ETL Systems launches StingRay

MADLEY, UK: ETL Systems, a global designer and manufacturer of RF distribution equipment for satellite communications, has launched a new range of RF over fibre equipment called the StingRay series.

The first of this range is a high density 1U rack mountable chassis housing 16 hot-swap transmit and receive RF over fibre modules and is designed to be used for short distance links between satellite dishes and the teleport.

"This is the most compact unit of its kind on the market, capable of fitting the greatest number of hot-swap transmit and receive fibre modules in the smallest space," said Dr Esen Bayar, Technical director of ETL Systems. "We have focussed on excellent module to module isolation and this StingRay fibre chassis helps satellite teleports with transition distances up to 3km."

The StingRay is the first to introduce hot-swap power supply units (PSU) in a 1U RF over Fibre chassis and also features local as well as remote control. With its hot-swap fibre modules it can be part populated and helps the teleport engineers to design fibre links within budget.