Broadcast Sports' Wireless Transmission System Brings Never-Before-Seen Perspectives of Skiers to 2010 XXI Winter Olympics

Online, February 26, 2010 (Newswire.com) - February 26, 2010, WHISTLER, BC, CA...Broadcast Sports, Inc., (BSI) a world leader in wireless camera and audio systems, announces that their RF transmitters, receive infrastructure, monitoring and distribution facilities are being used at the XXI Winter Olympic Games, taking place in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. BSI will implement a first time ever marriage of remote controlled Gyro-Stabilized Cineflex Camera Systems with flexible, reliable receive infrastructure and Intelligent Diversity Receive technology. This is a joint venture between RF Wireless Systems Inc. of Canada, and BSI. BSI has supplied equipment and services to the 1996 Atlanta, 1998 Nagano, and 2000 Sydney Olympics.

Olympic Broadcast Services Vancouver (OBSV) is the Host Broadcaster for the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Games, responsible for producing and distributing audio and video coverage of the Games. To generate an international production, OBSV will deploy cameras, develop graphics, and capture audio at each sporting venue. OBSV will transmit this international production to all radio and television Rights Holding Broadcasters, who will adapt the signal for transmission on their networks. BSI is providing all of the RF Cameras for the Whistler Olympic Park and Nordic Center for the OBSV.

Olympic Broadcast Services Vancouver is using eleven BSI HD Wireless Camera links (Link Research L1500) and control systems seamlessly operational within coverage areas incorporating the Cross Country, Biathlon and Ski Jumping venues. Four of the HD RF camera systems were placed on snowmobiles to follow along side skiers providing an exciting in-race perspective never before seen in the Olympics. The remaining seven HD RF cameras are being used as hand held and SteadiCams throughout the Nordic Center venues.

BSI's unique RF over fiber system and Intelligent Diversity Receive infrastructure creates rock-solid, centralized reception of all RF elements. This technology allows BSI to deploy as many small footprint receive points as required to provide the desired coverage. Final reception and decoding occurs in BSI's mobile unit. Centralizing this capability results in greater coverage with less equipment and fewer personnel to monitor usage and rapidly respond to issues.

"BSI was thrilled to be approached by RF Wireless to bring a new perspective to the views of the Olympic Nordic events," adds Clay Underwood, Business Development Manager at BSI.

The Vancouver 2010 Winter Games features athletes from over 80 countries competing in 86 events in seven sports, with media representatives covering the event for a worldwide audience of billions.

About Broadcast Sports, Inc.
For over 25 years, Broadcast Sports, Inc., an L-3 Communications company, has been the leading provider of wireless technology and communications systems for television broadcasting. Based in Hanover, MD, BSI provides HD on-board cameras and wireless audio for a wide range of events including the Olympics, NASCAR, NFL, the PGA Tour, the LPGA Tour, the Indy Racing League, the Breeder's Cup, the X-Games, the Kentucky Derby, the US Open, and the MTV Video Music Awards, and the 2009 Presidential Inauguration. Broadcast Sports' cameras are also used by NASA in the astronaut's helmets.

For more information on Broadcast Sports, Inc visit www.broadcastsportsinc.com.

About L-3 Communications
Headquartered in New York City, L-3 Communications employs over 66,000 people worldwide and is a prime contractor in aircraft modernization and maintenance, C3ISR (Command, Control, Communications, Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance) systems and government services. L-3 is also a leading provider of high technology products, subsystems and systems. The company reported 2009 sales of $15.6 billion.

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