CONTENTS

Report ITU-R BT.2140-15
Policy on Intellectual Property Right (IPR)
Introduction
Part 1
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Part 1
Chapter 1  to Part 1
 1     Introduction
        1.1     Purpose
        1.2     General
        1.3     Why Digital? – Technical considerations
        1.4     Why digital? – Commercial and regulatory considerations
        1.5     How digital? – Technical and regulatory considerations
        1.6     How digital? – Commercial considerations
        1.7     ITU activities
        1.8     The work of SG 6
                  1.8.1     Introduction
                  1.8.2     The digital broadcasting chain
                  1.8.3     Outline for the future
Chapter 2  to Part 1
 2     Overview of broadcasting technologies
        2.1     Introduction
                  2.1.1     ITU-R
                  2.1.2     ITU‑T
                  2.1.3     ITU-D
                  2.1.4     Regional Radiocommunication Conference
                  2.1.5     World Radiocommunication Conference
        2.2     Digital broadcasting technologies
                  2.2.1     Digital fundamentals
        2.3     Digital terrestrial television broadcasting
                  2.3.1     Introduction
                  2.3.2     Description of digital television broadcasting systems
        2.4     Evaluation of potential digital terrestrial television broadcasting systems
                  2.4.1     Evaluation of specific digital terrestrial television broadcasting
Chapter 3  to Part 1
 3     Application and implementation of digital broadcasting
        3.1     Regulatory considerations
        3.2     Efficient usage of broadcasting spectrum
        3.3     Requirements of television broadcasting services
                  3.3.1     Network aspects
                  3.3.2     Receiver aspects
        3.4     Aspects related to the interoperability of systems
                  3.4.1     Digital reception
                  3.4.2     Encouragement to deployment of digital receivers
                  3.4.3     Consumer information on digital equipment and switchover
                  3.4.4     Integrated digital television receivers
                  3.4.5     Digital connectivity
                  3.4.6     Access for users with special needs
                  3.4.7     Removal of obstacles to the reception of digital broadcasting
                  3.4.8     Effects on citizens
        3.5     Market impact
                  3.5.1     Market complexity; plurality of scenarios and stakeholders
                  3.5.2     The case for public intervention
        3.6     General strategy and coordination
                  3.6.1     Transparent strategy and monitoring
                  3.6.2     Regulation allowing for business autonomy and cooperation
                  3.6.3     Proportionate and technologically neutral regulation
        3.7     Components of digital terrestrial television broadcasting equipment
                  3.7.1     Transmitters
                  3.7.2     Antennas for transmission
                  3.7.3     Receivers
        3.8     Benefits of digital broadcasting
        3.9     Broadcasting services for mobile reception
       3.10     Interference aspects
                  3.10.1     Interference free reception in the mobile environment
                  3.10.2     Impact of interference in end user environment
Chapter 4  to Part 1
 4     Transition issues
        4.1     Considerations for the digital broadcasting
                  4.1.1     Technological convergence
                  4.1.2     Obligations
                  4.1.3     Copyright
                  4.1.4     Diversity of digital broadcasting services
        4.2     Spectrum management
        4.3     Broadcasting planning
                  4.3.1     General considerations on broadcasting planning
                  4.3.2     General planning principles
                  4.3.3     Coverage of an allotment area
                  4.3.4     Allotment test points
        4.4     Quality of service
        4.5     Economical aspects of spectrum utilization
        4.6     Health, safety and other legal considerations
        4.7     Switchover analogue to digital
                  4.7.1     Simulcast of analogue and digital services
                  4.7.2     Possible mechanisms for the implementation of digital broadcasting
                  4.7.3     Switchover overview
Part 2  Case studies
TABLE OF CONTENTS
 1     Australia
        1.1     Digital terrestrial television broadcasting in Australia
        1.2     DTTB System Selection
        1.3     Simulcast of SDTV and HDTV programmes
        1.4     Use of single frequency networks
        1.5     Planning parameters and interference threshold limits
        1.6     Comparison of ITU-R and Australian television planning parameters
                  1.6.1     Digital television minimum median field strengths
                  1.6.2     Digital television protection ratios
        1.7     Regulatory framework
        1.8     Digital switchover
        1.9     Digital dividend
       1.10     Planning the restack of DTTB to achieve the digital dividend
                  1.10.1     Restack channel planning
                  1.10.2     Television licence area plans
                  1.10.3     Indicative restack channel chart
                  1.10.4     Implementation of the restack
 2     Brazil
        2.1     National Policies
        2.2     Spectrum usage
        2.3     DTT implementation
        2.4     New services offered by DTT
        2.5     Public and State Communication
                  2.5.1     Expansion of the RNCP
                  2.5.2     Brazil Digital Government Programme
        2.6     Brazilian digital terrestrial television standards
 3     Bulgaria
        3.1     Background of country TV broadcasting market
                  3.1.1     TV Programme licences
                  3.1.2     Public/Commercial/Temporary licensed operators
                  3.1.3     Cable/Satellite/Terrestrial delivery
                  3.1.4     Digital terrestrial TV broadcasting
        3.2     Purpose and mission of the analogue to digital terrestrial TV transition
        3.3     Impact of the digital terrestrial broadcasting Plan of RRC-06 and GE-06 Agreement
        3.4     Transition to digital terrestrial TV broadcasting
                  3.4.1     First phase-start of the transition
                  3.4.2     Second phase of the transition
                  3.4.3     Allotment zones
                  3.4.4     HDTV
                  3.4.5     One Year Simulcast Limitation
                  3.4.6     “Must carry” obligation
                  3.4.7     Analogue switch-off
                  3.4.8     Digital dividend
 4     Canada
        4.1     National planning strategies and policy considerations
                  4.1.1     Introduction
        4.2     DTV/HDTV history
                  4.2.1     The early years
 5     China
        5.1     Analogue switch-off
        5.2     National digital terrestrial broadcasting coverage project
                  5.2.1     Project background
                  5.2.2     Process of implementation
                  5.2.3     Progress of implementation
        5.3     Hong Kong
                  5.3.1     Technical aspects of DTT Implementation
                  5.3.2     Network coverage
                  5.3.3     Receiver specification
                  5.3.4     Take-up rate
        5.4     Macao
 6     Dominican Republic
 7     Germany
 8     Guinea
 9     Italy
        9.1     Spectrum policy
                  9.1.1     Italian Plan for DTT and the “internal digital dividend”
                  9.1.2     The local/private broadcasters phenomenon
                  9.1.3     Migration to DVB-T2 system
        9.2     Monitoring systems
                  9.2.1     The EVA system
                  9.2.2     “Rete Leggera”
10     Japan
       10.1     History in brief
       10.2     Situation with frequencies
       10.3     Transmission antennas
       10.4     Technical characteristics of ISDB-T
       10.5     Outline of ISDB-T transmission scheme, related ARIB standards and ITU-R Recommendations
       10.6     Emergency warnings through broadcasting
                  10.6.1     Automatic activation of handheld receivers by emergency warning system signals (see Recommendations ITU-R BT./BO.1774)
                  10.6.2     Earthquake and tsunami information services via data broadcasting
                  10.6.3     Broadcasting early warnings of earthquakes
       10.7     Termination of analogue TV broadcasting in Japan
                  10.7.1     Consultation office
                  10.7.2     Support for reception
                  10.7.3     Publicity
                  10.7.4     Notification through analogue TV broadcasting
11     Kenya
       11.1     Kenya’s preparations for digital terrestrial broadcasting
                  11.1.1     National preparations towards the RRC
                  11.1.2     National Preparatory Committee
                  11.1.3     Regional preparations
                  11.1.4     Kenya’s technical bases for digital planning
                  11.1.5     Kenya’s assignments in the Geneva 2006 Plan (GE06)
       11.2     Post RRC-06 activities regarding digital broadcasting
       11.3     Establishment of the digital migration taskforce
                  11.3.1     Role of the taskforce
                  11.3.2     Recommendations of the taskforce
       11.4     Digital Television Committee
       11.5     Initial roll out of DTT in Kenya
                  11.5.1     Trial DVB-T digital network
                  11.5.2     DVB-H digital broadcasting network (mobile TV)
       11.6     Migration from analogue to digital terrestrial broadcasting
                  11.6.1     Introduction
                  11.6.2     Restructuring of the DTC
                  11.6.3     Digital infrastructure roll out plan in Kenya
       11.7     Programmes transport system
       11.8     Set-top boxes
                  11.8.1     Standardization
                  11.8.2     Tax exemptions for STBs
                  11.8.3     Marketing of STBs
       11.9     Making migration visible to consumers
                  11.9.1     Digital migration logo/identity
                  11.9.2     Consumer awareness campaign and publicity
      11.10     Broadcast signal distribution
                  11.10.1     Licensing of first broadcast signal distributor
                  11.10.2     Licensing of second broadcast signal distributor
                  11.10.3     Obligations of the signal distributor
      11.11     Developments in policy and legislative arena
                  11.11.1     The Kenya Communications (Amendment) Act
                  11.11.2     Public notification
      11.12     Harmonization at the East Africa Community level
12     Mexico
13     Paraguay
14     Republic of Korea
       14.1     Digital TV for fixed reception
       14.2     T-DMB for mobile reception
15     Russian Federation
16     Tanzania
17     Thailand
       17.1     Technology selection
       17.2     Frequency band
      17.3      Licensing and regulatory framework
      17.4      Network licenses and network deployment plan
       17.5     Multiplex composition
       17.6     DVB-T2 parameters and capacity management
       17.7     Network planning
                  17.7.1     Planning parameters and targets
                  17.7.2     Planning approach
                  17.7.3     Overview of planning results
       17.8     Other matters
18     Trinidad and Tobago
19     United States of America
20     Venezuela
21     OCDE
22     European Union
23     Rwanda
       23.1     Implementation roadmap and strategy
       23.2     Transition progress
       23.3     Challenges
Attachment 1 to Part 2  Minimum Technical Specifications of Set Top Box (STB) for Digital Terrestrial Television (DTT) in Rwanda
Attachment 2 to Part 2  Digital frequency planning of Rwanda