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Broadcasters Show Daily Wednesday, April 26 - Thursday, April 27, 2017 1 6 TONER CABLE EQUIPMENT RETURNS TO NAB WITH MORE HIGH-END SOLUTIONS THEN EVER BEFORE Since 1971, Toner Cable Equipment has been the distributor of choice for expert- ise, inventory, savings and outstanding customer service. Toner offers a vast range of equipment used by broadcasters, satellite system operators, cable TV com- panies, governments and the educational market. Toner's field service engineering division has rapidly expanded as it provides customers with upgraded dig- ital head-ends, integration services, satellite installations and system designs. It also provides technical phone support. Toner Cable has partnered with many new manufacturers that offer HD 4K, fiber optic systems, DOCSIS 3.1, OTT solutions and IPTV. Toner Cable Equipment is proud to announce that it is the distributor for the following manufacturer's products to enhance its line of solutions: T21: the T96261-D is a HEVC (4K) decoder with UDP/RTP, FEC, Zixi, Motama, Aspera and is ideal in public and private net- works, live contribution, news contributions and sports contribution. RF Design: offers the most affordable L- Band switch in the industry. The L- Band switch is space saving, offering a 1RU, 19-inch rack mount, frequency range 850-2450 and is available in 50 and 70 Ohm, with no routing limita- tions. ATEME: a global leader in HEVC, H.264, MPEG2 video compression solu- tions for broadcast, cable DTH, IPTV AND OTT. Bandwidth sensitive applica- tions and unrivaled compression efficien- cy delivers an increased quality of expe- rience while reducing operating costs, with very low latency. I n f o Va l u e : IPTV middle- ware, BIZTV; MPEG-1, 2, 4, H.264 over exist- ing IP networks, full feature multicast and video-on- demand, streaming protocols including RTSP, RTP and UDP, IPTV with Electronic Program Guide (EPG). What makes Toner Cable Equipment unique is that whatever your application, it can offer several different manufactur- ers products that will fit your project and budget. Stop by the Toner booth #SU9117 to discuss how it can help with your next project. For more information, visit booth #SU9117 or go to www.tonercable.com. IW SERVES MILITARY, COMMERCIAL MARKETS Since IW introduced its high perform- ance 75 Ω cables, it has continued devel- oping this technology to offer improved performance for 4K/8K/SDI applica- tions. Precision 75 Ω N and high fre- quency BNC assemblies are being used in test and system applications up to 12 GHz, with customer proven performance to 18 GHz; the IW High performance 50 Ω assemblies are ideal for SatCom appli- cations in downlinks. IW has introduced the 170 cable series with optimized atten- uation to 38 GHz for Ka-band applica- tions, the 180 series performing to 34 GHz and 150 series operating to 44 GHz. These products are complemented with its 1571 cable series offering industry leading attenuation performance, 64dB/100 feet at 40 GHz. These cables are widely used in both military and com- mercial satellite communications appli- cations. To support customer demand in new and existing high power markets, IW now has 1 5/8 and 7/8 EIA flange designs available for use with its established 4806 cable. With proven power handling of 15KW at 13.56MHz, 3KW at 1 GHz, and a range of interconnect options available, 4806 is an increasingly popular selection for broadcast transmission systems. IW 50 Ω cables are used in custom configurations for high performance audio applications. Multi-coax compos- ites using stranded center conductor cables are employed due to extremely low attenuation achieved by its low den- sity PTFE proprietary lamination process and silver plated copper conductor and double shield design. Founded in 1970, Insulated Wire, Inc. developed a unique PTFE lamination process and applied it to the manufacturing of wire and cable. This process allowed IW to manufacture products of unprecedented reliability along with smaller diameters. Combining the lamination process with a patented shield design allowed Insulated Wire to become one of the leaders in low loss microwave transmission lines utiliz- ing both solid and expanded PTFE dielectrics. This combination of features allowed Insulated Wire to produce microwave cables with the lowest attenua- tion loss per foot in the industry. In 1988, IW expanded its operations and created the IW Microwave Products Division. Insulated Wire has produced both wire and cable to serve medical, audio, geophysical, defense, telecommunications, data and instrumentation mar- kets. IW Microwave Products is a Division of Insulated Wire, Inc. that offers a wide range of microwave cable assemblies that operate from the low MHz to 70 GHz in frequen- cy. These cables, coupled with a broad array of connectors, allow IW to create custom assemblies for both military and commercial applications. IW strives to stay ahead of the ever- changing military/commercial microwave markets by implementing new products and processes. These include cables with stable phase performance over both tem- perature and flexure, its Tuf-Flex™ cables, which offer compression resist- ance up to 250 pounds per linear inch, polyurethane jacketed cables for low smoke/zero halogen applications and stranded center conductor cable for increased flexibility. Its high performance 75 Ω cables are being used in the video tracking and surveillance areas of UAVs, and satellite launch vehicles. IW has developed a special procedure to work with the increasing demand for smaller cables and connectors without compro- mising performance. Each cable assembly is manufactured under strict process controls in accordance with IPC-WHMA-A-620 procedures. IW offers measurements of return loss, insertion loss, phase matching, time delay and ampli- tude matching up to 67 GHz. In addition, testing for humidity, salt spray, vibration, thermal shock, flexure and hydrostatic pressure, among others, can be conducted either in- house or in an approved laboratory envi- ronment. IW's engineering staff can help with questions that may occur during any phase of a project. This includes assis- tance for cable/connector configuration in racks, "black boxes" and other systems where transmission line performance is critical, specialized custom designs and anything in between. IW can also be on- site to help with cable routing and instal- lation. Engineering support is also avail- able for optimal cable/connector selec- tion for unique applications. IW operates two facilities: headquar- ters and cable manufacturing are located in Bayport, New York and the Microwave Products Division, responsi- ble for the production and sale of all microwave assemblies, is located in Bethel, Connecticut. For more information, go to www .iw-microwave.com or stop by booth #SU7222. HOW RETAILERS CAN PLAN FOR USB-C FUTURE By Colin Vose, Ventev Mobile, Engineering Product Manager The USB-C-powered future is almost here. A number of USB-C devices hit the market in 2016, from Google's Pixel to phones from HTC and LG. By the end of 2019, it's estimated that a whopping two billion USB-C gadgets will be shipped globally. How can retailers plan for this seis- mic shift? We gathered some of their most common questions about the change and what they can do now. What's so special about USB-C? There's no question that USB-C will become the dominant connector in devices of all kinds. It can deliver more power and transfer data faster, meaning it's not only valuable for mobile devices, but for powering laptops, cameras, mon- itors, printers and other hardware. It means one cable will be able to do it all, from charging your computer to connect- ing a second display to powering your phone. It will replace most, if not all of the cables we use today. When will USB-C become the domi- nant standard? Until more devices add a USB-C port, Micro USB will remain the king connec- tor for mobile devices. We can't say for sure when that will change, but a similar shift from several years ago offers clues. When Apple introduced its Lightning™ con- nector and phased out the old 30-pin connector, the shift didn't happen overnight. It was a transi- tion over years as old 30-pin devices were replaced with Lightning devices. Micro USB will have a similar tran- sition period, but unlike the 30-pin con- nector, it won't disappear forever. Wearables and other small devices that charge at a slower rate will likely retain their Micro USB ports, since there aren't as many benefits to some devices making the switch. When should you start stocking USB-C accessories? It depends on what's selling. Have USB- C on hand if HTC and LG phones are your best sellers. If Apple and Samsung are the only manufacturers you sell, maybe hold off a bit. Keep an eye on sales and which new devices add USB-C ports to determine how many USB-C, Micro USB and Apple Lightning cables to carry. What should we tell customers who are on the fence about USB-C? Your customers – and you – may be skeptical about the value of switching to USB-C. After all, mobile devices evolve quickly, and what's big now sometimes doesn't exist in a couple years. Tell them not to worry – USB-C is durable, and it has staying potential. It's designed to grow with the power and data delivery that devices can han- dle, and should remain the go-to cable for years to come. For more information, visit www .ventev.com.