MATV System

What is MATV System?

MATV stands for Master Antenna Television. It is how many apartment houses, hotels, schools, and other multi-unit buildings distribute TV and FM signals to several receivers. To accomplish this without a loss of signal quality, these systems must be carefully planned and engineered through the effective use of MATV equipment and techniques. 

An MATV system is a network of cables and specially designed components that process and amplify TV and FM signals and distribute them from one central location. If there were 100 TV sets in a building, it would be extremely expensive to Install and maintain l00 separate antennas. Not only would It be unsightly, but reception would suffer because many antennas would interact with each other, causing interference problems.  

A mass of commercial premises including hotels, offices, housing developments, and holiday parks, now utilize some form of the structured cable system to supply an array of different programs and information services to their end-user customers.

A modern MATV system can carry analog and digital television signals through an aerial, both free-to-view and subscription, FM radio and DAB (Digital Audio Broadcasting) but it cannot carry satellite signals. Some MATV systems in use today are over 30-years old and many are unsuitable for carrying digital television signals. These will need to be surveyed and may require modification or replacement. 

TRIPLE ALEF has acquired a large amount of practical experience in installing /maintaining these types of systems, by completing major projects for commercial clients. TRIPLE ALEF can provide the solution to your installation requirements.

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