Southern Illinois University Selects Telecast Fiber Systems Ride Solutions

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Mar 19, 2011 1:29 PM

The Southern Illinois University (SIU) Athletics Department has commissioned a apartment of fiber-optic ride solutions from Telecast Fiber Systems as segment of an endless ascent of the department's AV chief manage and prolongation facilities. The Telecast Fiber Systems apparatus powers a state-of-the-art fiber-optic network that reserve video feeds to large screens in the university's new Saluki Stadium, that has only wrapped up its initial football season, together with the newly renovated SIU Arena for basketball.

Systems integrator and Telecast Fiber Systems play Media Support Group supposing designation and technical plan administration for SIU's AV upgrade, that includes a new state-of-the-art manage room housed in the SIU Arena. Telecast Fiber Systems CopperHead camera-mounted transceivers swap camera signals between the SIU Arena and Saluki Stadium and the manage room, providing SDI feeds together with intercom and CCU signals that give engineers complete, remote manage over the cameras.

In the manage room, a two-channel Telecast Fiber Systems Python II bidirectional transmit/receive network provides feeds to video boards in both venues, inclusive a 20ft by 40ft scoreboard with video replay capabilities, LED ring and LED scores tables. The Python network reserve tender camera feeds to the school's sports webcasts and moreover exchanges feeds with broadcasters' prolongation trucks that are on-site to give televised coverage of the games.