LMT/LVRTC DVB-H Trial
GENERAL INFORMATION
LOCATION
Riga, Latvia
PARTICIPATING COMPANIES
Latvijas Mobilais Telefons SIA
VAS LVRTC (Latvian State Radio and Televison Center)
CONTACT
Ervins Kampans (ervins.kampans@lmt.lv)
Uldis Lavrinovics (uldis.lavrinovics@lvrtc.lv)
DURATION
November 2007 - TBD
AIMS & OBJECTIVES
Preparations for the commercial launch; Free-to-air pilot service.
BUSINESS MODEL
Mix of free-to-air and PayTV
USERS
Anyone with a DVB-H capable terminal.
SERVICE CONTENT
LNT, TV5, LZK (news), LMK (music)
TECHNICAL INFORMATION
TRANSMITTERS
One 5 kW transmitter covering Riga and Riga's district
BROADCAST BAND AND FREQUENCY
Channel 44 (658 Mhz), SFN network
DVB-H PARAMETERS
8k
QPSK
GI=1/4
CR=1/2
MPE-FEC=3/4
AMOUNT OF BANDWIDTH USED FOR DVB-H
8MHz
AUDIO & VIDEO FORMAT
Video: H.264 AVC @ 200-256 kbps @ QVGA @ 15 fps
Audio: HE-AACv1 @ 32-48 kbps @ 48 kHZ
INTERACTIVITY PLATFORM
Thomson-GrassValley Jade/SmartVision
CONDITIONAL ACCESS / DRM TYPE AND PROVIDER
N/A, still not decided between OMA BCAST DRM Profile and OMA BCAST SCP
HEADEND EQUIPMENT
Thomson-GrassValley - encoders, IP encapsulator, ESG, modulator, transmitter
RECEIVER / TERMINAL EQUIPMENT
Nokia N92, N77, N73 with SU33W
LG K960
Samsung SGH-P940, SGH-P960
Quantum Pocket TV
Information correct as of 16/07/2008
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