TVU One + Starlink: How Star News Delivered Uninterrupted Coverage of Bangladesh's Historic Election
Star News deployed TVU One mobile transmitters with Starlink satellite connectivity to cover Bangladesh's historic 2025 parliamentary election. The solution enabled five-minute setup, seamless multi-network aggregation, and zero broadcast interruptions across 299 constituencies—proving TVU One's reliability for high-stakes live news coverage.
View Related Products On February 12, Bangladesh held its 13th National Parliamentary Election—the country’s first since former Prime Minister Hasina resigned in 2024 and an interim government took power. Some 128 million voters cast ballots across 299 constituencies, with the world watching closely to see which direction this South Asian nation would take. When the results came in, the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) had won by a landslide, claiming 212 seats and returning to power after two decades in opposition.
For Star News, one of Bangladesh’s rising 24/7 news channels, the stakes were high. The network had committed to delivering real-time election updates to audiences at home and abroad, which meant acquiring and transmitting high-quality signals from polling stations, vote-counting centers, and candidates’ press conferences simultaneously. To meet this challenge, Star News turned to TVU’s live production solutions—and the results demonstrated what modern broadcast technology can achieve under pressure.
Three Obstacles Star News Had to Overcome
Delivering multi-location, high-quality, low-latency live coverage across Bangladesh presented several formidable challenges:
Uneven network infrastructure. Bangladesh’s geography consists largely of river delta plains, and terrestrial network coverage varies dramatically from region to region. At remote polling stations, reliable signal quality was far from guaranteed.
Extreme time sensitivity. Reporters needed to move rapidly between crowded press events and major polling stations. Even brief network fluctuations risked losing crucial live moments—the kind that define election-night coverage.
High-pressure operating conditions. With security deployments exceeding 300,000 police and military personnel, the production team had to ensure stable performance and uninterrupted transmission in environments where equipment failure was not an option.
Why Star News Chose TVU One with Starlink
After extensive comparisons and field testing, Star News selected a combined solution: the TVU One mobile transmitter paired with Starlink satellite internet.
TVU One leverages TVU’s proprietary ISX transmission technology, which aggregates all available network resources—5G, 4G, Wi-Fi, and satellite links—into a single robust connection. The system splits each video stream into segments, transmits them simultaneously across every available network, and reassembles them at the receiving end. This delivers true bandwidth aggregation rather than simple failover. Combined with HEVC/H.265 adaptive bitrate encoding and Forward Error Correction (FEC), the solution maintains high picture quality and low latency even when individual network connections fluctuate.
Starlink’s low-earth-orbit satellite network added a critical backup layer. Because it operates independently of local ground infrastructure, Starlink provided dependable connectivity even in remote constituencies where terrestrial networks were sparse or overloaded. For Star News, this meant consistent upstream bandwidth wherever reporters needed to broadcast.
Field Deployment in Action
The equipment proved as practical as it was powerful. Star News crews carried an integrated backpack setup containing the TVU One transmitter and a Starlink terminal. Once on location, the system automatically detected and aggregated available networks, enabling teams to deploy and go live within five minutes. If any single network dropped, the remaining connections took over seamlessly—without interrupting the broadcast.
On election day, multiple Star News reporting teams used TVU One across Dhaka and at key polling stations and press conferences nationwide. All live feeds transmitted instantly to Star News headquarters, where production teams integrated them with studio hosts and guest commentators for real-time broadcast. Audiences in Bangladesh and overseas followed the election as events unfolded.
Core Technical Advantages
Multi-network aggregation for uninterrupted transmission. In crowded press events and at major polling stations, TVU One’s ISX technology combines multiple unstable links into a single robust transmission path. The result: consistent live delivery regardless of individual network conditions.
Satellite backup that reaches everywhere. Starlink’s low-latency connectivity provides reliable uplink capacity where terrestrial networks fall short. Critical moments stay protected even in the most challenging locations.
Lightweight, portable, and rapid to deploy. A single operator can carry the full setup, go live within five minutes, and relocate quickly between venues—exactly what election reporting demands.
Proven Reliability for High-Stakes Political Coverage
The broadcast went off without interruption. Throughout election day, Star News delivered smooth, stable video from every location—a testament to the real-world reliability of the TVU One and Starlink combination for major political events.
For Star News, a newly launched professional news channel in Bangladesh, this deployment was more than a successful broadcast. It established a replicable technical model and provided invaluable operational experience for covering future high-stakes events. When the next major story breaks, Star News will be ready.
