The Harmonic SMD 9300 broadcast satellite modulator is a new-generation DVB-S/S2 and DVB-DSNG modulator specifically designed for broadcast direct-to-home, primary distribution to headends, and contribution of television and radio content. The modulator supports S2 extensions to achieve barrier-breaking efficiency, and can be used in conjunction with Harmonic Ellipse® contribution encoders and ProView™ IRDs, set-top boxes, or professional satellite demodulators, such as the Newtec MDM6100 and AZ910.
The SMD 9300 offers unmatched bandwidth efficiency optimization to lower TCO. Fully automated operation of the field-proven Equalink® pre-distortion technology provides up to 10% bandwidth gains for single-carrier-per-transponder constellations. Clean Channel Technology™, in combination with DVB-S2 extensions, improves satellite efficiency by up to 15%, thereby enabling much smaller carrier spacing.
- Highest system reliability and service up-time
- Low TCO through very high-bandwidth efficiency technology options, and ease of monitoring and control
- Optional built-in support for opportunistic data insertion up to 20 Mbps, interoperable with IRDs that support MPE
- Support for SFN networks using transparent TS pass-through
- RFI reduction using optional DVB-CID or default NIT table CID
- Monitoring and control via front panel, web GUI or Harmonic NMX Digital Service Manager
- Hardware-ready for multi-stream transmission
