DVB-T2 News

BBC and Arqiva agree UK terrestrial HD network roll out
Oct 16, 2009 – The BBC and Arqiva have announced that the agreement to upgrade the relevant parts of the UK digital terrestrial television (DTT) transmission network to DVB-T2 has been confirmed.
News categories: Arqiva, BBC, Content Distribution, Digital TV, DVB-T2, Terrestrial, UK

DVB at IBC 2009
Sep 11, 2009 – DVB-T2 takes pride of place on this year's DVB stand. Also on show is a local transmission utilising the DVB-SH standard. Other DVB technologies highlighted include DVB-C2, the second generation cable transmission system.
News categories: DVB Project, DVB-C2, DVB-T2, IBCShow, Mobile

Market Ready For Launch Of DVB-T2 Services
Sep 11, 2009 – The launch of DVB-T2 HD services is on schedule to take place later this year in the United Kingdom, with further launches expected in several other European countries including Finland and Serbia.
News categories: DVB Project, Content Distribution, Digital TV, DVB-T2, Finland, IBCShow, Semiconductor, Serbia, Set Top Box, Terrestrial, UK

Pace Unveils DVB-T2 Freeview HD Box at IBC 09
Sep 11, 2009 – At this year's IBC, Pace (LSE:PIC) will unveil its set-top box based on the DVB-T2 transmission standard. The box, expected to be one of the first to market for Freeview HD, will be available through retail distribution in the UK.
News categories: Pace plc, Digital TV, DVB-T2, IBCShow, Set Top Box, Terrestrial, UK

SISVEL Announces Progress in the Formation of the DVB-T2 Patent Pool
Sep 10, 2009 – On the occasion of IBC2009, SISVEL has announced that it has been coordinating meetings among owners of patent rights that have been evaluated as essential to the DVB-T2 standard by independent experts.
News categories: SISVEL, Digital TV, DVB-T2, IBCShow, Patent, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Terrestrial

End-to-end DVB-T2 transmission demonstrated live at IBC 2009
Sep 10, 2009 – TeamCast has announced the presentation of a live end-to-end DVB-T2 transmission solution at IBC 2009, on its stand 2.B51. From the DVB-T2 Gateway to the professional reference Demodulator, TeamCast's global solution is ready for deployment.
News categories: TeamCast, Content Distribution, DVB-T2, IBCShow, Terrestrial

DTG announces launch of Freeview HD test and conformance regime
Sep 4, 2009 – The DTG, the industry association for digital TV in the UK has confirmed that the test and conformance regime for the Freeview HD and Freeview+ HD service is to launch on schedule in September 2009 with product testing commencing in October.
News categories: DTG, Freeview, Digital TV, DVB-T2, DVR, IBCShow, MHEG-5, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Terrestrial, UK

T-VIPS DVB-T2 Gateway Simplifies Migration to DVB-T2
Sep 2, 2009 – T-VIPS has announced the IBC launch of the T-VIPS DVB-T2 Gateway. The DVB-T2 Gateway is the only hardware solution required to convert a DVB-T headend for full DVB-T2 compliance.
News categories: T-VIPS, Content Distribution, Digital TV, DVB-T2, IBCShow, Terrestrial

Towercom wins Slovakia DVB-T infrastructure tender
Aug 14, 2009 – Telekomunikačný úrad SR (TÚ SR), the Telecommunications Office of the Slovak Republic, has announced that Towercom is the winner of its re-tender for the award of operating licences for digital terrestrial television (DTT).
News categories: TÚ SR, Towercom, Content Distribution, Digital TV, DVB-T2, Slovakia, Terrestrial