Satellite Master Antenna Television Systems (SMATV)A miniature, communal Cable Television (CATV) system that receives video and radio signal programming by one or more satellite, over-the-air, or microwave antennas and redistributes these signals to a housing complex or hotel. SMATV is often used by Private Cable Operators (PCO)s to deliver video services to Multiple Dwelling Units […]

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Direct to Home systems (DTH Systems)Direct broadcast satellite (DBS) is a term used to refer to satellite television broadcasts intended for home reception. A designation broader than DBS would be direct-to-home signals, or DTH. This was initially meant to distinguish the transmissions directly intended for home viewers from cable television distribution services that sometimes carried […]

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Satellite Dish farmsSatellite dish farm or just dish farm are terms used to describe an area dedicated to television or radio telecommunications transmitting or receiving antenna equipment, such as C, Ku or Ka band satellite dish antennas, UHF / VHF / AM / FM transmitter towers or mobile cell towers. In telecom circles, any area […]

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Digital & Analogue HeadendA central control device required by some networks (e.g., LANs or MANs) to provide such centralized functions as demodulation, retiming, message accountability, contention control, diagnostic control, and access to a gateway. A cable television headend, a master facility for receiving television signals for processing and distribution over a cable television system. A […]

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Broadband Signal distribution (L-band/IF-signals) Broadband refers to a signaling method that includes or handles a relatively wide range (or band) of frequencies, which may be divided into channels or frequency bins. Broadband is always a relative term, understood according to its context. The wider the bandwidth, the greater the information-carrying capacity. In radio, for example, […]

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