Pittsburgh DVB-H Pilot
(See Modeo update)
GENERAL INFORMATION
LOCATION
Pittsburgh, USA
PARTICIPATING COMPANIES
Modeo (formerly known as Crown Castle Mobile Media)
CONTACT
Matt Sturgill, matt.sturgill@crowncastle.com
DURATION
Commenced June 2004, upgraded July 2005,
AIMS & OBJECTIVES
Demonstrations, RF performance evaluation, terminal testing, and user trials
USERS
Friendly users and 3rd parties
SERVICE CONTENT
Live TV, Live Radio - Music videos, cartoons, sports, news
TARIFFS / PRICING LEVELS
Not applicable
TECHNICAL INFORMATION
TRANSMITTERS
9 transmitters (2kW EIRP) in SFN, covering Pittsburgh.
BROADCAST BAND AND FREQUENCY
1670-75MHz
Crown Castle owns 5MHz of L-band spectrum nationwide in USA which was won in FCC auction, 2003
DVB-H PARAMETERS
2k mode, QPSK 2/3 or 16QAM 1/2, GI 1/4, time-sliced with MPE-FEC
AMOUNT OF BANDWIDTH USED FOR DVB-H
Full bandwidth of multiplex in 5 MHz channel, typically ~4 Mbit/s net
VIDEO / AUDIO FORMAT
Video: Windows Media WMV9 , QVGA, 25fps, 250kbps
Audio: Windows Media WMAPro, 32-48kbit/s
INTERACTIVITY PLATFORM
n/a
CONDITIONAL ACCESS / DRM TYPE AND PROVIDER
Windows Media DRM
HEADEND EQUIPMENT
WM Encoders and servers, Thales IP encapsulators, Axcera and Thales transmitters, Kathrein antennas
RECEIVER / TERMINAL EQUIPMENT
DiBcom SD module with PDA’s, plus prototype devices from several different vendors
Information correct as of 20/12/2005
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