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Motion Media Videophone Used On Frontlines

By Staff Writer | April 18, 2003

      Satellite videophones, developed in the United Kingdom, are bringing a new dimension to reporting on the battlefield in Iraq.

      The live action on the frontline, which is being beamed into living rooms around the world, is being made possible by products like the Talking Head VideoReporter, which has been developed by communications specialists, 7E Communications using video compression technology supplied by Bristol, England-based Motion Media.

      Housed in a waterproof box, and smaller than a briefcase, these products are capable of sending live and uncut reports from correspondents via ISDN and satellite technology. Images from video cameras are fed via the Talking Head VideoReporter, digitally compressed, and sent to small terminals that beam the data via satellite or ISDN to the studio. Data is transmitted at 64 or 128 Kbps.

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