Six leaders. One team.
The Vislink Group has brought together five leading technology companies, each one a leader in their own field. The result is a group with the specialist knowledge and multiple perspectives necessary to approach today's communications challenges.
Microwave Radio Communications
www.mrcbroadcast.comBoston based Microwave Radio Communications (MRC) has been at the forefront of wireless data links in the US for over 20 years. They have designed and integrated the majority of the electronic news gathering (ENG) systems in the world’s largest broadcast market. A Vislink company since 2000, MRC manufactures an extensive range of products and distributes the Group’s full range of broadcast technologies in North America. MRC offers innovative solutions to broadcasters, first responders, defence and homeland security experts and have a strong reputation for reliability. Customers include all of the major US networks, the US Army and many state and city police departments.
Advent
www.adventcomms.comAdvent revolutionized television news with the world's first commercial 'flyaway' satellite news-gathering (SNG) system in 1989. For the first time, TV news crews were within hours of providing live coverage of almost any major story, anywhere in the world. A member of the Group since 2000, the company manufactures world-class carbon fibre antennas, up-link trucks and electronics, and has offices in London and Singapore. Their customers include Reuters, the BBC and most major international broadcasters. Their equipment has been used extensively by the UK armed forces to provide tactical and strategic communications during the Iraq conflict.
Link
www.linkres.co.ukLink’s unique encoding technology and modulation techniques enable the vast volumes of data generated by an HD camera to be transmitted over a wireless link with almost no delay. While the appeal of this technology goes far beyond broadcasting, the company also provides many of the broadcast technology components that drive the group’s electronic subsystems The London-based company recently won top awards from the British Guild of Television Cameramen and the Association for International Broadcasting, for the wireless HD systems that covered the 2006 Winter Olympics. Link has been an active member of the Group since 2005 and customers include BBC Regions, Sky News and many broadcast equipment hire companies around the world, including AVS and Broadcast Sports in the US.
HERNIS
www.hernis.comNorway's Hernis Scan Systems is the world leader in intrinsically safe marine CCTV systems. An expert in high quality monitoring and inspection systems for environments too hazardous, sensitive or inaccessiblefor direct human inspection, the company integrates systems into computer networks – making them a vital partner in some of the world’s largest marine, oil & gas engineering projects. Their current product range includes explosion proof camera stations, thermal camera stations for ice-detection as well as crane and submersible solutions. A member of the Group since 1994, Hernis work through an extensive network of international agents and integrators, and have highly successful sales and technical support centres in Singapore, Brazil and the US.
Pacific Microwave Research
www.pmicrowave.com/Based in Vista, California, Pacific Microwave Research (PMR) is a design, engineering and manufacturing company specialising in analogue and digital microwave video transmission solutions for law enforcement, Homeland Security and military applications. PMR products are used for video evidence collection, covert surveillance and in unmanned ground vehicles (UGV) and unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV).
Western Technical Services
www.western-technical.comBased in Orange County, California, Western Technical Services (WTS) specializes in the design, integration and maintenance of RF communication systems for television broadcast, public safety, defense and business applications. These systems include; terrestrial point-to-point microwave, electronic news-gathering (ENG), outside broadcast (OB), defense, airborne law enforcement and security (DLES) surveillance, satellite uplink/downlink, Doppler radar, fibre-optic and associated control systems. WTS has been a value-added reseller (VAR) representing Microwave Radio Communications since its formation in 1990.
