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_IBC 2008

12-16 September, Amsterdam

The DVB booth (1.D81) at IBC 2008 focused on the arrival of DVB-T2, the newly approved second generation digital terrestrial transmission standard. Its approval represented a significant landmark for the industry and there was a lot of interest in the subject in Amsterdam. The DVB booth featured a number of live demonstrations.

DVB-T2 from BBC Research & Innovation and SIDSA
BBC Research & Innovation produced the first DVB-T2 modulator, which has been on air in the UK since June. At IBC, BBC demonstrated its DVB-T2 modulator and receiver. Implementing all the functional blocks of the specification for the first time, DVB-T2 was both transmitted and received on the DVB booth, on Channel 36. A second demodulator came from SIDSA. Coming some 3 months after the publication of the specification, this represented a significant achievement on the road to the scheduled launch of DVB-T2 based HDTV services in the UK at the end of 2009.

DVB-T2 from ENENSYS Technology, NXP Semiconductors, Pace
ENENSYS, NXP Semiconductors and Pace were demonstrating an end-to-end wireless transmission using DVB-T2 technologies. The demonstration showed how the new DVB-T2 techniques make reception possible in environments where DVB-T services at the same bit-rate would fail.

HDTV over DVB-T
In addition to the two DVB-T2 demonstrations, we also transmitted an HDTV service over DVB-T. At a data rate of 24Mbit/s, this represents the state of the art for DVB-T systems, and the model for DVB-T HDTV services in markets such as France.

Guide to DVB-T2 @ IBC'08

The DVB Project Office compiled a list of companies showing DVB-T2 products at IBC.

	Guide to DVB-T2 @ IBC 2008
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Introducing DVB-T2

Hourly presentations on the DVB booth introduced the new DVB-T2 specification. The slides used are available here:

	Introducing DVB-T2 at IBC 2008
	Size: 310.0K bytesModified: 13 September 2008, 15:32

DVB-T2 Press Conference

At 15:00 on Friday 12 September, the DVB Project hosted a press conference at IBC marking the launch of DVB-T2. The slides presented can be downloaded below. The speakers were Peter MacAvock, executive director of DVB, and Catherine Smadja, senior policy advisor at the BBC.

	DVB-T2 - extra terrestrial - Peter MacAvock
	Size: 319.1K bytesModified: 19 September 2008, 11:28

	DVB-T2 - the standard for HD on DTT - Catherine Smadja
	Size: 884.1K bytesModified: 19 September 2008, 11:28

_Open Standards, Technology & Implementation

DVB Session @ IBC Conference 2008

DVB is also presenting a conference session at IBC 2008, in association with ETSI.

Download the presentations below.

Information & Registration

Session Programme - Monday, 15th September 2008

Chair: Walter Weigel, Director General, ETSI

Part 1: DVB Technology

09h30-10h00 - Keynote presentation
Prof. Ulrich Reimers, TUBS & chair, DVB-TM

10h00-10h30 - Introducing the DVB-T2 specification
Nick Wells, BBC & chair, DVB TM-T2

10h30-11h00 - Developing 2nd generation DVB-C
Christophe Schaaf, Kabel Deutschland & chair, DVB TM-C2

11h00-11h30 Tea/Coffee/Networking

Part 2: Implementing DVB Standards

11h30-12h00 - Case study: DVB-H in Austria
Stefan Krueger, Head of Broadcast Networks and Services, Media Broadcast GmbH

12h00-12h30 - Towards DVB-SH implementation: a progress report
Olivier Coste, Chairman, Alcatel-Lucent Mobile Broadcast

12h30-13h00 - B21C - Broadcast for the 21st Century
Alain Untersee, vice-coordinator of B21C

	Keynote Presentation - Ulrich Reimers
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	Introducution to DVB-T2 - Nick Wells
	Size: 559.9K bytesModified: 18 September 2008, 11:10

	Developing 2nd generation DVB-C - Christoph Schaaf
	Size: 224.5K bytesModified: 18 September 2008, 11:08

	DVB-H in Austria - Stefan Krueger
	Size: 945.7K bytesModified: 18 September 2008, 11:09

	B21C - Broadcast for the 21st Century - Alain Untersee
	Size: 2.6M bytesModified: 18 September 2008, 11:08


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