Drake Intros Encoder Platform, DTA Headend
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| November 5, 2009
Drake introduced at Cable-Tec Expo the Digital EH24 Encoder solution, a real-time, MPEG-2 and MPEG-4 SD encoding platform designed to encode up to 12 analog video inputs when fully populated with six SDE24 encoder modules, each designed to digitize two analog video inputs in MPEG-2, or one in MPEG-4. Additionally, the platform contains a transport stream multiplexer and an integrated QAM modulator. Drake also launched its Digital Master Digital-To-Analog (MDTA) Mini-Headend, an on-premises QAM conversion system specifically designed to enable cable operators to adapt smaller, pre-determined, digitally delivered channel lineups for mixed analog and digital environments within MDUs and commercial services properties.