MK.IO Beam Release Notes
MK.IO Beam 1.5.0.4
27 November 2025
New features
- Introduction of the X20 server
- Live to live splicing is now supported
- Support for backup and apply of device configurations from MK.IO
MK.IO Beam 1.4.0.3
31 October 2025
New features
- Support for high availability headend deployments with Live Encoding
- Support for SD resolutions with ST2110 output
- Improvements to decode latency
- Bonding capability for all ports
MK.IO Beam 1.3.0.0
9 October 2025
New features
- Introduction of X40 server
- Support for multiple CI option cards in a single chassis
- Software decode supports HDR to SDR dynamic range conversion
- Software decode support for additional sub-sampled resolutions for 720p- and 1080i-based content
- Support for running MK.IO Beam in a VM for controller use cases on ESXI virtualization
- Support for installing the MK.IO Beam software ISO via BMC or iDRAC
- PTP, clock source and IGMP parameters can be configured on the UI
- Network status information available on the UI
MK.IO Beam 1.2.0.1
5 August 2025
New features
- Introduction of C30 and H70 servers
- Server pair 1+1 redundancy for headends
- Support for multiple Digital Devices RF input cards in a single chassis
- Receiver service support for AMD CPUs
- Simplification of JPEG-XS encode configuration
- Support for ASI output on Dektec DTA-2127
MK.IO Beam 1.1.0.2
23 June 2025
New features
- Support for E50 and E60 servers for contribution encode and headend use cases.
- 4:2:2 8-bit and 10-bit progressive and interlaced H.264 and H.265 HD software encode.
- RF input and SDI output via Dektec DTA-2127 RF input option card.
- 4:2:2 and 4:2:0 H.265 UHD software decode.
- 4:2:2 10-bit ST2110 output with software decode.
- The Dektec DTA-2178 8-port SDI option card is now supported with reception. It is possible to output up to 8 baseband outputs with one Dektec DTA-2178 card and more with multiple DTA-2178 cards.
- Hostname, IP, NTP, firewall zones, DHCP and DNS parameters can be configured on the MK.IO Beam web UI.
- New “Super Low” decode delay mode introduced for lower latency decoding.
- Server health monitoring now available.
- Support for active-backup redundant bonded network management interfaces.