NOVELSAT adds 1RU Xstream One IRD for IP and satellite workflows
NOVELSAT has introduced the Xstream One, an all-in-one Integrated Receiver Decoder (IRD) designed for professional content delivery, now available through VSATPlus. The device supports multiple codecs (HEVC/H.265, MPEG-4/H.264, MPEG-2), various input interfaces including IP and satellite, and incorporates advanced security features like BISS and DVB-CI. It is intended for applications such as live event contribution, primary distribution, remote production, and content security.
Key Takeaways
- Xstream One is a single-channel multi-codec IRD supporting HEVC/H.265, MPEG-4/H.264 and MPEG-2 in SD and HD.
- The unit is built as a 1RU COTS server and supports IP, SDI, ASI/Satellite and SRT input interfaces.
- It supports DVB-S, DVB-S2 and DVB-S2X demodulation with QPSK to 32APSK modulation schemes.
- Security features include BISS 1/2/E/CA, dual DVB-CI slots for CAMs, Simulcrypt and Multicrypt.
- VSATPlus lists use cases including live event contribution, primary distribution, remote production and network failover.
Why It Matters
For broadcasters and service operators, Xstream One folds decoding, transport-stream handling and content security into a single 1RU box, which can simplify rack deployments and reduce the number of separate systems in contribution and distribution chains. The product also sits at the intersection of IP, satellite and SRT workflows, with redundancy, stream analysis and caption handling built in. That makes the security and interface mix the main differentiation points to watch. Next signal: how VSATPlus positions the unit in actual deployments across live event contribution, primary distribution and remote production.
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