Cable MSO’s continue to upgrade microwave distribution systems originally installed in the 80′s with modern, broadband AML transmitters that offer substantial operational advantages and savings. The latest example is Cable AML’s ITX-1260D Dual Redundant Transmitter, the most powerful broadband transmitter in the world, which has replaced an STX-141 klystron-based system consisting of sixteen bays, each8 feet (2.4 meters) high.
The new system has yielded better signal quality throughout the cable plant. Additional benefits from the upgrade are the extra space available at the headend (which was used to accommodate new cable modem and VOD equipment, reduced power consumption (from 280,000 KWhr/year to less than 20,000 KWhr/year), reduced A/C (Air Conditioning) maintenance and operating costs and significantly improved headend noise environment.
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