Gigawave - Outstanding RF Performance

Gigawave cards the perfect round at the Australian Open
A golf course is one of the harshest environments for a radio camera to perform in but Channel 7’s trust in the Gigawave D-Cam was rewarded with its excellent performance at the MFS Australian Open Golf in Sydney.

Australian television network, Channel 7, used their Gigawave D-Cam Digital Wireless Camera Systems with Diversity to provide perfect wireless coverage from around Sydney’s The Australian Golf Club.
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MFS Australian Open, Australia - December 2007

Gigawave HD captures Beckham, King of the Galaxy
When David Beckham is in town, only the best will do, which is why Gigawave’s HD D-Cam Wireless Camera System was called in to cover the football match between LA Galaxy and Sydney FC in Australia.

BnC, a Gigawave rental partner in Australia supplied the HD D-Cam, which was used with the Sony HDC1500 camera that was supplied through Cuttingedge.
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Telstra Stadium, Australia - November 2007

11th Pan-Arab Games - Egypt
Gigawave’s digital microwave links, and HD and SD D-Cam Wireless Camera Systems are in action at the Pan-Arab Games in Egypt.

Host broadcaster, ERTU, the state television channel, are using their Gigawave equipment at the various venues around Egypt which are fed back to ERTU’s Media Centre for broadcast.
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Pan-Arab Games, Egypt - November 2007

Gigawave goes to the Polls
More than 25 Gigawave microwave link systems were operating in Denmark for the snap general election.

TV2 News, Denmark’s latest news channel was working with local service provider APS Thomas Kristensen to cover the event live, using Helicopter Up and Downlinks, D-Cam wireless camera systems and motorcycle relays, with a main multi-channel Gigawave News Receive Diversity System installed on the roof of the Parliament Building.
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Copenhagen, Denmark - November 2007

2nd Asian Indoor Games – Macau
Chinese state television, CCTV is using Gigawave HD and SD D-Cam Wireless Camera Systems to cover the 2nd Asian Indoor Games in Macau.

The Gigawave systems are being used by CCTV to cover the various events as well as the opening and closing ceremonies of the Games.
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2nd Asian Indoor Games, Macau - October 2007

Gigawave helps MotoGP clinch award
MotoGP has won the Best Sports Content For Mobiles Award at the prestigious Sportel Monaco 2007 Golden Podium Awards. The winning footage was provided by Gigawave’s Digital On-board systems and was a montage of the best on-board action shots from Casey Stoner’s Ducati as he clinched the World Championship at the Grand Prix of Japan.

An international jury of sports and media experts picked ‘2007 MotoGP World Champion Casey Stoner’ as the best footage in the category.
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Sportel Monaco 2007 Golden Podium Awards, Monaco - October 2007

Gigawave on hand for ERTU OB Truck acceptance
Gigawave were on hand to help with the acceptance of two new OB Trucks for Egyptian State Broadcaster, ERTU. Sony, who supplied the trucks with coachbuilder, E2E, opted for Gigawave's HD and SD D-Cam's for the HD and SD trucks digital wireless camera systems.

Senior Engineers from ERTU were at Basingstoke to accept the trucks and were delighted with the D-Cam systems; especially the Gigawave solution for the Sony HDC-1500 camera.
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Basingstoke, England - September 2007

Stoner takes MotoGP Title in Japan
Casey Stoner was crowned as MotoGP World Champion in Japan after picking up 6th place and beating title rival Valentino Rossi with three races to go.

Gigawave has provided live on-board and pitlane footage of Stoner throughout the season in our role as the Official Radio Frequency Supplier of MotoGP.
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Motegi Twin Ring Circuit, Japan - September 2007

Motegi’s tunnels no match for Gigawave Digital On-board
Gigawave’s Digital On-board Camera Systems are providing 100% coverage of the Motegi Twin Ring Circuit for what could be the MotoGP Championship decider in Japan. There is also 100% track coverage for the FIA GT and GT3 Championship at Brno in the Czech Republic.

Viewers, and spectators via the big screens, will be able to ride on-board with their heroes throughout the circuit, even through its challenging tunnels.
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Motegi Twin Ring Circuit, Japan - September 2007

Digital On-board Cameras for Le Mans Series
The Team Peugeot Total 908 of Marc Gene and Nicolas Minassian dominated the LMP1 class in the 1000km of Silverstone, round five of the Le Mans Series. Gene started in pole position and pulled out a large lead in the early laps, then Minassian held on to give the car its second win of the season.

Gigawave Digital On-board camera systems have been in use at Silverstone again. This time for a Le Mans Series Race. Based on the highly successful digital on-board camera system used for FIA GT1 races, the system was installed in six of the cars racing at the endurance event.

Silverstone Circuit, England - September 2007