TL;DR by CuriousCats.ai
- Maxiva XTK has already drawn attention from GatesAir’s domestic clients.
- GatesAir is finalizing plans to introduce the Maxiva XTK to international customers at IBC 2026 in mid-September.
- Next-generation signal processing engine for GatesAir's Maxiva family of digital television and DAB/DAB+ transmitters.
- Supports worldwide digital transmission standards including DVB-T2, ATSC 1.0, ATSC 3.0, ISDB-Tb, and Brazil's emerging DTV+, and extends to DAB/DAB+ networks.
- FPGA-based platform significantly increases processing capacity and incorporates Real-Time Adaptive Correction techniques.
- Standard across GatesAir’s newest Maxiva television transmitter platforms and fully compatible with previous-generation Maxiva UHF/VHF transmitters and many Harris legacy digital television systems.
- Backwards-compatible design enables broadcasters to modernize signal processing while preserving existing transmission infrastructure, reducing upgrade costs.
- The Maxiva XTK represents the next evolution of our software-defined transmission strategy, bringing together greater processing power, advanced signal optimization and worldwide standards support within a single platform.
- Whether broadcasters are operating digital television or DAB radio networks, the XTK delivers the performance, flexibility and investment protection they need to confidently adapt to changing technologies while maintaining the exceptional reliability that defines every Maxiva transmitter.
- Visitors to IBC2026 can experience the Maxiva XTK at Stand 8.B75.
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Key Insight
“The Maxiva XTK's FPGA-based platform boosts processing capacity and uses Real-Time Adaptive Correction to optimize signal performance across RF amplifier configurations. It is backwards-compatible with previous Maxiva UHF/VHF transmitters and many Harris legacy digital TV systems, reducing upgrade costs.”
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Radio & Television Business Report
Radio & Television Business Report“CINCINNATI — For its domestic clients, the next-generation Maxiva XTK software-defined exciter from GatesAirhas already gotten attention. Now, the company is finalizing its plans to introduce the product to international customers, at the IBC 2026 conference and expo in mid-September.”
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TVBEurope
“NDI was designed to replace traditional, hardware-centric video infrastructures with a software-defined, IT-based approach. In many installations, it has already replaced SDI for signal transport, routing and production workflows, allowing video systems to use standard networks, general-purpose computing platforms and software applications instead of dedicated video hardware.”
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