Aviwest Pro340 H.265/HEVC & H.264/AVC Transmitter

The AVIWEST’s flagship HEVC mobile transmitter range for newsgathering and live events coverage. The most powerful and compact cellular transmitter on the market.

In the field, on air

The award-winning Aviwest PRO3 Series is the flagship mobile video transmitter designed for live video producers and news gathering professionals looking for contribution performance from any location around the world.

With its large set of professional audio and video interfaces, the Aviwest PRO3 Series supports the best state-of-the-art H.265/HEVC and H.264/AVC hardware encoder by offering premium video quality with less data usage, and low end-to-end latency.

Aviwest PRO3 Series features up to 8 embedded worldwide compliant cellular 3G/4G modems with a high efficiency patented custom antenna array. The device can also be remotely connected to AVIWEST QUAD Antenna external antennas for strengthening the signal transmission in critical environment. Additional links such as built-in Wi-Fi and Dual Gigabit Ethernet for streaming over LAN/WAN, BGAN, GX or Ka Band Satellite are also natively supported.

With its high versatility, the PRO3 Series is the ideal companion when a robust and reliable solution providing the ultimate performance and picture quality needed.

SIMPLE

Designed with ease-of-use in mind, its user-friendly intuitive interface allows broadcasting live videos in 2 touch screen taps.

VERSATILE

Available in a compact and light ruggedized enclosure, the Aviwest PRO3 Series offers standard V-Mount or Gold-Mount plates for direct mounting on professional cameras, but also within a backpack.

HIGH PERFORMANCE

By implementing the state-of-the art H.265/HEVC hardware encoder, the PRO3 delivers HD video at 1Mbps with a 0,5 second latency saving up to 30 % of your data cost compared to similar solutions on the market.

ANY NETWORKS

Leveraging AVIWEST’s SafeStreams Technology the PRO3 Series transmits live and recorded video over multiple IP networks making the unit the perfect solution for newsgathering, sports and live event coverage.

Always be “news-ready”

When on the go to cover any kind of live event, you need video delivery solutions that are compact and portable, ensuring you can quickly get to where you need to be and instantly broadcast live with the best possible video quality.

This extended products ecosystem is the perfect flexible and agile solution to quickly cover breaking news, conduct interviews and efficiently produce professional live videos.

The advanced live IP video solution enables you to flawlessly capture and broadcast live 4K, HD and SD videos from any location around the world leveraging available Ethernet, 3G/4G, Wi-Fi and satellite networks while reducing your costs and lowering complexity by bringing less equipment into the field.

Perfect for on-the-go newsgathering, live multi-camera productions, and sports coverage

Using the PRO3 Series, broadcasters and video producers can seamlessly stream live HD interviews and events, and store and forward recorded content even in the midst of unpredictable and unmanaged network conditions. The video uplink system features a compact, portable, and robust design, along with a comprehensive panel of interfaces and functionalities (SDI in and out, HDMI in and out, and analog audio in), making it perfect for on-the-go newsgathering, live multi-camera productions, and sports. Offering a camera-mount or backpack alternative to satellite, the PRO3 can synchronously backhaul multiple live feeds with perfect genlock and lip sync for multicamera, remote, and at-home productions.

Lowering cellular data consumption without compromising on video quality

With up to 12 network connections including eight 3G/4G internal modems with patented high-efficiency custom antenna arrays plus a USB 3.0 port and built-in Wi-Fi modem, the PRO3 Series makes it easy for journalists to conduct live interviews and events with flawless HEVC-Advanced encoding. The system’s high-performance HEVC encoder achieves low bitrates and low latency, lowering cellular data consumption without compromising video quality. Using the PRO3 Series, broadcasters have the option to record a premium-quality video file and forward it progressively to the remote receiver while recording, saving a significant amount of time in the field.

Delivering live transmissions with minimum delay as low as 500 ms

By detecting and bonding together multiple IP network interfaces, the PRO3 Series enables users to take advantage of every IP network in their immediate area as they become available. AVIWEST SafeStreams Technology, features an intelligent IP-bonding stack with powerful contribution network protocols, ensures the delivery of live transmissions over internet networks with minimum delay (as low as 500 ms), allowing mobile journalists to stream high-quality videos from any location around the world.

Simplicity and ease of use

Another key benefit of the PRO3 Series is its simplicity and ease of use. The PRO3 Series features a SIP-based intercom to simplify communications between the master control room in the broadcaster premises and remote transmitter operators in the field. Video professionals can connect any of their mobile devices through to the PRO3 bonding connectivity leveraging multiple IP networks and taking advantage of high-speed mobile connectivity. Moreover, the PRO3 Series features a user-friendly intuitive interface that allows broadcasting live videos in just two taps on the touchscreen.

PRO340 Specifications

• 4 internat cellular modems
• 4 internal high efficiency antennas 
• 4 external antennas connectors 
• 4 extension links

MAIN FUNCTIONS

• Live & auto-record
• Forward
• Progressive Store & Forward

ADVANCED FEATURES

• AVIWEST SafeStreams Technology
• IFB / Intercom
• Geolocation
• Sub second glass-to-glass latency (down to 500 ms)

VIDEO

• Standards
  • HD: 1080p25/29.97/30/50/59.94/60,
    1080i50/59.94/60,
    720p50/59.94/60
  • SD: PAL, NTSC
• Encoding
  • H.265/HEVC 4:2:0, 8-bit
  • H.264/AVC 4:2:0, 8-bit
  • Dynamic resolution adjustment
• Bitrates
  • 200 Kbps to 20 Mbps
  • Constant Bitrate (CBR)
  • Variable Bitrate (VBR)
• Inputs
  • SDI, HDMI

AUDIO

• Encoding
  • AAC-LC
• Bitrates
  • 32 Kbps to 256 Kbps
• Mode
  • Mono, Dual Mono or Stereo 2.0
• Density
  • Up to 4 channels
• Inputs
  • Embedded (SDI, HDMI), Analog (L/R)

NETWORK CONNECTIONS

• 4 x 3G/4G-LTE modems with high gain custom antennas
• Gigabit Ethernet port
  • LAN, WAN
    – portable satellite (BGAN, GX, Ka Band)
• Dual band Wi-Fi modem 802.11b/g/n/ac (MIMO 2.4GHz and 5 GHz)
  • Client & Hot Spot modes
  • High efficiency antennas