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Lumen Technologies Highlights Vyvx Hybrid Distribution Offering At NAB Show
Fiber-first solution aims to support broadcasters as satellite spectrum options decrease.
Apr. 14, 2026 at 6:06pm
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Lumen's Vyvx Hybrid Distribution offering provides broadcasters with a flexible, future-proof platform to navigate the changing landscape of content delivery.Las Vegas TodayLumen Technologies, a leading telecommunications and technology company, showcased its Vyvx Hybrid Distribution offering at the 2026 National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) Show in Las Vegas. The Vyvx Hybrid Distribution solution is designed to help broadcasters navigate the expected reduction in satellite capacity by providing a fiber-first, hybrid-ready platform for delivering live sports, news, and major events.
Why it matters
As the federal government implements changes that are expected to decrease satellite spectrum options as early as 2027, broadcasters are facing the need to modernize their content delivery infrastructure. Lumen's Vyvx Hybrid Distribution offering provides a solution that allows broadcasters to maintain operational continuity by leveraging a combination of fiber, satellite, and IP-based delivery options.
The details
The Vyvx Hybrid Distribution offering from Lumen Technologies is a fiber-first foundation layer that supports a hybrid approach to content delivery. It provides broadcasters with satellite, fiber, and IP-based delivery options as parallel paths, helping to reduce risk and complexity without sacrificing operational certainty. Lumen owns and operates the underlying fiber network, as well as satellite teleport facilities, enabling end-to-end control of routing, redundancy, and quality. Vyvx's heritage in live broadcast operations adds an additional layer of assurance, with decades of operational experience in managing transport and delivery for broadcasters, production facilities, and venues.
- The 2026 NAB Show took place from April 18-22 in Las Vegas.
- Federally driven changes are expected to reduce satellite capacity as early as 2027.
The players
Lumen Technologies
A leading telecommunications and technology company that provides fiber-first, hybrid-ready solutions for content delivery, including the Vyvx Hybrid Distribution offering.
National Association of Broadcasters (NAB)
The industry association that hosts the annual NAB Show, a major event for the broadcasting and media technology sectors.
The takeaway
Lumen's Vyvx Hybrid Distribution offering provides broadcasters with a flexible and reliable solution to adapt to the changing landscape of content delivery, allowing them to maintain operational continuity and deliver live sports, news, and major events to their audiences even as satellite spectrum options decrease.
