Netherlands – Ross Video today announced the launch of Ultrix FR30, the newest and largest member of the award-winning Ultrix family of hyperconverged media infrastructure platforms. Building on the proven Ultrix architecture, Ultrix FR30 extends the platform to enterprise-scale broadcast, live production, sports, outside broadcast (OB), corporate, and media environments, enabling organizations to increase capacity, media processing power, and workflow flexibility without increasing infrastructure overhead.
As broadcasters, OB providers, and enterprise media organizations continue to expand their operations, they’re under increasing pressure to support larger, more complex media infrastructures while working within the realities of limited rack space, power, engineering resources, and budgets. Traditional infrastructures often rely on multiple standalone systems for routing, processing, multiviewing, audio, production switchers, and control, increasing operational complexity while making future expansion costly and difficult.
Built on Ultrix. Designed to grow.
By consolidating multiple systems into a single software-defined media processing platform, Ultrix FR30 helps customers:
- Save time, money, and space
- Lower operational complexity
- Minimize future redesign costs
- Scale UHD and IP workflows with confidence
Unlike traditional infrastructures that require dedicated hardware for each production function, Ultrix FR30 combines high-capacity routing, multiviewing, audio and video signal processing, media gateway functionality, production switchers, screen processors, and control within a single platform. Advanced capabilities are enabled through software licensing, allowing customers to activate new functionality as requirements evolve while protecting existing infrastructure investments.
Expanding the Ultrix family
The FR30 extends the Ultrix family from compact 1RU systems to a powerful 30RU platform supporting up to 576×576 UHD I/O in a single chassis, with the ability to combine multiple frames for even larger deployments.
Using the same interchangeable I/O, software architecture, licensing model, and operational workflows across the entire Ultrix family, organizations can standardize on a single platform regardless of facility size. This common architecture simplifies deployment, reduces training requirements, protects existing investments, and makes future expansion significantly easier.
Compared with traditional broadcast infrastructures, Ultrix FR30 can reduce:
- Rack space by up to 97%
- Power consumption by up to 89%
- Cabling by up to 95%
These efficiencies help organizations lower operating costs, reduce cooling requirements, simplify installation, and build infrastructure that is easier to scale as production demands continue to grow.
Ready for today´s and tomorrow´s workflows
Like every member of the Ultrix family, FR30 is transport agnostic, supporting SDI, SMPTE ST 2110, NDI, Dante, SRT, JPEG XS, and other industry-standard media formats within a single platform.
Acting as a universal gateway between media transports, FR30 enables organizations to transition to IP at their own pace, integrate legacy and next-generation workflows, and simplify interoperability across broadcast and IT environments without redesigning core infrastructure.
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Mark Sizemore, Vice President, Hyperconverged Solutions, Ross Video
“Ultrix has always been about helping customers do more with less—less infrastructure, less complexity, and greater flexibility. FR30 builds on that foundation, extending the Ultrix family to the industry’s largest media infrastructures while preserving the software-defined architecture and operational model our customers already know and trust. It enables organizations to grow confidently today while preparing for whatever comes next.”
Todd Riggs, Senior Director, Product Management-Hyperconverged Solutions, Ross Video
“FR30 was designed to solve a challenge we hear from customers every day: they need more capacity and processing power, but they don’t want more complexity. As the heart of the production facility, FR30 provides unparalleled efficiency by consolidating multiple systems into a single software-defined media processing core. FR30 give customers the ability to expand their infrastructures, simplify operations, and scale for the future in a robust, powerful, and proven platform.”
Experience Ultrix FR30 at IBC 2026
Visitors to IBC 2026 can experience Ultrix FR30 firsthand at the Ross Video booth (Hall 8, Booth 8.B91), where Ross experts will demonstrate how the platform enables broadcasters, sports venues, OB providers, corporate studios, and media organizations to build larger, smarter production infrastructures with less complexity.
