Marti Electronics announces the availability of a CDMA version of its Digital Cellcast remote unit for wireless use in service areas covered by Verizon, Alltel, US Cellular, Sprint and other regional carriers.

With this capability, the popular all-in-one mixer and cellphone unit for remote broadcasts increases its cellular operating footprint to the majority of the United States.

"A CDMA Cellcast gives our broadcasters a lot more choices as to where they can hold remotes and still maintain top quality broadcasts," said Rex Niekamp, Marti Director Transport Delivery Products.

Cellcast has been a staple at radio stations since the company introduced it as an alternative for broadcasting from remote locations where landlines are nonexistent or where line-of-sight access to the studio isn’t possible for RF RPU operation.

Lightweight and portable, Digital Cellcast transmits live remote feeds over GSM and now CDMA cellular telephone networks as well as regular telephone lines.

"We found this unit to be extremely easy to carry around and set up. And, it worked in at least three or four locations where even our cellphones wouldn’t," said Randy Bauer, Operations Manager for KUTT 99.5 FM in Fairbury, Nebraska, which purchased the unit after beta testing it over a period of several months.

The new unit is designed with a unique DTMF voice encoder for robust transference of audio programming over cellular networks.

Now available in GSM and CDMA operation, Digital Cellcast includes four-channel mixer with separate pots for each channel, and comes with both a battery pack and AC/DC converter for running off of battery power or plugging into an electrical outlet or an automotive accessory power outlet.