Sandefjord, Norway and Oxnard, California, April 20, 2009 – Nevion a leading media transport solution provider for broadcasters, telecommunications service providers and government entities worldwide, is announcing additions to its market-leading Flashklink fiber transport solutions at NAB 2009, April 18 – 23, in Las Vegas, NV.

Nevion’s Flashlink series is the leading fiber transport system for broadcasters worldwide, featuring the broadest range of 3G-SDI fiber solutions coupled with the most lightweight 2RU frame on the market. Standard features in the new 3G-SDI fiber converters include integrated distribution amplifiers and automatic change-over switches. This price-effective 3G-SDI solution means that engineers will not need to allocate time for field upgrades from HD-SDI to 3G-SDI.

Also to be introduced at NAB is a full range of high performance up/down/cross converters with full AFD support that reduces power consumption by a dramatic 30 – 50%. Broadcasters who are looking to add AFD codes to their video will find a new standalone AFD stamper extremely easy to use.

Low power consumption that significantly lowers operational costs has been a Flashlink hallmark since the product’s inception more than a decade ago. Flashlink also has no fans to clean or replace, eliminating noise and the time required for engineers to service units.

Flashlink’s quality optical delivery includes time division multiplexing for two uncompressed HD-SDI, or up to ten uncompressed SD-SDI, signals over a single 3G-SDI compliant signal.

Flashlink innovation continues to make industry firsts. 3G-SDI fiber links recently achieved a world-record fiber transport distance of 120km (approximately 75 miles). The 3G-SDI check field (pathological) signals were transported error-free over an impressive 120km (about 75 miles) of G.652 single mode fiber without any kind of electrical regeneration or optical amplification.

The world’s leading service providers and largest broadcasters continue to choose Nevion for complex video transport for highly visible and significant events such as President Barack Obama’s inauguration and address to a joint session of congress, launches from Kennedy Space Center, all English Premier League Football events, the Super Bowl, the summer games in Beijing and the Academy Awards.

About Nevion

Nevion is a media transport solution provider for broadcasters, telecommunications service providers and government entities worldwide. Nevion products transport virtually any video format, over any type of network, over any distance. Its Ventura, Flashlink and VikinX product lines deliver the full range of media content transport, signal processing and routing solutions—from simple, single-function elements to hardened carrier-class solutions. Nevion puts power, reliability and quality behind global media transport solutions. With the lowest carbon footprint in the industry, Nevion products are the greenest of their kind, which benefits the environment and also reduces customers’ operational expenses. Nevion maintains its world headquarters in Sandefjord, Norway and U.S. headquarters in Oxnard, CA, with global offices in Singapore, Dubai, and the United Kingdom.