Leading Entertainment Company Implements Industry’s First 10GE Optical Wireless Transport Network

Leading Entertainment Company Implements Industry’s First 10GE Optical Wireless Transport Network

The Post Group Chooses MRV’s TereScope Free Space Optics for Transport of Feature Length Films and Television Shows.

The Post Group, an entertainment post-production company, has chosen MRV TereScope® 10GE Free Space Optics (FSO) solution and has become the first announced customer of the industry’s only 10 Gigabit Ethernet (GE) wireless networking system.

The TereScope 10GE is a wireless 10 Gigabit Ethernet FSO system, that delivers cost-effective and high-bandwidth wireless backbone network extension between multiple buildings without a need for rights-of-way or a fiber-optic cable plant. The TereScope 10GE enables the delivery of Ethernet private line (EPL), service as defined by the Metro Ethernet Forum (MEF) at full 10 Gbps line rate in addition to other fractional speeds.

The Post Group is known as one of the best post houses in the world, providing post-production services for film, television and multimedia projects. Situated in Hollywood, Calif., The Post Group has provided services to such blockbuster hits as “Apollo 13,” “Independence Day” and “Titanic” and most recently “Astro Boy” and “Boondock Saints II.” In addition to its film projects, the company currently works on top episodic dramas including “CSI,” “House” and “Numbers,” as well as sitcoms, reality and documentary television series and specials

MRV Optical Wireless TereScope®

The TereScope family of free-space optics (FSO) products provides cost-effective, high-speed wireless connectivity for a variety of last-mile applications. The TereScope 10GE uses innovative proprietary technology to improve optical coupling with the small area 10 GE detectors. This increases the overall optical budget, which increases link range and reliability.

Operating at data rates of 1.5 Mbps to 10 Gbps, TereScope systems do not require right-of-way or government permits for installation and are deployable in a day, providing communication links for service providers or enterprises in hours instead of weeks or months.  With more than 7,000 links deployed worldwide, MRV has immense experience in the market at selling, installing and servicing FSO equipment.

 

 

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