Diverse Supplier Spotlight: Technical Broadcast Solutions, Inc.

BY COLIN HEFFINGER

›› Every single day, telecommunications drive forth business efforts stretched across all reaches of the planet. Broadcasting enables companies to provide messages directly to consumers, governmental regulators, and other businesses, ultimately fueling and empowering further business interactions. These interactions are a continuous cycle that is a tremendous benefit created by the efficiency and effectiveness of telecommunications in our modern world. In Dover, a growing business known as Technical Broadcast Solutions is making strides to provide telecommunications consulting services between large entities like the Department of Defense and local broadcasting providers to help maintain broadcasting relations and contribute to satisfying the needs of our telecommunications-oriented society.

Technical Broadcast Solutions, Inc. was founded in 2017 by Robert Russell, a consulting engineer who saw an opportunity to start a business of his own as others in his group were retiring. As a veteran, Robert started in his field as a cryptologist for the United States Marine Corps during the first Gulf War. This experience provided Robert with the unique skills to ignite his career in broadcasting, building from what he learned in transmitting and receiving for military efforts.

“For this kind of work,” Russell stated, “there’s not a lot of schools that teach the skills and knowledge needed. Broadcast schools typically focus on the front-of-the-camera aspect of broadcasting instead of behind-the-scenes. It’s almost all hands-on learning in this industry.”

“A lot of viewers don’t know the processes involved in sending video from its point of origination to where consumers watch it at home,” he continued. “The broadcast industry is immensely encompassing as it incorporates digital and IT infrastructure, network configuration, and even high-power radio frequencies to reach the home viewer. Our industry is always running, and we approach a project with the mindset that it needs to be completed now.”

Technical Broadcast Solutions provides specialized consulting services for spectrum management and broadcast solutions throughout the broadcast relations industry. Several telecommunications services provided are RF system installation and maintenance, systems integration and documentation, project management, and FCC licensing.

Russell explained the impact of the pandemic, emphasizing that his business is “heavily niche and specialized” as the world relies on broadcasting 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, and 365 days a year. “One of our biggest projects is a spectrum management effort in which we manage the relationship between the Department of Defense and the broadcasting community for spectrum needs. We understand what both sides are trying to achieve, allowing us to negotiate with local broadcasters to ensure that there is spectrum available for the Department of Defense.”

“We’ve been fortunate to work on exciting projects,” he said. “We’ve worked on Next Gen television labs nationally and FCC licensing work for Kent County. We even offer our services globally. We’re in the works of a project to oversee the transition of analog to digital television for an entire country. We’ve worked with this kind of technology for longer than other companies and that has been a great advantage.”

“As Technical Broadcast Solutions continues to grow, we are looking to branch out,” Russell highlighted. “We’d like to build more ties in our community. We’re offering a variety of unique services and businesses would be surprised at how much our company’s capabilities tie into what they do. Even if you don’t think our worlds overlap, please reach out to us through info@technicalbroadcast.com. We’d like to discuss how our business can help make a difference for yours.”