Joseph Electronics Signs on as North American Distributor of Lawo Video Products

Joseph Electronics (JE), provider of fiber termination and custom fiber solutions through Joseph Fiber Solutions (JFS), has announced an agreement with Germany’s Lawo AG to supply Lawo video products to the North American broadcast market.

Lawo's newest V__line product, the V__link4

Lawo’s newest V__line product, the V__link4

The Lawo video line includes the V__pro8, a compact fully digital eight-channel video processor comprising all of the critical functionality required for managing multiple video feeds and associated multichannel audio, all within a single 1-RU frame. Joseph Electronics will also introduce Lawo’s newest V__line product, the V__link4, to the U.S. market. The product has been developed specifically to address remote broadcast production applications and features multiple user-selectable video codecs, accepts 3G/HD/SD-SDI and MADI I/O, and utilizes RAVENNA technology. In addition to delivering audio, video, and data streams over qualified WAN and LAN networks, the V__link4 offers a full range of processing tools commonly needed in the broadcast production workflow. Designed with Lawo’s proprietary “virtual cabling” capability, the unit features intuitive GUI operation to provide a simple one-box solution for all the requirements of IP video contribution.

“Lawo is a worldwide leader in digital mixing consoles, routing systems, and video solutions for the professional broadcast industry, so adding these Lawo products to our broadcast portfolio is a big win for our customers,” says Yohay Hahamy, president and CEO of Joseph Electronics. “These innovative products save on money and rack space while providing powerful processing and IP-delivery solutions that are an ideal fit for many of our customers.”

“Lawo’s newest range of video products is gaining rapid acceptance in the industry, having already been utilized on several North American studio productions, as well as in fly packs and mobile production vehicles for major global sporting events,” says Don Bird, vice president of business development, Lawo North America. “Joseph Electronics has strong relationships and a great reputation in the U.S. market. We could not ask for a better, more capable partner to sell, service, and support Lawo’s V__line products. We look forward to continued innovation as both JE and JFS work to incorporate a broad range of Lawo product offerings in their respective product portfolios and system packages.”

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