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More Free-to Air DTT channel

Six more free-to-air TV channels may soon be launched in France according to Le Figaro. The matter is scheduled to be pursued at a cabinet meeting Read More

TDF share of DTT infrastructure 84.7%

TDF the main DTT transmission and mast provider in France had an 84.7% share of the infrastructure market at the end of Q2 2011 according to Arcep. Read More

DTT coverage extended

The latest DVB-T DTT transmitter to start digital TV transmissions in Belarus is in the village of Gory in the Vitebsk region, according to the Read More

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

  Italy raises €3.9 billion in spectrum auction

Italy has raised €3.9 billion in its auction of 4G radio frequencies, more than double the reserve price of € 1.7 billion for 240MHz of spectrum. Read More

National Digital Switchover Info Campaign

Minister for Communications, Pat Rabbitte, today announced that his Department had selected a consortium led by Target McConnells to deliver a Read More

Planning for the future of DTT in France

The DTT platform in France has generated much attention in the past month. Most notably, the head of the CSA, Michel Boyon, issued his Read More

LTE operators to bear the cost of DTT interference

France's mobile operators will bear the cost of any interference with DTT services, according to the 2012 budget bill presented on the 28th Read More

Interest in DVB-T2 strong

Czech tower company Ceske Telekomunikace (CRo) has expressed its interest in securing the country’s fourth DTT multiplex especially if it can be Read More

DVB-T a milestone in the Caribbean

In the latest DVB Scene Enews Issue 5 Leonardo de A. Ladeira, the Technical Department Head & Policy Advisor Bureau Telecommunicatie en Post 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