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Bosch is currently developing a new AI-based onboard safety system. Scheduled for release in 2022, the system will analyze driver and passenger behavior and re...

• Splicing programs in Signal Fire fusion splicers.
• Smart events in HD-TVI NVRs - Enhanced VCA mode.
• Channel-zero Encoding in Hikvision NVRs.
• What is HDbitT?
• Signal MRP multiswitches with a passive terrestrial path.

When it comes to electronics, bigger is not always better. This is particularly true of a new generation of "wearables", designed to connect people, machines, ...

• Configuring TERRA'S HDMI-DVB-T COFDM digital modulators.
• Reflectometry - a case study.
• Taking quick snapshots from recorded footage.
• A Hikvision IP video intercom system for a single-family home.
• High-performance fiber-optic backbone networks.

ON 25 November, RIPE NCC (Ripe Network Coordination Center) published the latest statistics on the use of the IPv4 address pool. It turns out it will no longer...

• Signal amplifiers in dSCR/Unicable systems.
• The best meters for fiber-optic systems.
• Remote control with a mobile DVR.
• An example image from a Hikvision bispectral camera.
• A RACK cabinet configuration tool.

While the implementation of 5G networks is still in its infancy in many countries, China is already thinking of next-generation technology. On 7 November, the ...

• A modern WiFi network at home!
• OTDR measurements in fiber-optic systems.
• F-type MASTER connectors in SMATV systems
• Low-cost monitoring with Hikvision EasyIP Lite cameras.
• Can "ordinary" hard drives be used in CCTV Systems?
• Another training session at DIPOL has finished.

Scientists at the Japanese National Institute of Information and Communications Technology (NICT) have created and tested a switch capable of handling 1 Pbps s...

• An optical/copper SMATV system.
• Electrode replacement and lens cleaning in SignalFire fusion splicers.
• Improved RJ-45 plug crimping.
• Apartment building CCTV system based on Hikvision high-resolution IP cameras.
• How to increase the range of HD-TVI signal transmission.

Google has been given the green light to build a "smart city" in an area of Toronto, where it plans to create a hi-tech district with ecological buildings, rob...

• IP camera signals in multi-family homes.
• Terminating telecommunication systems in the apartment
• The cheapest point-to-point connection system by TP-Link.
• Hikvision IP NVR for large systems.
• How to convert Hikvision device recordings.

On October 21, 2019, Elton Musk, the founder, CEO and largest shareholder of Tesla and SpaceX, posted the first tweet using internet connection provided by the...

• New series of dSCR/Unicable multiswitches.
• Cleaning of optical connectors.
• "Powered Device" function in PoE switches.
• How to limit the data retention period in Hikvision monitoring systems?
• Adding tags to the IP Villa door/gate station.

The Southampton University Optoelectronic Research Center (ORC), based at the Zepler Institute of Photonics and Nanoelectronics (UK), announced a breakthrough ...

• SMATV system with optical and copper components in a hotel.
• Cable marking in SMATV systems: a good practice.
• New, cheaper ULTIPOWER industrial switch!
• Integration of Hikvision NVRs with SkyHawk hard drives.
• Tool for configuring Hikvision IP video intercom systems.

Researchers at TU Delft have developed a new, super compressible but strong material without performing any experimental tests, just with the use of artificial...

• New DVB-T modulators.
• Storage and Network Calculator – calculation of the data retention time and recommended bandwidth.
• Optical HDMI cables.
• Multimode fibers in 10 Gbps networks.
• Image quality in the preview via a web browser.

Researchers at the University of Innsbruck, financially supported by the US Army, were the first to achieve a record of quantum entanglement transfer between m...

• Kidde detectors for carbon monoxide and smoke.
• New ULTIPOWER switches with PoE Auto Check function.
• Avoiding errors in fiber optic transmission measurements.
• Virtual Host function in Hikvision NVRs.
• Mounting TERRA MR-9xx radial multiswitches in RACK cabinets.

Researchers at the OpenAI laboratory in San Francisco conducted an experiment testing two ideas: a distributed learning system consisting of competing or colla...

• Winners of the 18th DIPOL photo contest.
• Control of a driveway gate with IP Villa video intercom.
• Hybrid multiswitch system.
• Signal Fire fusion splicers – DIPOL extends the warranty to 4 years.
• We offer first 5G antenna!
• ImagePerfect firmware of Seagate SkyHawk hard drives for high image integrity.

At this year's IBC 2019 exhibition in Amsterdam, the most important event for professionals in the fields of electronic media and film and television industry,...

• Channels from two satellites via four cables – Wide Band technology.
• Fiber optic connections in homes.
• AcuTrac – vibration compensation technique in Seagate SkyHawk hard drives.
• Vimtag IP cameras with Wi-Fi connectivity.
• Does outdoor antenna increase the speed of LTE?

The second half of September began with the Wi-Fi Alliance announcement about starting the certification program for Wi-Fi 6 compliant devices. The certificati...

• Conversion of DVB-S/S2 SAT TV channels to DVB-T in hotel TV systems.
• First 4Kx2K HDMI extender via UTP!
• Quick access to Hikvision devices.
• Measurements of optical path attenuation - a meter with measurement memory.
• NVR-based integration of intelligent functions of IP cameras and PTZ camera.

Engineers from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), made a tremendous progress in designing optical neural networks. Such systems are inspired by ...

• Designing SMATV systems in multi-family buildings.
• The most popular LTE antenna.
• Fiber optics: can multimode devices be used with single-mode cabling and vice versa?
• The principle of operation of the Sony Starvis image sensor.
• Second-generation Hikvision IP video intercom system for single-family homes.
• DIPOL is a Silver Partner of SPIN17.

One of Huawei's directors announced that Huawei Marine will take part in the planned tender for the China-Chile connection, the first fiber optic connection be...

• Winners of the holiday photo competition will be known soon!
• Injecting CCTV signals into SMATV antenna systems.
• Modern Wi-Fi network in a building.
• Smart lock function in the Signal Fire AI-8C fusion splicer.
• Deep learning in Hikvision video surveillance systems.
• Hikvision bispectral IP cameras.

Russian unmanned spacecraft Soyuz MS-14, carrying humanoid robot Fedora on board, docked at an international space station. This is the first Russian robot des...

• DIPOL at ENERGETAB 2019 trade fair.
• DVB-T modulators with HDCP support.
• Transmission of HDMI and USB signal over distances up to 40 km.
• Easy maintenance of systems with fiber-optic patch panels.
• How to copy recordings from a WD Purple hard disk.

Scientists Ian Gates and Jacky Wang from the University of Calgary have developed an economical method for large-scale extraction of H2 hydrogen from oil sands...

• Surveillance video from IP cameras in antenna systems.
• Advanced tester of network cables.
• New Signal Fire fusion splicers.
• Double verification of access rights to recordings.
• Second generation Hikvision IP video intercom system.

SpaceX, American space industry company founded in 2002 by Elon Musk, started the implementation of the Starlink project, which aims to provide the Internet fr...

• Award for DIPOL from TERRA.
• DIPOL's photo competition is in progress.
• Single-cable TERRA dSCR multiswitches – Unicable technology.
• Splicing optical fibers with Signal Fire AI-8 in a small server room.
• Queue management at supermarket checkouts.
• Distribution of surveillance video to multiple monitors/TVs, with control of the NVR via USB.
• Integration of 1080p video monitoring with TV antenna system.

Samsung and the Russian Institute of Science and Technology Skolkovo (Sklotech) have developed a new technique for photo animation. It allows for generating a ...

• Streaming high quality Full HD video.
• AcuSense event filtering in various hardware configurations.
• Category of a twisted-pair cable determines its maximum data transfer rate.
• In-store heat mapping.
• Some connectivity problems with media converters.

In Germany, Siemens conducts tests of the eHighway system. With such special electric network on the highways, it will be possible to supply power to trucks wi...

• Holiday photo contest!
• How to integrate video surveillance system with transactional data?
• Compact DVB-S/S2 to DVB-C headend TERRA S2C16.
• IP CCTV system for monitoring a store.
• Wi-Fi network with login authorization and password.
• PC and APC connectors - are they exchangeable?

At Google I/O 2019 conference, the American giant presented new functions of the Google Lens application. Google Lens is an image recognition technology develo...

• SatNet 4.1 – new version!
• ANR function in Hikvision IP devices.
• GSM repeaters in homes.
• Access to Hikvision devices via Hik-Connect service.
• Reflectometric measurements.

More and more people use smartwatches instead of traditional watches. In addition to indicating time, such a modern watch can handle some of the functions of u...

• Control of several electronic devices placed in a cabinet.
• Export/import of NVR configuration files (including added IP cameras).
• Which RACK cabinets are certified?
• How to activate remote control of OSD menu in Hikvision HD-TVI cameras?
• Transmission of DVB-T signals via optical fibers.

Researchers at the University of California in San Francisco have created a working brain-computer interface that can turn brain signals into speech. The devic...

• Pay-TV channels in a hotel TV system.
• High resolution IP PTZ Vimtag cameras with Wi-Fi connectivity.
• The best antenna for LTE subscribers!
• What is the maximum range of TurboHD signal transmission?
• Incorrect blade adjustment causes cleaving problems.

A team of Israeli scientists managed to print a heart with a vascular system, capable of contraction! As for now, the size of the heart from a 3D bio-printer ...

• DVB-T encoders/modulators in antenna systems.
• Application of a simple fiber optic distribution frame.
• Control of entrance gate via Hikvision Villa IP video door station.
• Transmission of HDMI and USB signals in IP networks.
• The easiest way to add a device for viewing surveillance video in a mobile application.

Wing company, a subsidiary of Alphabet Inc., has launched a pilot program for the rapid delivery of small packages (fresh food, coffee or over-the-counter medi...

• Signal Fire Ai-8 fusion splicer – cleaning of electrodes.
• Redundant recording in Hikvision DVRs/NVRs.
• Optical/copper multiswitch system.
• Simple video monitoring with Wi-Fi IP camera.
• Lightning protection of RF and computer equipment (3).

Scientists from the US Department of Energy (DOE) together with colleagues from France and Russia created a permanent, static "negative capacitor", a device th...

• Single-cable multiswitch system.
• IP video intercom system.
• Protecting power supplies of electronic devices from overvoltages and interference (2).
• The influence of F-number on the camera image.
• Safe method of extracting optical fibers.

Everyone can now connect to the 5G network all over South Korea. This latest generation of wireless data transmission system is offered by three largest teleco...

• DIPOL is now also in Gdansk.
• Measurements of Modulation Error Ratio (MER) of DVB-T signals.
• Monitoring of an apartment building based on Hikvision EasyIP 2.0plus cameras.
• Protecting wireless networks from lightning. (1)
• Encrypted access to Hikvision devices.
• New economical RACK-mount ULTIMODE optical fiber distribution frames.

The FTTH Council Europe organization promotes FTTH technology (Fiber To The Home) in order to effectively increase the access of people to high-speed fiber-opt...

• Compression connectors in S/MATV systems.
• A summary of the Spring 2019 training session.
• AcuSense technology in Hikvision EasyIP 4.0 devices.
• Network switches for difficult environmental conditions.
• Application scope of iVMS-4200 Lite.
• RACK adapter for media converters.

On March 22, it took place the first of three space walks planned for the next three weeks, performed by astronauts from the International Space Station in ord...

• Two satellites via four cables – Wide Band technology.
• Monitoring of an apartment building, based on Hikvision EasyIP 2.0plus cameras.
• How to improve LTE connectivity.
• Capacity of a rechargeable battery.
• Signal Fire AI-8 fusion splicer – how to start splicing?

The Korean Samsung company is constantly expanding its range of televisions. The new models of TVs are getting thinner and sleeker, however, until now there ha...

• We know the World Champion in crimping MASTER connectors!
• Codec optimized for video surveillance systems: H.265+.
• Injecting signals from IP cameras into shared antenna/(S)MATV systems.
• Image analytics in IP CCTV systems.
• GSM repeater in a single-family home.
• Optical fiber fault verification/location.

A team of scientists from the American company Infinera conducted an experimental data transfer via the transatlantic fiber optic cable Marea. Originally, the ...

• Satellite and terrestrial TV signals over single coax.
• Applications for the configuration of Hikvision IP video door phones.
• Media converters – the best IP network surge protection.
• Powerful PoE switch.
• How to protect devices against the effects of overvoltages in large CCTV systems?

Virgin Galactic has sent the first ever tourist to a suborbital journey. Beth Moses, the head of the training department for future space travelers, had the pl...

• Injecting CCTV signals into TV antenna systems.
• What is the maximum PoC transmission range?
• Saving screenshots from cameras in Hikvision IP NVRs of I series.
• An emergency mechanical splice.
• Another UniFi device of UAP series.
• March 1, 2019 - SAT Kurier Award for TERRA DVB-T modulator.

NASA has reported that the unmanned InSight lander sent to Mars landed close to the equator and now is operating under Martian winter conditions (it is the tim...

• Which DVB-T amplifiers should be used in multiswitch systems with passive terrestrial paths?
• Turbo HD 4.0 DVRs – fully hybrid solutions.
• 10 Gbps in one optical fiber.
• HDMI to IP converter/extender for conference rooms.
• February 20, 2019 - DIPOL is the best dealer of Hikvision products.

At the last I/O conference, navigating with data of augmented reality aroused a great interest. Google continues its leading role - Google Maps have been enric...

• Signal MRP multiswitches - the terrestrial path.
• How to connect a microphone to video monitoring devices?
• Hikvision Disk Calculator - calculation of the data retention time.
• Does it make sense to save on buying a good optical cleaver?
• CE for RACK cabinets.

Researchers at the University of California, Berkeley, have developed a new 3D printing technology. According to the team taking part in the research, it is a ...

• New family of passive radial multiswitches - Signal MRP.
• What does 1080p Lite recording mode mean?
• Super-sensitive high-resolution cameras with Darkfighter technology.
• Passive optical networks (PONs) - distribution and termination boxes.
• PoE over 250 meters!

Airbus company begins testing a flying, four-passenger taxi called CityAirbus, in a helicopter factory in Donauworth, southern Germany. The design resembling a...

• Broadband amplifiers in shared antenna systems.
• How to configure sending alarm emails from Hikvision devices via Gmail account?
• Loading lists of license plates to the DS-2CD4A26FWD-IZS/P camera.
• Easy maintenance of systems with fiber-optic patch panels.
• The most popular EAP access point.

The communist government of China plans to use the CCTV and artificial intelligence system developed for the army to track people across the country. The Peopl...

• SMATV system in a large hotel complex.
• Alarm notifications sent by emails.
• Hikvision IP video door phone in a one-family home.
• Colors of fiber-optic connectors and adapters - are they important?
• PoE switch from a new series!

Automotive company Continental from Germany, generally known as a tire manufacturer, at CES 2019 presented a vision of the future: a dog-robot delivering packa...

• Surge protector or galvanic isolator in antenna system?
• How to connect IP camera to a mobile Protect DVR?
• Connections with IP cameras and IP NVRs without additional plugins.
• Transmission of HD-TVI/AHD signals over optical fiber.
• Configuration tool for RACK cabinets.

The largest in the world antenna array operating at extremely low frequencies has been constructed in China. The construction of the system called WEM (Wireles...

• DVB-T television and the Internet via one UTP cable.
• "Enhanced IP" mode in DVRs.
• Image analytics in IP CCTV systems.
• WDM (single-fiber) vs. duplex (two-fiber) links.
• A wider choice of server cabinets!

Waymo LLC, subsidiary of Alphabet Inc., launched its first semi-commercial autonomous car service in a metropolitan area. The work on the project has already b...

• Transferring devices in Hik-Connect app.
• Converting DVB-T and DVB-S/S2 signals to IP.
• Markings of Hikvision IP cameras from economical series.
• How to properly pull out optical fibers from the tube?
• Antennas for LTE.

SRG SSR, the Swiss public broadcasting association, will terminate the distribution of DVB-T digital terrestrial television (DTT) across the country on June 3,...

• Conversion of HDMI signals with HDCP to DVB-T.
• Recording mode with data allocation limits.
• Retaining a required layout of camera images in the iVMS-4200 application.
• Compatibility of mechanical splices.
• Switch for extended fiber-optic networks.