This pilot was successfully completed in December 2007. SFR and
Alcatel-Lucent issued a press
release expressing satisfaction with the results.
The French regulator has indicated that both DVB-H and DVB-SH
will be used for the provision of mobile TV services in France.
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GENERAL INFORMATION
LOCATION
Pau, France
PARTICIPATING COMPANIES
Alcatel Lucent, SFR
CONTACT
www.alcatel-lucent.com
DURATION
July-December 2007
AIMS & OBJECTIVES
Technical Validations of the DVB-SH specification, notably the
coverage, continuity and quality of service.
SERVICE CONTENT
Six TV channels: TF1, France2, France3, CANAL+, M6 and Eurosport
France
TECHNICAL INFORMATION
TRANSMISSION
Pre-commercial low-power terrestrial
repeaters for the broadcast part, co-localised with several 3G+
operational sites. The broadcast signal from a satellite was emulated
by a transmitter located in a high-altitude helicopter perceived
as a fixed point
BROADCAST BAND AND
FREQUENCY
S-Band (2.2GHz)
DVB-SH PARAMETERS
-
VIDEO FORMAT
-
INTERACTIVITY PLATFORM
-
CONDITIONAL ACCESS
/ DRM TYPE AND PROVIDER
-
HEADEND EQUIPMENT
TeamCast (DVB-SH modulators and test
terminals); UDcast (DVB-SH encapsulators); Thales Alenia Space (network
head-end); Content distribution to the terrestrial network was managed
by SES Astra.
RECEIVER / TERMINAL
EQUIPMENT
Pre-commercial terminals provided
by Sagem Mobiles and Samsung Electronics, using DVB-SH chipsets
from DiBcom
