For establishing a wireless communications infrastructure in their main studio complex in Santiago de Chile, TVN Chile installed an Acrobat system from Riedel Communications that also interfaces with the matrix intercom system TVN uses at its studio facility.
The exchange of the wireless system is structured into two separate phases. In the first, all corner studios, the outside area (where broadcast shows are also produced) as well as parts of the inside corridor are covered by the Acrobat network. For the second phase the rest of the studio will be integrated into the Acrobat system.
“We compared Riedel’s Acrobat to another existing system under real live production conditions. In terms audio and mechanical quality as well as the ruggedness of the hardware, nothing else came close,” said Mauricio Rojo, project engineer engineering assistant manager at TVN Chile.
Currently TVN Chile uses an Acrobat installation with eight individual party lines. The second phase will expand the installation allowing for up to 60 wireless subscribers. Seven additional antennas and 25 extra Acrobat beltpacks will then complement the existing system.
“It is really important to us, to have a centralised system. Together with the seamless handover between cells, Acrobat is perfect for our demands”, Rojo continues.
The Acrobat system interfaces with the third party intercom system that is used at the TVN studios. The integration is realized via 4-wire connections. This allows for calls to individual partylines from control panels.
