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Single-cable distribution
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<p>Single-cable distribution is a <a href="/facts/Satellite_TV/UxytxnPW">satellite TV</a> technology that enables the delivery of <a href="/facts/Direct_broadcast_satellite/UxytxnPW">broadcast programming</a> to multiple users over a single <a href="/facts/Coaxial_cable/aG9FfCpL">coaxial cable</a>, and eliminates the numerous cables required to support <a href="/facts/Consumer_electronics/cJ8g9NXh">consumer electronics</a> devices such as twin-<a href="/facts/Radio_tuner/Vg0Tov5e">tuner</a> <a href="/facts/Digital_video_recorder/g8V6BsU5">digital video recorders</a> (DVRs) and high-end receivers. </p><p>Without single-cable distribution, providing full-spectrum access for multiple receivers, or receivers with multiple tuners, in a <a href="/facts/Single-family_home/c3Hlc0Ip">single-family home</a> has required a separate coaxial cable feeding each tuner from the antenna equipment (either multiple <a href="/facts/Low-noise_block_converter/4CNPNzMb">LNBs</a>, a multi-output LNB or a <a href="/facts/Multiswitch/VqHssxHF">multiswitch</a> distribution system) because of the large bandwidth requirement of the signals. </p><p>Single-cable distribution technology enables one coaxial cable from the <a href="/facts/Radio_antenna/pGlcXBvc">antenna</a> equipment to multiple tuners, to provide independent tuning across the whole range of satellite reception for each tuner. </p><p>A European industry standard for distributing satellite signals over a single coaxial cable - <a href="/facts/CENELEC/khmwR0P8">CENELEC</a> EN50494 - was defined in 2007 and developed by a consortium led by <a href="/facts/SES_(company)/rmak3edy">SES</a>. </p><p>Single-cable distribution technology can be found in commercial equipment with the Unicable trademark from FTA Communications Technologies. Unicable uses an integrated software and hardware solution[<i>buzzword</i>] that allows Unicable-certified DVRs and receivers to <a href="/facts/Multiplexing/YE7hK8cw">multiplex</a> selected programming when using Unicable LNB or multiswitching products. </p><p>The Unicable Interoperability Platform is open to companies designing and/or marketing satellite and other broadcast-related products. The platform is designed to facilitate the acceptance of Unicable-certified solutions[<i>buzzword</i>] in the consumer TV broadcast market. </p>