployment and better performance with virtually no testing or troubleshooting that’s inherent with our factory-terminated fiber assemblies, but there is no need to wait longer than necessary to get your broadcast network up and running. So if you’re looking for yet another reason to choose pre-term fiber, look no further.

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A Message from
Jan-Pieter van Welsem

VP Sales & Marketing Enterprise & Broadcast Connectivity EMEA

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Sometimes in life, jumping on the bandwagon and making a decision to simply go along with the crowd isn’t always the best option. But when it comes to deploying Belden digital video cables, it’s a whole other story. When premier sporting-events, broadcasters and stadiums around the world consistently and continuously choose to deploy our coax, optical fibre and copper video solutions, that should tell you something. These venues don’t make decisions lightly when it comes to camera infrastructure – being able to deliver reliable HD content for their customers with excellent picture quality is their livelihood. When a broadcast network has a clearer picture, that’s the channel that viewers will always choose. So while going your own way in life can sometimes have merit, when you need to choose video cable for your next project, don’t forget who the big players choose time and time again – Belden. In the meantime, happy reading!

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Visit the Belden Broadcast Blog

In the fast-moving, quick-changing Broadcast environment it is important to keep up to date. Want to find out what our team of experts have to say? Check out our latest broadcast blogs:

In Defense of Tinned Copper

No Hands for 4K

Cinema: Movie, Motion Picture, Flickers…which is it?

Understanding Moisture Damage

Lose Weight Now

 

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