It was first announced in October 2025 as a hub for the broadcast and media community, serving as a platform-agnostic, controlled environment to test alternatives to C-Band media transport and distribution. Now, USSI Global's new Media Transport Solutions Lab has officially opened for business.
A managed service for broadcast transmission monitoring and support has arrived from GatesAir, and it's market delivery is concurrent to the company's introduction of an on-premises site appliance that securely connects transmitters and related infrastructure to the AirWatch365 platform.
AoIP (Audio over IP) has been a part of radio’s infrastructure for well over twenty years now, but the misconception that it’s only suitable for large-scale installations in major markets remains — much to the detriment of more modest installations in smaller markets, says Telos Alliance's Marty Sacks.
ALP-AES67-128 ensures full compliance with AES67, RAVENNA, ST2110-30 and ST2022-7. Both versions of the sound card provide full support for redundancy and Out of Band management, reinforcing network infrastructure security — features that are not fully accessible with ‘AES67 compatible’ DANTE cards.
By moving contribution feeds and master control operations to IP and cloud infrastructure, broadcasters can scale coverage beyond the limits of traditional outside broadcast trucks and control rooms, enabling many more simultaneous events, Caretta Research shares.
Sports talk programming that includes the long-running Dan Patrick Show and live play-by-play events under the NBC Sports Radio banner is now getting an audio streaming marquee courtesy of the platform that is now owned by Canada's Stingray.