Digital Broadcast Symposium 2013
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ITU-ABU-AIBD Workshop on Digital Broadcasting Implementation
The two-day workshop on “Digital Broadcasting Implementation” jointly organised by the ITU, ABU and AIBD, provided expert knowledge and information on the road to digitalisation, focusing on the main issues like frequency planning, spectrum management, digital broadcast technologies and alternative delivery methods as well as sharing some of the case studies and experiences of digital migration and efforts from within the region.
The Workshop The workshop began with a brief introduction to the digital migration process, highlighting the important role played by the ITU through its digital migration guidelines and projects already completed in many countries in the region. The brief presentation explained the digital migration process and how important each step is towards achieving the required goal, stressing on the importance of having all stakeholders on- board and working closely together to achieve the benefits of moving to digital.
Kong, Philippines, Laos, Vietnam, Myanmar, Malaysia and Indonesia. Also major challenges in digital broadcasting like licensing models, frequency planning, sharing of common infrastructure, selection of standards, transmission network design and availability of receiver sets were debated.
Relevant terrestrial broadcast networks and frequency ranges in Europe with the current status and considerations on terrestrial platforms with case studies and future plans were discussed. A specific session was presented on digital radio and TV standards and the developments taking place in that arena, looking at the different digital TV and radio broadcast technologies, such as DVB-T2, ISDB-T, DTMB, DAB+ and DRM+, and the countries adopting those technologies.
A look at life after ASO was presented by Japan, discussing how the Japanese planned for the use of spectrum after the ASO and what frequencies were allocated to what services. Japan, using ISDB technology, has been broadcasting to both TV and mobile handsets. One of the vacated frequency bands has been allocated to mobile multimedia broadcasting, which was launched last year and is very popular among users.
The keynote address at the workshop was delivered by Dato’ Mohd Ali Hanafiah Mohd Yunus, the Chief Officer of Industry Development and Resource Planning at MCMC, the Malaysian regulatory body. He highlighted that Malaysia has taken the necessary steps and is currently on the verge of selecting the network operator for digital implementation.
Following presentations of case studies from different countries discussions took place on the experience and outcomes of digital implementation in the countries like Sri Lanka, Hong
Coverage planning remains an important issue for broadcasters. The modern tools used for the planning of SFN and MFN implementation were also presented. The analysis of population and coverage was also included in the discussions, which looked at few case studies from different countries. The final session looked at the setting up of digital broadcasting trials and how to go about them. It highlighted why digital trials are useful to confirm the theoretical studies to some extent, although sometimes not necessary, as current technology and tools are able to simulate practical scenarios very accurately, it helps in many cases to work specific details. The session also shared experiences of digital trials carried out recently in the region and what the findings from these trials represented.
Over 20 experts addressed the sessions and the workshop was attended by over 180 participants from over 30 countries, representing regulators, broadcasters, telecom operators, service providers and others involved within the industry including.
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