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Ancel DVB-H Trial




GENERAL INFORMATION
 
   
LOCATION
 
Punta del Este, Uruguay
 
PARTICIPATING COMPANIES
 
ANCEL (Uruguayan state-owned telco, Antel), TNU (Channel 5, state TV channel), Channel 10 (private TV channel)
 
CONTACT
 
 
DURATION
 
Started 25 January 2008
 
AIMS & OBJECTIVES
 
To evaluate the audio and video quality of the DVB-H signals
 
BUSINESS MODEL(S) INVESTIGATED
 
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USERS
 
Receivers are being loaned to tourists visiting the area as well as to local people.
 
SERVICE CONTENT
 
5 TV channels: Canal 7 Cerro Pan de Azúcar, Canal 5 TVEO, Canal C5N de Argentina, Televisión Nacional de Chile and Record de Brasil.
 
TARIFFS / PRICING LEVELS
 
-
 
   
TECHNICAL INFORMATION
 
   
TRANSMITTERS
 
100W Rohde & Schwarz transmitter, with two 60° directional panels
 
BROADCAST BAND AND FREQUENCY
 
UHF Channel 27; 6MHz channel bandwidth
 
DVB-H PARAMETERS
 
QPSK
8K mode
Code Rate: 1/2
Guard Interval: 1/16
FEC= 35%
 
AMOUNT OF BANDWIDTH USED FOR DVB-H
 

All bandwidth used for DVB-H.

During April 2008, SIDSA and TV Channel 10 have also been conducting a trial of hierarchical modulation in Montevideo. In this case, three DVB-T services are broadcast on a 6MHz channel, with the same three services being encapsulated and sent as a DVB-H multiplex in the same channel.

 

 
VIDEO FORMAT
 
H.264
 
INTERACTIVITY PLATFORM
 
-
 
CONDITIONAL ACCESS / DRM TYPE AND PROVIDER
 
-
 
HEADEND EQUIPMENT
 
Nokia Mobile Broadcast Solution, 3.2
 
RECEIVER / TERMINAL EQUIPMENT
 
Nokia
 
   
Information correct as of 07/05/2008
 

 

 

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