Rohde & Schwarz to supply DTT broadcast equipment in Ireland
Rohde & Schwarz UK has been awarded a contract to supply digital terrestrial TV broadcast equipment for Ireland's Digital Terrestrial Television roll-out.
The project will involve the deployment of Rohde & Schwarz's 4+1 digital TV transmitter systems at 12 high power sites throughout Ireland.
Rohde & Schwarz UK will act as the primary contractor, while partner company Spinner, an RF component manufacturer, will supply combiners, feeders and antenna switching frames.
"Our digital TV trials suggested that there is strong demand for digital TV services in Ireland. Hence, this is a fast-paced project, as our plan is to be able to offer digital TV well in advance of the analogue switch-off," said Eamonn Reid, RTÉNL's Head of Projects. He added: "Rohde & Schwarz' proposal offered the best solution from many perspectives, including technical quality and power efficiency. Their track record on previous RTÉNL projects and the quality of equipment they have already installed helped secure this contract. RTÉNL is looking forward to working with Rohde & Schwarz over the coming months on what we expect will be another successful deployment."
Paul Harfoot, Rohde & Schwarz' Broadcast Sales Manager, commented: "Our highly efficient transmitter technology and an experienced project team means that Rohde & Schwarz and our partner Spinner are ideally positioned to meet RTÉNL's requirements. As a key technology supplier to RTÉNL for its DAB network, this is also an endorsement of Rohde & Schwarz' capabilities in meeting broadcasters' needs by providing large-scale turn-key installations that deliver on these requirements."
He added: "The switch from analogue to digital transmission has proved an opportunity for broadcasters to drastically cut their operating costs by adopting the latest, power efficient transmitter technologies, and Rohde & Schwarz is at the forefront of the energy efficiency drive. The transmitters we are supplying will enable significant energy savings compared to the existing analogue network over the years to come."
The entire deployment is due to take place by Jan 2009, as RTÉNL's goal is to provide digital TV transmissions to around 90 per cent of Ireland's population by the end of 2010.
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