Mediaport Makes News Greener BBC Newsgathering and Radio 1 Newsbeat have purchased Mediaports for rapid-response news coverage. The battery-powered Mediaport, which creates an IP link for broadcast codecs by utilising all available 3G networks, can be on location via public transport quicker than a radio car. (4/2013)
Enterprise Performance from Consumer ADSL Digital cinema specialists Motion Picture Solutions have bought Viprinet ADSL bonding routers and a Viprinet Hub5010, enabling them to transfer cinema masters at speeds of more than 80Mbit/s using bonded ADSL2+. (4/2013)
VPN500 Just The Ticket for High Speed Rail DB Schenker Rail, the leading freight train operator in Europe, has installed a Viprinet VPN500 3G bonding router in its company train. The train, which is used by company executives, features five bedroom suites, a boardroom, cinema, lounge and bar. (3/2013)
Wired Broadcast at BVE, Excel, 26-28 Feb Wired Broadcast will be at BVE, the essential broadcast and production technology event taking place at Excel, London from 26-28 February. Please join us on Stand K48 where we will be showing the Viprinet product range plus the new Mediaport. (1/2013)
The Education Debates on BBC Radio 4 Wired Broadcast has completed a series of location recordings for Whistledown Productions. In The Education Debates on BBC Radio 4, John Humphrys asks a panel of leading education thinkers what we should teach, how we should teach, and who should teach. (9/2012)
James May's Canal Trip RSL Top Gear presenter James May has broadcast his own radio show to Milton Keynes on 107 FM stereo, from a moving canal boat equipped by Wired Broadcast. Man Lab Radio - a novelty feature created for James May's BBC2 TV series Man Lab - involved May broadcasting a five-hour radio show to Milton Keynes on an FM restricted service license (RSL). (8/2012)
Radio Lounge at Trafalgar Square for Paralympics The Radio Lounge, Wired Broadcast's mobile studio, is at London's Trafalgar Square for BT London Live. Absolute Radio and Magic 105.4, the official National and London radio stations of BT London Live, will use the Radio Lounge for interviews with ParalympicGB medalists, officials and performing artists between 29 August and 9 September. (8/2012)
Absolute's Breakfast at Sea Absolute Radio chose Spitbank Fort, a Napoleonic fortress in the Solent that's recently been converted into an exclusive hotel, as the unusual venue for a live broadcast of the Christian O'Connell Breakfast Show. The four hour show, which featured a special performance by The Charlatans, was engineered by Wired Broadcast using a total of six 3G connections to ensure a flawless link to Absolute's Golden Square studios. (6/2012)
Tom Cruise Mediahub Premiere Wired Broadcast used its portable Mediahub for live interviews with Tom Cruise and Russel Brand at the London premiere of Rock of Ages. Mediahub was used to create a stable IP connection on the red carpet in Leicester Square, while Tieline codecs provided the audio connection with Wired's bridging facility. (6/2012)
Heathrow Arrivals Geared-Up for Olympics Wired Broadcast has supplied and installed Glensound ISDN codecs at Heathrow's terminals 1, 3, 4 and 5 to enable journalists to conduct live interviews with athletes, officials and spectators arriving for the Olympic Games. (6/2012)
Haynes Group opt for Viprinet 3G Solution Commercial and agricultural machinery dealer Haynes (who have been around since 1790!) has chosen Viprinet multi-channel 3G routers to replace leased-lines at their regional dealerships in the South East. The company predicts significant cost savings due to the high annual charges associated with leased-line rental at some of their more rural locations. (6/2012)
Radio Lounge at Download Festival The Radio Lounge, Wired Broadcast's mobile broadcast studio and lounge in an iconic American Airstream, is at Castle Donnington enjoying its eighth year hosting Download FM for Live Nation. (6/2012)
Instant Connectivity for Greenfield Sites RG Group has joined the growing number of construction firms choosing Viprinet for bonded 3G access at their site offices. Viprinet's 3G bonding routers provide RG with superior bandwidth, high reliability and secure, end-to-end VPN connectivity between their various building sites and file servers at their Kings Hill headquarters. (4/2012)
Streaming the Ganges Vince Lane Television is using a Viprinet VPN300 to stream live video from a pilgrimage in India, including from a boat sailing the Ganges. (3/2012)
Dubai Construction Sites Benefit from Viprinet Construction firm Al Futtaim Carillion has chosen Viprinet to provide high-speed, secure VPN connectivity to their remote sites in the United Arab Emirates. AF Carillion has purchased a number of VPN300 routers, which aggregate the bandwidth of three 3G/LTE mobile data connections. (10/2011)
Viprinet ADSL bonding ideal for SaaS SaaS specialists Just Computing Ltd are expanding their network of Viprinet ADSL bonding routers, which provide their customers with fast, resilient connectivity for the hosted solutions they provide via virtual software such as Citrix XenApp. (9/2011)
Capital FM takes to the road with Viprinet Capital FM has used a Viprinet multichannel 3G router for a week of live broadcasts from the North East. The Take One In Your Town Tour visited Newcastle, Sunderland, Durham, Hartlepool and Middlesbrough, where Capital's broadcasts were delivered from an Ice Cream Van using Tieline IP codecs and a Viprinet multichannel router using all five 3G networks. (8/2011)
London 2012 - One Year to Go Marking exactly one year to the opening ceremony of the London Olympics, Absolute Radio broadcast their breakfast show live from outside the recently completed Aquatics Centre. Wired Broadcast engineered the broadcast, using Tieline IP codecs and Viprinet equipment with five 3G networks for transmission. (7/2011)
Bridging IP and ISDN Wired Broadcast now has a UPS-backed bridging facility that connects an IP codec at an outside broadcast location to an ISDN codec in the client's studio. The facility is particularly suited to "radio tours" from sites where ISDN is unavailable. By using our Mediahub and a Tieline IP codec, clients can now conduct "down the line" interviews from virtually any location - at short notice and without the expense of ISDN - whilst connecting to BBC and Independent radio studios in the normal way via G.722 or APTX. (6/2011)
Take That Radio Lounge The Radio Lounge was the focus of attention outside the Stadium of Light in Sunderland as GMG's Real Radio broadcast 4 days of live programmes from the Take That re-union concerts. GMG Radio also took the Radio Lounge to Castle Donnington and Knebworth, where they broadcast live event radio on FM from the Download and Sonosphere Festivals. (6/2011)
Absolute MadnessWho would ever think of holding a live music festival in a suburban garden at 6am ? Absolute Radio did, and with Hard-Fi and Miles Kane, amongst others, performing at the first ever fully-loaded music festival live from a listener's house, this was an event that we (and the neighbours) will not forget. Wired Broadcast was there to ensure that BrekFest went on-air and remained glitch-free for the four-hour broadcast. (6/2011)
BBC London choose Mediahub for live reportsFollowing successful trials, BBC London 94.9 has purchased its second Mediahub. The portable system creates a highly reliable broadcast IP connection using three 3G networks, enabling journalists to respond quickly to breaking news with uninterrupted, high quality reportage delivered live from location. (5/2011)
Viprinet Bonded 3G for Leeds City CouncilPro-Net Internet Services has supplied and installed Viprinet 3G equipment in a number of mobile library vehicles operated by Leeds City Council. The Viprinet system provides high-speed internet access for library users, and secure intranet access for council staff, by bonding up to six mobile broadband (3G) networks. Pro-Net are a certified Viprinet sales partner and solutions expert. (5/2011)
ISDN Hire Busy for Scottish Elections and WeddingWired Broadcast hired a total of twenty-five Telos, Systembase and Glensound ISDN codecs for the Scottish Elections and the Royal Wedding (5/2011)
Wired Broadcast at the Royal WeddingWired Broadcast provided OB facilities at three sites for the Royal Wedding. AP (Associated Press) Radio News broadcast live commentary from outside Westminster Abbey, Buckingham Palace and on The Mall using a mixture of RF, ADSL, 3G and ISDN equipment installed and operated by Wired Broadcast. (4/2011)
Mediahub travels with TrailfindersTrailfinders, recently voted 'Best Travel Company' 2011 by Which? has purchased Viprinet VPN1610 and Mediahub systems to provide bonded internet access using ADSL and 3G. The Mediahub will provide staff with instant connectivity via bonded 3G at new Trailfinders sites that are not yet served by cable, while the larger VPN1610 will be used with multiple ADSL to provide a cost effective alternative to leased lines at established offices. (4/2011)
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| An Innovative IP Solution for OBs (Radio World International, Sep 2012) |
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| James May's Canal Trip RSL (Press Release, 30/8/12) |
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| Radio Lounge at Trafalgar Square (Press Release, 28/8/12) |
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| Viprinet Bonds 3G and Satellite for London Fashion Week (Press Release, 25/2/11) |
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| Absolute Radio at the Olympic Stadium (OneGoldenSquare.com, 30/7/10) |
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