Once again the DVB Pavilion is the focus for the
hottest technologies in today’s broadcasting industry. Visitors can
take advantage of the one-stop opportunity to meet with DVB experts and
obtain information on the world’s leading family of technical standards
for digital broadcasting that are already in use for the deployment of
over 110 million receivers globally. The major specifications being
highlighted in the Pavilion this year are the implementation and
benefits of four of DVB’s most recently developed standards:
DVB-H that employs DVB-T and IP datacasting technology for broadcast
mobile services; DVB-S2, the most advanced satellite distribution
standard that offers bandwidth efficiency for providing more channels
and HDTV; MHP for interactive broadcast services; and the latest
developments in DVB-IP for IPTV.
“The DVB Pavilion again showcases the most exciting new technologies
that are leading the way in digital broadcasting. This year
we are offering visitors the opportunity to explore the latest in IPTV,
MHP and Mobile TV, all examples of the ground-breaking work that DVB
has done in recent years,” remarked DVB Project Executive Director
Peter MacAvock.
The DVB Pavilion is hosting a number of product and technology
demonstrations conducted by the following DVB members: Fraunhofer IMK,
Osmosys, ProTelevision Technologies, SIDSA, TeamCast and Thomson.
Fraunhofer IMK is
presenting its latest solutions for mobile multimedia broadcasting
based on DVB-H. At IBC 2005 Fraunhofer IMK unveils IPmux, a DVB-H
playout solution for IP encapsulation and transport stream
multiplexing. For developers of DVB-H terminals and for creators of
mobile content and applications IPmux gives an opportunity to have a
low cost, standard compliant test environment.
Osmosys is
showing the world's first DVB-MHP PVR solution, which allows the
end-user to intuitively install, operate and manage an MHP compliant
DVR equipped receiver. Also being demonstrated is its latest range of
tools including SDK 2.1, Navigator and Tattoo which provide a complete
solution for MHP digital receiver requirements.
ProTelevision Technologies is
demonstrating the latest additions to its range of DVB-T and DVB-H
products. The demonstration includes live transmission of a DVB-H
signal from ProTelevision's pod in the DVB Pavilion to the main
ProTelevision stand (4.240). The company is exhibiting its market
leading range of DVB-H and DVB-T equipment including its popular
modulators, regenerative and non-regenerative repeaters, MIP Inserters,
and a completely updated remote interface system.
SIDSA is
demonstrating its demodulator reference design platform used by
partners to prototype and verify DVB-H receiver chips. There is a live
DVB-H broadcast of video streams from SIDSA's DVB-H IP Encapsulator
which supports variable delta-T bursts and parallel services in the
same Time Slice.
TeamCast is
displaying the unequalled flexibility of the DVB-H standard with its
mature family of ModulCast technical products. A live DVB-H broadcast
utilising the format predicted for the US market demonstrates its
suitability for pan-European DVB-H deployment.
Thomson
is showcasing IPTV solutions with a live broadcast featuring content on
demand and a broadband content guide. Advanced features of the DVB-IP
specification such as retrieving information on programme schedules are
also being demonstrated.
