The transition to digital terrestrial television requires those in charge of communal housing - such as architects, architectural technologists, surveyors, property managers, managing agents, installers and developers - to find new equipment that ensures access to digital services. Protecting the collective interest while providing a future-proof solution is, therefore, a priority.

There is now a new solution for TV reception in communal housing based on two successful technologies: fibre optics and satellite. Indeed, satellite TV is available to every home in the UK and fibre enables fast and reliable signal transmission in multiple dwelling situations. This new solution is called a fibre integrated reception system (Fibre IRS).

This innovative system has been tested and certified, and is designed to enhance buildings by removing the need for individual aerials and heavy cables. It was developed as a result of an ASTRA competition for manufacturers, schools and universities, and is now used extensively throughout Europe.

An IRS distributes the signals from communal aerial (usually hidden from view on the roof of a block or a central building on an estate) to every home in the system, providing each with access to digital satellite TV and radio, digital terrestrial TV, and FM and DAB radio.

The recent introduction of fibre-based integrated reception systems has allowed the use of a wider variety of configurations.  In particular, fibre can carry signals over much longer distances than conventional copper cables. This means that large housing developments can utilize a single IRS, with substantial cost savings in the initial outlay, installation and maintenance.

Astral communications can design and install a fibre system to any size

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