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Companies Demonstrate DVB-RCS Standard Interoperability

By Staff Writer | June 20, 2003

      EMS Satellite Networks, a division of EMS Technologies [Nasdaq: ELMG], Nera Broadband Satellite and the Newtec Group have successfully demonstrated DVB-RCS open standard interoperability for their broadband satellite products. Each company has completed initial validation of the interoperability of its DVB-RCS terminal with the other two companies’ DVB-RCS hubs.

      The European Space Agency‘s SatLabs Group is an industry organization that has been working with the companies for compliance and interoperability of DVB-RCS systems. The mission of SatLabs is to complement the DVB-RCS standard with recommendations and guidelines to facilitate terminal interoperability, and to provide a mechanism for formal DVB-RCS interoperability certification.