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Future Scenarios for Latin American Communications (II). Future Broadcasting Services Main topics related to digital TV in Brazil. Marcio Iorio Aranha Presented at Columbia University Columbia Institute for Tele-Information April 14, 2008. Digital TV in Brazil. Format
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Future Scenarios for LatinAmerican Communications (II) Future Broadcasting Services Maintopicsrelated to digital TV in Brazil Marcio Iorio Aranha Presented at Columbia University Columbia Institute for Tele-Information April 14, 2008
Digital TV in Brazil • Format • SBTVD-T (ISDB-TB) • Presidential Decree n. 5.820 (June 29, 2006) • Timetable • Analog transmission: • Ends on June 29, 2016 • Digital transmission: • São Paulo: December 3, 2007 • Other 26 capitals: until December 31, 2009 • Countrywide: until December 31, 2013
Digital TV in Brazil • World-market scale • Set-top boxes • Prices on March 2008: • US$277 - US$670 • Mobility • Handsets for mobile media • GSM and ISDB-T
Mobile TV in Brazil • Return channel options • Cellular companies network (SMP) • Fixed phone companies network (STFC) • Pay TV companies network (MMDS, DTH, Cable, TVA with DVB-T) • Broadband Wireless Access network • Wi-Fi, WiMesh and WIMAX • Nomadic wireless access regulation • WLL improvements • Limited mobility regulation