Dejero has announced its solutions were deployed in Czech production company Livecast’s coverage of this year’s Prague Marathon.
Livecast utilised Dejero EnGo mobile video transmitters, each with six SIM cards, which combined signals from three cellular networks as the camera operators filmed the race.
Located at the temporary OB compound, a Dejero WayPoint receiver reconstructed, decoded and output signals from the EnGo units to Czech Television’s platforms, said the company. Internet connectivity at the start/finish line was provided by a Dejero Gateway, also using six SIM cards.
The solutions feature Dejero’s Smart Blending Technology, which combines connectivity from diverse cellular and other IP network providers to create a virtual ‘network of networks’, aiming to provide a wide coverage area.
“Dejero solutions save us a lot of time and logistics – the units are quick to set up and easy to operate, and we had wonderful coverage across the entire Marathon routes without any breakups,” said Honza Strohner, CEO, Livecast s.r.o.
“In the years prior, we were using RF transmitters, which are far more complicated. Motorbikes would transmit to the helicopter, where the signal was embedded together with cineflex, and then sent back to the OB (Outside Broadcast) compound. Being able to combine LTE networks using Dejero makes the transmission far easier and more cost-effective.”
