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ACROSS – Ultra-low-latency Media Network<\/h1>\n\t\t

A shared ultra-low-latency media network expanding high-quality music education and theatre production across the Stockholm and Åland archipelagos, through the EU Central Baltic ACROSS project.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/header>\n\n\n

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“Mediatrade doesn’t only supply high-end media infrastructure; they translate complex, ultra-low-latency technology into something our teachers and students can use without a second thought.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n


Ian Plaude
<\/strong>Vice-Chancellor \/ Principal, Stockholms Musikpedagogiska Institut (SMI)
Lead Partner, Central Baltic EU Project ACROSS<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

For music education, latency matters. A lesson depends on timing, interaction and the subtle connection between teacher and student. Conventional video conferencing can bring people together visually, but even a small delay can make playing music together anywhere from difficult to impossible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The ACROSS<\/a> project set out to change that. Led by Stockholm University College of Music Education (SMI)<\/strong> together with partners across Sweden and Åland, ACROSS is building new ways to provide high-quality music education and cultural activities to communities where geography has traditionally limited access. Mediatrade was selected as the technical solution partner responsible for turning that ambition into an operational media network.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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ACROSS introduction at Mediatrade’s premises.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Building the network<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

At the foundation of ACROSS is a professional, ultra-low-latency media network based on Net Insight Nimbra technology. Mediatrade designed and delivered the network infrastructure, including eight Nimbra 640 and three Nimbra 1060 platforms, providing reliable transport for high-quality video and audio between participating locations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But moving signals between locations was only the beginning. For the network to become genuinely useful for teachers, students, actors and musicians, the technology at each location needed to provide a consistent and intuitive experience. Mediatrade therefore designed and implemented 14 Remote Stations as standardized endpoints for the ACROSS network.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Each Remote Station brings together the audiovisual technology required for remote teaching and artistic collaboration into an integrated environment. Instead of users having to understand the broadcast infrastructure behind the connection, they can focus on the lesson, rehearsal or performance itself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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“In music education, milliseconds matter — you simply cannot teach ensemble-playing or nuanced technique over conventional, lagging video connections. Connecting remote communities through a synchronized media network is a major technical hurdle, but Mediatrade made the entire operational experience seamless for us.<\/strong> By pairing robust hardware with a straightforward booking interface and dependable technical support, our educators don’t need to be broadcast engineers — they just book a session, connect, and teach.<\/p>\n\n\n\n


Ian Plaude
<\/strong><\/strong>Vice-Chancellor \/ Principal, Stockholms Musikpedagogiska Institut (SMI)
Lead Partner, Central Baltic EU Project ACROSS<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

From professional media technology to an everyday tool<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

A distributed network also creates another challenge: how do users book locations, connections and network resources without needing a technician every time? Mediatrade solved this with its own Medialink Booking App.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Accessible from a tablet or web browser, the<\/strong> Medialink Booking App provides a simple interface for booking and managing sessions across the ACROSS network<\/strong>. Behind that simple user experience is professional media infrastructure connecting multiple organisations and locations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For the user, however, the complexity disappears. Simply:<\/p>\n\n\n\n