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December 2006
2006 Asian Games - Qatar
European Short Course Championships
D-Cam Covers Independence Day Soiree
Gigawave Training for RF Central Team

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2006 Asian Games - Qatar
Qatar may be among Asia's smallest nations in terms of its size, but when it came to hosting this year's Asian Games , it was on a scale never previously seen in the event's 55-year history.
The oil-rich gulf state has invested over US$2.8 billion in this 15th Asian Games. However, the 15th Asian Games was not just about putting Doha on the map in a sporting sense, but Qatar acted as flag bearer for the whole of the region. Never before had a Middle Eastern country and region staged anything on this scale. Now Qatar has done it, others will follow
 
For this year's Asian Games, Gigawave supplied Al Kass, the specialised Arabic Sports Channel, with MVL-D2 links.These were used to who used to feed live pictures from various locations in Qatar to Qatar TV Headquarters. Gigawave also supplied an engineer to support Al Kass during the games.
In addition to Al Kass, Gigawave has supplied both SD and HD systems to other broadcasters in the region, including the Al Jazeera Sports Channel

For more information visit the website of the 15th Asian Games - Doha 2006. It is one of the most comprehensive sites of its kind on the Internet.

Doha, Qatar - December 2006
European Short Course Championships
The European Short-Course Championships held recently in Helsinki may mean a great deal to the Italians, Hungarians and Russians, plus the aquatics community that gathered recently in Finland's capital, but for the rest of us it means very little!
 
For their live coverage of the event, the Finnish State broadcaster, YLE, used D-Cam 'dockable' wireless camera systems. D-Cam's were also used by the Irish facilities company, TVM, when the event was held in Dublin three years ago.
 
For the Director, the big advantage of using D-Cam wireless camera systems for the live coverage of swimming events is that it is possible to use poolside cameras to get close up shots of competitors prior to, during, and after each race, without contravening Health and Safety regulations. Something that could not be achieved using triax cameras.

Helsinki, Finland - December 2006
D-Cam Covers Independence Day Soiree
The live television coverage of the glittering gathering that marks the highlight of Independence Day is probably the most-watched event of the year in Finnish households, if only to judge the fabulous array of evening gowns.
The event celebrates Finland's independence from Russia on December 6th 1917, a heroic struggle that is reflected in Sibelius's 'Finlandia' Suite.. In all, around 1,800 celebrities, signatories, and members of the diplomatic corps crammed into the Presidential Palace where the Gala Reception is held, leaving the rest of the population to watch the event live on TV.
 
Judging the evening gowns and comparing the relative merits of those individuals important enough to be invited is something of a national sport in Finland, which is probably why YLE's ratings for Channel 1 are so high on Independence Day.

Finnish State Broadcaster, YLE, used three D-Cam wireless camera systems for their live coverage of the Gala Reception. They also used the D-Cams when the President of Finland, Tarja Halonen, addressed the Nation. All three D-Cam wireless camera systems were using Diversity receivers. Judging by the invitation list, the D-Cams were in good company!

Helsinki, Finland - December 2006
Gigawave Training for RF Central Team
Three engineers from RF Central, James 'Eddie' Snyder, Ralph Spotts and Steve Eby recently spent two weeks at the Gigawave Technical Centre undergoing a comprehensive training course covering Gigawave digital products.
 
Gigawave has been working in partnership with RF Central, a Sprint/Nextel 'Preferred Vendor' to design and build a new range of equipment that complies with the BAS 2GHz requirements. It is marketed in the United States under the name 'RF Extreme'.

Based in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, RF Central carries an extensive stock of Gigawave digital products. RF Central also has a large Engineering Department in which both Ralph Spotts and Steve Eby work. The third person on the training course is James Snyder, better known s 'Eddie', He is Production Manager for RF Central.

During their visit to the Gigawave Technical Centre, the three engineers will attend training courses given by John Scott and spend time working with Gigawave engineers in the Production, Test, and Development departments.

The primary aim of this 'in depth' course was to familiarise RF Central engineers with Gigawave Manufacturing Procedures as well as the general day to day running of the factory, with a view to improving communications between the two companies.

Gigawave Technical Centre - December 2006

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