ATG Danmon completes Westminster links upgrade

The Danmon Group subsidiary modernizes cabling, fiber and connectivity for contributions from the British Parliament and Downing Street headquarters.

ATG Danmon has completed the project to improve the link facilities for the mobile units that cover current events for one of the main television news providers in Europe from the headquarters of the British Parliament in Westminster, in the center of London.

The project focused on new interfaces at Abingdon Green, adjacent to the Houses of Parliament of the United Kingdom, and in Downing Street. Abingdon Green is often used by television and radio reporters as a location for interviews with politicians and political commentators. The Downing Street portal is frequently used by reporters and mobile production teams covering activity outside the residences of the UK Prime Minister and the Chancellor of the Exchequer.

The CEO of ATG Danmon, Russell Peirson-Hagger, comments that "our role was to modernize the cabling, fiber and connectivity of each gateway. These are used for many Westminster-related broadcasts, both live and recorded, in addition to similar installations in other key locations in London. They also form part of the wide range of facilities offered to other broadcast and corporate clients."

"Both gateways are equipped to handle 1920 x 1080p50 Full-HD HD-SDI and IP. They also include high-quality multi-channel analog audio input/output, genlock reference, IP data, a video return feed, audio talkback and power supply. Everything is housed in very robust and fully waterproof steel boxes that are kept closed until they are actually needed," he adds.

"The project is the latest of several commissions we have completed for this client. We were chosen both because of our proven experience and because we already had accreditation to work in the Westminster environment," concludes Russell Peirson-Hagger.