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YongjunZhang is theAndroid
ProductManager.He’s familiar
with all theadvantagesand
disadvantagesof thisoperating
system.
satellite, terrestrial TV and cable recep-
tion. Quite a few different operating
systems canbe found in these receivers
but there’s one operating system that
everyonehasbeen talking about for the
past several years: theAndroid system.
Here at TELE-audiovision we also have
been expecting that more and more
receivers would appear on the market
with this operating system, yet that
hasn’t really happened.We introduced
one of the first boxes, aDVB-T receiver
- theDTP2100 from Jiuzhou,back inour
11-12/2012 issue. So, is the expected
Android receiverboomnowgoing toget
off the ground?
Who better to answer this question
than the Android receiver ProductMan-
ager at Jiuzhou, Yongjun Zhang, who
currently is developing Android prod-
In the 11-12/2012 issuewe introduced thenew Jiuzhou receiver
DTP2100,oneof thefirst receiversbasedon theAndroidoperating
system.
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•Developsreceiverswith
complexfeatures
•InstallationofAppsona
limitedbasis
•Androidsystem
requireshigherquality
componentsthatresults
inhighercosts
•Androidiswell-suited
forprivateusersbutonly
limitedforcablenetwork
operators
Jiuzhou´s
Android
Department
Jiuzhou’scompanyheadquarters in
Shenzhen’sHighTechPark.Here you’llfind
15 receiverdevelopers that areworking
exclusivelyon theAndroidoperating system.
COMPANYREPORT AndroidR&D
• Develops receivers with complex features
• Installation of Apps on a limited basis
• Android system requires higher quality components that results in
higher costs
• Android is well-suited for private users but only limited for cable
network operators
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QingZhangLin is
SAT-LINK’sGeneral
Manager
SAT-LINK has
only one product
group: digital
signal nalyzers
DigitalMeterManufacturerSAT-LINK,Quanzhou,China
If you do only one thing, you can fully
focus on that one thing. This is Qing-
Zhang Lin’s philosophy. He is General
Manager of the five-year young compa-
ny SAT-LINK. “We only produce digital
signal analyzers”, confirms QingZhang
Lin, “and are exclusively involved in the
exportmarket.”
The company was founded only five
years ago in 2008 with 20 R&D em-
ployees and200production employees.
Five years later it has grown to 30 R&D
engineers and 250 production employ-
ees.
SAT-LINK’s headquarters are located
in Quanzhou’s High Tech Park in the
Fujian province in southeastern China
directly across from Taiwan. The pro-
duction facilities with the latest SMT
machines are in the Luojiang suburb
northeast of the seven-million-inhabit-
ant city ofQuanzhou.
Since SAT-LINK only exports their
products, we wanted to know where
theyallgo.GeneralManagerQingZhang
Lin lists for us all the different regions:
“60% of our production is shipped to
Europe, 20% travels to theMiddle East,
10%goes toNorthAmericaand the rest
are shipped to the remaining regions.”
SAT-LINK has expanded its product
range so that four different classes are
covered. The top-end and thus most
expensive signal analyzer comes with
the largest display and an illuminated
keyboard. One of the analyzers in this
series, the comboSAT-LINKmodelWS-
6936 forDVB-S andDVB-T,was already
introduced by us in the 11-12/2012 is-
sue. Business Manager Nancy tells us
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1.ProjectManagerGuiHuangHuang
presentsSAT-LINK’shigh-end success
model.This analyzer is available in various
versions andwill shortly alsobe available
as a combounitwithDVB-S2 andDVB-T2
aswell as a very fast spectrumdisplay.
that this analyzer series is very popular
in Europe.
The next class of analyzers are those
with smaller displays and non-illuminat-
ed keyboards. “These analyzers are es-
pecially popular in theMiddle East.”
There are also two brand new Satel-
lite Finder product lines: one of these
handymodels evenhas a camera input.
“This is actually in high demand in the
Middle East since many people there
have installed security cameras. They
canuse thisnew signal analyzer to very
easily check the function of these cam-
eras.” This new satellite signal analyzer
with camera input even comes with a
12V output to supply power to the se-
curity camera.
And as if that weren’t enough, SAT-
LINKalsooffersasimpleSatelliteFinder
withadisplay thatonly shows reception
parameters and therefore can be of-
fered very inexpensively. “This instru-
ment is, for example, very well-suited
for South America”, Business Manager
Nancy tells us.
And with that, SAT-LINK covers the
fourmost important functions and pric-
ing levels and can therefore offer these
devices to all the regions of the world.
All of the signal analyzers also come
with DVB-S2 tuners and the terrestrial
versions and combomodels come with
not onlyDVB-T/T2 butwill soon also be
available with ATSC (for North Ameri-
ca) and then in the following year with
ISDB-TB for the South American mar-
ket. “We’re in the process of expanding
our activities in the Americas”, reveals
General Manager QingZhang Lin, “and
wewill also have a greater presence at
trade shows in that area.”
While SAT-LINK in their first yearwas
only able to sell about 10,000 pieces,
five years later those production num-
bers have nearly quintupled. And it’s
especially their brand new combomod-
el for DVB-S2 and DVB-T2 that prom-
ises to be quite a success forSAT-LINK.
Sincemany of the countries in Europe
and Africa are quickly switching over to
2.Nancy isBusinessManager and is
alwayson the telephone takingorders
from customers fromallover theworld.
When she’snot atSAT-LINK’sheadquarters
talkingwith customerson thephone, she’s
traveling allover theworld visiting them.
3.R&DManagerHanGuangRong
is responsible for the function and
developmentof the signal analyzers.He
checks the functionofSAT-LINK’sdevices
withoscilloscopes andotherprofessional
test equipment.
Project
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1.ProjectManagerGuiHuangHuang
presentsSAT-LINK’shigh-end success
model.Thisanalyzer is available invarious
versionsandwillshortlyalsobeavailable
as a combounitwithDVB-S2andDVB-T2
aswellasavery fastspectrumdisplay.
that this analyzer series is very popular
in Europe.
The next class of analyzers are those
with smaller displays and non-illuminat-
ed keyboards. “These analyzers are es-
pecially popular in theMiddle East.”
There are also two brand new Satel-
lite Finder product lines: one of these
handymodels evenhas a camera input.
“This is actually in high demand in the
Middle East since many people there
have installed security cameras. They
canuse thisnew signal analyzer to very
easily check the function of these cam-
eras.” This new satellite signal analyzer
with camera input even comes with a
12V output to supply power to the se-
curity camera.
And as if that weren’t enough, SAT-
LINKalsooffersasimpleSatelliteFinder
withadisplay thatonly shows reception
parameters and therefore can be of-
fered very inexpensively. “This instru-
ment is, for example, very well-suited
for South America”, Business Manager
Nancy tells us.
And with that, SAT-LINK covers the
fourmost important functions and pric-
ing levels and can therefore offer these
devices to all the regions of the world.
All of the signal analyzers also come
with DVB-S2 tuners and the terrestrial
versions and combomodels come with
not onlyDVB-T/T2 butwill soon also be
available with ATSC (for North Am ri-
ca) and then in the foll wing yar with
ISDB-TB for the South American mar-
ket. “We’re in the process of expanding
our activities in the Americas”, reveals
General Manager QingZhang Lin, “and
wewill also have a greater presence at
trade shows in that area.”
While SAT-LINK in their first yearwas
only able to sell about 10,000 pieces,
five years later those production num-
bers have nearly quintupled. And it’s
especially their brand new combomod-
el for DVB-S2 and DVB-T2 that prom-
ises to be quite a success forSAT-LINK.
Sincemany of the countries in Europe
and Africa are quickly switching over to
2.Nancy isBusinessManager and is
alwayson the telephone takingorders
fromcustomers fromallover theworld.
When she’snot atSAT-LINK’sheadquarters
talkingwith customerson thephone,she’s
traveling allover theworldvisiting them.
3.R&DManagerHanGuangRong
is responsible for the function and
developmentof thesignal analyzers.He
checks the functio ofSAT-LINK’sdevices
withoscilloscopes andotherprofessionl
test equipment.
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1.ProjectManagerGuiHuangHuang
presentsSAT-LINK’shigh-endsuccess
model.This analyzer is available in various
versions andwill shortlyalsobe available
as acombounitwithDVB-S2 andDVB-T2
aswell as a very fast spectrumdisplay.
that this analyzer series is very popular
in Europe.
The next class of analyzers are those
with smaller displays and non-illuminat-
ed keyboards. “These analyzers are es-
pecially popular in theMiddle East.”
There are also two brand new Satel-
lite Finder product lines: one of these
handymodels evenhas a camera input.
“This is actually in high demand in the
Middle East since many people there
have installed security cameras. They
canuse thisnew signal analyzer to very
easily check the function of these cam-
eras.” This new satellite signal analyzer
with camera input even comes with a
12V output to supply power to the se-
curity camera.
And as if that weren’t enough, SAT-
LINKalsooffersasimpleSatelliteFinder
withadisplay thatonly shows reception
parameters and therefore can be of-
fered very inexpensively. “This instru-
ment is, for example, very well-suited
for South America”, Business Manager
Nancy tells us.
And with that, SAT-LINK covers the
fourmost important functions and pric-
ing levels and can therefore offer these
devices to all the regions of the world.
All of the signal analyzers also come
with DVB-S2 tuners and the terrestrial
versions and combomodels come with
not onlyDVB-T/T2 butwill soon also be
available with ATSC (for North Ameri-
ca) and then in the following year with
ISDB-TB for the South American mar-
ket. “We’re in the process of expanding
our activities in the Americas”, reveals
General Manager QingZhang Lin, “and
wewill also have a greater presence at
trade shows in that area.”
While SAT-LINK in their first yearwas
only able to sell about 10,000 pieces,
five years later those production num-
bers have nearly quintupled. And it’s
especially their brand new combomod-
el for DVB-S2 and DVB-T2 that prom-
ises to be quite success rSAT-LINK.
Sincemany of the countries in Europe
and Africa are quickly switching over to
2.Nancy isBusinessManagerand is
alwayson the telephone takingorders
from customers from allover theworld.
Whenshe’snotatSAT-LINK’sheadquarters
talkingwith customerson thephone, she’s
traveling allover theworld visiting them.
3.R&DManagerHanGuangRong
is responsible for the function and
developmentof the signalanalyzers.He
checks the functionofSAT-LINK’sdevices
withoscilloscopes andotherprofessional
testequipme t.
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•Onlyfiveyearsonthemarket
•Focusingonthesignalanalyzerproductgroup
•Offerssignalanalyzersinfourfunctionclassesandfour
priceclasses
•Optimizessignalanalyzersforeveryregion
•Brandnew:comboanalyzersforDVB-S2andT2withfast
spectrumdisplay
Signal
Analyzers
from
SAT-LINK
Here in thisbuilding inQuanzhou’sHighTechPark you’ll
findSAT-LINK’sheadquarters and thesignal analyzer’sfinal
assembly area.The circuitboards and remaining components
are assembled in another location inQuanzhou.
COMPANYREPORT
DigitalMeterManufacturerSAT-LINK,Quanzhou,China
• Only five years on the market
• Focusing on the signal an lyzer product group
• Offers signal analyzers in four function class s and four price classes
• Optimizes signal analyzers for every region
• Brand new: combo analyzers for DVB-S2 and T2 with fast spectrum
display
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JoseMarcos
FreireMartins
isoneof the
foundersofTecsys
and isCEOof the
company
With a new SMD line that has been
in operation since June 2012, the Bra-
zilianmanufacturer Tecsys can further
increase their quality and improve their
reaction time to incoming orders. Tec-
sys produces everything themselves.
Tecsyswas founded in 2000 by three
partners who were all involved for
many years in the TV reception indus-
try. Today the three founderswear dif-
ferent hats at Tecsys: CEO is JoseMar-
cos FreireMartins,CCO is JorgeAlberto
Ganuza and CTO is Rodolfo Vidal. CEO
Jose Marcos Freire Martins explains to
us how it all started: “Tecsys began as
amanufacturer ofSMATV products.We
had seven employees and produced,
JorgeAlberto
Ganuza isalso
oneof the three
founders and is
CCO
for example, head ends.” The company
grew very quickly. “Today we have 97
employees ofwhich 28 of them are en-
gineers.”
Tecsys produces everything that can
be found in head ends, from IRDs (the
company’s successproduct) tomodula-
torsanddecoders.Tecsys shipsprimar-
ily to the domestic Brazilian market;
many of the larger TV organizations
utilize Tecsys products. Business is so
good that, according to CCO Jorge Al-
berto Ganuza, Tecsys is planning on
moving into amuch larger building.
AhighlightatTecsys is theirSMD line.
Thisworkwas previously outsourced to
another company but by installing their
own production line, Tecsys is now not
onlymuchmore flexiblewhen it comes
to the customer’s requirements, but
they can also react more quickly to
changes in their own products. The en-
tire production operation at Tecsys is
COMPANYREPORT
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FreireMartins
isoneof the
foundersofTecsys
and isCEOof the
company
With a new SMD line that has been
in operation since June 2012, the Bra-
zilianmanufacturer Tecsys can further
increase their quality and improve their
reaction time to incoming orders.Tec-
sys produc severything themselves.
Tcsyswas founded in 2000 by three
partners who were all involved for
many years in the TV reception indus-
try. Today the three founderswear dif-
ferent hats at Tecsys: CEO is JoseMar-
cos FreireMartins,CCO is JorgeAlberto
Ganuza and CTO is Rodolfo Vidal. CEO
Jose Marcos Freire Martins explains to
us how it all started: “Tecsys began as
amanufacturer ofSMATV products.We
had seven employees and produced,
JorgeAlberto
Ganuza is also
oneof the three
founders and is
CCO
forexample, h ad ends.” The company
grew very quickly.“Today we hav 97
employees ofwhich 28 of th m are en-
gineers.”
Tecsys produces everything that can
be found in head ends, from IRDs (the
company’s successproduct) tomodula-
torsanddecoders.Tecsys shipsprimar-
ily to the domestic Brazilian market;
many of the larger TV organizations
utilize Tecsys products. Business is so
good that, acording to CCO JorgeAl-
berto Ganuza, Tecsys is planning on
moving into amuch larger building.
Ahighlight
MD line.
Thisworkwas previously outsourced to
another company but by installing their
own production line, Tecsys is now not
onlymuchmore flexiblewhen it comes
to the customer’s requirements, but
they can also react more quickly to
changes in their own products. The en-
tire production operation at Tecsys is
COMPANYREPORT
ProfessionalEquipmentManufacturerTecsys,Brazil
COO
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•Verygoodoperationalorganization
•Concentrationonprofessionalsatellite
receptionproducts
•In-housedevelopmentdepartment
•IRDistheirsuccessproduct
The New
Tecsys
SMD
Line
TecsysProduction
ManagerAdilsondaSilva
holding a circuitboard
producedby theirnew
SMDmachine.
COMPANYREPORT ProfessionalEqipmentManufacturerTecsys,B
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•Verygoodoperationalorganization
•Concentrationonprofessionalsatellite
receptionproducts
•In-housedevelopmentdepartment
•IRDistheirsuccessproduct
The New
Tecsys
SMD
Line
TecsysProduction
ManagerAdilsondaSilva
holding a circuitboard
producedby theirnew
SMDmachine.
COMPANYREPORT ProfessionalEquipmentManufacturerTecsys,Brazil
• Very good operational organization
• Concentration on professional satellite reception products
• In-house development department
• IRD is their success product
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1.Ricardo still has his first analog receiver stored in
hisshack: it’samodel fromDXAntenna thatheused
to receivehisfirstTVchannelback in1985.
2.Ricardo even has a bendingmachine in hiswork-
shop that he uses to bendmounts and attachments
fordishes.
3. Ricardo’s homemade device for the recep-
tion of circularly polarized C-band sig-
nals.
4. In Cosmosat’s warehouse: Ricardo
is very happy with the AZURESHINE
dishes that he resells and also uses
athiscableoperator installations.
5. Also homemade: a Ku-band
feedhorn.
those first TV channels were: “It was
the cable TV channel VCC and its com-
petitor CV. It was also the state-run
Canal 7 and the just-started private TV
channel Canal 9.” These four channels
were on the INTELSAT V-F13 satellite.
“I could also receive the channels on
BRASILSAT A1 andGORIZONT.”
It didn’t take long for him to realize
that his 2.5-meter dish was too small
for theC-band and in 1987 hewas able
toacquirea3.4-meterantenna.The fol-
lowing year 1988 he beganworking for
a living and started as a technician at
aTVbroadcaster.He soon realized that
his fellow technicians and engineers
were quite familiarwith the theory but
didn’t have all that much practical ex-
periencewith reception.Ricardo on the
other hand was always testing dishes
and LNBs and knew exactly what size
dish andwhat type of LNBwas needed
to receive a particular satellite.
After installing satellite systems in
his free time for years, he finally de-
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•Learnedeverythingabout
satellitereceptiononhis
own
•Installsheadendstations
forcableoperatorsaswell
ascommunitysystems
•Planninghisowndish
production
•Turnedhishobbyintohis
career
El Loco
Ricardo
and
His
Company
Cosmosat
ElLocoRicardo in front
ofhis3.4-meterdouble
reflector antenna.
COMPANYREPORT
Installer andDishManufacturerCosmosat,Argentina
• Learned everything about satellite reception on his own
• Installs head end stations for cable operators as well as community
systems
• Planning his own dish production
• Turned his hobby into his career
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1.PaulHardcastle isTechnical
Director anddeveloperofmanyof
Horizon’snewanalyzers.He’sbeen
the technicalheartofHorizon for
seven yearsnow.
2.TrevorSalter isHorizon’s
ServiceManager and isprimarily
responsible for repairs andquality
issues,aswellas assisting
customerswith technical
questions.
3.TechnicalManager isRobSydee.
Long-time readerswill recognize
him:hemade it to the frontcover
ofTELE-audiovisionback in the
12-01/2007 issue.He’sholdinghere
oneofHorizon’s successmodels
– theyellowcolor reveals that it’s
asatellitesignal analyzer.Hesays,
“Allofour terrestrialDVB-T and
DVB-T2 signalanalyzers come in
redhousings, combounitscome
isgreenandDVB-C analyzers
come inblue.” TheHD-TC8
(for toowayTurbo Internet-via-
satelliteservices) is in agreycase.
4. IvanValbuena is theSenior
HardwareEngineer.He checks
themechanical componentsof
Horizon’s analyzers anddoesa
lotof thenewhardwaredesign,
workingwithPaulHardcastleon
newproducts.
started with DVB-T a few years ago
and since May 2012 we’ve also been
offering signal analyzers for DVB-T2 –
namely the HD-T2 series.” But Horizon
doesn’t only have DVB-S2 and DVB-T2
products; they are currently prepar-
ing for the introduction ofDVB-C signal
analyzers: “Thatwould be theHD-CM+
model for which we see the primary
markets to be in South America, Can-
ada, India and other Asian countries.”
DVB-C is very popular in the cable net-
works there and for the installers in
those regionsHorizonnowhas the right
sign
“
eas
Cable, which should become available
in the first quarter of 2013.” The Nano
Cable is Horizon’s solution for those
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1.PaulHardcastle isTechnical
Director anddeveloperofmanyof
Horizon’snewanalyzers.He’sbeen
the technicalheartofHorizon for
seven yearsnow.
2.TrevorSalter isHorizon’s
ServiceManagerand isprimarily
responsible for repairs andquality
issues,aswellas assisting
customerswith technical
questions.
3.TechnicalManager isRobSydee.
Long-time readerswill recognize
him:hemade it to the front cover
ofTELE-audiovisionback in the
12-01/2007 issue.He’sholdinghere
oneofHorizon’ssuccessmodels
– the yellowcolor reveals that it’s
asatellite signal analyzer.He says,
“Allofour terrestrialDVB-T and
DVB-T2signalanalyzerscome in
redhousings, combounitscome
isgreenandDVB-Canalyzers
come inblue.” TheHD-TC8
(for toowayTurbo Internet-via-
satelliteservices) is inagrey case.
4. IvanValbuena is theSenior
HardwareEngineer.He checks
themechanical componentsof
Horizon’sanalyzers anddoesa
lotof thenewhardwaredesign,
workingwithPaulHardcastleon
newproducts.
started with DVB-T a few years ago
and since May 2012 we’ve also been
offering signal analyzers for DVB-T2 –
namely the HD-T2 series.” But Horizon
doesn’t only have DVB-S2 and DVB-T2
products; they are currently prepar-
ing for the introduction ofDVB-C signal
analyzers: “Thatwould betheHD-CM+
model for which we see the primary
markets to be in South Americ , Can-
ada, India and other Asian countries.”
DVB-C is very popular in t e cable net-
works there and for the inst llers in
those regionsHorizonnowhas the right
signalanalyzer for them.
“We’realso developing an extremely
easy to use device forDVB-C, Nano
Cable, which should become available
inthe first quarter of 2013.” The Nano
Cable is Horizon’s solution for those
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•Numerousnewproductsfor
newDVBsectors
•Exportstoeverycountryasan
OEMandundertheirownname
•Focusingexpansionto
emergingcountriessuchas
SouthAfricaandinSouth
America
•Specializesineasytouse
analyzersforinstallers
Horizon on
the Way Up
NineHorizonemployeesare
currentlyworking in the ‘Allen
House’ inHarlow’sbusiness
district.Production is actually
outsourced to another company
inEngland.
COMPANYREPORT DigitalTVMeterManufacturer,UK
• Numerous new products for new DVB sectors
• Exports to every country as an OEM and under their own name
• Focusing expansion to emerging countries such as South Africa and in
South America
• Specializes in easy to use analyzers for installers
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•ConquersthenewHDMIdistributionnichewiththeir
specializedproducts
•Conc ivestheir wnHDMIpro ucts
•DistributionofHDTVsignalsinprivatehomeswithHDMI
Extendes
•CompatiblewithcoaxialcableaswellaswithEthernet
cables
The HDMI
Professionals
from SATSON
StefaanCorneliswith
oneofSATSON’ssuper
products: asplitter that
distributesHDMIsignals to
up to eightEthernetcables.
DidierDebey ishappy:he
conceivedoneofSATSON’s
successproducts – theDual
ViewerDSB-0200, aproduct
fordigitalsignage.
COMPANYREPORT HDMIDistributorSATSON,Belgium
CEO
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•DistributionofHDTVsignalsinprivatehomeswithHDMI
Extenders
•CompatiblewithcoaxialcableaswellaswithEthernet
cables
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Professionals
from SATSON
StefaanCorneliswith
oneofSATSON’s super
products: asplitter that
distributesHDMI signals to
up to eightEthernet cables.
DidierDebey ishappy:he
conceivedone fSATSON’s
successproducts – theDual
ViewerDSB-0200, aproduct
fordigital signage.
COMPANYREPORT DMIDistributorSATSON,Belgium
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•ConquersthenewHDMIdistributionnichewiththeir
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•ConceivestheirownHDMIproducts
•DistributionofHDTVsignalsinprivatehomeswithHDMI
Extenders
•CompatiblewithcoaxialcableaswellaswithEthernet
cables
The HDMI
Professionals
from SATSON
StefaanCorneliswith
oneofSATSON’s super
products: a splitter that
distributesHDMI signals to
up to eightEthernet cables.
DidierDebey ishappy:he
conceivedoneofSATSON’s
successproducts – theDual
ViewerDSB-0200, aproduct
fordigital signage.
COMPANYREPORT HDMIDistributorSATSON,Belgium
• Conquers the new HDMI distribution niche with their specialized
products
• Conceives their own HDMI products
• Distribution of HDTV signals in private homes with HDMI Extenders
• Compatible with coaxial cable as well as with Ethernet cables
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Antenna and HDMI Manufacturer, UK
COMPANY REPORT
TrevorPaintain isAntiference’sManaging
Director.He is seenhereholding the current
84-pageproduct catalog inhis righthand
filledwith allof theirTV receptionand
TVdistributionproducts. Inhis lefthand
he’sholdingoneofAntiference’s success
stories: theTribeamUHFantenna.
Everything has a beginning; even TV
reception, that for us today is a part of
life, had a starting point. For England
that was in 1936 when the first regular
TV transmissions began. Broadcasting
took place on VHF channel 1 (50 MHz)
and a system with 405 lines was used.
Today SD uses 720 lines and HD 1080
lines.
ThesefirstTVbroadcastswere trans-
mitted from Alexandra Palace in Lon-
don (The site is still in operation today
and isnowused forDVB-T2 andDAB+).
At the time, it was an absolute sensa-
tion and raised the curiosity levels of
two electronics technicians: Norman
Best and M. S. Beebe. They recognized
the unbelievable potential of this new
technology and thereby found their
market niche that they never changed
after they founded their company in
1937. They named the company An-
tiference, and this name was based
on the main problem that existed back
then: the interference that was created
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by those antennas that were not per-
fectly matched to the frequency. The
antennas from Antiference were the
solution to that problem; they reduced
interference.
In 1938 their young company be-
came a limited liability company in the
London Company Register and the two
young owners hired their first employ-
ees. Back then TV antennas were con-
sidered real high-tech products and
the number of customers they hadwas
very small. It all really began to take
off in the 1950’s when TVs became af-
fordable and the demand for antennas
skyrocketed. The company, that up un-
til then had its headquarters in central
London, moved to the outskirts of the
city and manufactured TV antennas
with nearly 250 employees. That initial
boom slowly faded but then in 1964
BBC started their second channel in the
UHF band. That meant a renewed de-
mand, this time forUHF antennas.
The company went through a series
of ups and downs in the demand for
antennas so they began to diversify.
This went so far that even a curtain
ManyofAntiference’s success
products areondisplay in their
showroom includingHDMI
components,TV amplifiers aswell
as cablehead ends.
ArnoldBoeijen isAntiference’s
EuropeanExportManager and the
first contact fordealers thatwant to
distributeAntiference’sproducts in
Europe.He canbedirectly reachedby
e-mail
rod manufacturing company was ac-
quired. This company was located in
Lichfield, a half hour train ride north
of Birmingham in England’s Midland. In
1998 the entire companymoved to this
location and it can still be found there
today. Antiference’s Managing Director
is Trevor Paintain; he’s been with An-
tiference for 15 years now. He tells us
who the current owners of Antiference
are: “SinceMayof2011Antiferencehas
been owned by Mr. and Mrs. Bialecki
from Australia.”
How did someone from Australia end
up buying a British company? It turns
out that thiswasavery logicaldevelop-
ment. “In the 1990’sKazBialecki start-
ed a company inAustralia that installed
antenna systems.” Not long after that
he expanded his activities to include
an antenna installation wholesale busi-
ness. “Today his company Bitek oper-
ates five branch offices all across Aus-
tralia.” In 2007 Kaz Bialecki started his
own manufacturing: “In Guangzhou,
China, 150 employees produce anten-
nas and accessories, that is, things like
LCD holders, antennamounts, antenna
outlets and other installationmaterial.”
Now the connection is beginning to
make sense. Bitek is one of the larg-
est antenna distributors in Australia
and an antenna manufacturer in China
while Antiference is one of the largest
antenna manufacturers and distribu-
tors in Great Britain. For Kaz Bialecki
Two electronics technicians founded the company in 1937; it
wasofficially entered into theLondonCompanyRegisteron 28th
January 1938.
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•ManufacturingTVantennassince1937
•ProvidesallthecomponentsneededforTV
reception
•ExpandingintoHDMIdistribution,aswellas
wirelesssolutions
•Expandingdistributionnetworktothe
Europeanmarket
•OfferstheirownproductsasOEMandprivate
label
75 Years of
TV Antennas
from
Antiference
Antiference’sadministration
building in theFradley
DistributionPark inLichfield
nearBirmingham,UK.There’s
also a logistics center in
Lichfield.
COMPANYREPORT Antenna andHDMIManufacturer,UK
• Manufacturing TV antennas since 1937
• Provides all the co ponents needed for TV reception
• Expa ding into HDMI distribution, as well as wireless solutions
• Expanding distribution network to the European market
• Offers their own products as OEM and private label
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JoseManuelPereira isUSATel’sManager.Theworkshopcanbe seen in
thebackground
Brazilians Come
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Their Digital TV
Products Online
Thecompany’sFinancialManager isAllamAlmughrabi,who, just like the
ownerof the company,alsocomes fromSyria. “Wehave
100,000USdollars every year”,he reveals tous after taki
books.
Thespiritof the
company issecretary
and receptionist
LeticaLacender
MD
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Pereira isUSATel’sManager.Theworkshop canbe seen in
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ducts Online
The company’sFinancialManager isAllamAlmughrabi,who, just like the
ownerof the company, also comes fromSyria. “Wehave salesof abo t
100,000USdollars every year”,he reveals tous after taking a look athis
books.
The spiritof the
company is secretary
and receptionist
LeticaLacender
CFO
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DigitalTVRetailerUSATel,SaoPaulo,Brazil
•Importsallofits
productsfromChina
•Optimized
assortmentfordigital
TVneedsinBrazil
•Sellsandships
almostexclusivelyto
endusers
•Expandingintonew
businesssegments
suchasWLANand
IPTV
Behind thisunremarkablewallof asmall
Villa canbe foundonline shopUSATel’s
headquarters inSaoPaulo,Brazil.
Administration canbe found in the right
sideof thebuilding; thewarehouse canbe
seen in thebackground.
USATel in
Sao Paulo
COMPANYREPORT
• Imports all of its products from China
• Optimized assortment for digital TV needs in Brazil
• Sells and ships almost exclusively to end users
• Expanding into new business segments such as WLAN and IPTV
