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First test worldwide using the DVB-SH standard and an operational 3G
infrastructure
Paris, July 9, 2007 — Alcatel-Lucent (Euronext Paris et NYSE:
ALU) today announced that it is performing a technical test of its
solution for broadcast mobile TV using the DVB-SH standard in the S-Band
(2.2GHz). This pilot will take place from June to September 2007 in the
South-West part of France. Using SFR’s operational 3G mobile infrastructure and
pre-commercial DVB-SH elements for the broadcast part, this field trial
represents a world first, only four months after the DVB project approved the
technical specifications of the DVB-SH standard.
The DVB-SH standard is at the basis of Alcatel-Lucent’s “Unlimited Mobile TV
solution”, a hybrid satellite and terrestrial solution whose objective is to
propose a broadcast solution for a mass market mobile TV service.
This pilot will allow to evaluate the capability of this solution to make
available to a large audience high-quality mobile TV channels, in various usage
conditions such as inside and outside buildings, as well as while moving
onboard a vehicle. Several innovative technical characteristics related to
DVB-SH will be evaluated during this pilot, either separately or in a
combination.
Jean-Dominique Pit, Director Strategy and Innovation at SFR, declared: “SFR
has always stood at the forefront of innovation in order to provide all its
clients with the most attractive mobile services. This is why we wished to
evaluate the hybrid technology proposed by Alcatel-Lucent based on the new
DVB-SH standard specified by the DVB Project, in just the same way as we had
tested the DVB-H standard last year. These technologies, which are recommended
at national and European levels, seem to us interesting to evaluate,
considering the growing success encountered by mobile TV among our
customers.”
Olivier Coste, Chairman of Alcatel-Lucent’s Mobile Broadcast activities
added: “This DVB-SH pilot with SFR illustrates the growing interest that
Alcatel-Lucent’s Unlimited Mobile TV solution generates among the European
operators wishing to take the best advantage from the business potential of
mass market mobile TV. Allowing to best reuse the existing 3G infrastructures,
our solution in the S-Band really combines economical efficiency for the
operator and innovative service for the end-user.”
Alcatel-Lucent is committed to supporting service providers in delivering a
truly converged TV experience. The company has already established a leading
position in interactive TV services, and already enables TV, video and music
services for more than 120 fixed and mobile service providers around the
world.
Alcatel-Lucent’s Unlimited Mobile TV solution is supported by the French
Agency for Industrial Innovation (AII).
Description of the pilot
The pilot will use pre-commercial low-power terrestrial repeaters for the
broadcast part, co-localized with several SFR’s 3G operational sites. The
broadcast signal from a satellite will be emulated by a transmitter located in
a high-altitude helicopter perceived as a fixed point. The mobile terminals
used will be pre-commercial terminals provided by Sagem and Samsung Electronics
offering an improved reception quality thanks to the antenna diversity related
to the use of the S-Band (2.2GHz).
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