Cobham Solo7 Nano TX Deployed For UEFA Coverage

Cobham's Solo7 Nano TX transmitters have been deployed for coverage of the 2015–16 UEFA Champions League, it has been announced. They were used for the Group E match between FC Barcelona and FC Bates on 4 November at Camp Nou Stadium in Barcelona.

The transmitters were attached to the Grass Valley LDK 8000 Elite camera with OCP 400 camera control panels; Videosys CCCAM-403473 UHF camera control receivers; and Steadicam stabilisation system. All were supplied by Sobatech Group SL, a Spanish production company. Sobatech provided the systems to Mediamovil, part of Mediapro Group, which holds exclusive rights in Europe to 112 Champions League matches.

The transmission package also included Cobham's PRORXD receiver platform with 1080p60 4:2:2 10-bit decoding capabilities. The PRORXD is fully compatible with leading encoders and can decode separate HD signals, including MPEG2 HD, making it a dual COFDM and IP receiver/decoder. Its bit rate encoding capacity is automatically adjusted to compensate for various rates of contention on IP networks.

Xavier Soler Urra, Sobatech Managing Director, said: "It can be challenging to maintain a reliable, uninterrupted wireless signal in a stadium environment, which is typically full of potential RF interference. The Solo7 Nano TX is immune to such interference, and its range enabled the camera operators to roam freely while retaining excellent HD image quality."

JP Delport, Cobham's Broadcast Sales Director, added: "The Solo7 Nano TX and PRORXD package has once again proven itself to be the go-to transmit/receive package for high-end, live sports production."

(JP/LM)