web statistics
   


DVB-H Austria


 
   
GENERAL INFORMATION
 
   
LOCATION
 

The service was launched on the 30th of May in Innsbruck, Klagenfurt, Salzburg and Vienna, which were the Austrian host cities for the Euro 2008 football championships.

In August 2008 futher transmitters were switched on in the regions of Bregenz, Eisenstadt, Graz, Linz and St. Pölten, bringing coverage to over 50% of the population.

In October 2008 coverage was further increased to 53% of the population, a target reached ahead of schedule.

 
PARTICIPATING COMPANIES
 

The media authority, KommAustria, awarded a license to MEDIA BROADCAST Gmbh (German-based, formerly T-Systems Media&Broadcast), a subsidiary of the French TDF, to set up a DVB-H network in Austria.

www.media-broadcast.com

Austrian mobile network operators ONE and "3" Austria are MEDIA BROADCAST's content aggregator partners and will market TV services using the DVB-H network.
At the last minute before the EURO'08, Austria's largest Mobile Network Operator mobilkom also joined the group.

www.drei.at
www.one.at
www.mobilkomaustria.at

 
CONTACT
 
Technical Contact
Stefan Krueger
MEDIA BROADCAST GmbH
Head of Broadcast Networks and Services, LBNS
Goslarer Ufer 35, 10589 Berlin
Germany / Deutschland
+49 30 3497-4660 Phone
+49 391 534265 0180 Fax
+49 170 1836 389 Mobile
mailto stefan.krueger@media-broadcast.com
www.media-broadcast.com

Commercial Contact
Dr. Bertold Heil
Head of Business Strategy (GMK)
MEDIA BROADCAST GmbH
Am Propsthof 51
53121 Bonn
Telefon: +49 (0)228 709 - 35010
Telefax: +49 (0)228 709 - 35017
Mobil: +49 (0)170 7857870
bertold.heil@media-broadcast.com
www.media-broadcast.com

 

 
SERVICE LAUNCH DATE
 
The service was launched on May 30th, 2008.
 
SUBSCRIBERS / USERS
 
February 2008: 3 Austria report 90,000 users for its service.
No figures available from the other two MNOs.
 
BUSINESS MODEL
 
PayTV based on Service Bundles of the involved MNOs. Users will need to obtain a compatible handset from their mobile operator (either ONE, 3 Austria or mobilkom) and then subscribe to the DVB-H TV service.
 
SERVICE CONTENT
 
TV services will include Austrian channels ORF1 and ORF2, ATV+ and Puls 4. Also available are the Austrian Channels RTL, Pro7, Sat1, VOX, RTL2, N24, SuperRTL, sports channel Laola1.tv, LaLa-TV, KroneTV and RedBull TV. In addition the radio stations Ö1, Ö3, KroneHit, FM4 and Lounge FM are included with an 'visual audio' stream.
 
TARIFFS / PRICING LEVELS
 
Each MNO sets its own pricing for the service. Refer to their individual websites for details:

www.drei.at
www.one.at
 
   
TECHNICAL INFORMATION
 
   
TRANSMITTERS
 

Region: Innsbruck 1 - Patscherkofel and Innsbruck 2 - Seegrube
Region: Salzburg Salzburg 1 - Gaisberg and Anger 1 - Hoegl
Region: Vienna and Eisenstadt Wien 1 - Kahlenberg and Wien 5 - Arsenal

In August 2008 futher transmitters were switched on in the regions of Bregenz, Eisenstadt, Graz, Linz and St. Pölten

 
BROADCAST BAND AND FREQUENCY
 
Channel 37 602 MHz Region: Tyrolia / capital Innsbruck
Channel 47 682 MHz Region: Salzburg / capitl Salzburg
Channel 36 594 MHz Region: Niederösterreich East + Wien / capital Vienna and Eisenstadt
 
DVB-H PARAMETERS
 

Modulation Parameters are:
QPSK
8k Mode
CR 2/3
GI1/4

 
AMOUNT OF BANDWIDTH USED FOR DVB-H
 
The total available bandwidth is according to the given modulation 6.64 Mbps
 
VIDEO & AUDIO FORMAT
 

The video format provided is H.264 AVC with QVGA resolution. Audio services are encoded a 'visual audio' system provided by FhG HHI / GMIT.

 
INTERACTIVITY PLATFORM
 
Currently interactivity is not used but planned in future and will be based on OMA BCAST.
 
CONDITIONAL ACCESS / DRM TYPE AND PROVIDER
 
The SPP system used for the launch is OMA BCAST DRM Profile. The Head-end enables OMA BCAST SCP as well which is currently not used due to the absence of compliant terminals. The SPP provider for both systems is CastLabs, former part of the German company Coremedia.
 
HEADEND EQUIPMENT
 
The Head-end used for the so-called 'FirstLaunch' in Austria has been developed / integrated by MEDIA BROADCAST GmbH. It currently includes Software and Hardware Technologies of GMIT, CastLabs, FhG HHI, R&S, UDCast, IBM and others.

The Head-end is a so called NEXT GENERATION full IT-based solution based on software components and IBM Blade Centers. All interconnections of modules are based on IP.
Modules like SAT IRDs, Encoders, Failover Systems, ESG, SPP, Scramblers are realized in software only and located on high-availability Hardware Clusters.
Some modules are running in Virtual Machines in N+N redundancy allowing seamless switching on IP level in case of errors.

The solution has been developed for centralized operation of DVB-H services in Germany and abroad by MEDIA BROADCAST GmbH.

The Head-end for Austria excluding the Emergency Power Supply fits into a half rack size to allow extreme small footprints.

 
RECEIVER / TERMINAL EQUIPMENT
 

The service has been launched with N77 devices of Nokia provided in customized versions for the three MNOs.
The Nokia terminals used in Austria are fully compliant to the ones used in Germany, Swizerland, Netherlands and other countries.
Beside the N77 also other mobiles are targeting the Austrian market and will be available soon.

 
   

(Last update 17/02/2009)

 

 

 

DVB is a registered trademark of the DVB Project. © 2005 DVB Project Office. All rights reserved.