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On the DVB stand at IBC 2011, Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Research & Development will conduct its first public demonstration of DVB-T2-Lite, the new T2 profile set to transform audience's experience of watching programmes on the move.

The latest version of the DVB-T2 specification, the technology standard that enabled High Definition on Freeview, introduces DVB-T2-Lite as a new profile which will allow cost reduced receiver implementations for applications such as mobile broadcasting. The profile can be mixed with conventional T2 signals in a single multiplex, to allow separate optimisation of the individual components and also to reuse the existing broadcast transmitter infrastructure. This means that in the future the T2-Lite component could provide audiences with a reliable live "broadcast" TV or radio experience on their handheld devices. Using this new profile live broadcasts can be delivered to multiple audience members without major investment in the already existing infrastructure.

Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Research & Development started transmissions of DVB-T2-Lite from the roof of Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ R&D's South Lab on 7 July. For these transmissions Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ R&D have developed their own T2-lite modulator and demodulator. These devices have been used intensively to validate the new standard. Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ R&D would be interested to license this technology to other parties.

Notes to Editors

Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Research & Development

The role of Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ R&D is to provide world-class leading edge technical research and innovation expertise to the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ, to enable the corporation to create and deliver innovative high quality content and services, as cost-effectively as possible to the licence fee paying public. The world class engineers in R&D also advise the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ on what is coming in the future – what it needs to be involved in and influence, what are the likely winning and losing technologies and what the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ needs to lead, follow or ignore. The department has always followed a philosophy of collaboration and openness; it works regularly with other broadcasters, standards bodies and technology partners.

About DVB Project

The Digital Video Broadcasting Project (DVB) is an industry-led, world wide consortium of over 230 broadcasters, manufacturers, network operators, software developers and regulatory bodies committed to designing open technical standards for the global delivery of digital television and data services. Services using DVB standards are available on every continent with more than 600 million DVB receivers deployed

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