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BCI has been busy! The first half of the year is
always a busy time for BCI because the company
exhibits at 3 tradeshows, NSCA, NAB and InfoComm.
BCI's most recent tradeshow was the National
Association of Broadcasters (NAB), held in Las
Vegas. The show was very busy and there was
great interest in BCI's products. The next tradeshow
is InfoComm 2005 to be held in Las Vegas on June 8-
10. BCI's booth number is 670. Please stop by and
see our Pro-AV oriented demo. We look forward to
speaking with everyone face to face. See you in Las
Vegas!
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BCI had many visitors to it's booth during NAB. Here
are some observations by attendees:
BCI has low prices! BCI received numerous comments
regarding how low the BCI pricing is in comparison to
such well known companies as Telecast, Ipetek, and
Evertz. Telecast was specifically singled out as high
in cost compared with equivalent BCI pricing. BCI's
1000E (SDE) and 1100 Series (HD) products
were discussed as VERY LOW IN COST.
Retrofits of Broadcast facilities seem to be in full
swing as the studios migrate away from analog to
fully digital video types. DVB/ASI transport was
requested frequently. This can be transported,
without problem, using BCI's 1000E product. ATSC
transport can also be accomplished through the
1000E product (ATSC Version). HDTV camera
extension was also a popular request. BCI's 1100
Series is the product that can transport up to 1.5
GB/sec serial data.
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| BCI Product Spotlight: Serial Digital Video (SDI, HD) |
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The 1000E Series product from
BCI was designed to transport SDI video (SMPTE
250M), but it's capabilities far surpass extension of
that 1 type of video! In addition to SDI, the 1000E
unit can be utilized for (depending on the model)
ATSC, DVB/ASI, or most any type of serial data
up to 270 Mb/sec data rates. Because
the BCI products are protocol independent,
the 1000E can also transport any imbedded audio,
such as AES/EBU or compressed video, such as
MPEG2 over DVB/ASI. This unit includes "re-
clocking", which allows for long distance
transport with low "jitter".
The 1100 Series (SMPTE 292M)
product picks up
where the 1000E product leaves off. The unit is
designed to transport from 270 MB/s to 1.5 GB/sec
serial digital data streams. This means that the 1100
series can be used for both SDI and HD
applications. If a customer has SDI now and
wants to migrate to HD later, the same 1100 Series
unit can be used for both applications. In addition,
these units can transport SMPTE 305M (SDTI), or
SMPTE 310M due to the unit's "protocol
independence".
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Join us in Las Vegas, June 8-10 at the BCI booth
#670 for the latest in Pro-AV transport over fiber
plus!
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BCI Announces Appointment of CEO and Doing More With One Fiber . . . Plus
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"We are very excited to promote Dr. Freddie Lin as
BCI's President and CEO," said Joanna Jannson,
Chairman of the Board at BCI. "Dr. Lin has more than
20 years of experience in developing new
technologies and products in multimedia optical
communications, high-speed optical data links, and
networks."
Find out more....
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