Multicamera Streaming Solution

[Mark Suszko]

I like the other fellas’ answers better than my own, but thought I’d mention two things.

Bonded cellular, like Teradek Bond, DeJero, Mushroom Networks, or Live View. Sends your video into the cel network, bring it back down via an internet connection at the control room, and it also can simultaneously record in the cloud. The cloud recording is clean without any breakups or dropouts, useful for your secondary market after the live event. The Teredek Bond we use has six cellular modems on-board; you generally get them from two different providers, so, if one loses bandwidth, the other network still covers you. It’s sending h.265 so even if you’re down to one modem card, you can still get your signals thru. We use this as a poor man’s satellite truck in the field, almost every day. You may be able to rent a bonded cellular solution.

Regarding wireless cams on a super-low budget, you guys might not be aware of how much development has progressed in the RC drone/airplane hobby… they are getting very impressive ranges on their incredibly tiny 2.5 gig wireless cameras, used for first-person-view model flying while wearing goggles like the Fat Shark and others. These systems are modular and can be obtained with just the transmitter and receiver, or a TX with built-in camera, the cameras can be fixed or gimbaled. Price-wise I believe they are much lower cost than the Trango and other brands we’d normally use for broadcast quality capture and transmission. The systems are in the hundred-dollar and up range, instead of thousands, and I’ve seen ranges quoted at as much as 5 KM, though propagation at altitude is often easier than along the ground.