Seems like they are going pretty international.<br /><br />Another release that came through here:-<br /><br />GlobeCast Australia Connects Sydney, Auckland, London, and Los Angeles with IPITEK’s Video Gateway<br /><br />IPITEK’s MSP-110 Video Gateway Transports Digital Video Over GlobeCast’s Worldwide SDH/SONET Network<br /><br />San Diego,– GlobeCast Australia today announced the successful deployment of IPITEK’s MSP-110 video gateway into its global fiber networks. The video platform is now carrying live DVB-ASI traffic over its SDH/SONET network between GlobeCast Australia’s points-of-presence (PoP) in Sydney, Auckland, London, and Los Angeles.<br /><br />`` GlobeCast Australia is defining the new age of content distribution. Our transmission and production services for professional broadcast, enterprise and internet content delivery demand advanced technology solutions,'' said Brad Smith of GlobeCast Australia. ``IPITEK offers a video gateway platform to SDH/SONET networks that meets our needs for quality, simplicity and flexibility at a low cost.''<br /><br />Xin Cheng, President of IPITEK’s Telecom Division, said, ``Our selection by GlobeCast Australia validates the functionality and cost-effectiveness of IPITEK's solutions in carrier-class applications. As a platform designed specifically for service providers, the MSP-110 provides GlobeCast Australia with a powerful solution for global transmission of video services. We are very pleased GlobeCast Australia selected IPITEK to play a key role in their global video and multimedia transmission network.''<br /><br />IPITEK’s MSP-110 is a video gateway that combines bi-directional studio quality video & audio and a DVB-ASI signal directly onto SONET OC-3 and SDH STM-1 transport networks. With this service, international broadcasters can now backhaul their ad-hoc or permanent video feeds to various global locations, or distribute them from a POP to the rest of the world via GlobeCast’s global fiber network. In addition, IPITEK offers the MSP-220, an enhanced product that provides bi-directional studio quality video and audio, HDTV SDI, DVB-ASI, and fast Ethernet onto SONET OC-12 and SDH STM-4 transport networks. Both the MSP-110 and MSP-220 can also be used in point-to-point private networks.<br /><br />GlobeCast Australia (www.globecastaustralia.com) is the leading provider of DTH (Direct-to-home) Services throughout Australia and New Zealand, offering international satellite, fibre connectivity and SNG (Satellite News Gathering) Services across the Australasian region.<br /><br />GlobeCast Australia provides tailored end-to-end full-time DTH Services for Specialist Broadcasters operating either Pay or Free-to-Air television services across a number of satellite platforms which deliver direct to the Australian and New Zealand home satellite markets