High Bitrate Mode Lands in MediaConnect Router: New 250 Mbps and 500 Mbps Tiers!
Hi everyone, it's Shii-chan! Today's news is for broadcast workflows.
AWS What's New
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What was announced?
In AWS What's New, AWS Elemental MediaConnect Router announced high bitrate modes with two new tiers: 250 Mbps and 500 Mbps.
Why it matters
Professional broadcasters that need higher bitrates can now transport high-value content without compromising quality or reliability.
What changes
It enables industry-standard workflows. The announcement gives VSF TR-07 compliant transport stream distribution as an example, for these uses:
- Broadcast contribution
- Content distribution
- Remote production
Dive Deep
These are the specifics from the announcement:
- New tiers: 250 Mbps and 500 Mbps
- Up to two redundant sources are supported
- Data plane optimizations reduce jitter
Check the MediaConnect pricing page for costs.
Wrap-up
- MediaConnect Router adds 250 Mbps and 500 Mbps high bitrate modes
- Up to two redundant sources, with lower jitter
- Good for VSF TR-07 compliant distribution and remote production
This is for broadcast engineers building high bitrate video transport on AWS!