David Edwards

David Edwards, Product Manager at IMT Vislink has over 2 decades of experience in the world of video compression and transmission. With deep involvement in bringing to market some of the world’s first professional MPEG-4 AVC HD transmission systems and more latterly HEVC HD and 4k solutions, David has real-world experience of the practicalities involved in balancing bit rate, quality and latency to create solutions that meet real-world technical performance and commercial operational goals. With a background as an RF design engineer David was instrumental in the design of the first Direct Conversion demodulator products that led to a size and cost revolution in the transmission of digital Video. David also has 5 patents to his name relating to methods of linearizing high-power amplifiers with the aim of improving received signal quality. With a focus on technologies and solutions that bring content from major Events into the broadcast food-chain David has held responsibility for many of the industry’s most successful video centric transmission products that form the backbone of many networks.