Remote broadcasting without the van
Your remote broadcasts cost too much and require too much coordination.
Right now, getting live audio from an event back to your station means packing a vehicle with equipment, finding reliable internet that probably doesn't exist, crossing your fingers that the connection holds, and paying someone to manage all of it. When the connection drops — and it will — you're scrambling for backup plans while your listeners hear dead air or canned content.
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Professional OB vans cost €50,000+. Renting them costs €500-1500 per day. And they still need the same unreliable internet everyone else is fighting over.
What if you could do remote broadcasts from a case that fits in your boot?
OB1 is outdoor broadcasting that actually works from terrible locations.
It uses two cellular connection simultaneously — when one fails, the other keeps you live. Automatic failover in under a second. Supports satellite backup for locations where even cellular doesn't reach. Runs on battery power for at least 4 hours, so you can broadcast from places without mains power.
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Available with four-channel physical mixer by default, and up to forty input channels are available as an add-on.
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Fits in a passenger car. Gets reliable connections in conditions from -27°C to summer heat. Proven at Finnish border crossing stations during crisis communications research. If it works one meter from Russia in winter, it'll work at your local festival.
What this means for you
No more renting OB vans. No more three-person crews for simple remote broadcasts. No more explaining to your audience why the remote feed dropped again. No more choosing between "affordable" and "reliable".
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Your reporters can cover events live from location that would normally require elaborate technical setup. Town halls, sports events, outdoor festivals, emergency situations — anywhere you can place a box on a table, you can broadcast.
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This changes what's economically viable to cover live.
Who this is for
Stations that need remote broadcast capability without OB van budgets. News operations covering events from unpredictable locations. Podcast producers wanting live recording with proper mixing. Anyone tired of remote broadcasts failing because the venue's WiFi couldn't handle it.
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If you've ever said "we can't afford to go live from there," OB1 changes that equation.
How it works
OB1 is part of the AirCore service. Works standalone or integrates with A26 automation — your remote broadcast will either come live at its designated time, or whenever you want it to happen. Automatic failover included.
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We provide the hardware. You provide cellular SIM cards (we can recommend providers, you handle contracts).
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If it's a talk show with four speakers at most, all you need to do is to press a button to turn everything on, and tell the system when you wish to go live. Even if it's a 40-channel spectacle, just plug in one cable between the mixer and OB1 and you're ready to go.
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Included in AirCore Professional tier or available standalone with custom pricing for production companies.