NAB. LiveU announced its new native 5G compact video streaming solution, the LU300S, for dynamic, portable live coverage, allowing producers to leave no global or local event uncovered.
With the latest bonding technology, the LU300S reliably streams up to 4K 10-bit HDR high-quality video over 5G networks, for a superior viewing experience, while keeping production costs low.
In the fast-paced production industry, reliability and flexibility are key when covering live events. Based on LiveU's proven LRT (LiveU Reliable Transport) technology, the unit offers stream-quality video streams with support for up to six IP connections, including four 5G/4G cellular, WiFi, and LAN connections, ensuring reliability even in areas of low cellular coverage.
Growers can be flexible with their resources thanks to the compact size of the LU300S (which weighs a little over 2 lb/900 g), easy operation and use options (camera stand, cross backpack and waist bag or kangaroo) that free up field teams to focus on the story and get the best possible coverage, from all angles. With simple configuration, the unit can be managed both remotely from the comfort of the production control center and locally by field teams through the unit's intuitive interface, as part of a cost-effective remote production workflow (REMI). Designed for high-intensity environments, the LU300S has a rugged design with everything you need to run live.
Samuel Wasserman, CEO and co-founder of LiveU, said: "Once again, LiveU brings technological innovation to a compact-sized streaming solution. We've seen how the LU300's flexibility has allowed customers to increase spectator engagement in a wide variety of sports, entertainment and other live events.
This new offering encompasses the latest developments in 5G, 10-bit 4K HDR video quality, and HEVC encoding for even higher-level productions. With built-in 5G support, the LU300S offers the highest bandwidth and ultra-low latency. The industry's most popular field unit, the LU300, has already proven its worth in extreme use cases around the world, such as motorsports and aerial firefighting services, and we are excited to see the incredible new opportunities opening up with the LU300S."
Supporting LiveU's move to the cloud, the LU300S integrates seamlessly into a cloud production ecosystem. Users can reliably capture live streams with the LU300S in the field and stream them through LiveU's Matrix IP management and distribution solution.
Enabling rich video and audio productions, the LU300S offers HDR streaming of up to 10-bit 4Kp60 over 12G-SDI or HDMI for optimal depth and color richness, and up to eight channels of audio. With dual SIM support, the unit easily becomes a local/roaming hybrid drive for portable news savings.
LiveU's end-to-end cloud-based solutions, including the LU300S, will be on display at NAB in Las Vegas.
