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RF over Fiber in the Management of Telecom and Secure Communications

The Federal Aviation Association (FAA) is using ViaLite RF over fiber links to connect communications equipment between antennas and operational facilities where the distance between them does not allow for traditional coax to be implemented. A ViaLite 3U Rack Chassis system was chosen to house the RF links; accepting up to 13 RF or Support cards per chassis, along with an SNMP card and dual power supplies. The system ensures five nines reliability at all times, which is a requirement in this environment… Read more »

DWDM Fiber Links from ViaLite Connect Remote Pacific Islands

When a US government organization needed RF over fiber links to connect remote antennas located on islands in the Pacific Ocean it turned to ViaLite to deliver the high bandwidth required. Using state-of-the-art Dense Wavelength Division Multiplexing (DWDM), ViaLite was able to provide the challenging number of channels required over the long fiber lengths necessitated by the remoteness of the islands. One of the two links to the command center… Read more »

Strong Presence for ViaLite at the Spring Trade Shows

ViaLite has been attracting plenty of attention at a number of trade shows around the world this spring. March saw a return to SATELLITE in Washington DC, which attracted over 14,500 visitors. The US satcom market has provided tenfold growth for ViaLite over the last five years, and this year the company’s booth highlighted its Ka-Band Diversity Rain Fade system in a ViaLite ODE-D outdoor enclosure. The system overcomes the problem… Read more »

Las Vegas strip - Bally's and Paris hotels and Casinos

ViaLite Supports Fiber-Span Customers

A Fortune 500 company has purchased ViaLite GPS RF over fiber links to directly replace the links it had from Fiber-Span. The company decided to upgrade their links to ViaLite’s to ensure continuity of supply and support going forwards after Fiber-Span went bankrupt. The new ViaLite links will provide accurate timing and synchronization for base station equipment, five nines (99.999%) reliability and peace of mind with ViaLite’s 5-year product warranty… Read more »

TV Coverage of Australian Sailing Races made Possible with ViaLite Fiber Links

Spectacular coverage of the Match Cup Australia sailing regatta this March was provided by Red Handed TV with the help of ViaLite RF over fiber links. The single-mode links, which were up to 6 km long, connected ViaLiteHD equipment built into waterproof Peli cases to provide the portability needed for full coverage around the Perth coastline. The Blue OEM standalone modules used have a small form factor and low power consumption… Read more »

World Match Racing Tour (WMRT) Match Cup, Australia. Image by Ian Roman

ViaLite Optimizes GPS Fiber Links for Motorola Laboratories

When Motorola Solutions planned to relocate their laboratories from a number of different locations into a single 12 story building they also wanted to minimize the number of GPS antennas required. The GPS timing signals needed to be distributed to 18 laboratory locations on a number of floors as well as a two story extension. Motorola decided to use RF over fiber as it offered lower attenuation and was easier to install... Read more »

Motorola headquarters, Silicon Valley, USA. Image credit: Ken Wolter / Shutterstock.com

McMurdo and ViaLite Join Forces for Search and Rescue Application

ViaLite Communications is helping McMurdo with their latest Search and Rescue application. ViaLite is providing RF optical and Digital Data links for use at a ground station in Algeria, which is used to operate search and rescue applications (MEOSAR beacon system). ViaLite is also providing customized ViaLite ODE-B outdoor enclosures to house the RF and Digital Data links. The ODE-B enclosures are located close to each antenna to minimize cable loss… Read more »

World’s Top Six Teleport Operators All Supplied by ViaLite

Figures recently released by the World Teleport Association (WTA) show that ViaLite has supplied RF over fiber links to each of the world’s top six teleports, and to seven out of the top ten. Headed by Intelsat S.A., the annual rankings for the Global Top Teleport Operators of 2016 were compiled by the WTA by surveying teleport operators around the world as well as referencing the published results of publicly… Read more »

Eutelsat's Rambouillet Teleport near Paris (cropped version)

Teleport Technology of the Year Finalist

ViaLite Communications has been announced as a finalist in the upcoming World Teleport Association (WTA) ‘2017 Teleport Awards for Excellence’, with ViaLite‘s Ka-Band Rain Fade Diversity System shortlisted for the Teleport Technology of the Year award! 2017 Finalist for Teleport Technology of the Year: ViaLite Rain Fade Diversity System – Ka-Band. WTA selects its finalists from nominations submitted to the association by both members and non-members. Recipients are selected by a vote of the WTA… Read more »

ViaLite Appoints Symbolise Regional Distributor

Amair Khan, ViaLite Business Development Manager, recently announced the successful relationship between ViaLite and Symbolise; appointing Jeroen Husken of Symbolise preferred partner in the Middle East. “Jeroen has shown professionalism and excellent market and product knowledge. The RF over fiber solution that ViaLite provides enhances Symbolise’s capability in providing a complete solution, which customers can call upon. ViaLite RF over fiber compliments Symbolise’s product portfolio which includes BUC’s, TWTA, SSPA and… Read more »