At NAB 2026 in Las Vegas, Booth #2033, Media Links will present the latest evolution of its end-to-end IP media transport ecosystem, centered on the industry-proven Xscend IP platform. Headlining alongside the latest SMPTE ST 2110 workflows, the company will highlight new capabilities that further optimize high-performance, low-latency HEVC contribution and distribution across fully IP-based infrastructures—especially for demanding live sports and large-scale global events.
This year, Media Links will introduce dedicated exhibits showcasing enhanced support for HEVC and AVC compression, demonstrating how broadcasters and service providers can achieve greater bandwidth efficiency without compromising quality. Attendees can also explore the latest innovation with Media Links’ industry leading Hitless Data technology, engineered to ensure seamless, uninterrupted transport of high-value media streams and data services across complex and variable network conditions.
Xscend continues to enable broadcasters, network operators, and content providers to reliably send and receive premium media streams across diverse IP environments. Designed with modularity, scalability, and future-proofing at its core, the platform serves as a flexible IP media gateway adaptable to the widest range of applications—from single-site deployments to global network architectures. Its media-optimized design supports evolving standards, interfaces, codecs, and formats, ensuring long-term operational resilience. Recent real-world deployments underscore Xscend’s critical role in live event broadcasting.
The platform was successfully chosen for the Winter Games to aggregate and transport the signals and workflows of the wider broadcast vendor ecosystem to single protected high-capacity network for North American broadcast. Following its successful deployment with national football leagues in Germany and the Middle East, Xscend will be deployed for upcoming coverage of the Football World Cup, where consistent and reliable performance across sites in Mexico, the US and Canada are paramount.
Case study Spotlight: Learn how Media Links enables the very latest developments in VaR (Video-assistant Referee) workflow
On show at NAB, learn how Media Links’ solutions were used to transport multiple synchronized, high-resolution video feeds with ultra-low latency between stadiums and centralized officiating hubs. This ensured that referees and officials could make accurate, real-time decisions with full confidence in signal integrity and timing. By maintaining deterministic performance and seamless redundancy across IP contribution networks, Media Links enables robust and reliable VAR operations—even in high-pressure, live match environments.
Also at the show:
Discover the broader Media Links ecosystem—including the MDP3020 half-rack media gateway, NEW MDX switch family, and ProMD-EMS network management system—and how it continues to deliver mission-critical reliability with broadcast-grade performance. Together, these solutions empower content owners and service providers to deliver “everything, everywhere” with confidence, whether enabling remote production, inter-facility connectivity, or global event distribution.
Media Links will be exhibiting at NAB 2026 in Las Vegas (West Hall), where visitors can experience firsthand the next generation of IP media transport solutions. To schedule a meeting, CLICK HERE.
