Press Release Jan 21, 2010 Installed on time for 09/10 NHL Hockey Season and 2010 Games Boxx Meridian high definition “Zero Delay” digital microwave system integrated with SkyDreams “AirPaint” wireless RCP camera control system is now up and running flawlessly at General Motors Place, home of NHL's Vancouver Canucks in Vancouver BC. The building will be converted over to “Canada Hockey Place” during the Winter Olympics and will utilize the new in house high definition broadcast system including Boxx and Skydreams to broadcast Olympic hockey. The Fan Cam In Action Boxx Meridian OFDM H/D technology operates a total of 11 license free channels in the 5.1 ghz – 5.8 ghz spectrum with 8 of them primarily in the 5.2 ghz – 5.7 ghz range and “Zero delay” (latency). Boxx Meridian features full uncompressed video with two channel embedded audio, HD/SDI, SDI and standard definition transmission plus analog audio line level in/outs. Boxx Meridian is designed for the “new” O/B special event/sports where short haul microwave is native to indoor arenas, outdoor stadiums, etc with a typical operational range of two football fields. MIMO antenna technology (multiplexing in, multiplexing out) maximizes “RF” performance. AirPaint utilizes spread spectrum 900 mhz license free frequencies in North America ( and 2.4 ghz in other countries) and can operate in 16 different channels simultaneously. The unique zero delay latency in Meridian plus the feather touch response with low lag of AirPaint wireless camera RCP system and overall cost was a big consideration in our decision said Paul Brettell, director of facilities and internal production and Greg Story, senior broadcast engineer @ General Motors Place. Sony Canada Integration was responsible for the control room upgrade and relocation. Besides full arena bowl operation, we needed wireless H/D and control in the bowels of our facility for press room, training facilities and dressing room coverage. Running cables across hallways and corridors and into dressing rooms for post game interviews was not an option. This was made possible by pulling fiber throughout our complex which eliminated considerably long H/D copper runs in excess of 700 ft which would also require re-clocking. A Tough Behind The Scenes Move Through The Stadium Tunnels Boxx and Skydreams Canadian support/distributor Roger Rajotte from Miller Canada was a significant part of the of the whole process who provided everything from custom receivers designs and drop locations to the frequency co-ordination with General Motors broadcast, I/T and audio departments. The Meridian arena bowl indoor/outside broadcast receiver system along with an Airpaint transceiver base station were installed four ft. below the metal roof structure in the center of the arena catwalk area with a spider fan antenna array on 3 ft. antenna leads for basic coverage and has exceeded the planned performance requirements. AirPaint wireless RCP control required a simple cat 5 connection. Compact Merdian H/D receiver locations in the tunnel and corridor locations and a second AirPaint transceiver base station were hidden behind false ceilings and air ducts with the Meridians in special dustproof enclosures with clear covers to see operation plus engineering could easily open them up, make program changes and test everything. Even though we decided to install AirPaint transceiver base stations in the arena bowl and a second in the corridor, the arena base station is providing us coverage everywhere during Vancouver Canucks hockey games which was a nice surprise. When the tunnel entrances are blocked off with additional metal seating for other events then there may be other RF issues so we simply wanted everything as rock solid as possible. Miller Canada is a distributor and supplies solutions to the broadcast, film and television industry.