DVB Mobile TV : Services : Italy

Vodafone SKY TV - Italy
GENERAL INFORMATION

LOCATION
Italy (nationwide) Coverage can be verified online here. Most major cities seem to have coverage at present.
PARTICIPATING COMPANIES
Vodafone Italy, SKY Italia
CONTACT
www.vodafone.it
SERVICE LAUNCH DATE
Service launched in December 2006
SUBSCRIBERS / USERS
No figures released.
BUSINESS MODEL
Pay-per-subscription, pay-per-view, pay-per-time.
SERVICE CONTENT
9 TV channels: SKY TG24 SKY Sport24 Fox One Cine Shots Disney Channel Mobile DeeJay TV SKY Show FX SILive24
TARIFFS / PRICING LEVELS
Basic TV package for €9.90 per month, as add-on to a telephone contract

TECHNICAL INFORMATION

TRANSMITTERS
340 main transmitters (1W - 2kW) and approximately 1000 additional SFN transmitters (20W) to improve coverage in urban areas. Population covered: 75% outdoor
BROADCAST BAND AND FREQUENCY
UHF, Band IV-V
DVB-H PARAMETERS
Modulation: 16QAM Code Rate: 1/2 GI: 1/4 Bandwidth 8 MHz. HeadEnd parameters: MPE-FEC ¾ for all services, Time slicing is ON.
AMOUNT OF BANDWIDTH USED FOR DVB-H
All 8MHz used for DVB-H - network shared with TIM service.
VIDEO & AUDIO FORMAT
H.264/AAC+
INTERACTIVITY PLATFORM
-
CONDITIONAL ACCESS / DRM TYPE AND PROVIDER
DVB-IPDC (OSF) CAS-Nagravision, Gemalto USIM Encryption System: ISMACrypt
HEADEND EQUIPMENT
Thomson – Grass Valley (Encoders, IP encapsulator) EXPWAY (ESG Server)
RECEIVER / TERMINAL EQUIPMENT
LG KU950

(Last update 05/02/2008)