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New RF over Fiber Blue2 Link

Developed in response to customer demand, ViaLite‘s new Blue2 Link is a dual-solution OEM which can be setup as 2x transmitters, 2x receivers or a transceiver, as required. Its dual factor means there is now a choice of single or dual OEM; similar to ViaLite’s single or dual cards for the Rack Chassis. WDM can also be added to the product for a single fiber input/output. The Blue2’s compact… Read more »

RF over Fiber Blue2 Link (bottom view showing connectors)

New Outdoor Enclosure for RF over Fiber Equipment

The ‘ODE’ range of outdoor enclosures has been expanded to include a new ODE-B6 enclosure. The enclosures are primarily designed to house ViaLite RF over fiber equipment but are also used to store other customer Satcom, Broadcast or GPS equipment. The enclosures’ robust, fully weatherproof designs protect electrical equipment from the elements when housed outdoors. They are rated up to IP66/NEMA 4X standard. The newly… Read more »

ViaLite Outdoor Enclosures (ODE range). Large enclosures: ODE-D+, ODE-D.

Extended L-Band Frequency for HTS

ViaLite Communications has widened the bandwidth of its L-Band RF over fiber links from 950-2150MHz to 700-2450MHz. The new ‘L-Band HTS’ frequency range is even wider than the previous Extended L-Band range, allowing more High Throughput Satellite (HTS) signals to be sent over a single fiber. Coupled with ViaLite’s industry-leading spurious free dynamic range (110dB/Hz 2/3), Vialite L-Band HTS is the product of choice for all major satellite operators… Read more »

High Throughput Satellite (HTS) showing data flow

ViaLite announces industry-leading 5-year warranty

ViaLite is delighted to announce a new industry-leading product warranty of 5-years (60 months). The warranty is offered as standard (free of charge) across all ViaLite products: RF over fiber links, support modules, rack chassis units and outdoor enclosures. The warranty has been extended from the previous 3-years, further to the shipment of ViaLite‘s 10,000th RF link earlier in the year. Product Manager, Gary Wade, explained that the shipment figure… Read more »

ViaLite 5-year warranty product group - shows ODE range, rack card, 3U rack chassis and also antenna dishes from a teleport

Public Safety Radio in the World Trade Center relies on ViaLite

Public safety radio is an important service for high-rise buildings such as the World Trade Center complex in New York. With modern radio systems relying on accurate timing signals, ViaLite Communications is providing the precise GPS-derived timing signals for a Motorola system in the WTC. The GPS signals are received by an antenna situated on the roof of Tower 4 at 298 meters high. The signals are then sent down... Read more »

ViaLite RF over Fiber Links for Former Cold War Earth Station

The earth station at Raisting in Germany has a distinguished history, having played a part in the cold war and carried live images of the first moon landing. When the owners EMC Satcom Technologies decided to modernize two additional antennas as part of a continuing upgrade of the facility, they turned to ViaLite Communications for ViaLiteHD RF over fiber equipment to carry the satellite signals to the main control room.... Read more »

TIMA Reuters Benefits from Reliable RF Link at London Headquarters

A reliable datalink is vital for TIMA Reuters to connect their London bureau master control room with their satellite uplink and downlink facilities for live and recorded video transmissions. So, when they were consistently having link reliability problems, the company turned to ViaLite to install a ViaLiteHD RF over fiber link. The RF over fiber link connects the master control room on the 12th floor with satellite… Read more »

Khash Mohammed, TIMA Reuters with the ViaLite RF over fiber system

RF over Fiber – the Obvious Choice for Power Station Timing Signals

Rome-based Temi Tecnologie recently turned to ViaLite Communications to provide RF over fiber links for a power station project. The installation required connection of four GPS antennas to relay the timing signals for the power station’s IT control system. Since the antennas were located up to 1km apart, RF over fiber was the obvious choice as fiber optic cable offers very low attenuation at long distances. It also provides… Read more »

BT Sport Expands using ViaLite RF over Fiber

BT Sport recently installed more ViaLite RF over fiber at the BT International Communications Center, Madley to support three new channels: BT Sport Europe, BT Sport Showcase and BT Sport Ultra HD. Several new ViaLiteHD chassis and outdoor enclosures were installed to accommodate the increasing demand for bandwidth from broadcasters to support Ultra High Definition (UHD) 4K transmissions. “ViaLite equipment was chosen because of its proven track record for… Read more »

32 meter antenna system at the BT International Communications Centre, Madley, UK - the largest in the country!

ViaLite Supports Ultra-Fast Stock Trading in USA

ViaLite RF over fiber links are now being used to support ultra-fast trading speeds at stock exchanges in New York, Chicago and Atlanta courtesy of Chronos Technology – a specialist supplier of ultra-precise timing solutions. As stock exchanges around the world seek to offer the fastest possible trading speeds to support high-frequency trading, their IT systems need highly accurate timing signals, obtained from the GPS satellite network. RF over fiber… Read more »