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New Fan Assembly Option Added to ViaLiteHD 3U Rack Chassis

ViaLite has introduced a new fan assembly option for its 3U rack chassis. Housing 12 small fans, the assembly lowers the operating temperature of the chassis and its inserted chassis cards by increasing air circulation. This new feature is especially beneficial for chassis units located in higher ambient temperatures, whether housed in an equipment room rack system or outdoor enclosure. Read more »

ViaLite Returns to Exhibition Floor with Four Stellar Events

ViaLite eagerly returns to trade events to impress with the latest innovations in RF over fiber (RFoF) technology this fall. The first is Satellite 2021 from 8-10 September 2021 in National Harbor, Maryland, USA. One of the products on display on booth 922 will be ViaLite’s Blue OEM 1U Chassis designed for operations which require RFoF links in the transmit or receive direction, or both. Read more »

ViaLite eagerly returns to the Satellite Show 2021 in Maryland

World-Leading Stock Exchange adds ViaLite RF over Fiber Links to New Global Locations

In the financial sector, stock exchanges are required to have extremely accurate timing signals in order to meet the timestamp requirements that regulators use to ensure proper accounting of trades. To achieve this, GPS/GNSS RF signals are fed to network timing servers where these signals are then utilized for accurate timing synchronization. One of the world’s leading stock exchanges – operating across multiple global locations including the USA, UK and Asia – was seeking to install… Read more »

Broadcast Market Boost as Lockdowns Ease

Over the past year, broadcast equipment sales have been subdued as a result of the European Football Championships, Olympics and other large scale live events being postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. However, as global lockdowns begin to ease and these events are rescheduled, ViaLite is reporting an upturn in business and steady return to normal in the sector. Richard Jacklin, ViaLite Sales Director, also observes that even with many events postponed… Read more »

ViaLite customer – CTV Outside Broadcast – preparing their OB truck for the next event

Satcoms in a Cold Climate: Alaska Site for Latest ViaLite RFoF Links

Satellite internet services provider, Isotropic Networks, is investing in high performance ViaLite RF over fiber satcom links for their location in Alaska. The L-Band High Throughput Satellite (HTS) links are suitable for cold climates down to -20 ºC through to high temperatures up to 60 ºC. Operating bidirectionally, the links connect antennas and control rooms. For this application, rack chassis cards were the chosen form factor, housed in a ViaLite… Read more »

Top Teleport Operator Rankings Show Popularity of ViaLite Fiber Links

Each year the World Teleport Association (WTA) produces a list of the global top 20 teleport operators ranked by revenue, and the results for 2020 show that ViaLite customers were positioned in the first eight places. Other ranking lists compiled by the WTA this year are the Independent Top 10, where ViaLite was a supplier to the three leading independent companies, and the Fast 10 fastest growing operators… Read more »

ViaLite supplies WTA global top teleport operators

ViaLite C-Band RF over Fiber Links Deployed at Orange Teleport

ViaLite has deployed its C-Band RF over fiber links at the Orange Telecom Teleport in Bercenay-en-Othe, France, as the facility undergoes further improvements. RF over fiber experts, ViaLite and their French distributor Eurosatcom – specialists in the Satcom market – collaborated to help upgrade the teleport operations as part of Orange’s maintenance and upgrade program. ViaLite was selected to provide C-Band operational links for both uplink and downlink paths within the teleport’s facility, with high dynamic range, which exceeds others… Read more »

Orange Teleport in Bercenay-en-Othe, France © Orange

ViaLite Provides Equivalent Fiber-Span Products

ViaLite can provide equivalent RF over fiber products that are no longer available from Fiber-Span. Amongst other businesses, ViaLite has previously supported a Fortune 500 company with 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 the Fiber-Span products became unavailable. The ViaLite links provide accurate… Read more »

A Strong Innovationary Force in Satcom

ViaLite Communications is celebrating its one year anniversary as a member of the Satcoms Innovation Group (SIG). SIG’s mission is to promote innovation in the satellite communications industry and ViaLite, as a new member, has spent the last 12 months sharing their expertize in RF over fiber products with the other members in support of this. RF over fiber is actively used by the Satcom industry; in telecommunications teleports through to space launch vehicle telemetry… Read more »

ViaLite Launches Ground-Breaking 6 GHz Bandwidth RF over Fiber Outdoor IP Rated Module

The Black OEM from ViaLite is the latest in the Mil-Aero range of stand-alone RF over fiber modules. Operating in frequencies from 10 MHz to 6 GHz, it provides the widest RF bandwidth for a product in this format and covers VHF, UHF, L, S and C-bands. With an industry-leading spurious free dynamic range (SFDR) of -109 dB/Hz at 1500 MHz and -104 dB/Hz at 5 GHz, it is the widest SFDR RF over fiber product in outdoor rated module format. In addition to this, the Black OEM features a USB-C field-controllable option, which enables the user to adjust the gain settings accessed by a port which is secreted behind a waterproof… Read more »

ViaLite Launch Mil Aero Black OEM IP55-rated