SBTVD Forum
Founded in 2006 Comprised of more than 90 members Members: broadcasters, receiving and transmitting equipment manufacturers, universities, software industries. A Non-Profit Association Mission: To assist and stimulate the creation and enhancement of the transmission and reception of digital sound and image in Brazil. 19 Standards More than 3000 pages
Spectrum that will be released in the transition from analog television to digital terrestrial television. Intended use: mobile broadband (IMT-International Mobile Telecommunications)
Spectrum bands allocated to mobile 450-470 MHz band 698-862 MHz band 790-862 MHz band 2.3-2.4 GHz band 3.4-3.6 GHz band No intended use in US and Canada Will not be implemented in most European (CEPT) countries Region 2 (N+S America) and Region 3 -nine countries (inc Japan, China, and India) Regions 1 (Europe, Africa and Middle East) Region 3 (all other Asia Pacific) No intended use in US and Canada Will not be implemented in most European (CEPT) countries Digital dividend Region 1 (EMEA): allocation to mobile on a primary basis and identification for IMT in 82 countries by country footnote In Region 2 (Americas): allocation to mobile on a primary basis in 14 countries (not in US/Canada) Region 3: allocation to mobile on a primary basis and identification for IMT in some countries: * WRC 07: World Radiocommunications Conference
Broadband/Internet Users Pay Television USA 76% of the population has Internet access 27% broadband Japan 77% of the population has Internet access 25% broadband USA Pay TV : 70% of households Brazil 40% of the population has Internet access 8% broadband Latin America 25% of the population has Internet access 6% broadband Brazil Pay TV : 15% of households Free-to-air: 95 % of households Source: Teleco,Operators and Regulatory Agencies.
Status on switch-over from analog to digital TV: USA Shutdown of analog transmissions on 12 June 2009 from high-power stations Low-power stations still broadcasting in analog in several areas Japan Planning to perform shutdown on 24 July 2011 Europe Switch-off complete in several countries (Belgium, Germany, Finland, Netherlands, Sweden, Switzerland, Spain, and others) Between 2010 and 2011 the following countries are scheduled for analog shutdown: France, Greece, Bulgaria, Italy, Portugal, Hungary, and others England: Switch-over began on 17 October 2007 and is following a schedule implemented by region. London is scheduled to end analog broadcasting in late 2012
2006 2009 2010 2011 2012 % % HIGH-POWER STATIONS Regional TIMETABLE
MediaFlo Technology by Qualcomm that offers video streaming and/or download to mobile devices over 6Mhz channels Service started and discontinued in the USA on TV channel 55 (716-722 MHz) LTE 3GPP (3rd Generation Partnership Project) that aims to improve the UMTS mobile telephony standard Technology for high-speed wireless broadband (100 Mbps downlink and 50 Mbps uplink) Can be used on 1.4 MHz 20 MHz bandwidth channels
WiMAX Wireless technology developed to offer broadband access Base station transmits to the terminal station, which provides access to a local network or directly to mobile devices Cognitive Radios Act in an opportunistic way, analyzing the occupancy of the spectrum in the place they re currently located, and then operating on vacant bands Their configuration is defined by software (software defined radio)
White Spaces Use of vacant TV channels on UHF Devices called WSD (White Space Device) are designed to detect the presence of existing signals, such as TV signals, to avoid the use of frequencies of such signals In the USA: mandatory query of a database of frequencies Risk of interference in the reception of television services, including on the head-end equipment of the cable TV operators
National Broadband Plan (PNBL) submitted by the FCC to Congress in March 2010 Goal: Release of 500 MHz over the next 10 years 120 MHz of TV channels! Broadcast TV Old band: channels 14-83 (6 MHz) TV MRS Broadcast TV Danger!! - PNBL (channels 31-51) Digital Dividend Mobile Services Other channels 21-30 (6 MHz) 470 512 698 806 890
Phase of Implementation of Digital TV in Brazil: Technology transition Distribution Plan for digital TV channels (PBTVD) - in preparation: TV Stations in Brazil TV Generators 495 Primary RTVs 6930 Secondary RTVs 4390 Paired channels 3500 Sharing with Mobile Service is not feasible
ITU s World Radiocommunication Conference (WRC12, January/February, 2012): Agenda Description Points of Attention 1.2 Enchancing the international regulatory framework. 1.17 Sharing between the mobile service and other services in the band 790-862 MHz in Regions 1/3. Current method protects TV channels against interference from mobile services. Risk of sharing Proposes sharing starting at channel 67 Verify use in each country. 1.19 Regulatory measures and their relevance, in order to enable the introduction of software-defined radio and cognitive radio systems(white Spaces). 1.22 Effect of emissions from short-range devices. Attention to interference from cognitive radios and white-space devices on television channels in operation.
Broadcast TV has outstanding social value, especially in Latin America. The spectrum is a key resource for the continuity of broadcast television, with demand doubled during the analog-to-digital transition. Mobile broadband services, especially those that allow video streaming, will demand spectrum. Vendors of new technologies are seeking world markets for their products and are pressuring authorities to provide uniform frequency bands around the world in order to popularize their products. Standardization in the ITU is the result of influence/decision of the various administrations it s only fitting for us to work together in defense of our interests. Each Administration should consider its needs before giving up the broadcasting spectrum, taking into account the importance of broadcast TV in the respective country.
Thanks & Gracias & Obrigado Olimpio José Franco ojfranco@set.com.br 551196376742 WWW.dtv.org.br WWW.forumsbtvd.org.br