By TVN Staff | May 27, 2021 | 10:40 a.m. ET.
Hiltron Communications, a global satellite system integrator, manufacturer and distributor, has completed a satellite uplink and downlink system for one of Germany’s largest television news broadcasters. The project includes six antennas and related control infrastructure which will be used to communicate with the network’s associate organizations around the world.
“Following successful acceptance, we created a solution which integrates fully into the news production workflow,” says Hiltron Managing Director Antonio Monteverde. “Easy and efficient operation were essential requirements. The antennas are located on a city-center rooftop earth station and operated via remote links from the network’s master control room. Hiltron software allows the system to be supervised via a single browser-based display screen showing all relevant performance parameters, confidence lights and alerts. Most important of all, de-icers in the ant