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| 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.
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.
Despite only being a friendly match, over 80,000 fans filled Sydney’s Telstra Stadium to watch Beckham and his Galaxy teammates slump to a 5-3 defeat at the hands of local side, Sydney FC, in coach Ruud Gullit’s first game in charge. They did however see Beckham do what he does best, score with a trademark free kick, despite injuring his troublesome ankle in the early exchanges. Beckham wasn’t the only star on display, as the Gigawave HD D-Cam provided superb high-definition footage and robust performance throughout the match. 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.
The Games features 7000 athletes from 22 Arab countries competing in some 30 events, 32 for males and 24 for females. Host nation, Egypt, currently lead the way in the medal table with the Games running until 26th November. |
| Gigawave goes to the Polls More than 25 Gigawave microwave link systems were operating in Denmark for the snap general election.
The main party leaders were interviewed live from their cars as they were driven through the capital city, Copenhagen.
The Centre-right government of Prime Minister Anders Fogh Rasmussen was victorious, securing a third consecutive term in office. |
| 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 event runs until the 2nd November.  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.
MotoGP has used the latest Gigawave Digital On-board Systems since the Chinese Grand Prix at Shanghai back in May this year, and the results have been spectacular with 100% track coverage without the use of a relay helicopter.
Click here to view some on this season's On-board footage
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| 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.
The HD transmitter and camera control unit are clipped onto a side panel, while the battery is mounted on top of the camera body. This gives the operator easy access to the rear set control panel. Five HD D-Cam's with HDC-1500 cameras were used at the Eurovision Song Contest on Steadicam's and were praised by the Steadicam operators for the overall balance offered by the side-mounted transmitter.
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.
The 21-year-old Ducati rider has won 8 races this season and beat his nearest challenger Rossi by 83 championship points.
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.
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.
Silverstone Circuit, England - September 2007 |
| Gigawave HD wows IBC 2007 As the doors closed on the busiest IBC ever, Gigawave's Sales & Marketing Director, John Rolfe reflected upon a hugely successful show. "The response from the visitors to our latest HD microwave link products was extremely positive."
IBC 2007, Amsterdam - September 2007 |
| Gigawave HD stars at BIRTV 2007 Gigawave was the only manufacturer to be demonstrating a live, true HD wireless camera system at China’s BIRTV 2007 exhibition in Beijing.
The HD D-Cam has been used at some major global events including the Red Bull Air Race World Series and the Eurovision Song Contest. Beijing, China - August 2007 |
| Gigawave rocks out at Lowlands Festival Gigawave’s D-Cam system was on hand to provide live backstage coverage, which was streamed live onto the Internet, from the Lowlands music festival in Holland.
Lowlands Festival, Holland - August 2007 |
| D-Cam sparkles at the Fireworks Championships Gigawave’s D-Cam system was on hand to capture the astonishing fireworks on display at the British Fireworks Championships held annually in Plymouth.
Plymouth, England - August 2007 |
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