Intelsat and Ericsson Successfully Demonstrate Ultra-HD Transmission via Satellite
By Tai Nichols | June 26, 2013
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Ericsson’s AVP 2000 contribution encoders were used for the demonstration.
Image credit: Ericsson
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[Satellite TODAY 06-26-13] Intelsat and Ericsson announced the successful demonstration of a true 4K Ultra High Definition (Ultra-HD), end-to-end video transmission over satellite to Turner Broadcasting‘s facilities in Atlanta, Ga. This was the first transmission of a Ultra-HD signal via satellite in North America, proving the satellite delivery chain can accommodate next-generation signals as soon as broadcasters are ready to offer them.
During the demonstration, Intelsat’s Galaxy 13 satellite delivered a 4:2:2 10-bit, 4K Ultra-HD signal at 60 frames per second. The 100 Mbps video feed was encoded and decoded in real time by Ericsson, using its AVP 2000 contribution encoders and RX8200 receivers, capable of 4K Ultra-HD operations in addition to HD and SD contribution at the highest quality. Newtec provided the modulation and demodulation hardware featuring Clean Channel Technology, and Turner Broadcasting provided the satellite downlink antenna.
"We are tremendously pleased with the outcome of today’s demonstration," Giles Wilson, head of TV compression business, Ericsson, said in a statement. "It shows what is feasible in terms of meeting consumer demand for the highest quality possible. Demonstrations such as this show operators that it is possible to start building the necessary ecosystem and a library of Ultra-HD TV content now as the industry readies itself for the roll-out of commercial services in the coming years."