CINCINNATI—GatesAir will launch its next-generation Maxiva XTK software-defined exciter at IBC2026, Sept. 11-14 at the RAI Amsterdam, positioning the platform as the next-generation signal processing engine for its Maxiva family of digital television and DAB/DAB+ radio transmitters. Designed to support broadcasters across worldwide digital transmission standards, Maxiva XTK combines exceptional signal processing power, advanced Transport over IP (TSoIP) capabilities and software-defined flexibility to simplify digital broadcasting today while preparing networks for tomorrow's transmission technologies. Maxiva XTK delivers optimal signal quality across all major digital television standards worldwide, including DVB-T2, ATSC 1.0, ATSC 3.0, ISDB-Tb and Brazil’s emerging DTV+, while extending the same software-defined architecture to DAB and DAB+ networks, according to GatesAir. The Maxiva XTK comes standard across GatesAir's newest Maxiva television transmitter platforms and is fully compatible with previous-generation Maxiva UHF and VHF transmitters, as well as many Harris legacy digital television systems. The platform's backwards-compatible design enables broadcasters to modernize signal processing while preserving existing transmission infrastructure, reducing upgrade costs and simplifying transitions to new digital standards.