DVB-T2 Products Showing at IBC

By Doug Lung
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DVB-T2 is a new terrestrial DTV standard that improves on DVB-T by adding more robust coding and improved spectral efficiency. During the IBC2010 convention in Amsterdam, DVB-T2 is being broadcast from the Amsterdam TV tower.

Among the manufacturers with DVB-T2 products at IBC, Thomson Broadcast is demonstrating DVB-T2 capability in its fourth-generation DTV exciter. DVB-T/H, ATSC-MH, and ISDB-Tb are also supported in the exciter.

"Thomson chaired the Modulator Interface Technical Group, which means that we can guarantee outstanding interoperability with network operator interfaces," said Nicolas Dallery, president, of Thomson Broadcast. "This new flexible, cost-optimized DVB-T2 exciter is the right solution at the right time for broadcasters seeking to benefit from the many advantages of DVB-T2 operation."

Agilent is showing test equipment at IBC-2010 based on its Signal Studio and X-Series measurement applications.

In case you are wondering if there will be a "version 2" of ATSC, the answer is "yes." ATSC has teams working on the next-generation broadcast TV. You can learn more about it at the ATSC 2010 Symposium on Next Generation Broadcast Technology at the Westin Alexandria Hotel on Tuesday, October 19, 2010, the day before the 60th Annual IEEE Broadcast Symposium at the same location.

Doug Lung
Doug Lung

Doug Lung is one of America's foremost authorities on broadcast RF technology. As vice president of Broadcast Technology for NBCUniversal Local, H. Douglas Lung leads NBC and Telemundo-owned stations’ RF and transmission affairs, including microwave, radars, satellite uplinks, and FCC technical filings. Beginning his career in 1976 at KSCI in Los Angeles, Lung has nearly 50 years of experience in broadcast television engineering. Beginning in 1985, he led the engineering department for what was to become the Telemundo network and station group, assisting in the design, construction and installation of the company’s broadcast and cable facilities. Other projects include work on the launch of Hawaii’s first UHF TV station, the rollout and testing of the ATSC mobile-handheld standard, and software development related to the incentive auction TV spectrum repack.
A longtime columnist for TV Technology, Doug is also a regular contributor to IEEE Broadcast Technology. He is the recipient of the 2023 NAB Television Engineering Award. He also received a Tech Leadership Award from TV Tech publisher Future plc in 2021 and is a member of the IEEE Broadcast Technology Society and the Society of Broadcast Engineers.