LiveU’s LU70

LiveU's new LU70 series offers the definitive cellular-based live video uplink solution for global broadcasters with its second-generation proprietary internal and external antenna arrays, offering satellite-like resiliency on-the-move and in heavily crowded locations. The LU70 bonds up to 14 3G/4G LTE, WiMAX and Wi-Fi modems simultaneously, supporting the growing range of cellular network bands worldwide.

The LU70 system includes new cutting-edge features, such as: One-Touch-Live (LiveU OTL™) mode with automatic adjustment of video resolutions for fast and easy live video transmission at the touch of a button; point to multi-point distribution, whereby a single device can broadcast to multiple, varied destinations concurrently; increased throughput up to 10Mb/sec for even better video quality and an instant Wi-Fi access point, providing wireless connectivity over Wi-Fi for areas with limited network connections.

The LU70 also includes: Fast File Transfer (FTP) for fast upload of pre-recorded material from anywhere into the workflow; IFB (return audio channel from studio), Store & Forward, and local recording on the transmitting unit or on externally attached storage device.

Transmitting live breaking news, sports and other events from almost anywhere around the globe has never been easier. Simply plug your HD camera into the LU70 and start your live transmission over the aggregated cellular and other links at the press of a button.

LiveU’s LU70 SPEC

INTEGRATED UNIT:

  • Audio / video encoder, SSD drive, cellular & wireless modems, internal battery

BACKPACK:

  • Custom design, professional-grade back harness

RESOLUTIONS:

  • 1080i50/60, 720p50/60, 720p25/30, D1, Half D1, CIF

HW INTERFACES:

  • SDI, HDMI, Analog (composite, component, S-Video), DV / IEEE- 1394

VIDEO FORMATS:

  • HD/SD-SDI, PAL / NTSC (SMPTE 259M, 292, 296M), DV25, DV50, DV100, DVCAM, DVCPRO/50/100; future HDV; HDMI 1.3, full A/V auto detection

VIDEO ENCODER:

  • H.264 AVC high profile, supports 4:2:2 color space; over 10Mbps throughput

AUDIO ENCODER:

  • Enhanced Efficiency AAC

VIDEO TRANSPORT:

  • RTP/RTCP, MPEG2-TS

SIMULTANEOUS BONDING:

  • Up to 14 4G LTE / 3G cellular, Wi-Fi or WiMAX, Dual-Ethernet, Dual-Satellite (BGAN)

SUPPORTED TECHNOLOGIES:

  • 4G LTE, HSPA+, HSUPA, HSDPA, UMTS, CDMA EVDO Rev 0/A/B, Mobile WiMAX, Wi-Fi 802.11 a,b,g & n (with MIMO)

INTEGRATED ANTENNA ARRAY:

  • Benefits in video quality, resiliency, coverage, operation in areas of poor coverage, on-the-drive, and even in crowded areas. Enhanced support for all common wireless frequencies including LTE, optional external roof-mounted antenna array for extreme connectivity scenarios.

PORTABILITY:

  • Vehicle-mounted; single-person carried and operated even while on the move/li>

PROFILES SELECTION:

  • User can select profiles to optimize for lowest latency or highest video quality and resiliency

END-TO-END LATENCY:

  • Interview profile: as low as under 1 sec
  • Other profiles: compensating for fluctuations in network performance

TRANSMISSION CONTINUITY:

  • Continuous audio even when network capacity drops significantly

MULTI-UNIT SUPPORT:

  • Multiple field units can transmit to the same server and output to multiple SDI, FME, H.264 streams

DUAL SIM PORTS PER MODEM:

  • Supports 1 or 2 standard SIM ports per modem, allowing roaming as well as local operations

POWER SOURCES:

  • Internal battery: At least 1. 5 hrs of continuous transmission
  • Anton Bauer/IDX/Sony batteries: integral in the backpack support for all leading battery systems Vehicle Lighter input: 12VDC
  • AC: 100V to 240V

LOCAL CONTROL:

  • Full monitoring and control using touch-screen UI with lock-screen option

REMOTE CONTROL:

  • Full remote control from server side, from smartphones, laptops, etc.

PREVIEW:

  • Video preview; per-network cellular connectivity status inc. RSSI, throughput, network delay, etc.

FEATURES:

  • Fast File Transfer (FTP) for fast upload of pre-recorded material from anywhere into the workflow.
  • IFB (return audio channel from studio), Store & Forward, local recording on the transmitting unit, on external storage devices, recording on the server side

RESILIENCY AND QUALITY:

  • Top video quality and resiliency through automatic dynamic algorithms such as automatic Adaptive Bit Rate
  • (ABR) over Constant Bit Rate (CBR) or Variable Bit Rate (VBR), video encoding and VBR video encoding are set automatically; automatic Forward Error Correction (FEC) etc.

DIMENSIONS:

  • 25 x 36 x 11.5 cm / 9.84 x 14.17 x 4.5 inches

WEIGHT:

  • ~5kg / ~11.5lbs with battery