Cable / Telecom News

DVB-SH standard put to the test

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...