Dielectric’s new analytics software program will probably be launched at NABShow2023

Dielectric’s new Apollo superior analytics software program platform will probably be launched at NAB Present 2023.

Apollo is designed to assist radio and TV engineers take fast and decisive motion on present issues, and take preventative actions that remove doubtlessly disastrous conditions sooner or later.

Apollo, which Dielectric previewed at NAB Present 2022, precisely detects anomalies in RF techniques for TV and FM broadcasters.

The superior analytical software program is an extension of RFHAWKEYE™, Dielectric’s IP-based distant RF monitoring answer. RFHAWKEYE’s software program suite integrates Apollo to assist customers rapidly analyse and formulate website knowledge into actionable reviews. These reviews could be custom-made to prioritize necessary system info and efficiency tendencies over selectable time durations.

Apollo brings a managed providers providing to their portfolio. Dielectric will home Apollo in its new community operations centre (NOC) and supply reviews to clients on a quarterly foundation that provide efficiency insights, talk alarm situations and actions taken, and supply upkeep strategies meant to scale back system failures and improve efficiency. Dielectric clients are additionally offered distant entry to Apollo to generate and evaluate system and efficiency knowledge at any time.

Vice President of Gross sales, Jay Martin, says, “Apollo permits us to create an in depth efficiency file utilizing the real-time knowledge collected by means of RFHAWKEYE. With this info, we work with the shopper to judge any degradation that has taken place over time and in some instances, advocate preventive upkeep to remove catastrophic failures and enhance service.

 “We are going to present insights into the issues we see and advocate particular actions to take, and likewise ship this info inside government summaries which are fast to digest and straightforward to grasp.”

Martin notes that Apollo will carry robust worth to clients with a number of transmitter and tower websites. One instance is how Apollo will observe and seize VSWR measurements from a number of websites linked to RFHAWKEYE’s monitoring platform, and determine any degradation over a particular timeframe. That features particular situations of when an issue crosses a threshold, and the way these could be averted sooner or later.

He says, “Apollo shines in multi-site conditions the place clients can create a centralized Apollo expertise.

 “Apollo will present maps of a number of websites, and customers can drill deeper into the information for any website on that map. The discount in labor will probably be distinctive for these clients as Apollo removes the burden of manually visiting, inspecting and growing reviews for every station. This can be a very user-friendly software for each buyer from the single-site proprietor to networks with massive, nationwide footprints.”

NAB Present 2023 takes place from April 16-19 on the Las Vegas Conference Middle. Dielectric reveals at Sales space W3601.