18-03-2024, 09:42 PM
As it now looks like were heading for the October or later Election, I take it the next formal rehearsal will be 2nd May elections? since there will be alot of stuff going on?
(18-03-2024, 09:42 PM)Milkshake Wrote: As it now looks like were heading for the October or later Election, I take it the next formal rehearsal will be 2nd May elections? since there will be alot of stuff going on?Presumably it's easier to rehearse with the current set in B, as the touchscreen is permanently in place. With the last general election B had to be out of use a couple weeks before and a week after in order to add/remove that.
(18-03-2024, 10:06 PM)Keith Wrote: Presumably it's easier to rehearse with the current set in B, as the touchscreen is permanently in place. With the last general election B had to be out of use a couple weeks before and a week after in order to add/remove that.
In regards to satellite trucks I'd have thought fewer are needed these days, compared to years gone by. I'd have thought 4G/5G connections would be used at many counts. Potentially using an any network sim, to reduce the chance of being in a dead spot. The satellite trucks being reserved for counts at party leader's constituencies, and maybe a few other 'key seats'.
(18-03-2024, 10:06 PM)Keith Wrote: In regards to satellite trucks I'd have thought fewer are needed these days, compared to years gone by. I'd have thought 4G/5G connections would be used at many counts. Potentially using an any network sim, to reduce the chance of being in a dead spot. The satellite trucks being reserved for counts at party leader's constituencies, and maybe a few other 'key seats'.When using cellular the they use SIMs of several mobile networks to spread the load and reliability, the systems also allow WiFi or ethernet connections too, again to increase bandwidth and reliability. Hence it's called bonded cellular - the systems bond together multiple connections
(18-03-2024, 09:42 PM)Milkshake Wrote: As it now looks like were heading for the October or later Election, I take it the next formal rehearsal will be 2nd May elections? since there will be alot of stuff going on?The May elections are a seperate thing in themselves, not a rehearsal for the general. Different types of election, different locations, different timescale, different story to be told
(19-03-2024, 08:18 AM)mcrdev Wrote: I suspect there will be a notable amount of starlink dishes in use for additional bonding capacity as well as the more traditional options.I hear some broadcasters have been trying out Starlink, but I don't think it's in regular use yet. Where it will come in handy is for very remote places, assuming it's cheaper than the other satellite IP systems in existence already like BGAN and Imarsat.
(19-03-2024, 10:00 AM)mcrdev Wrote: It may not be in use by the broadcasters themselves, but I've seen a significant uptick in the last 12 months of the freelance providers who get booked by the main broadcasters for a camera and LiveU (or equivalent) discussing and investing in using Starlink as one of their bonding paths. It's many of these freelancers who end up covering the smaller counts where the broadcasters themselves don't want to send their own assets.I suspect the main reticence with Starlink isn't the technical reliability, but how reliable the service is in terms of the whims of its owner.
SpaceX themselves did a very good demonstration the other day about how reliable a Starlink connection can be, even in the worst environment.