ENGLEWOOD, Colo. – DISH Network Corp. and Alcatel-Lucent today announced they will be conducting a joint test of DVB-SH (Digital Video Broadcasting – Satellite services to Handhelds) mobile broadcast technology this summer in the United States.
Using DVB-SH equipment, test tools and training provided by Alcatel-Lucent, the evaluation will take place from May to August in DISH Network’s laboratories in Atlanta, with the ultimate objective to validate the performance and cost-efficiency of the DVB-SH standard, the two companies said.
DVB-SH is an evolution of DVB-H and can be used in any frequency spectrum below 3GHz, including UHF, L band and S band, and in terrestrial, satellite or hybrid networks. The DVB-SH waveform definition was published in March 2008 by the European Telecommunications Standards Institute.
“DVB-SH is today the most powerful mobile broadcast open standard leveraging the DVB-H ecosystem and enabling an efficient delivery of TV services to all mobile devices ranging from handsets to personal multimedia players and in-car units,” said Olivier Coste, chairman of Paris-based Alcatel-Lucent’s mobile broadcast activities.
“This is why Alcatel-Lucent is committed to the success of DISH Network’s DVB-SH tests in the U.S., and, more than ever, to the expansion of the DVB-SH ecosystem worldwide.”
