WATERLOO – Dejero is helping to power private hot spots for broadcasters at the London 2012 Olympics.
Working with IDX and 7th Wave, the companies have built out a long-range private Wi-Fi network at 7th Wave’s rooftop location overlooking the Olympic Park that will provide broadcasters with coverage across the park and surrounding areas. Using Dejero’s LIVE+ mobile transmission products on the private Wi-Fi network, broadcasters have the ability to transmit live video directly into 7th Wave’s media centre, where it can be uplinked to any destination around the world. With this private network in place, live HD and SD transmissions can be broadcast with high quality and short latency, even if minimal or no bandwidth is available from the cellular networks.
To access these private hotspots, broadcasters can bring their own Dejero LIVE+ 20/20 Transmitters or iPhones and iPads with the Dejero LIVE+ Mobile App software, which we profiled here, installed. LIVE+ 20/20 Transmitters can also be hired directly from the 7th Wave facilities.
“With hundreds of thousands of mobile phones in use near the Olympic venues, the cellular networks are expected to be highly congested during the Games,” said Dejero COO Todd Schneider, in the announcement. “The establishment of the 7th Wave-Dejero private wireless hotspots will provide broadcasters with a very strong and reliable cellular network supplement that can be used in conjunction with Dejero’s LIVE+ platform of wireless transmission products.”
