Oman Radio has invested in Trilogy Communications’ audio communications and referencing equipment as part of a major upgrade to the broadcaster’s radio studio facilities. This investment includes audio consoles, routers and the entire communications system. Systems integration will be carried out by All Systems International (ASI) Ltd. The contract covers both a Gemini Intercom system […]
Oman Radio has invested in Trilogy Communications’ audio communications and referencing equipment as part of a major upgrade to the broadcaster’s radio studio facilities. This investment includes audio consoles, routers and the entire communications system. Systems integration will be carried out by All Systems International (ASI) Ltd.
The contract covers both a Gemini Intercom system for audio communications and Mentor XL Master Reference Generators to provide essential synchronising and referencing signals for all of the audio systems. The dual redundant system generates AES and Wordclock reference signals in addition to Timecode and NTP using GPS receivers to maintain signal integrity and synchronisation.
Although the primary function is to provide intercom between studios, this project does have a number of features that are more commonly found in radio than television production. These include the automatic control of programme speaker muting or dimming during communications.
The other key requirement was to allow studio personnel to be able to communicate with their counterparts in the other facilities. This will be facilitated using the native support found in Gemini for SIP (Session Initiation Protocol) connectivity.
The use of SIP will allow Trilogy’s latest generation of Gemini Intercoms to interface with other intercom systems via a standard SIP server, providing a level of interoperability previously not possible whilst also protecting the client’s previous investments. Although SIP has been promoted by the EBU to allow audio to be exchanged freely between intercom manufacturers adhering to the EBU specification, Gemini’s enhanced functionality will permit users in disparate systems to call each other using a single button press.
Commenting on the contract Zubair Sabawi, managing director of ASI Ltd said: “This is a prestigious contract and having looked at all the options we felt the Trilogy solution is the best fit both in terms of features and reliability. Trilogy’s reputation for reliable customer support is also a major plus point for ASI.”
