Ultra HD Distribution Demo Tests Existing Satellite Delivery Chain

摘要

Intelsat and Ericsson demonstrated a 4K Ultra HD, end-to-end video transmission over satellitento Turner Broadcasting’s Atlanta facilities. It was the first transmission of a UHD signal over satellitenin North America and showed that the satellite delivery chain can accommodate the next-generation signalsnfor broadcasters, Intelsat said in a news release Wednesday. "The whole point of the demonstrationnwas to prove that satellite transponders as they are today are ready to accommodate the bandwidth necessarynto transmit 4K over the satellite," said Peter Ostapiuk, Intelsat’s media product management vicenpresident. "We wanted to prove that the current generation of satellites can support the 4K transmission,"nhe said in an interview.