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