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Process Upgrades Help Speed RFoF Production at ViaLite

Ensuring that its RF over fiber (RFoF) products are of the highest quality and delivered on time has always been a top priority for ViaLite. With that in mind, the company embarked on a program to investigate whether there was any room for improvement in its production processes, such as fine tuning quality control and reducing lead times. For this, ViaLite’s Production team employed a data-driven quality strategy to identify… Read more »

Maritime Market Benefiting from ViaLite RFoF range

ViaLite has expanded its RF over fiber offering for the maritime market, helping customers with their communication requirements between antennas on the communication towers of maritime vessels and the equipment rooms below deck. With ships being constrained by limited space, RF over fiber links provide a wealth of benefits. Whereas traditional coaxial cables are heavy, bulky and offer very little flexibility, fiber optic cables are lightweight, flexible and easy to… Read more »

ViaLite’s ODE-C Enclosure Upgraded with New Design

ViaLite’s ODE-C enclosure has recently had a mid-life update, including an improved design and a better connector gland plate configuration. The upgrade has been successful in a number of recent deployments within the satcom and broadcast market and has been well received by clients. The ODE-C enclosure is a large 12U outdoor enclosure capable of holding up to four ViaLite 3U 19” racks or a combination of ViaLite and customer supplied 19” rack compatible equipment. Its robust, IP55-rated design protects the electrical, RF and optical equipment from the elements when housed outdoors. Read more »

ViaLite Supports Raytheon with Mission Critical, Extended Length GPS over Fiber

A new project sees ViaLite supplying Raytheon, the world leading mil-aero corporation, with its cutting edge ‘GPS over Fiber Extension Kit’ for Microsemi GPS servers. The Kit provides mission critical GPS timing and synchronization for systems requiring extremely accurate clock signals. Standard transmission distances for the extension kit can be up to 10 km, while solutions are available for distances as long as 50 km. “The ViaLite kit was chosen… Read more »

ViaLite Mil-Aero Links Get Uptime Boost from Outdoor Enclosure

Defense and security grade fiber optic based communications links need to operate reliably in all weathers and ViaLite’s ODE-MINI outdoor enclosure helps deliver impressive reliability for the company’s recently launched Mil-Aero RF over Fiber Link. The compact ODE-MINI can be fitted with ‘carrier grade’ features including dual redundant power supplies and a fully integrated SNMP based monitoring and control unit. The SNMP site controller includes optical or RJ45 electrical connection… Read more »

Mil-Aero Blue OEMs in the ODE-MINI enclosure

Rapid Deployment by ViaLite Brings GPS/GNSS Signals to DSEI Exhibitors

Exhibitors at DSEI, the world’s largest gathering of the defense and security community, can thank ViaLite and FalTech GPS for routing GPS/GNSS signals into the heart of ExCeL London’s exhibition halls. Working in close collaboration with the ExCeL team, ViaLite quickly installed GPS/GNSS fiber modules and a 100 m fiber optic cable. The cable connected the rooftop location to a GPS repeater inside, which was supplied by FalTech GPS, in order to provide coverage indoors. Read more »

Fiber cable in use at DSEI ExCeL 2021 (yellow fiber in roof area)

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

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