BBC employs Mobile Viewpoint’s WMT to broadcast Olympic Torch Relay LIVE

Alkmaar – Starting may 19, the Olympic Torch will be carried in a relay around the UK. The Torch will be carried by different athletes and broadcasted LIVE on the Internet, as well as different regional and national BBC channels. 

The vehicle in front of the relay, responsible for the live coverage, will use the WMT (Wireless Multiplex Terminal) of Mobile Viewpoint to transmit the images using a combination of different mobile 3G networks.

The WMT uses four to eight SIM cards of different operators creating a stable video connection. Mobile Viewpoint, in cooperation with the BBC, developed the Continuous Picture Technology (CPT) to ensure a smooth video link driving through the rough country side with varying mobile coverage conditions. 

The LIVE coverage of the Olympic Torch Relay throughout the UK is challenging due to the long period and the distance but resolved by the Continuous Picture Technology.
 
Michel Bais, Managing Director Mobile Viewpoint: “With the WMT it is possible to have live video connections from any place and any location as long as there is coverage of a mobile network.  The Olympic Torch Relay project is a unique example, because it shows the possibility to realize a live video connection even if there are difficult network coverage circumstances.”