Broadcast Solutions Hungary covers the regatta on the Balaton lake with a silvus mesh network

The main objective of this experience has been to demonstrate that the system could cover the entire lake (600 km² with a maximum length of 80 km) using a silvus mesh network with only 6 radios on land, 2 in ships and 1 unit in a helicopter.

Which was initially planned as a proof of concept (POC) to show the capacities of a red MESH which provided Internet connection to wireless cameras in the Blue Ribbon - Tour of Lake Balaton In Hungary, he became the change of game for the Hungarian National Broadcaster with his channel M4 sport In situ to ensure stable signal connections for live emission.

The Blue Ribbon, the longest inner regatta in the world, is a candle race around the lake of approximately 155 km in length with more than 600 different vessels that have been held every year since 1934.

Broadcast Solutions Hungary He tested a mesh network for live broadcast from the wireless vessels of the boats and around the lake, which underlines the superiority of the mesh networks independent of the existing infrastructure in the live broadcast during a real production.

Cover the action on the lake due to its Great extension is like working at sea with cameras installed in ships, helicopters and in different places on the coast. Standard wireless transmission solutions depend on the infrastructure of an existing mobile network (3g/4g/5g), which is difficult to find in some places, and is often congested in the most critical moments. The networks MESH Silvus By radio they offer some significant benefits in terms of bandwidth and coverage when establishing a dedicated network.

During the preparation of the POC and the field tests of the MESSH network before the race, it was clear that even if there is direct vision between the wireless units, the majority of Radio waves are absorbed by water. Due to this physical fact, the Broadcast Solutions team installed some radios on the hills and surveillance towers located around the lake.

In this way, engineers installed a network that reached more than 43 kilometers with a 5 Mbps UDP link capacity using only 4 radio bbi antennas Silvus Streamcaster 4200, from the Alsóörs surveillance tower to the viewpoint of Fonyód.

Red Silvus MESH

The main objective of this experience was to demonstrate that The system could cover the entire lake (600 km² with a maximum length of 80 km) using a Silvus Mesh network with only 6 radios on the ground, 2 in ships and 1 unit in a helicopter that worked perfectly.

At the exit of the race it became quickly evident, that the common network used by the BroadCaster reached its limits and failed due to the congested networks, with a large number of spectators and the long distances that needed coverage. The race began, mobile networks fell, and there was not enough cell connection or even with 8 SIM card units, and live broadcast failed.

That was the point where the Broadcast Team Solutions Govcom uploaded the ribbon. With only some settings in the parameters, installing two additional sectoral antennas, one more radio, and finally injecting the Internet to the network, established a stable network and in Silvus Mesh operation.

On the other side of the Lake, each cell link unit combined with a Silvus radio obtained an additional Internet diet, regardless of its weak connection to the cell network. All link units linked to a Silvus radio were able to transmit live images regardless of whether they were in the air or in the lake. The whole race and live broadcast was fine, and the show was saved.