Global DTV Status… We're not alone!

Established Terrestrial  DTV Standards

ATSC

Modulation: 8 Level Vestigial Side-band (8 VSB)
Channel Size: 6 MHz
Capacity/Channel: 19 Mbps
Special Notes: Fixed Reception On

DVB-T

Modulation: Coded Orthogonal Freq. Div. Multiplex (COFDM)
Channel Size: 7 MHz or     6 MHz
Capacity/Channel: 19 Mbps   or  
Special Notes: Fixed or Mobile Reception

ISDB-T

Modulation: Bandwidth Segmented Transmission (BST-OFDM)
Channel Size: ????
Capacity/Channel: ????
Special Notes: Fixed or Mobile Reception,
Combined TV, Radio And Data Services

Terrestrial DTV Standards Adoptions

DVB-T, (COFDM)  19 countries

Austria
Australia
Belgium
Denmark
Finland
France
New Zealand
Portuga
Singapore
Spain
Sweden
United Kingdom
Germany
Greece
Ireland
Italy
Luxembourg
Netherlands
India

ATSC, (8 VSB)  5 countries

Argentina *
Canada
South Korea
Taiwan
USA
* Adoption tentative pending evaluation
  of commonality with rest of Latin America

ISDB-T, (Segmented COFDM)  1 country

Japan

Countries Considering DTV

Brazil  (Currently PAL-M)

Currently conducting side-by-side tests of DVB-T and ATSC with the results expected to influence strongly the decisions in all Latin American countries

Mexico (Currently NTSC)

Side-by-side tests of DVB-T and ATSC currently under study.

China (Currently PAL

Will likely create a segmented COFDM system that meets its special needs for DTV, MM and Data delivery.

Russia (Currently SECAM)

Favoring a segmented COFDM approach but no decision taken yet.

Region Specific Progress and Implementation Notes

Europe

Standard is DVB-T based on COFDM modulation
Current Focus is on Multi-Channel
Standard Definition, 16:9 Aspect Ratio
16:9 had already begun in analog with PAL Plus
In some countries Mobile Services Targeted
Roll out is well underway

Pacific Rim

Australia
planning operational services 2000 and shutdown of analog 2010.
Have Adopted DVB-T but with extensions for HDTV
Korea and Taiwan
following American timetable using ATSC System.
Like US Focus is on HDTV
Japan
Planning digital start up 2003
Using unique standard aimed at digitizing transmission of SDTV, HDTV, Digital Radio and Data

United States

Adopted ATSC in 1997
Official Roll Out Began  November 1998
394 (23% of licensed TV stations) applications for DTV transmission, 209 granted as of today
Currently 79 stations on the air, covering 60% of the population.
Nov.1/99 - Top thirty markets, 120 stations
Slow building due to lack of  tower construction crews    and  equipment
All commercial stations by 2002, all other markets   by 2003 and analog shutdown by 2006.

United States (continued)

Networks providing 100 hours weekly of HDTV programming  this fall
Work is beginning on program and non program data delivery systems and internet like services
40,000 HDTV ready displays sold by the end of June1999