DVB Mobile TV : Services : Albania

DigitALB
The details below were supplied by DigitALB.
GENERAL INFORMATION

GEOGRAPHICAL COVERAGE OF SERVICE
65% of the country as of August 2007
PARTICIPATING COMPANIES
DigitALB, GrassValley
CONTACT
Henri Muca henri.muca@digitalb.tv
SERVICE LAUNCH DATE
20 December 2006
SUBSCRIBERS / USERS
Not available
BUSINESS MODEL
Free-to-Air until end of 2008
SERVICE CONTENT
DigitALB Platform content with 16 channels
TARIFFS / PRICING LEVELS
Free-to-air

TECHNICAL INFORMATION

TRANSMITTERS
24 transmitters from 150W to 2kW covering the capital Tirana, the main roads and cities
BROADCAST BAND AND FREQUENCY
Single Frequency Network - Frequency= ?
DVB-H PARAMETERS
FFT=8k, Modulation QPSK, FEC=1/2, Guard Interval=1/8, MPE-FEC=3/4, Timeslice=2 sec
AMOUNT OF BANDWIDTH USED FOR DVB-H
8MHz Single Frequency Network - no heirarchical modulation
VIDEO & AUDIO FORMAT
H.264, AAC+
INTERACTIVITY PLATFORM
SmartVision Mobility Service Platform
CONDITIONAL ACCESS / DRM TYPE AND PROVIDER
None
HEADEND EQUIPMENT
Thomson Grass Valley 16+1 Argos MPEG-4 AVC encoders 1+1 Opal Encapsulatos Jade DVB-CBMS ESG server Opencast Flute Content delivery sw Cobalt DVB-H Ral Time analyzer
RECEIVER / TERMINAL EQUIPMENT
LG KU950 - available for purchase at €UR 360

(Last update 17/01/2008)