The acquisition is expected to increase GatesAirs range of transmission offerings and strengthen its presence in Europe.
GatesAir is bringing ONEtastic under its banner, announcing that it has acquired the Italian-based company that provides television and digital radio transmission systems.
Founded in 2010 and headquartered in Brescia, Italy, ONEtastic develops television, digital radio and RF systems for broadcast, telecom, scientific and government verticals.
The company’s work with high-efficiency, low-power TV and DAB radio transmitters is expected to complement GatesAirs range of transmission offerings. It will also strengthen GatesAirs presence in Europe.
Commenting on the acquisition, Bruce D. Swail, CEO of GatesAir, said: The acquisition of ONEtastic underscores our commitment to the broadcast market and accelerates the investments we are making in our transmission portfolio. The unique, innovative and award-winning products and technologies from ONEtastic add new capabilities to our portfolio and complement our transmission and transport platforms. The addition of an experienced and highly talented research, development and services team from ONEtastic further expands our world-class engineering and support expertise to create new innovations for the broadcast segment and beyond. Their central European Union location strengthens our International footprint and commitment to global growth.
GatesAir will retain the entire ONEtastic staff and its Brescia facility, which will continue operations as GatesAir. Longtime ONEtastic CEO Luca Saleri will remain in a leadership role as General Manager of GatesAir.
ONEtastic founder Carlo Bombelli will also be a key contributor to the GatesAir team moving forward. Bombelli launched ONEtastic following his years as founder of Screen Service Broadcasting Technologies, a former supplier of digital broadcasting solutions in Italy. Bombelli has authored several patents through his innovations at ONEtastic, and is the primary force behind the companys ingenious transmitter designs.
Speaking on the announcement, Bombelli, added: We have worked closely with GatesAir and their talented sales and engineering teams over the years. Our combined strengths will allow the broader company to provide our customers with the industrys most reliable, state-of-the-art transmission solutions that is backed by a global service network. Were very excited about the possibilities that lie ahead.
Remarking on the merger, Saleri, noted: GatesAir is strategically positioned to transform the media and entertainment industry through innovations in wireless content delivery and IP networking.
We are thrilled to join the GatesAir team in empowering customers to wirelessly deliver content and maximize their spectrum with low total cost of ownership. GatesAir values our established global customer relationships, innovative growth platforms, broad product portfolio, and experienced team. They are committed to supporting our growth and innovation, and we look forward to our future together, he added.
