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It became quite a busy day on Monday, 27th February 2011, when more than twenty DVB-C2 experts from all over Europe, as well as from Korea, came together on the invitation of DVB to the RF labs of Kabel Deutschland in Berlin, to test their prototype implementations of the new DVB-C2 standard for the first time. They were setting up their modulators and tuner/demodulators for testing in a realistic cable environment. The DVB-TM Ad-Hoc Group TM-C2 had prepared a detailed schedule and related technical testing configurations for the three days of the Plug Fest. Read More
The DVB-T2 Validation and Verification (V&V) group, coordinated by the Technical Module TM-T2 working group, completed a very successful Plug Fest at the Thomson Broadcast facilities in Conflans Sainte-Honorine, France, on the 6-7th March 2012. The aim of the Plug Fest was to validate the latest version (v1.3.1) of the DVB-T2 specification (currently released as DVB Blue Book A122 on 07/11) and the DVB-T2-MI specification(currently released as TS 102 773 v1.3.1 on 01/12) through the interoperability of independent hardware implementations. This goal was certainly achieved. Read More
The DVB-T2 Validation and Verification (V&V) group, coordinated by the Technical Module TM-T2 working group, completed a very successful Plug Fest at the Thomson Broadcast facilities in Conflans Sainte-Honorine, France, on the 6-7th March 2012. The aim of the Plug Fest was to validate the latest version (v1.3.1) of the DVB-T2 specification (currently released as DVB Blue Book A122 on 07/11) and the DVB-T2-MI specification(currently released as TS 102 773 v1.3.1 on 01/12) through the interoperability of independent hardware implementations. This goal was certainly achieved. Read More
The rules governing the use of the radio frequency spectrum, as far as they affect interference to neighbouring countries, are set down in the ITU Radio Regulations. Every few years, the world’s Administrations meet to decide on any changes that are needed. The latest meeting, World Radio Conference 2012, took place in Geneva in February 2012. Read More
An LTE trial near Laval has shown interference problems between the LTE services and the DTT platform. The tests were carried out using simulated Read More
Ofcom has opened a consultation on proposals for the allocation of spectrum in the 800 MHz and 2.6 GHz band. These frequencies will be used to Read More
"Analog Off - DVB On" was the theme of this year's DVB World conference in Rome referencing the upcoming switch-off of analog television in Europe. Representatives of the broadcasting world met to inform about the latest trends, exchange the latest news and network in the coffee breaks. In addition, several manufacturers used the opportunity to present their latest products to an interested professional audience. Read More
The Spanish Palco HD TV consortium, lead by Hispasat, has unveiled its plans for a combo satellite and terrestrial receiver which aims to promote Read More
DVB Scene eNews - Market Watch - March 2012 Read More
The Ukraine DTT multiplex operator Zeonbud has chosen the DVB-T2 digital broadcasting standard for its 4 multiplexes according to Mediasat. The Read More
Broadcasting Minister Jonathan Coleman today announced free-to-air high definition digital television, also known as Freeview HD, will be available Read More
Quoted in Financiarul, Catalin Marinescu, the president of the National Authority for Management and Regulation in Communications of Romania Read More
