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A group of scientists from the Australian National University developed the first miniature lasers operating at room temperature. The solution based on nanowir...

• What to remember about using mechanical connectors?
• Satellite TV - one cable, four receivers.
• Energy efficient UPS units.
• 12 VDC PoE injector.
• Strengthening of GSM signal.

On 1st December 2013, Jeff Bezos, the CEO of the world's biggest online store, Amazon, announced that his company will launch by 2015 a fully functioning syste...

• How to arrange fibers in installation boxes?
• SMATV system based on a new line of MV-5XX multiswitches.
• How to install a camera on a pole/post?
• Remote monitoring of IP CCTV systems based on Signal NVRs - vMEye.
• Recording road traffic with ULTIAIR devices and IP CCTV cameras from Sunell.

Researchers from MIT have developed a prototype camera capable of capturing images at the speed of light. Apart from its technological merits, the admirable th...

• Passive optical networks (PONs) - installation of distribution frames and boxes.
• Wireless remote control extender.
• Protection of cable connections in CCTV systems.
• Affordable, full-featured IP video surveillance.

On October 21-24, 2013, there was held in Atlanta, USA, a meeting of members of the SCTE organization Society of Cable Telecommunications Engineers). The asso...

• Adapters in FTTx networks.
• Cascade connection of Signal DVB-T modulators.
• Security camera in a home intercom system.
• The importance of good video monitoring system - Sunell catches the thief in the act.
• How to improve mobile Internet connectivity?

This year's CeBIT was dominated by solutions for 3D printing. A multitude of the exhibitors and many ideas for commercial use of 3D printers have suggested tha...

• Why bending radius of an optical fiber is so important?
• Distribution of television signals via fiber optic cables.
• How to power IP cameras - PoE options.
• Sound recording in CCTV systems.
• How to transmit HDMI signals over long distances?

During the ITS World Congress Tokyo 2013 (ITS stands for Intelligent Transport Systems) which took place between October 14 and 18, Denso Corporation of Japan,...

• Optical fibers in a multi-story building.
• Compact satellite dishes for small multiswitch systems.
• Video transmission via twisted pair cable.
• IP CCTV systems - recording of surveillance data when the LAN fails.
• Various ways of accessing the Internet with TP-LINK devices - part 2.

Until recently, mobile phones and computers were designed to support different needs. Then came palmtops/PDAs which were small computers not so much larger tha...

• Fiber optic transmission of HD video from HDMI.
• Signal DVB-T modulators.
• Modernization of analog CCTV system in a factory.
• How to display RTSP stream from ULTIMAX/Hikvision DVR using VLC player.
• Various ways of accessing the Internet with TP-LINK devices - part 1.

Chinese scientists at the University of Fudan informed of reaching a record speed of wireless data transmission using visible light. A special LED with output ...

• Where is the tower?
• Full surge protection!
• Multiswitch system with star topology.
• Usefulness of WDR function in security cameras.
• Visualization of CCTV coverage with E-map.
• How to recognize the type of antenna connector in a router or modem?
• Oriental Pearl Radio & TV Tower

Eutelsat Communications is one of the world's leading satellite operators. The company manages 32 satellites covering Europe, Middle East, Africa, Asia, large ...

• An emergency mechanical splice.
• DVB-T encoder-modulator in a chain of electronics stores.
• How to increase the sensitivity of security cameras - "Sense-up".
• Alert notifications in IP NVRs.
• Simple configuration tool for RACK cabinets.

Another European airline expands its offer with wireless access to the Internet via on-board WiFi. German airline Lufthansa will offer its passengers traveling...

• Not enough fibers? WDM!
• MMH-3000 universal headend - example of application.
• What kind of cameras should be used to monitor underground parking lots?
• Modern IP CCTV systems getting cheaper!
• How to choose an access point?

Recently, the U.S. has witnessed decline in the number of subscribers using cable and satellite TV. The reason for the decreasing number of users of traditiona...

• The results of the 12th DIPOL's Summer Holiday Contest.
• Optical fibers in IP CCTV systems.
• How to control electronic devices hidden in cabinets, drawers etc?
• Outdoor vandal-proof camera - the best choice.
• Mobile CCTV - video surveillance via smartphones.
• Powering PoE devices.
• New line of TERRA multiswitches won SAT Kurier Awards 2013.

In August of this year, Verizon received clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to conduct "Converged Health Management" project. The solution is...

• The Newsletter has been in existence for fifteen years.
• How to improve mobile broadband signal?
• Fiber optic cables ideal for in-building applications.
• Digital headend in a hotel in Zakopane, Poland.
• How to choose a camera with day/night function?
• Integration of analog and IP CCTV systems.

The technical and technological progress constantly drives the mobile market. Cell phones are quickly becoming obsolete due to insufficient processing power, s...

• Engagingly about Antennas - 12th DIPOL's Summer Holiday Contest 2013.
• OM3 fibers.
• SMATV multiswitch system for 198 subscribers.
• New cameras with Super Flux IR LEDs.
• Why choose Ultimax DVRs?
• 5 GHz radio link with small devices.
• The success of DIPOL at Energetab!
• SAT KRAK 2013 DIGITAL TELEVISION FAIR in Poland.

IFA is one of the world's largest consumer electronics exhibitions, organized in Berlin since 1924. This year, from September 6-11, nearly 1500 exhibitors pres...

• SatNet app - professionally designed multiswitch system with 240 outlets, for two satellites.
• Lenses for high-resolution cameras.
• How to choose a DVR for video surveillance system?
• One HDMI signal to multiple receivers.

Bionym, a Canadian startup company, designed and created a wristband for authenticating identity of the user e.g. making payments with a smartphone. The device...

• Well-protected fiber optic splices.
• Multiswitch SMATV system with 1215 outlets in Warsaw.
• Video surveillance in a trading company.
• New version of Digifort system already available for download!
• Mobile Internet - how to select the antenna? Part 3 - GPRS/EGDE.

Windows 8.1, which is scheduled for release on October 16, provides native drivers for 3D printers. This means none other than that objects seen on the Interne...

• Outdoor optical systems.
• Multiswitch system with a star topology in the Dialog Center in Lodz, Poland.
• Lightning protection of large LAN and CCTV systems.
• Recording surveillance video on GOODRAM SD cards.
• Mobile Internet - how to select the antenna? Part 2 - 3G.

The International Telecommunications Union (ITU) has started procedures for standardizing G.fast, the next DSL-based broadband technology. G.fast promises data...

• Optical fiber in the home.
• Modernization of antenna system in an apartment building.
• Outdoor installation boxes.
• Security cameras and DVR available online - everyone can check our devices in action!
• Mobile Internet - how to select the antenna? Part 1 - LTE.

M2M (Machine to Machine) technologies are gaining more and more popularity in different areas of life. The ability of devices connected to the network for coll...

• Fiber in the building - it's easier than you think.
• Why not to take part in our photo contest?
• SMATV system in a building with 90 apartments.
• Which antenna for LTE?
• IP CCTV system in an office and service center.
• Selecting transmission medium in analog CCTV systems.

It is not the CMOS, CCD, or Foveon technology from Sigma that may be the future of photography, both in "serious" applications in "traditional" still cameras a...

• Media converters - the best protection against lightning surges and other overvoltages.
• SMATV system in a multistory building.
• How to protect CCTV equipment against overvoltages?
• 64 cameras with 5 MP resolution - top video surveillance solution at affordable price.
• Operation modes of home/SOHO access points.

Intel International Science and Engineering Fair is the largest pre-college scientific research event in the world, organized for young people between 12 and 1...

• Optical fiber fault location.
• Satellite and terrestrial TV in a hotel.
• IR illuminators - invisible IR lighting.
• Video surveillance of sites used seasonally.
• How to solve compatibility problems between a TP-LINK 3G router and some 3G modems?

On June 17, 2013, there will be a premiere of new video compression standard from Google - VP9. The American internet giant is fiercely fighting for the introd...

• Attenuation measurement in fiber optics - the source of light.
• The contest begins!
• How to transform surveillance video into DVB-T signal distributed in antenna system?
• Service output in CCTV cameras.
• DDNS in Hikvision DVRs.
• Wireless access to the Internet.

Samsung Electronics, Korean giant in the field of consumer electronics, announced the development of fifth-generation wireless mobile technology. Of course, th...

• Measurements in optical systems.
• Fiber-optic SMATV system.
• How to protect DVRs against unauthorized access?
• Increased security of video surveillance data.
• How to improve home WiFi coverage?

Aoptix, American company with experience in building laser links for the U.S. military forces, links operating at distances of up to 200 km and characterized b...

• How to choose a mount for your TV?
• Freely selected commercials in hotel TV systems.
• Video surveillance at night - better images.
• Hikvision DVRs - flexible, efficient and reliable.
• Wireless IP CCTV system on a parking lot.

Until recently, the maximum data transfer rate offered consumers to access the Internet was 1 Gbps (in both directions). The Google Fiber service has been avai...

• Splicing optical fibers with different diameters.
• How to choose analog RF modulator?
• Powering cameras through twisted-pair cables (cont.)
• IP CCTV camera better than FullHD.
• How to transmit HDMI signal over 100 m?

Physicists have developed a way to change the spin of electrons in one septillionth (GB, US, Can.) / quadrillionth (EU) part of a second (septillion/quadrillio...

• Video surveillance in a large industrial plant.
• Distribution of digital terrestrial television in an apartment building.
• Privacy zones in CCTV cameras.
• All-in-one wireless router.

A team of Scotland-based physicists, led by professor Gerald Buller, developed a new method for creating 3D images. Using the already known ToF technique (Time...

• The application of a fiber optic stripper.
• Selection of optical nodes for distribution of television signals.
• Powering cameras through twisted-pair cables.
• Optimal choice of an NVR.
• Wireless routers for sharing (really) broadband Internet access (60 Mbps or more).

In late February this year, at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona (8th edition), Spanish TV broadcaster RTVE (Spanish Radio and Television Corporation), EB...

• For those who like to manipulate things.
• Images from surveillance cameras and PC in a hotel TV system.
• Security cameras for DVRs capable of WD1 recording.
• Power over Ethernet in large IP CCTV systems.
• Cable concentrators for server rooms, video surveillance rooms etc.

Researches from Georgia Institute of Technology developed plans for an unusual antennas made ​​of graphene - a material which is the leading candidate for repl...

• Two IP cameras without additional switch.
• How many SD/HD channels can be combined into one DVB-T multiplex created in a headend?
• Focusing problems in "box" cameras.
• How to monitor the operation of Hikvision DVRs?
• Switches for small businesses.

Envivo - a supplier of software and hardware solutions dedicated for streaming multimedia to any device (live and on-demand content), announced the start of im...

• Universal or outdoor fiber optic cable?
• Building amplifiers in shared antenna systems.
• How to protect security cameras from the weather?
• Increase the capabilities of your router!
• How to monitor hard drives in CCTV systems?

At CeBIT 2013 in Germany, the Fraunhofer Institute for Secure Information Technology (SIT) presented "Key2Share" - a system that can turn smartphones equipped ...

• Fiber optic mechanical splicing - how does it work?
• Modernization of a shared antenna system.
• Sharp images in CCTV systems - the depth of field.
• "Smart search" function in Hikvision DVRs.
• Multipurpose wireless-N router.

A supercomputer performing calculations 100x faster than the fastest machine today? This is not a pipe dream but close future. A group of IBM scientists workin...

• Transmission over 20 km? Only through an optical fiber.
• Private channels in SMATV systems - analog or digital?
• Application of optical fibers for video surveillance system in a production plant.
• How to increase the resolution of the recorded video in analog monitoring systems?
• Several HDMI devices and one HDMI input in TV/monitor.

This year's CeBIT in Hanover, Germany, was held on March 5-9. The fair is the largest and one of the most important events in the global information and commun...

• Optical fibers in a multi-story building.
• Digital headend with 29 channels.
• Long-distance transmission of surveillance video.
• Discreet IP camera.
• Choice of equipment in order to meet EIRP compliance.
• DIPOL partners Digital Park in Wisla.

Austrian researchers have developed a completely new concept of capturing images. They came up with the idea of ​​using polymers to build a device that is flat...

• Switches in optical systems.
• Amplifiers for MATV systems distributing DVB-T signals.
• How to transmit video from several analog cameras via a single coaxial cable?
• Initial configuration of IP Sunell cameras.
• Temperature stabilization in RACK cabinets.

Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) announced the completion of the IEEE 802.11ad wireless network standard. Its marketing name will be Wi...

• How to connect a switch to optical media converter via optical fiber?
• One satellite receiver, two televisions.
• Super Flux IR LEDs in Sunell cameras.
• Hybrid CCTV system based on Sunell devices.
• Miniature outdoor Access Point.

Apple, which is known to be a trendsetter in consumer electronics and new technologies, plans to sell... wrist watches. But this is not a way to save the corpo...

• High-speed LAN based on fiber optics.
• Echo measurements in DVB-T.
• No more problems with connecting CCTV cameras.
• Motion detection in CCTV systems.
• 3G backup Internet connection.

When in 2012 the participants of the conference in Shanghai worked on the draft document on the new MPEG-H codec, no one imagined that the final version would ...

• Optical power meter - the basic equipment of a professional fiber optic technician/installer.
• Distribution of DVB-T and analog signals via optical fiber.
• How to choose the right rechargeable battery?
• Longer video retention times.
• Quick and easy installation of telecommunications devices.

Broadcom Corporation, a global leader and innovator in semiconductor solutions for wired and wireless communications, has developed a chipset integrating sever...

• Twin tuner PVR receiver, one cable.
• CCTV system with wireless access to video.
• Using PoE for cameras without that feature.
• How to improve LTE connectivity?

Researches from Technische Universität München (TUM) have developed a new generation of image sensors - much more sensitive to light and also cheaper to produc...

• Correct sitting posture at work.
• How to control devices hidden in cabinets?
• Extensive analog CCTV systems.
• Video surveillance of sites used seasonally.
• GSM repeaters - use certified and legal equipment covering the whole band.

The start of UrtheCast service - video streaming system with cameras placed on the International Space Station - is already planned for this year. The images w...

• Hotel of Doom - where is the tower building?
• Selecting fiber optic cables.
• Distribution of surveillance video as DVB-T channels in MATV systems.
• Wireless remote management of analog CCTV system.
• Smart transition from analog CCTV systems to IP CCTV solutions.
• TP-LINK TL-WDR4300 dual-band wireless router as a DLNA server.
• Ryugyong Hotel in Pyongyang.

The world's largest consumer electronics trade fair - Consumer Electronics Show (CES) - was held in Las Vegas between January 8 and 11. This year there were ov...

• Optical power measurements.
• SMATV system based on cascadable multiswitches.
• A discreet 24/7 monitoring system.
• CCTV analog cameras in IP networks.
• How to choose the best mobile repeater?

British scientists have started work on a new wireless communication system not using ubiquitous radio waves but laser light. The new technology, as usual, has...

• How to select the appropriate SFP module?
• Viewing digital broadcasts on analog TVs.
• How to operate CCTV system with DVR located away from the monitor?
• Megapixel IP CCTV system in MONDI-HOLIDAY HOTEL Bellevue.
• Ubiquiti devices available in the DIPOL e-store.

On December 1, 2012, the testing ground station located in the heart of the Ardennes forest in Belgium received the first test signal from the FM3 satellite pu...

• The differences between universal and distribution optical fiber cables.
• In search for the best DVB-T antenna...
• CCTV systems with video/audio/data transmission via UTP cable.
• Remote control of electrical devices.
• What access point do I need?

In which direction is the market heading? What technologies are most likely to succeed? We present five, most important technological trends that have been dis...

• Video converter plus ... .
• Cabling in MATV/SMATV/CATV systems - screening efficiency.
• Security cameras for underground parking lots.
• How to build a low-cost IP CCTV system?
• How to select the best WiFi router?