80Six, one of the UK’s leading live entertainment video providers, hired the Teradek Ranger MK II for Jamie xx’s In Waves European tour.
Running through March, the tour visited 10 arenas and theatres across Europe, including Paris, Brussels, and Amsterdam. Ranger’s zero-delay 4K wireless video system was used to capture both the stage and the crowd, allowing cameras to move freely and keeping the audience visually embedded in the show.
On a touring production, one of Ranger’s biggest strengths is its RF flexibility. Support for both licensed and unlicensed bands up to 6GHz makes it far easier to adapt day to day when moving between venues and countries, each with their own RF environments and licensing rules.
The option to work in the 6GHz (U-NII-5) range was particularly valuable in busy arenas where 5GHz can be heavily congested, opening up cleaner channels and simplifying coordination alongside other wireless systems on the show.
