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Cambridge white space trial runs HD iPlayer

Tests being undertaken as part of the Cambridge ‘white space’ trial have successfully stream HD video from the BBC iPlayer at speeds of 5.4Mbps. Read More

DVB-T Milestone in the Caribbean

Being the first countries in the Caribbean and Latin America to begin digital terrestrial television broadcasting, the islands of Curacao and St. Maarten, formerly territories of the Netherlands Antilles are recognized as the regional and unconventional leaders in the transition from analog to digital TV. Leonardo de A. Ladeira of the Curacao Bureau Telecommunicatie en Post explains. Read More

DVB-T Milestone in the Caribbean

Being the first countries in the Caribbean and Latin America to begin digital terrestrial television broadcasting, the islands of Curacao and St. Maarten, formerly territories of the Netherlands Antilles are recognized as the regional and unconventional leaders in the transition from analog to digital TV. Leonardo de A. Ladeira of the Curacao Bureau Telecommunicatie en Post explains. Read More

DVB-GEM at IBC 2011

At this year’s IBC conference DVB presented a demonstration of a hybrid broadcast/broadband DVB-GEM scenario on the DVB booth. Michael Lagally of Oracle's Java Development Group and Chair of the DVB TM-MUG working group explains. Read More

DVB-GEM at IBC 2011

At this year’s IBC conference DVB presented a demonstration of a hybrid broadcast/broadband DVB-GEM scenario on the DVB booth. Michael Lagally of Oracle's Java Development Group and Chair of the DVB TM-MUG working group explains. Read More

DVB-GEM at IBC 2011

At this year’s IBC conference DVB presented a demonstration of a hybrid broadcast/broadband DVB-GEM scenario on the DVB booth. Michael Lagally of Oracle's Java Development Group and Chair of the DVB TM-MUG working group explains. Read More

DVB-T official launch on 14th September 2011

Autoridad Nacional de los Servicios Públicos (ASEP) the country’s national public service authority was set to officially start the transition Read More

Vivacom sale of NURTS stake confirmed

The sale, previously reported, of Vivacom’s remaining 50% stake in the national transmission company NURTS to Bluesat Partners Ltd has now been Read More

€1bn for 4G mobile licences

Fourteen frequency lots for 4G services have been allocated by the regulatory body ARCEP. The successful bidders were Orange, Free, SFR and Bouygues Read More

A H launches third DVB-T multiplex

Antenna Hungaria will launch its third DVB-T multiplex with 13 new channels on the 1st October 2011. This brings the total number of channels Read More

ASO 29th October 2012

According to quotes attributed to Rimvydas Vastakas, the vice minister of Lithuania’s ministry of transport and communications, analogue switch off Read More

ASO completed for 63% of the population

Nine out of the 15 regions in the United Kingdom have now completed analogue switch-off. This follows the switch-off of the Emley Moor (Yorkshire), Read More