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A Radio Spectrum Policy Programme for Europe: Impact of the Digital Switchover on EU Citizens

A Radio Spectrum Policy Programme for Europe: Impact of the Digital Switchover on EU Citizens. Nicola Frank Head of European Affairs. Brussels, 12 January 2011. Overview. Terrestrial broadcasting: a diverse but necessary platform

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A Radio Spectrum Policy Programme for Europe: Impact of the Digital Switchover on EU Citizens

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  1. A Radio Spectrum Policy Programme for Europe: Impact of the Digital Switchover on EU Citizens Nicola Frank Head of European Affairs Brussels, 12 January 2011

  2. Overview • Terrestrial broadcasting: a diverse but necessary platform • Broadcasting and Broadband: choosing the most efficient way to deliver content to citizens • An efficient spectrum policy for EU citizens

  3. - 57% of EU households receive TV over terrestrial networks (analogue and digital)- DTT is the fastest growing platform Sum terrestrial 57% Analogue terrestrial Cable Satellite Digital terrestrial IPTV xDSL

  4. Diversity of a popular platform DTT in Italy 65%, UK 72%, France 78%, Spain 81% DTT in the NL:13% DTT in Germany: 11 % 17 countries still running analogue TV: including FR, EL, IT, PT, UK 3 countries have DTT but no anlogue switch-off plan: HU, LT, PT 8 countries have HD on DTT 50 % of all DTT channels are regional or local

  5. Strong differences in the switch-over process→ a 2013 deadline will not work Analogue switch-off completed; terrestrial platform converted to DVB-T: Andorra, Belgium (Flemish), Croatia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Latvia, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden & Switzerland. Analogue switch-off underway; both analogue and DVB-T services available: Austria, Czech Republic, France, Italy & United Kingdom Both analogue and DVB-T services available; analogue switch-off has not begun: Albania, Belgium (French-speaking), Greece, Hungary, Lithuania, Malta, FYRoMacedonia, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia Only analogue services available. DVB-T services may be available on a trial/pilot basis Plans to launch DVB-T/-T2 from 2011: BiH, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Ireland, Romania, Serbia

  6. Spectrum allocations in Europe The UHF band (band IV and V) 1000 2000 3000 300 Frequency (MHz) Digital dividend (800 MHz band) Mobile Broadcasting 632 MHz

  7. Public Service Broadcasters distribution strategy • Linear and on-demand services, e.g. catch-up TV • New services introduced and planned (HDTV, mobile TV, 3D TV) • Key development: hybrid broadband / broadcast (HBB) • Combine broadcasting and broadband delivery depending on the service • Terrestrial platform important until 2020 and beyond

  8. Broadband • Individual, bi-directional (with back channel), one-to-one → the user chooses the content and the timing • The same content has to be transmitted as many times as there are users, even if it is transmitted simultaneously • Users share the capacity of a network → risks of congestion and loss of quality • Capacity constrains are particularly significant for mobile broadband (including LTE) • Broadband is used for on-demand services- catch-up TV (iPlayer and Mediatheken)- time-shift, additional programme information

  9. Terrestrial broadcasting • One-to-many → the same content is transmitted to an unlimited number of users at the same time • Capacity is not shared between users → no loss of quality if the number of users increases • Cost of delivery is fixed and independent of number of users → DTT is highly spectrum efficient • Terrestrial broadcasting provides universal (up to 98%) coverage • It is the most popular free-to-air platform • Terrestrial Television is used for the transmission of linear content and particularly suited for the simultaneous transmission to large audiences

  10. An efficient spectrum policy for EU citizens means: • Consumers should be given the choice between platforms, including terrestrial free-to-air → platform competition • Consumers should not pay the costs of migrating services to other frequency bands and other platforms • DTT quality of service must be guaranteed – protection against harmful interference including for programme-making and special events equipment (e.g. wireless microphones) • Spectrum efficiency → using the transmission platform best suited for the service transmitted: avoid congestion and loss of quality • Spectrum efficiency → applied to all spectrum usage and all bands: transparent assessment criteria and methodologies needed for the inventory • Respect diversity in Member States → 2013 deadline is not realistic • The scope of the RSPP should not go beyond the principles of the Telecom Package

  11. Thank youfor your attention! frank@ebu.ch

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