Wireless Systems

Here is how this works in practice. We source and set up wireless systems — wireless audio, wireless video links, wireless lens and follow-focus control, and wireless data transmission — from Dutch rental vendors in the Amsterdam and Rotterdam production clusters. Our team builds a single RF map covering each transmitting device on the unit so audio, video and control links do not compete for the same range. We carry backup transmitters and receivers and plan antenna distribution for trusted coverage across spread-out locations.

Here is the breakdown. Pro wireless hardware not held in-country moves freely by road from neighbouring Germany and Belgium under the EU single market, with no carnet needed for intra-EU transport, and hire from Dutch vendors counts as qualifying spend under the 35% Netherlands Film Production Rebates.

Here is the short of it. Wireless planning in the Netherlands sits under one authority: the Dutch Authority for Digital Infrastructure (RDI) covers radio-frequency allocation for wireless microphones, IFB, comms and video links on EU-harmonised UHF range, and we plan within that framework so each channel is clean and compliant — key in dense RF environments like central Amsterdam where many shoots and TV networks share the band.

Here is what that looks like on the ground. Amsterdam's canal ring, with masonry bridges and narrow streets, breaks line-of-sight, so we place antennas and repeaters to keep links stable as the unit moves. The temperate maritime climate brings persistent rain, so transmitting hardware on exterior shoots in the polders and along the North Sea coast is weather-covered against moisture. For non-EU shoots, ATA Carnets clear through Dutch Customs (Douane) at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol.