Dejero is supporting the Spinning Wheels Tour, ‘a cross-Canada Parkinson’s journey’, by providing connectivity and live video solutions that will enable three inspiring cyclists to live stream their adventures from any location and in any type of terrain.

Video production company and ‘high-speed story-teller’, Fuel MediaLab, is using Dejero connectivity solutions to transmit broadcast-quality video from multiple camera feeds over multiple cellular networks and other IP connections. The signal is sent in real-time from speedways across Canada to Dejero rental partner TV2GO’s teleport, during competitions such as the NASCAR Pinty’s Series and Sports Car Championship Canada (SCCC), for distribution to various broadcast networks such as NBC and TSN.

Dejero has announced a new partnership with X2nSat, a leader in satellite communications across the Americas, with satellite gateways located in California and New Mexico. The collaboration will provide Dejero’s North American customers with a resilient connectivity solution featuring blended cellular and Ku-band satellite communications.

Hebden Bridge, 15th December 2021 — Two Calrec Artemis consoles with AoIP ImPulse cores and Gateway technology lie at the heart of the audio setup at Sportsnet Studios, the new immersive facility in Toronto that’s part of leading sports media brand Sportsnet, part of Rogers Sports and Media (RSM). The Calrec technology is an integral part of the audio workflow to provide Sportsnet with the flexibility it needs and facilitate easy expansion in the future. Calrec’s Canadian partner SC Media played a pivotal role in the project.  

Dejero has appointed Francois Vaillant as its new senior technical product manager. Vaillant joins Dejero from CBC (Canada Broadcasting Corporation), where he spent the last 15 years at the helm of innovation and standards, last serving as executive director of engineering solutions for the national broadcaster.

Quicklink, the leading global provider of hardware and software solutions for video and audio contributions, has announced partnership with Panasonic Canada to distribute the Quicklink solutions. This partnership further strengthens Quicklink’s operations in the region.

In February, Quicklink announced the opening of a US office in Hackensack, New Jersey, to further establish Quicklink’s sales, services, and support operations in North America. Today’s announcement further intensifies Quicklink’s growth.

Knowledge Network, the public educational broadcaster in British Columbia, Canada, has upgraded its playout facility near Vancouver with a future-proof, software-based channel creation solution based on Imagine Communications’ widely deployed Versio™ integrated playout platform and ADC™ automation.

Telstra has named Kris Schaffer as Canada Country Lead to drive accelerated growth out of the Toronto area. An accomplished IT and telecom professional with both leadership and customer-facing roles at IBM, Bell Canada and TELUS Communications has been named Country Lead for Telstra Canada. Karl Paterson, a sales executive with more than 10 years of telco and technology industry experience has been brought onboard as a Business Development Executive and will report directly into Schaffer. Both have joined as of April 1.

Dejero, an innovator in resilient connectivity for critical communications, has received ISO 9001:2015 certification in recognition of its quality management system. The scope includes the design, development, realization, information assurance, and support of Dejero’s products and services.

Diving Plongeon Canada (DPC), a not-for-profit organization promoting the growth and awareness of springboard and tower diving across Canada, has been organising virtual meets, powered by Dejero EnGo mobile transmitters and WayPoint receivers, to reduce the impact of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic on the sport. The live video solution, provided by local systems integrator Integrated Sports Systems (ISS) Inc, enables athletes to compete from different locations simultaneously, while judges score dives from their homes in real-time.

Telstra, a leading global telecommunications and technology company, today announced plans to expand its network into Canada with the establishment of a new Point-of-Presence (PoP) in Toronto, and upgrading infrastructure that will connect Canada to its trans-Pacific subsea cable networks. The subsea cable networks will carry data from Canada into the Asia-Pacific region, where Telstra owns and operates the largest subsea cable system (with more than 250,000 miles of subsea cables globally) and currently carries nearly one-third of all Asia-Pacific internet traffic.

Dejero has made it possible for business to business integrated connectivity expert First Mile Technologies to address the urgent connectivity, security and team synchronization challenges that emerged on-set and in post-production during the recent COVID-19 pandemic, when teams couldn’t meet to collaborate due to social distancing and travel limitations.

Dejero, an innovator in cloud-managed solutions that provide award-winning video transport and Internet connectivity while mobile or in remote locations, announced today that it has once again been selected as the primary field contribution solutions provider for Canada's national public broadcaster, CBC/Radio-Canada (CBC). As part of this renewed multi-year agreement, Dejero will help with CBC’s transition to IP workflows.

A major project that CBC is currently undertaking is relocating the broadcaster's French Services HQ to the groundbreaking all-IP 'Maison de Radio-Canada' (MRC) broadcast center in Montreal. Upon completion later this year, the new SMPTE ST 2110 compliant MRC will stand as one of the most advanced, state-of-the-art IP broadcast facilities in the world, supporting CBC's multiplatform and ever-increasing digital strategy. As a long-time partner of CBC in the area of field contribution, Dejero is supporting the all-IP infrastructure at the MRC by providing the national broadcaster with the latest Dejero solutions including WayPoint 204 SMPTE ST 2110 receivers, EnGo 260 mobile transmitters, rack-mounted PathWay transmitters, and the LivePlus mobile app for iOS and Android devices across the network. Dejero is also providing CBC with connectivity and cloud-management services.

“Dejero’s proven track record, partnership, and ongoing support have been invaluable to CBC over the last decade," commented François Vaillant, executive director, engineering solutions at CBC/Radio-Canada. "Some of the key factors that stood out for us when we examined Dejero’s technology during the selection process, were that their solutions clearly met CBC’s needs and expectations, being reliable and agile, particularly when broadcasting in bandwidth-constrained scenarios from the field."

“We are thrilled to have been re-selected as the field contribution technology partner of CBC/Radio-Canada, a close relationship we have cultivated for over a decade," said Bogdan Frusina, founder of Dejero. “We look forward to continuing our support of CBC/Radio-Canada as it transitions to IP workflows and completes its groundbreaking project in Montreal.”

This announcement comes on the back of a successful year for Dejero that saw the company being awarded a second prestigious Technology and Engineering Emmy® Award recognizing its innovation in the industry, thanks to its Smart Blending Technology and unique hybrid encoding approach. Last year, Dejero was awarded its first Technology and Engineering Emmy® Award for 'excellence in engineering creativity', honoring a decade of achievements in the field of live transmission driven by its vision of reliable connectivity anywhere.

Axon Digital, leading Broadcast and IP infrastructure specialist, has announced a new channel partnership with Canadian-based Applied Electronics Limited, a trusted provider of integrated media solutions and professional audio visual, broadcast and media storage technology. The relationship will expand Axon’s reach throughout Canada, with a strong focus on building and supporting IP environments.

Imagine Communications has appointed Ken Gould as Account Executive in Canada for its playout and networking business. In his new capacity, Gould is responsible for expanding Imagine Communications’ presence across Canada and supporting broadcasters and media companies as they migrate to IP, cloud and virtualization.