 | The Sir Norman Foster designed Torre de Collserola in Barcelona that is being used for DVB-T2 and DVB-T2-Lite pilot tests in Spain.
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Spain Tests DVB-T2 & T2-Lite
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DVB Member Abertis Telecom, the Spanish telecommunication infrastructures company, has begun pilot tests of DVB-T2 and T2-Lite in the country's Barcelona region. These include services for both fixed and mobile reception. These tests are part of the European project ENGINES (Enabling Next Generation for Broadcast Services), developed under the Celtic Plus research initiative.
For the purpose of these tests two transmitters have been installed in the Abertis Telecom Transmission Centre at the Torre de Collserola in Barcelona and a third transmitter at the company's corporate headquarters. The transmitters emit test signals, which are then analyzed in a laboratory and a mobile unit to determine the characteristics of reception in the different broadcast environments. Specifically, the T2-Lite tests are aimed at providing future broadcast services on the country's high-speed train network.
Source: Abertis Telecom |
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New Commercial Requirements For CI Plus
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Following an agreement with CI Plus LLP, DVB will take responsibility for future development of the CI Plus specification. Earlier this month the DVB Steering Board approved the Commercial Requirements for CI Plus v1.4 allowing the technical work on the specification to progress. These Commercial Requirements build on top of the current CI Plus v1.3 specification with two main features: support for dual-stream operation with a single module, intended for a dual-tuner PVR host, and support for DRM protected IP-delivered content. Other features include CI Plus browser extensions, additional URI (Uniform Resource Identifiers) signalling, and extensions and clarifications for module applications running on host middleware.
Commenting on the approval, Martin Gold, Chairman of DVB's Commercial Module for CI Plus said "CI Plus Modules plugged into integrated digital televisions provide an attractive alternative to set-top boxes for both consumers and operators. The new functionality in V1.4 will help to ensure that the CI Plus system has the features required as the market evolves".
CI Plus is a technical specification that adds additional security and features to the proven DVB Common Interface Standard that will allow CI Plus compatible consumer electronic devices, such as integrated digital televisions and set-top boxes, access to a wide range of Pay TV services via plug-in CI Plus Modules wherever the CI Plus technology is supported by the local Pay TV provider.
It is anticipated that the technical work will take a year. Following its publication CI Plus LLP will adopt the specification.
To read full press release click here.
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DVB Forms Liaison With 3D@Home Consortium
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A liaison between the 3D@Home Consortium and DVB was signed on November 4, 2011 to encourage the development of standards for 3DTV, to share knowledge about 3D viewing, and to ensure that their work is complementary.
"We are thrilled to link with DVB and communicate their standards-setting activities to the broader 3DTV eco-system" said Heidi Hoffman, managing director of the 3D@Home Consortium. "Our members - many not directly involved in the broadcasting area - use this information in their strategic decision-making, which enables the entire eco-system to develop more quickly and seamlessly."
The 3D@Home Consortium was formed in 2008 with the mission to speed the commercialization of 3D into homes worldwide and provide the best possible viewing experience by facilitating the development of standards, roadmaps and education for the entire 3D industry - from content, hardware and software providers to consumers.
DVB began its 3DTV standardization work in January 2010. In February 2011, the DVB Steering Board approved the specification for a first phase 3DTV delivery system. Services using DVB-3DTV are already available in a number of countries (US, UK, France, Spain, Germany, etc.) by satellite and broadband.
"The 3D@Home Consortium is an important organization for 3DTV. They have many areas of interest, including the study of 'human factors' associated with 3DTV viewing that we are hoping to learn from. For our part, our work developing delivery specifications for 3DTV will be helpful for 3D@Home. Both organizations have things to share with each other," commented David Wood, chair of DVB's Commercial Module on 3DTV.
To read full press release click here.
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Mongolia The First Nation To Adopt All Three DVB Second Generation Standards
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The Communications Regulatory Commission (CRC) of Mongolia held its national Digital Broadcasting Forum on November 22 - 23 in Ulaanbaatar. DVB was invited to participate and take part in the discussion on the country's transition from analogue to digital TV.
Mongolia is situated in Eastern and Central Asia, and shares its borders with Russia to the north and the People's Republic of China in the south. The country is a parliamentary republic and has a population of 2.76 million who live a predominately nomadic life. The nation is divided into 20 regions with the capital, Ulaanbaatar, housing 45% of the country's population. There are a total of 381 rural towns consisting of 200 - 10,000 households.
A total of 381 state owned transmitters, with a power of 50 - 200W each, broadcast the 18 TV channels of Ulaanbaatar city terrestrially. In addition, a total of 55 channels can be received via a free-to-air DTH satellite service (Apstar5) using DVB-S2.
Mongolia is very keen to have its ASO by June 30, 2014. A deep study of the technical parameters of the existing worldwide standards for DTV and a thorough analysis of the many comparative measurements around the world led to the country's decision to introduce DVB-T2. For the existing cable networks the decision was made to adopt DVB-C2. This means that Mongolia is potentially the first country with only second generation DTV standards and all are DVB: S2 - T2 - C2.
There is no doubt that Mongolia is fully committed to achieve this target and it fits well with this very friendly, future oriented and smart governmental team.
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DVB Visits Latin America
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  Peter Siebert, Director of the DVB Project Office, recently visited Panama and Colombia. While both countries have already adopted DVB-T as their solution for digital terrestrial television, they wanted to receive first-hand information about DVB-T2.
In Bogota, Peter met with Diego Molano Vega, Minister of Technology and Information (Ministerio de Tecnologias del Informacion y las Comunicaciones) accompanied by Commissioner Estrada, Director of the National Commission on TV (CNTV) together with representatives of the European Commission to discuss all aspects of digital television. There was also a meeting with Colombia's private broadcasters. The broadcasters were interested in the improved efficiency and the new operational opportunities that DVB-T2 offers.
It may be a coincidence but the very next day CNTV started a consultation process on using DVB-T2 in Colombia.
In Panama, again accompanied by the European Commission, Peter began with a presentation at the Technical University in Panama City. In addition to a large group of interested students there were also representatives from the industry and media who raised relevant questions and discussed the pros and cons of the new technology.
Further discussions took place with Autoridad Nacional de Servicios Publicos (ASEP), the national regulator for Broadcast and Telecommunications. Besides DVB-T2 features and performance, STB prices and their availability were also topics of discussion.
Finally, the European Commission and the DVB Project Office had a meeting with Mrs. Marisin Luzcando, General Director of the Public Broadcaster, (Sistema Estatal de Radio y Television (SERTV). At this meeting, the discussion centered on which DVB specifications could provide the best fit for the specific use cases of SERTV.
Peter Siebert was impressed with the roll-out of DVB technology in the region and the amount of interest in DVB specifications. Independent of whether it is DVB-T or DVB-T2, the choice of DVB technology offers the best solution for all stakeholders in the region.
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Sri Lanka Progresses Towards DVB-T2 Implementation
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Following the announcement last year that Sri Lanka will introduce DVB-T2 for all terrestrial broadcasts by the year 2015, evidence of the country's progress comes in the form of news from DVB Member Harris Broadcast that it has received an order for a DVB-T2 UHF TV Transmission solution from Sri Lanka Rupavahini Corporation (SLRC), the State Television Network in Sri Lanka.
The Harris DVB-T2 solution for SLRC will allow the national broadcaster to retain local flavor through targeted DVB-T2 channel insertions in specific regions. SLRC broadcasts informative, educational and family-orientated entertainment from its studio complex in Colombo, the capital of Sri Lanka. The corporation transmits its programming in Sinhala, Tamil and English languages.
Source: Harris Broadcast
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Report On FOBTV
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For the very first time, all the organizations involved in the standardization of digital terrestrial television broadcasting organized a common conference to discuss the future of broadcast. The Future of Broadcast TV Summit (FOBTV) brought together more than 200 people from all parts of the world. The conference program covered the current role of terrestrial broadcast, advances in next generation systems, the challenges of the demand for spectrum, as well as new technologies. The event was organized by the Chinese host NERC-DTV. DVB was represented by its Chairman, Phil Laven, the Technical Module Chair, Ulrich Reimers and the Director of the Project Office, Dr. Peter Siebert.
The highlight of the event was the signing of a joint declaration by all the founding organizations of FOBTV:
- Advanced Television Systems Committee (ATSC)
- Communications Research Centre (CRC)
- Digital Video Broadcasting (DVB)
- European Broadcasting Union (EBU)
- Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute (ETRI)
- Institute of Electronic and Electrical Engineers (IEEE)
- National Association of Broadcasters (NAB)
- National Engineering Research Center of Digital Television (NERC-DTV)
- Japan Broadcasting Corporation (NHK)
- Public Broadcasting Service (PBS)
- Rede Globo
In this joint declaration the founding members emphasized the relevance of terrestrial television and their commitment to:
- defining the requirements of future terrestrial broadcast systems
- exploring the possibility of unified terrestrial broadcast standards
- promoting the global sharing of technology
The FOBTV Summit is a first step into a new future of digital terrestrial television where globally harmonized standards will support new applications.
To view pictures of the event click here.
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DVB World Update
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DVB World 2012 - '2012: Analogue Off - DVB On!'
March 12 - 14, Rome
The completely updated list of DVB World 2012 sessions and speakers is now available on the DVB World website. The programme includes speakers from companies such as Siemens, Astra, MDA, Mediaset, Multichoice, Teracom, Samsung, EBU, IRT, Ofcom, ATSC, TU Braunschweig, European Union, TU Dresden/Vodafone, Harris, ST Micro, Panasonic, Bilbao University and more.
The year 2012 has been marked in all our calendars for a long time. It's the year where we can finally say, "Analogue Off, DVB On!". The success of many European analogue switch-off campaigns and the deployment of DVB-T and DVB-T2 in Europe and beyond is a major theme at DVB World 2012. Other hot topics for 2012 include the spectrum efficiency and energy-efficiency of broadcasting systems and products, which will also be covered in depth in dedicated sessions.
You can read all about the programme here.
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DVB At Telecom World
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 The prestigious ITU Telecom World 2011 event took place in Geneva on October 24 - 27. With over 6,500 top-level participants including heads of state, government ministers, city mayors, industry CEOs and technology gurus, along with hundreds of thousands of participants from around the world the event was well attended. ITU Telecom World 2011 followed an intensive programme consisting of debate and interaction on a broad range of global issues. Sessions put together key participants from government, regulators, together with leading industry names, digital visionaries and more for interactive debate and information exchange. The agenda items covered areas such as the challenges of rolling out broadband, how to build a truly global online community, next-generation wireless technologies and how spectrum can be utilized to cope with increased bandwidth demands, the different roles of social media, and much more.
This wide range of topics touches on the work of DVB, and that is why the DVB was asked to contribute to the programme. DVB's Chairman, Phil Laven, was invited to participate in the panel discussion on 'The Spectrum Edge'. Panellist from Africa, America and Europe discussed how the ever increasing demand for spectrum can be managed most efficiently in the future.
In addition, the Director of the DVB Project Office, Dr. Peter Siebert, participated in the Technical Symposium where he provided a presentation on 'DVB: Developing Global Television Standards for Today and Tomorrow'. This presentation covered the main drivers for the first and second generation of DVB specifications and their successful market deployment.
ITU Telecom World 2011 was a relevant platform for DVB where we could present not only our standards and their market success but also our position on relevant aspects of broadcast now and in the future.
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