Riedel strengthens ties with Haivision to integrate 5G solutions into its ecosystem

The new alliance signed between Haivision y Riedel Communications It will result in the deployment of the tools of the company specialized in 5G video contribution in the projects promoted by the managed technology area of ​​the German company.

By combining ultra-low latency live video streaming systems from Haivision with the solution Easy5G Private 5G, customers will be able to access complete wireless video solutions from a single provider, including planning, operation and technical support provided by Riedel's managed technology team. In the words of Jacqueline Voss, director of strategy and innovations at Riedel Communications: "With Haivision, we are expanding our rental offering with powerful and proven real-time video transmission systems that perfectly complement our Easy5G technology. By bringing them together in a single store, strong synergies are created and processes are optimized, drastically reducing production efforts for our customers."

This joint deployment debuted in November in the live broadcast of the German public broadcaster WDR, which marked the start of the Cologne carnival season. Two base stations Easy5G They provided coverage throughout the Heumarkt, one of Cologne's largest public squares. Specifically, two of the ten WDR cameras were powered by Haivision's 5G mobile video transmitters: a fixed wireless camera aimed at the audience and a mobile unit used for live interviews and dynamic stage shots. The transmitters converted SDI signals to IP and transmitted them with stable, low-latency performance over the Easy5G private 5G network to the mobile unit's Haivision StreamHub receivers.

To Peter Maag, chief strategy officer and executive vice president of strategic partnerships at Haivision: "The deployment at Cologne Carnival was a great start to our collaboration. Together with WDR, we were able to demonstrate the flexibility of combining our mobile video encoders with Riedel's Easy5G solution, enabling exceptionally low latency and stable wireless camera workflows over a private 5G network."

"Easy5G also has the ability to support additional applications on the same network. In the future, production teams could use intercom functions through Virtual SmartPanels directly on their smartphones, over the same Easy5G network that simultaneously transmits the wireless video streams," adds Voss.