Cobalt Digital is introducing an expanded ST 2110 and IPMX ecosystem at NAB Show New York 2026, featuring new JPEG XS support and hybrid satellite-internet transport capabilities. The updates aim to assist broadcasters in managing SDI-to-IP transitions and maintaining resilient content distribution during C-band spectrum reconfigurations.
The addition of JPEG XS to the Cobalt Digital ST 2110 IPMX ecosystem provides a standardized path for broadcasters to achieve ultra-low latency without sacrificing image quality during the SDI-to-IP transition. By integrating hybrid satellite-internet transport, Cobalt addresses the immediate technical instability caused by C-band spectrum reconfigurations, offering a pragmatic fail-safe for live distribution. This move reinforces the openGear initiative's role in maintaining hardware flexibility as the industry shifts toward software-defined networking. Watch for how these plug-and-play IP implementations impact the adoption rate of IPMX standards in professional broadcast facilities compared to proprietary alternatives.
Cobalt Digital has been steadily expanding its IPMX-certified product line throughout 2026, positioning the company as a key enabler of the SDI-to-IP transition for broadcasters managing hybrid environments. At IBC2026 in September, Cobalt demonstrated JPEG XS Temporal Differential Coding across its full ST 2110/IPMX portfolio, including SAPPHIRE, INDIGO, UltraBlue MV, and blueCORE, enabling plug-and-play discovery and transport of visually lossless, ultra-low latency streams across mixed-vendor systems. CTO Dr. Ciro Noronha framed the strategy in SVG's Industry Executive Perspectives column, describing IPMX as "ST 2110 Made Easy" and identifying cost and complexity as the two remaining pain points for facilities still navigating the transition.
The blueCORE platform, which anchors Cobalt's processing lineup, has accumulated multiple industry awards since its debut at NAB 2026, delivering multi-function audio and video processing in a self-contained 1RU unit drawing under 80 watts in its ST 2110 configuration. Cobalt also introduced the 9935-AUD4-DANTE openGear card with optional fiber I/O at IBC2026, supporting direct Dante connectivity without external media converters, a feature aimed at simplifying audio-over-IP deployments in fiber-based network infrastructures. The PACIFIC ULL-DEC decoder gained an ST 2110/IPMX output option alongside SDI, with a built-in frame sync emitting a PTP-locked signal for precise timing in live environments.
On the compression and distribution side, Cobalt's PACIFIC line now includes hybrid satellite-internet support compliant with VSR TR-06-4 Part 7, using Ku/Ka satellite bands for bulk distribution and the internet to recover lost packets during C-band spectrum reconfigurations. The UltraBlue MV-SW multiviewer added IPMX support, available as both a turnkey solution with four HDMI heads and as a software package for customer-supplied hardware, giving facilities flexibility in how they monitor mixed SDI and IP sources. The ARIA audio line, which Cobalt describes as the only fully IPMX-compliant audio monitor on the market, supports 16 SDI or 64 MADI channels in a compact rack-mount form factor, rounding out the monitoring side of the ecosystem.
Cobalt Digital has integrated JPEG XS support across its ST 2110 and IPMX product lines to enable visually lossless, low-latency media transport. Debuting at NAB Show New York 2026, this expansion helps broadcasters manage the transition from SDI to IP while maintaining interoperability and reliability through new hybrid satellite-internet transport capabilities.
The addition of JPEG XS provides a standardized path for broadcasters to achieve ultra-low latency without sacrificing image quality during the transition from SDI to IP.
Cobalt introduced hybrid satellite-internet transport for its PACIFIC compression lines, which uses the internet to recover data lost during C-band satellite transmission.
JPEG XS support is integrated across the SAPPHIRE, INDIGO, PACIFIC, TOPAZ, ARIA, and UltraBlue product lines.
The blueCORE standalone processing platform operates under 80W while supporting both SDI and ST 2110/IPMX workflows.
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