GBS Names Octave as Authorized Partner in Canada

RADIO ONLINE | Wednesday, January 19, 2022

GeoBroadcast Solutions

GeoBroadcast Solutions has formed a partnership with Octave Communications in Quebec, Canada to bring GBS's MaxxCasting solutions and associated sales, field service and post-sales support to Canadian broadcasters seeking to improve their signal strength and audience reach. Octave and GeoBroadcast have had a long, collaborative relationship in the U.S. based around Octave's Nomad HDR/FM Analyzer, which is a key tool supporting the implementation of its MaxxCasting system.

Octave is a Canadian engineering consulting firm specializing in radio broadcasting, telecommunications and RF analysis measurement software and has worked with GBS on U.S.-based projects. GBS' MaxxCasting combines radio and cellular technology and enables FM Broadcasters using multiple nodes to enhance their signals by reducing interference between the main and booster transmissions through the use of a cluster of low-to-the-ground, high power, highly directionalized, synchronized node sites.

The Octave team had been working closely with the GeoBroadcast technologists for training and certification to support local implementation of MaxxCasting.

"With nearly ten years of collaboration with GeoBroadcast, we are excited to expand that relationship to bring MaxxCasting to Canada. Octave Communications is uniquely prepared to solve coverage problems and address needs for all new MaxxCasting customers," said Octave Communications President Francois Gauthier. "Leveraging the combination of Geo Broadcast's innovative MaxxCasting system, and our knowledge and experience in the Canadian market customers can be confident we can deliver a coverage enhancement solution that will help them grow their business, and the after-sales service to ensure smooth operation in the future."

"GeoBroadcast is excited to extend our partnership with Octave Communications to bring MaxxCasting to Canada and support its radio industry," said GeoBroadcast Solutions' Robert Udowitz. "Francois Gauthier and his team of respected consultants possess the rare skill set and technical know-how required to implement a successful MaxxCasting SFN system to enable stations to improve coverage, increase listeners and drive ratings and revenue growth."