How do we know there is no monthly fee? I don't see any technical reason there couldn't be one for certain channels in the future. Just legacy receivers would not be able to receive premium channels, only open ones. - Tom Manfredi, Albert E wrote: > The new twist described in this piece is work on enabling ALL of the 6 MHz > channel to be used for ATSC M/H. Well, that would sure kill off any thought > of OTA HDTV. > > This looks like a tactic for broadcasters to hold onto their OTA spectrum, > showing that they too can reinvent themselves to fit into the trendy new > mobile hand-held market, even 100 percent. Seems like one heck of a challenge > to MediaFLO, potentially. > > (Oh, except there's no monthly fee. People won't like that. Must add the > monthly fee to be taken seriously.) > > Bert > > -------------------------------- > http://www.tvtechnology.com/article/89660 > > ATSC Looks to Future With Mobile DTV > by Jerry Whitaker, 11.02.2009. > > The landmark ATSC Mobile DTV Standard has been completed. Following a final > vote of approval from the ATSC membership on October 15, the long process to > develop a comprehensive standard to address the need for a mobile digital > television service has reached completion. As broadcasters announce plans to > roll-out this new technology, the ATSC has launched new work designed to > extend and support the ATSC Mobile DTV Standard. > > ABOUT ATSC MOBILE DTV > > ATSC Mobile DTV is built around a highly robust transmission system based on > vestigial sideband (VSB) modulation coupled with a flexible and extensible > IP-based transport system, efficient MPEG AVC (ISO/IEC 14496-10 or ITU H.264) > video, and HE AAC v2 audio (ISO/IEC 14496-3) coding. The new services are > carried in digital broadcast channels along with current DTV services without > any adverse impact on legacy receiving equipment. > > In addition to live television, the ATSC Mobile DTV system provides a > flexible Application Framework to enable new receiver capabilities. Receivers > that make use of an optional Internet connection will enable new interactive > television services, ranging from simple audience voting to the integration > of Internet-based applications and transactions with television content. > > A SCALABLE FULL-CHANNEL OPTION > > Looking forward to new applications and services beyond traditional > television broadcasting, work has begun on an extension of the ATSC Mobile > DTV system that enables use of the full-channel bandwidth for mobile > services. This new project was approved by the ATSC Board of Directors in > June and assigned to TSG/S4. > > The work is intended to add increased capacity in a scalable manner up to > complete channel bandwidth usage. The Scalable Full-Channel Mobile Mode > (SFCMM) technology will provide additional operational options for use of > A/153. The existing A/153 (Core Mobile Mode, or CMM) requires a minimum of > 4.7 Mbps to be transmitted as conventional 8-VSB. SFCMM, on the other hand, > could scale capacity up to the total available from the channel. > > Requirements and compatibility with existing devices and systems include the > following: > > The emitted SFCMM signal must be compatible with the A/153 (CMM) emitted > signal so as to allow receivers designed for SFCMM reception to be able to > also receive A/153 (CMM) signals. > > A CMM-compatible portion of the emitted signal from a SFCMM system must be > capable of being received and decoded on a CMM receiver. > > Like the current A/153 (CMM), emission of the SFCMM must not have any adverse > impact on existing and future receivers deployed to receive ATSC A/53 DTV. > > Work on the scalable full-channel system is underway in a new subgroup of > TSG/S4, known as S4-5. This group is led by Jordan Cookman of Microtune. The > first step in this process was to develop a Request for Proposals (RFP), > which was issued on October 7. > > TRANSMISSION INFRASTRUCTURE > > In an effort to address certain infrastructure issues relating to ATSC Mobile > DTV implementation, the ATSC has formed a Specialist Group on Transmission > Infrastructure (TSG/S5), led by Art Allison of NAB. TSG/S5 is working to > develop a broadcast station infrastructure communications standard, and > related informational documents (as needed). The work will be coordinated > with SMPTE whenever the possibility of overlapping responsibilities warrants > such liaison. > > Current efforts are focused on developing appropriate documentation to > facilitate transport of standardized ATSC Mobile DTV data and metadata across > various studio-to-transmitter links (STL). Because of the pending roll-out of > ATSC Mobile DTV services, this program is on a fast-track to completion. > > MOBILE DTV RECOMMENDED PRACTICE > > ATSC recognized early on in the development of the ATSC Mobile DTV Standard > that implementation guidelines would be beneficial to broadcasters and > equipment suppliers. TSG/S4 and its subgroups are working to develop a > Recommended Practice on ATSC Mobile DTV. This document is being written by > the same experts that developed the standard itself. > > Although no firm timeline for completion of the RP has been set, work is > expected to stretch into next year as implementation experience is gained > from stations placing ATSC Mobile DTV systems on the air. > > Work within ATSC is open to all organizations with a direct and material > interest. If you would like to be involved in this ongoing work, please > contact the author. The ATSC Mobile DTV Standard document set will be > available shortly from the Standards Page on the ATSC Web site: www.atsc.org. > > Jerry Whitaker is vice president of standards development for the ATSC. You > can reach him via TV Technology. > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > You can UNSUBSCRIBE from the OpenDTV list in two ways: > > - Using the UNSUBSCRIBE command in your user configuration settings at > FreeLists.org > > - By sending a message to: opendtv-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word > unsubscribe in the subject line. > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- You can UNSUBSCRIBE from the OpenDTV list in two ways: - Using the UNSUBSCRIBE command in your user configuration settings at FreeLists.org - By sending a message to: opendtv-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word unsubscribe in the subject line.