<s>
DVB-T2	B-Protocol
is	O
an	O
abbreviation	O
for	O
"	O
Digital	B-Application
Video	I-Application
Broadcasting	I-Application
–	O
Second	O
Generation	O
Terrestrial	O
"	O
;	O
it	O
is	O
the	O
extension	O
of	O
the	O
television	O
standard	O
DVB-T	O
,	O
issued	O
by	O
the	O
consortium	O
DVB	B-Application
,	O
devised	O
for	O
the	O
broadcast	O
transmission	O
of	O
digital	B-Application
terrestrial	I-Application
television	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
DVB	B-Application
has	O
been	O
standardized	O
by	O
ETSI	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
system	O
transmits	O
compressed	O
digital	O
audio	O
,	O
video	O
,	O
and	O
other	O
data	O
in	O
"	O
physical	O
layer	O
pipes	O
"	O
(	O
PLPs	O
)	O
,	O
using	O
OFDM	B-Protocol
modulation	B-Application
with	O
concatenated	O
channel	O
coding	O
and	O
interleaving	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
higher	O
offered	O
bit	O
rate	O
,	O
with	O
respect	O
to	O
its	O
predecessor	O
DVB-T	O
,	O
makes	O
it	O
a	O
system	O
suited	O
for	O
carrying	O
HDTV	B-Device
signals	O
on	O
the	O
terrestrial	O
TV	O
channel	O
(	O
though	O
many	O
broadcasters	O
still	O
use	O
plain	O
DVB-T	O
for	O
this	O
purpose	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
,	O
it	O
was	O
implemented	O
in	O
broadcasts	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
Kingdom	O
(	O
Freeview	B-Device
HD	O
,	O
eight	O
channels	O
across	O
two	O
multiplexes	O
,	O
plus	O
an	O
extra	O
multiplex	O
in	O
Northern	O
Ireland	O
carrying	O
three	O
SD	O
channels	O
)	O
,	O
Italy	O
(	O
Europa	O
7	O
HD	O
,	O
twelve	O
channels	O
)	O
,	O
Finland	O
(	O
21	O
channels	O
,	O
five	O
in	O
HD	O
)	O
,	O
Germany	O
(	O
six	O
HD	O
(	O
1080p50	O
)	O
channels	O
,	O
with	O
40	O
in	O
planning	O
)	O
,	O
the	O
Netherlands	O
(	O
Digitenne	O
,	O
30	O
HD	O
(	O
1080p50	O
)	O
channels	O
)	O
,	O
Sweden	O
(	O
five	O
channels	O
)	O
,	O
Thailand	O
(	O
41	O
SD	O
,	O
9	O
HD	O
channels	O
)	O
,	O
Flanders	O
(	O
18	O
SD	O
channels	O
)	O
,	O
Serbia	O
(	O
eight	O
channels	O
)	O
,	O
Ukraine	O
(	O
32	O
SD	O
and	O
HD	O
channels	O
in	O
four	O
nationwide	O
multiplexes	O
)	O
,	O
Croatia	O
(	O
all	O
national	O
,	O
local	O
and	O
pay-TV	O
channels	O
)	O
,	O
Denmark	O
(	O
two	O
pay-TV	O
multiplexes	O
with	O
20	O
channels	O
)	O
,	O
Romania	O
(	O
8	O
SD	O
channels	O
,	O
1	O
HD	O
channel	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
some	O
other	O
countries	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
March	O
2006	O
DVB	B-Application
decided	O
to	O
study	O
options	O
for	O
an	O
upgraded	O
DVB-T	O
standard	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
June	O
2006	O
,	O
a	O
formal	O
study	O
group	O
named	O
TM-T2	O
(	O
Technical	O
Module	O
on	O
Next	O
Generation	O
DVB-T	O
)	O
was	O
established	O
by	O
the	O
DVB	B-Application
Group	O
to	O
develop	O
an	O
advanced	O
modulation	B-Application
scheme	O
that	O
could	O
be	O
adopted	O
by	O
a	O
second	O
generation	O
digital	B-Application
terrestrial	I-Application
television	I-Application
standard	O
,	O
to	O
be	O
named	O
DVB-T2	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
the	O
commercial	O
requirements	O
and	O
call	O
for	O
technologies	O
issued	O
in	O
April	O
2007	O
,	O
the	O
first	O
phase	O
of	O
DVB-T2	B-Protocol
would	O
be	O
devoted	O
to	O
provide	O
optimum	O
reception	O
for	O
stationary	O
(	O
fixed	O
)	O
and	O
portable	O
receivers	O
(	O
i.e.	O
,	O
units	O
which	O
can	O
be	O
nomadic	O
,	O
but	O
not	O
fully	O
mobile	O
)	O
using	O
existing	O
aerials	O
,	O
whereas	O
a	O
second	O
and	O
third	O
phase	O
would	O
study	O
methods	O
to	O
deliver	O
higher	O
payloads	O
(	O
with	O
new	O
aerials	O
)	O
and	O
the	O
mobile	O
reception	O
issue	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
novel	O
system	O
should	O
provide	O
a	O
minimum	O
30%	O
increase	O
in	O
payload	O
,	O
under	O
similar	O
channel	O
conditions	O
already	O
used	O
for	O
DVB-T	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
BBC	O
,	O
ITV	O
,	O
Channel	O
4	O
and	O
Channel	O
5	O
agreed	O
with	O
the	O
regulator	O
Ofcom	O
to	O
convert	O
one	O
UK	O
multiplex	O
(	O
B	O
,	O
or	O
PSB3	O
)	O
to	O
DVB-T2	B-Protocol
to	O
increase	O
capacity	O
for	O
HDTV	B-Device
via	O
DTT	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
expected	O
that	O
over	O
time	O
there	O
would	O
be	O
enough	O
DVB-T2	B-Protocol
receivers	O
sold	O
to	O
switch	O
all	O
DTT	O
transmissions	O
to	O
DVB-T2	B-Protocol
,	O
and	O
H.264	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ofcom	O
published	O
its	O
final	O
decision	O
on	O
3	O
April	O
2008	O
,	O
for	O
HDTV	B-Device
using	O
DVB-T2	B-Protocol
and	O
H.264	B-Application
:	O
BBC	O
HD	O
would	O
have	O
one	O
HD	O
slot	O
after	O
digital	B-Device
switchover	I-Device
(	O
DSO	B-Device
)	O
at	O
Granada	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ofcom	O
indicated	O
that	O
it	O
found	O
an	O
unused	O
channel	O
covering	O
3.7million	O
households	O
in	O
London	O
,	O
which	O
could	O
be	O
used	O
to	O
broadcast	O
the	O
DVB-T2	B-Protocol
HD	O
multiplex	O
from	O
2010	O
,	O
i.e.	O
,	O
before	O
DSO	B-Device
in	O
London	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ofcom	O
indicated	O
that	O
they	O
would	O
look	O
for	O
more	O
unused	O
UHF	O
channels	O
in	O
other	O
parts	O
of	O
the	O
UK	O
,	O
that	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
for	O
the	O
DVB-T2	B-Protocol
HD	O
multiplex	O
from	O
2010	O
until	O
DSO	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
DVB-T2	B-Protocol
draft	O
standard	O
was	O
ratified	O
by	O
the	O
DVB	B-Application
Steering	O
Board	O
on	O
26	O
June	O
2008	O
,	O
and	O
published	O
on	O
the	O
DVB	B-Application
homepage	O
as	O
DVB-T2	B-Protocol
standard	O
BlueBook	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
handed	O
over	O
to	O
the	O
European	O
Telecommunications	O
Standards	O
Institute	O
(	O
ETSI	O
)	O
by	O
DVB.ORG	O
on	O
20	O
June	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
ETSI	O
process	O
resulted	O
in	O
the	O
DVB-T2	B-Protocol
standard	O
being	O
adopted	O
on	O
9	O
September	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
the	O
DVB-T2	B-Protocol
physical	O
layer	O
specification	O
was	O
complete	O
,	O
and	O
there	O
would	O
be	O
no	O
further	O
technical	O
enhancements	O
,	O
receiver	O
VLSI	O
chip	O
design	O
started	O
with	O
confidence	O
in	O
stability	O
of	O
specification	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
draft	O
PSI/SI	O
(	O
program	O
and	O
system	O
information	O
)	O
specification	O
document	O
was	O
also	O
agreed	O
with	O
the	O
DVB-TM-GBS	O
group	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
number	O
of	O
other	O
manufacturers	O
demonstrated	O
DVB-T2	B-Protocol
at	O
IBC	O
2009	O
including	O
Albis	O
Technologies	O
,	O
Arqiva	O
,	O
DekTec	O
,	O
Enensys	O
Technologies	O
,	O
Harris	O
,	O
Pace	O
,	O
Rohde	O
&	O
Schwarz	O
,	O
Tandberg	O
,	O
Thomson	O
Broadcast	O
and	O
TeamCast	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
2012	O
,	O
Appear	O
TV	O
also	O
produce	O
DVB-T2	B-Protocol
receivers	O
,	O
DVB-T2	B-Protocol
modulators	B-Application
and	O
DVB-T2	B-Protocol
gateways	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
manufacturers	O
planning	O
DVB-T2	B-Protocol
equipment	O
launches	O
include	O
Alitronika	O
,	O
CellMetric	O
,	O
Cisco	O
,	O
Digital	O
TV	O
Labs	O
,	O
Humax	O
,	O
NXP	O
Semiconductors	O
,	O
Panasonic	O
,	O
ProTelevision	O
Technologies	O
,	O
Screen	O
Service	O
,	O
SIDSA	O
,	O
Sony	O
,	O
ST	O
Microelectronics	O
and	O
T-VIPS	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
test	O
from	O
a	O
real	O
TV	O
transmitter	O
was	O
performed	O
by	O
the	O
BBC	B-Application
Research	I-Application
&	I-Application
Development	I-Application
in	O
the	O
last	O
weeks	O
of	O
June	O
2008	O
using	O
channel	O
53	O
from	O
the	O
Guildford	O
transmitter	O
,	O
southwest	O
of	O
London	O
:	O
BBC	O
had	O
developed	O
and	O
built	O
the	O
modulator/demodulator	O
prototype	O
in	O
parallel	O
with	O
the	O
DVB-T2	B-Protocol
standard	O
being	O
drafted	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
NORDIG	O
published	O
a	O
DVB-T2	B-Protocol
receiver	O
specification	O
and	O
performance	O
requirement	O
on	O
1	O
July	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
March	O
2009	O
the	O
Digital	O
TV	O
Group	O
(	O
DTG	O
)	O
,	O
the	O
industry	O
association	O
for	O
digital	O
TV	O
in	O
the	O
UK	O
,	O
published	O
the	O
technical	O
specification	O
for	O
high	O
definition	O
services	O
on	O
digital	B-Application
terrestrial	I-Application
television	I-Application
(	O
Freeview	B-Device
)	O
using	O
the	O
new	O
DVB-T2	B-Protocol
standard	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
DTG	O
's	O
test	O
house	O
:	O
DTG	O
Testing	O
are	O
testing	O
Freeview	B-Device
HD	O
products	O
against	O
this	O
specification	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
DVB-T2	B-Protocol
was	O
tested	O
in	O
October	O
2010	O
,	O
in	O
Geneva	O
region	O
,	O
with	O
Mont	O
Salève	O
's	O
repeater	O
,	O
in	O
UHF	O
band	O
on	O
Channel	O
36	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
van	O
was	O
moving	O
in	O
Canton	O
Geneva	O
(	O
Switzerland	B-Protocol
)	O
,	O
and	O
France	O
(	O
Annemasse	O
,	O
Pays	O
de	O
Gex	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
COFDM	B-Protocol
modulation	B-Application
with	O
QPSK	O
,	O
16-QAM	B-Device
,	O
64-QAM	B-Device
,	O
or	O
256-QAM	B-Device
constellations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
OFDM	B-Protocol
modes	O
are	O
1k	O
,	O
2k	O
,	O
4k	B-Device
,	O
8k	O
,	O
16k	O
,	O
and	O
32k	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Guard	B-Protocol
intervals	I-Protocol
are	O
1/128	O
,	O
1/32	O
,	O
1/16	O
,	O
19/256	O
,	O
1/8	O
,	O
19/128	O
,	O
and	O
1/4	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
FEC	B-Error_Name
is	O
concatenated	O
LDPC	B-Error_Name
and	O
BCH	O
codes	O
(	O
as	O
in	O
DVB-S2	O
and	O
DVB-C2	B-Device
)	O
,	O
with	O
rates	O
1/2	O
,	O
3/5	O
,	O
2/3	O
,	O
3/4	O
,	O
4/5	O
,	O
and	O
5/6	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
DVB-T2	B-Protocol
is	O
specified	O
for	O
1.7	O
,	O
5	O
,	O
6	O
,	O
7	O
,	O
8	O
,	O
and	O
10MHz	O
channel	O
bandwidth	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Diversity	O
receivers	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
(	O
as	O
they	O
are	O
with	O
DVB-T	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
following	O
table	O
reports	O
a	O
comparison	O
of	O
available	O
modes	O
in	O
DVB-T	O
and	O
DVB-T2	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
instance	O
,	O
a	O
UK	O
MFN	B-Protocol
DVB-T	O
profile	O
(	O
64-QAM	B-Device
,	O
8k	O
mode	O
,	O
coding	O
rate	O
2/3	O
,	O
guard	B-Protocol
interval	I-Protocol
1/32	O
)	O
and	O
a	O
DVB-T2	B-Protocol
equivalent	O
(	O
256-QAM	B-Device
,	O
32k	O
,	O
coding	O
rate	O
3/5	O
,	O
guard	B-Protocol
interval	I-Protocol
1/128	O
)	O
allows	O
for	O
an	O
increase	O
in	O
bit	O
rate	O
from	O
24.13Mbit/s	O
to	O
35.4Mbit/s	O
( +	O
46.5	O
%	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Another	O
example	O
,	O
for	O
an	O
Italian	O
SFN	B-Device
DVB-T	O
profile	O
(	O
64-QAM	B-Device
,	O
8k	O
,	O
coding	O
rate	O
2/3	O
,	O
guard	B-Protocol
interval	I-Protocol
1/4	O
)	O
and	O
a	O
DVB-T2	B-Protocol
equivalent	O
(	O
256-QAM	B-Device
,	O
32k	O
,	O
coding	O
rate	O
3/5	O
,	O
guard	B-Protocol
interval	I-Protocol
1/16	O
)	O
,	O
achieves	O
an	O
increase	O
in	O
bit	O
rate	O
from	O
19.91Mbit/s	O
to	O
33.3Mbit/s	O
( +67%	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Recommended	O
maximum	O
bit-rate	O
configurations	O
for	O
8MHz	O
bandwidth	O
,	O
32K	O
FFT	O
,	O
guard	B-Protocol
interval	I-Protocol
1/128	O
,	O
pilot	O
pattern	O
7	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
PLPs	O
,	O
which	O
had	O
already	O
been	O
introduced	O
in	O
DVB-S2	O
,	O
are	O
logical	O
channels	O
carrying	O
one	O
or	O
more	O
services	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
modulation	B-Application
scheme	O
and	O
robustness	O
particular	O
to	O
that	O
individual	O
pipe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Forward	B-Error_Name
Error	I-Error_Name
Correction	I-Error_Name
(	O
FEC	B-Error_Name
)	O
encoding	O
:	O
each	O
BBFRAME	O
is	O
converted	O
into	O
a	O
FECFRAME	O
of	O
bits	O
,	O
by	O
adding	O
parity	O
data	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Cell	O
mapping	O
:	O
cells	O
are	O
mapped	O
to	O
OFDM	B-Protocol
symbols	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Multiple-Input	O
Single-Output	O
(	O
MISO	O
)	O
processing	O
:	O
Alamouti	O
pre-processing	O
is	O
optionally	O
applied	O
to	O
pairs	O
of	O
OFDM	B-Protocol
symbol	O
cells	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Moreover	O
,	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
dummy	O
carriers	O
are	O
not	O
modulated	B-Application
and	O
reserved	O
to	O
reduce	O
the	O
dynamic	O
range	O
of	O
the	O
DVB-T2	B-Protocol
output	O
signal	O
(	O
it	O
helps	O
to	O
combat	O
nonlinear	O
phenomena	O
in	O
power	O
amplifiers	O
during	O
broadcast	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Inverse	B-Algorithm
Discrete	I-Algorithm
Fourier	I-Algorithm
Transform	I-Algorithm
(	O
IDFT	O
)	O
:	O
classic	O
IDFT	O
is	O
used	O
to	O
switch	O
from	O
the	O
frequency	O
domain	O
into	O
the	O
time	O
domain	O
,	O
after	O
having	O
adjusted	O
carrier	O
position	O
relevant	O
to	O
the	O
central	O
transmit	O
frequency	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Guard	B-Protocol
interval	I-Protocol
insertion	O
:	O
a	O
cyclic	O
prefix	O
is	O
inserted	O
before	O
the	O
IDFT	O
symbol	O
,	O
to	O
recover	O
from	O
transmit	O
channel	O
echoes	O
(	O
multipath	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
P1	O
symbol	O
insertion	O
:	O
the	O
P1	O
symbol	O
is	O
a	O
particularly	O
crafted	O
1k	O
OFDM	B-Protocol
symbol	O
,	O
always	O
inserted	O
at	O
the	O
head	O
of	O
a	O
T2	O
frame	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
conveys	O
few	O
bits	O
of	O
information	O
(	O
spread	O
,	O
scrambled	O
and	O
DBPSK	O
modulated	B-Application
)	O
,	O
as	O
it	O
is	O
mainly	O
dedicated	O
to	O
fast	O
synchronization	O
(	O
both	O
in	O
time	O
and	O
in	O
frequency	O
)	O
at	O
the	O
receiver	O
side	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Adaptive	B-Protocol
coding	I-Protocol
and	I-Protocol
modulation	I-Protocol
(	O
ACM	B-Protocol
)	O
,	O
allows	O
to	O
adapt	O
the	O
transmission	O
's	O
parameters	O
to	O
the	O
reception	O
conditions	O
required	O
by	O
the	O
terminals	O
,	O
for	O
example	O
changing	O
into	O
a	O
lower	O
coding	O
speed	O
during	O
attenuation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
the	O
digital	B-Application
terrestrial	I-Application
HDTV	B-Device
service	O
Freeview	B-Device
HD	O
was	O
launched	O
in	O
December	O
2009	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
DVB-T2	B-Protocol
service	O
intended	O
for	O
the	O
general	O
public	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
November	O
2010	O
,	O
DVB-T2	B-Protocol
broadcasts	O
were	O
available	O
in	O
a	O
couple	O
of	O
European	O
countries	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
earliest	O
introductions	O
of	O
T2	O
have	O
usually	O
been	O
tied	O
with	O
a	O
launch	O
of	O
high-definition	B-Device
television	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
however	O
some	O
countries	O
where	O
HDTV	B-Device
is	O
broadcast	O
using	O
the	O
old	O
DVB-T	O
standard	O
with	O
no	O
immediate	O
plans	O
to	O
switch	O
those	O
broadcasts	O
to	O
DVB-T2	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Among	O
countries	O
using	O
DVB-T	O
for	O
nationwide	O
broadcasts	O
of	O
HDTV	B-Device
are	O
France	O
,	O
Ireland	O
,	O
Italy	O
,	O
Norway	O
,	O
Denmark	O
,	O
Spain	O
,	O
and	O
Taiwan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
are	O
usually	O
using	O
MPEG4	B-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
Australia	O
started	O
broadcasting	O
HD	O
content	O
over	O
DVB-T	O
with	O
MPEG2	B-Algorithm
,	O
although	O
in	O
2015	O
some	O
Australian	O
broadcasters	O
switched	O
to	O
MPEG4	B-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
Countries	O
where	O
DVB-T2	B-Protocol
is	O
in	O
use	O
include	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
Argentina	O
:	O
Launch	O
in	O
February	O
2014	O
(	O
Antina	O
–	O
UHF	O
operating	O
DVB-T	O
in	O
Buenos	O
Aires	O
area	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Estonia	O
:	O
Two	O
multiplexes	O
:	O
first	O
mux	O
(	O
using	O
H264	B-Application
video	B-Algorithm
coding	I-Algorithm
,	O
FTA	O
HD	O
channels	O
)	O
–	O
soft	O
launch	O
in	O
December	O
2012	O
(	O
not	O
all	O
transmitters	O
)	O
,	O
full	O
launch	O
in	O
February	O
2019	O
(	O
all	O
transmitter	O
sites	O
,	O
including	O
gapfillers	O
)	O
;	O
second	O
mux	O
(	O
using	O
H265	B-Algorithm
video	B-Algorithm
coding	I-Algorithm
,	O
10	O
HD	O
channels	O
,	O
pay-TV	O
)	O
–	O
soft	O
launch	O
in	O
October	O
2019	O
(	O
not	O
all	O
transmitters	O
)	O
,	O
full	O
launch	O
in	O
December	O
2019	O
(	O
all	O
main	O
transmitter	O
sites	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
H.265	B-Algorithm
is	O
the	O
used	O
codec	O
with	O
Full-HD	O
by	O
50Hz	O
(	O
1080p	O
)	O
,	O
which	O
some	O
hardware	O
is	O
not	O
compatible	O
in	O
Germany	O
but	O
compatible	O
in	O
Europe	O
with	O
H.264	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Italy	O
:	O
Europa	O
7	O
HD	O
channels	O
,	O
now	O
no	O
longer	O
broadcast	O
,	O
launched	O
in	O
2010	O
using	O
DVB-T2	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
TV	O
sets	O
sold	O
after	O
1	O
January	O
2017	O
must	O
be	O
DVB-T2	B-Protocol
compliant	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
2023	O
,	O
the	O
older	O
DVB-T	O
will	O
be	O
discontinued	O
,	O
and	O
only	O
DVB-T2	B-Protocol
will	O
be	O
in	O
use	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Netherlands	O
:	O
Switch	O
to	O
the	O
DVB-T2	B-Protocol
HEVC	B-Algorithm
standard	O
completed	O
on	O
9	O
July	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
North	O
Korea	O
:	O
Four	O
DVB-T2	B-Protocol
multiplexes	O
,	O
digital	O
TV	O
broadcasting	O
trials	O
began	O
on	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Poland	O
:	O
From	O
the	O
beginning	O
of	O
2021	O
,	O
the	O
signal	O
is	O
broadcast	O
in	O
the	O
DVB-T2	B-Protocol
standard	O
throughout	O
the	O
country	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Plans	O
to	O
switch	O
from	O
DVB-T	O
to	O
DVB-T2	B-Protocol
HEVC	B-Algorithm
on	O
30	O
June	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Romania	O
:	O
DVB-T2	B-Protocol
is	O
the	O
official	O
standard	O
for	O
over-the-air	O
TV	O
broadcasts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Older	O
DVB-T	O
was	O
only	O
used	O
in	O
experimental	O
transmissions	O
in	O
two	O
cities	O
,	O
and	O
will	O
be	O
phased	O
out	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
analogue	O
switchoff	O
was	O
made	O
on	O
2015/06/17	O
,	O
although	O
the	O
complete	O
digital	B-Device
switchover	I-Device
was	O
still	O
in	O
progress	O
at	O
that	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Romania	O
has	O
allocated	O
5	O
nationwide	O
DVB-T2	B-Protocol
multiplexes	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
more	O
than	O
50	O
regional/local	O
ones	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Switzerland	B-Protocol
:	O
One	O
national	O
TV	O
relay	O
towards	O
Austria	O
,	O
one	O
antenna	O
to	O
cover	O
Grand	O
Geneva	O
soon	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ukraine	O
:	O
Four	O
DVB-T2	B-Protocol
multiplexes	O
×	O
167	O
transmission	O
sites	O
,	O
150	O
of	O
which	O
have	O
been	O
officially	O
launched	O
on	O
10	O
October	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
additional	O
DVB-T2	B-Protocol
multiplex	O
was	O
launched	O
in	O
Northern	O
Ireland	O
in	O
October	O
2012	O
,	O
and	O
extra	O
one	O
launched	O
across	O
selected	O
areas	O
of	O
the	O
UK	O
in	O
December	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
France	O
:	O
Announced	O
in	O
May	O
2014	O
for	O
DVB-T2	B-Protocol
tests	O
in	O
Paris	O
for	O
Ultra	B-Device
HD	I-Device
HEVC	B-Algorithm
broadcast	O
with	O
objectives	O
to	O
replace	O
the	O
current	O
DVB-T	O
MPEG4	B-Algorithm
national	O
broadcast	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Countries/continents/regions	O
where	O
DVB-T2	B-Protocol
is	O
planned	O
in	O
use	O
include	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
Southern	O
African	O
Development	O
Community	O
:	O
Announced	O
in	O
November	O
2010	O
that	O
DVB-T2	B-Protocol
would	O
be	O
the	O
preferred	O
standard	O
for	O
the	O
region	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Botswana	O
is	O
the	O
only	O
country	O
within	O
the	O
region	O
which	O
uses	O
the	O
ISDB-T	B-Application
International	I-Application
(	O
SBTVD	B-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
April	O
2015	O
,	O
"	O
OQAAB	B-Device
"	O
started	O
DVB-T2	B-Protocol
broadcasting	O
in	O
Kabul	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
July	O
2011	O
,	O
"	O
DigitAlb	O
"	O
started	O
DVB-T2	B-Protocol
broadcasting	O
in	O
Tirana	O
,	O
Durrës	O
at	O
29	O
UHF	O
29	O
channels	O
(	O
26	O
HD	O
,	O
3	O
in	O
SD	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
April	O
2013	O
,	O
Telenet	O
started	O
with	O
DVB-T2	B-Protocol
broadcasting	O
in	O
Flanders	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
2017	O
,	O
TV	O
Vlaanderen	O
started	O
offering	O
DVB-T2	B-Protocol
television	O
using	O
Norkring	O
's	O
network	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2012	O
,	O
Colombia	O
adopted	O
DVB-T2	B-Protocol
(	O
using	O
a	O
bandwidth	O
of	O
6MHz	O
)	O
as	O
the	O
national	O
standard	O
for	O
terrestrial	O
television	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
replaced	O
DVB-T	O
,	O
the	O
previously	O
selected	O
standard	O
for	O
digital	O
TV	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
chosen	O
after	O
technical	O
evaluation	O
of	O
several	O
digital	O
TV	O
standards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
two	O
standards	O
coexisted	O
until	O
2015	O
when	O
DVB-T	O
was	O
turned	O
off	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
has	O
been	O
talk	O
of	O
using	O
DVB-S2	O
(	O
satellite	O
)	O
to	O
ensure	O
100%	O
coverage	O
:	O
as	O
of	O
January	O
2020	O
this	O
has	O
n't	O
happened	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
digital	O
system	O
is	O
known	O
in	O
Colombia	O
as	O
TDT	O
which	O
means	O
Televisión	O
Digital	B-Application
Terrestrial	I-Application
(	O
Digital	B-Application
Terrestrial	I-Application
Television	I-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
13	O
October	O
2011	O
,	O
the	O
Croatian	O
Post	O
and	O
Electronic	O
Communications	O
Agency	O
granted	O
license	O
for	O
MUX	O
C	O
and	O
MUX	O
E	O
,	O
both	O
in	O
DVB-T2	B-Protocol
standard	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Two	O
DVB-T2	B-Protocol
multiplexes	O
launched	O
in	O
late	O
2012	O
by	O
pay	O
TV	O
platform	O
EVO	O
TV	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
that	O
in	O
September	O
2019	O
DVB-T2	B-Protocol
was	O
launched	O
for	O
free-to-air	O
television	O
,	O
using	O
the	O
HEVC/H.265	B-Algorithm
codec	O
and	O
720p	O
or	O
1080p	O
resolution	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
Winter	O
2020	O
,	O
legacy	O
DVB-T	O
broadcasts	O
have	O
ceased	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
that	O
time	O
,	O
EVOtv	O
has	O
issued	O
brand	O
new	O
TV	O
set-top	O
boxes	O
with	O
the	O
HEVC/H.265	B-Algorithm
DVB-T2	B-Protocol
codec	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
DVB-T2	B-Protocol
was	O
launched	O
in	O
March	O
2017	O
,	O
using	O
video	B-Algorithm
format	I-Algorithm
HEVC/H.265	B-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
DVB-T	O
was	O
switched	O
off	O
in	O
October	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2020	O
,	O
there	O
was	O
tested	O
Nasa	O
TV	O
in	O
4K	B-Device
resolution	O
to	O
show	O
that	O
the	O
DVB	B-Protocol
T2	I-Protocol
system	O
is	O
capable	O
of	O
4K	B-Device
and	O
the	O
devices	O
can	O
decode	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Finland	O
,	O
the	O
first	O
country	O
in	O
Europe	O
to	O
cease	O
analog	O
terrestrial	O
TV	O
and	O
move	O
to	O
DVB-T	O
,	O
has	O
announced	O
that	O
DVB-T2	B-Protocol
will	O
be	O
used	O
exclusively	O
from	O
end	O
March	O
2020	O
,	O
but	O
currently	O
there	O
is	O
no	O
set	O
date	O
for	O
transition	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
FTA	O
channels	O
are	O
dual	O
broadcast	O
in	O
SD	O
via	O
DVB-T	O
and	O
in	O
HD	O
using	O
DVB-T2	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
pay-TV	O
channels	O
moved	O
to	O
DVB-T2	B-Protocol
in	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
DVB-T2	B-Protocol
switchover	O
will	O
allow	O
more	O
channels	O
to	O
move	O
to	O
HD	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
releasing	O
bandwidth	O
for	O
new	O
SD	O
channels	O
over	O
DVB-T2	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Digital	B-Application
Terrestrial	I-Application
Television	I-Application
services	O
to	O
provide	O
mobile	O
TV	O
at	O
19	O
cities	O
e.g.	O
</s>
<s>
Mobile	O
TV	O
can	O
be	O
received	O
using	O
DVB-T2	B-Protocol
Dongles	O
in	O
OTG	O
enabled	O
smart	O
phones	O
and	O
tablets	O
,	O
Wi-Fi	O
dongles	O
,	O
besides	O
in	O
integrated	O
digital	O
TV	O
(	O
iDTV	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
project	O
to	O
adopt	O
DVB-T	O
technology	O
in	O
Indonesia	O
was	O
started	O
about	O
2007	O
with	O
'	O
full	O
 '	O
government	O
support	O
as	O
the	O
project	O
initiator	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
the	O
DVB-T	O
testing	O
period	O
,	O
Indonesian	O
government	O
(	O
via	O
its	O
Ministry	O
of	O
Information	O
&	O
Communication	O
Technology	O
 [ ICT ] 	O
)	O
wanted	O
to	O
switch	O
to	O
DVB-T2	B-Protocol
technology	O
which	O
provides	O
better	O
signal	O
efficiency	O
,	O
capacity	O
and	O
corrections	O
compared	O
to	O
DVB-T	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
TV	O
broadcasters	O
still	O
testing	O
their	O
DVB-T	O
broadcasts	O
agreed	O
to	O
join	O
the	O
DVB-T2	B-Protocol
conversion	O
program	O
offered	O
by	O
the	O
government	O
since	O
they	O
saw	O
the	O
significant	O
benefits	O
by	O
switching	O
to	O
DVB-T2	B-Protocol
(	O
such	O
as	O
higher	O
data	O
rate	O
for	O
HD	O
content	O
and	O
better	O
carrier-to-noise	O
ratio	O
management	O
)	O
,	O
even	O
though	O
it	O
would	O
introduce	O
additional	O
cost	O
for	O
those	O
who	O
have	O
bought	O
DVB-T	O
equipment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
official	O
switch	O
to	O
DVB-T2	B-Protocol
from	O
DVB-T	O
was	O
started	O
February	O
2012	O
,	O
based	O
on	O
ICT	O
Minister	O
decree	O
(	O
about	O
5	O
years	O
from	O
DVB-T	O
introduction	O
and	O
adopting/nurturing	O
period	O
in	O
Indonesia	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Indonesian	O
Ministry	O
of	O
Information	O
&	O
Communication	O
Technology	O
expects	O
the	O
final	O
DVB-T2	B-Protocol
digital	O
television	O
regulation	O
to	O
be	O
finished	O
in	O
2020	O
and	O
the	O
analog	O
switch	O
off	O
transition	O
will	O
begin	O
in	O
the	O
same	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Malaysia	O
started	O
testing	O
DVB-T	O
in	O
mid	O
2006	O
,	O
but	O
outlined	O
plans	O
to	O
switch	O
to	O
DVB-T2	B-Protocol
in	O
2011	O
,	O
after	O
which	O
tests	O
of	O
both	O
were	O
run	O
concurrently	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
DVB-T	O
test	O
concluded	O
in	O
2016	O
and	O
at	O
the	O
same	O
time	O
license	O
to	O
roll	O
out	O
DVB-T2	B-Protocol
transmitters	O
was	O
contracted	O
to	O
Puncak	O
Semangat	O
Sdn	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
KPN	O
started	O
to	O
switch	O
its	O
digital	B-Application
terrestrial	I-Application
television	I-Application
platform	O
Digitenne	O
to	O
the	O
DVB-T2	B-Protocol
HEVC	B-Algorithm
standard	O
in	O
October	O
2018	O
,	O
this	O
transition	O
completed	O
on	O
9	O
July	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
5	O
January	O
2015	O
StarCom	O
company	O
switched	O
to	O
DVB-T2	B-Protocol
technology	O
which	O
provided	O
a	O
better	O
signal	O
,	O
reaching	O
most	O
regions	O
of	O
Palestine	O
instead	O
of	O
limited	O
signal	O
covering	O
(	O
was	O
functional	O
only	O
in	O
Gaza	O
Strip	O
while	O
in	O
testing	O
period	O
using	O
DVB-T1	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Star	O
TV	O
Transponder	O
offers	O
a	O
range	O
of	O
entertainment	O
and	O
sports	O
channels	O
system	O
DVB-T2	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
Romania	O
started	O
DVB-T	O
broadcasting	O
in	O
2005	O
with	O
the	O
MPEG-2	B-Algorithm
standard	O
for	O
SD	O
broadcast	O
and	O
MPEG	B-Algorithm
4	I-Algorithm
for	O
HD	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
only	O
experimental	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
June	O
2011	O
Romania	O
shifted	O
to	O
MPEG4	B-Algorithm
both	O
for	O
SD	O
and	O
HD	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2012	O
,	O
the	O
Romanian	O
authorities	O
decided	O
that	O
DVB-T2	B-Protocol
will	O
be	O
the	O
standard	O
used	O
for	O
terrestrial	O
broadcasts	O
,	O
as	O
it	O
allows	O
a	O
larger	O
number	O
of	O
programs	O
to	O
be	O
broadcast	O
on	O
the	O
same	O
multiplex	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
also	O
rumored	O
that	O
the	O
DVB-T	O
standard	O
(	O
with	O
MPEG-4	B-Algorithm
encoding	O
)	O
will	O
continue	O
until	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Free-to-air	O
DVB-T2	B-Protocol
broadcasts	O
on	O
MUX1	O
(	O
provided	O
by	O
the	O
state-owned	O
Radiocom	O
)	O
are	O
available	O
since	O
June	O
2015	O
in	O
Timișoara	O
(	O
UHF	O
channel	O
21	O
)	O
,	O
Cluj-Napoca	O
(	O
UHF	O
channel	O
26	O
)	O
,	O
Iasi	O
(	O
UHF	O
channel	O
25	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
Bucharest	O
(	O
UHF	O
channel	O
30	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Legacy	O
DVB-T	O
broadcasts	O
are	O
still	O
available	O
in	O
Bucharest	O
:	O
6	O
channels	O
can	O
be	O
received	O
on	O
channels	O
54	O
and	O
59	O
,	O
but	O
will	O
be	O
shut	O
down	O
eventually	O
,	O
being	O
replaced	O
by	O
DVB-T2	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
will	O
lower	O
the	O
number	O
of	O
channels	O
available	O
on	O
DVB-T	O
.	O
On	O
2	O
July	O
2015	O
,	O
Kanal	O
D	O
Romania	O
left	O
the	O
terrestrial	O
platform	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
only	O
broadcast	O
that	O
remained	O
on	O
terrestrial	O
except	O
TVR	O
is	O
Antena	O
3	O
,	O
but	O
it	O
is	O
unknown	O
whether	O
it	O
will	O
stay	O
on	O
DVB-T	O
,	O
will	O
shift	O
to	O
DVB-T2	B-Protocol
or	O
completely	O
leave	O
terrestrial	O
platform	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
will	O
lead	O
to	O
only	O
3	O
channels	O
in	O
DVB-T2	B-Protocol
,	O
and	O
with	O
many	O
TV	O
sets	O
that	O
are	O
only	O
DVB-T	O
compatible	O
(	O
most	O
of	O
sold	O
models	O
being	O
equipped	O
with	O
digital	O
cable	O
tuner	O
)	O
to	O
an	O
unattractive	O
terrestrial	O
platform	O
,	O
and	O
more	O
and	O
more	O
people	O
will	O
subscribe	O
to	O
a	O
cable	O
provider	O
,	O
or	O
a	O
DTH	O
operator	O
in	O
areas	O
where	O
there	O
is	O
no	O
cable	O
TV	O
available	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
DVB-T	O
transmitters	O
were	O
shut	O
down	O
since	O
1	O
September	O
2016	O
,	O
so	O
only	O
the	O
DVB-T2	B-Protocol
network	O
remains	O
on	O
air	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
1	O
October	O
2016	O
,	O
85%	O
of	O
the	O
population	O
and	O
78%	O
of	O
the	O
Romanian	O
territory	O
(	O
as	O
stated	O
by	O
the	O
broadcaster	O
)	O
are	O
covered	O
by	O
DVB-T2	B-Protocol
signal	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
September	O
2011	O
,	O
Russian	O
governmental	O
authorities	O
have	O
approved	O
the	O
decision	O
that	O
since	O
this	O
date	O
all	O
newly	O
built	O
terrestrial	B-Application
digital	I-Application
TV	I-Application
networks	O
will	O
use	O
the	O
DVB-T2	B-Protocol
standard	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
some	O
regions	O
of	O
Russia	O
DVB-T/MPEG	O
-4	O
networks	O
(	O
mostly	O
consisting	O
of	O
one	O
multiplex	O
)	O
have	O
already	O
been	O
deployed	O
before	O
this	O
decision	O
was	O
made	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
1	O
March	O
2012	O
"	O
Russian	O
Television	O
and	O
Radio	O
Broadcasting	O
Network	O
"	O
has	O
started	O
DVB-T2	B-Protocol
broadcasting	O
in	O
Tatarstan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
is	O
the	O
first	O
region	O
in	O
Russia	O
where	O
DVB-T2	B-Protocol
is	O
being	O
used	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
January	O
2015	O
,	O
transition	O
to	O
DVB-T2	B-Protocol
finished	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
DVB-T2	B-Protocol
used	O
on	O
the	O
whole	O
territory	O
of	O
Russia	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
May	O
2009	O
,	O
the	O
Serbian	O
Ministry	O
of	O
Telecommunications	O
and	O
Information	O
Society	O
officially	O
announced	O
that	O
the	O
DVB-T2	B-Protocol
standard	O
will	O
be	O
the	O
national	O
digital	B-Application
terrestrial	I-Application
broadcasting	O
standard	O
for	O
both	O
SD	O
and	O
HD	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Serbia	O
has	O
become	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
countries	O
to	O
commit	O
to	O
the	O
DVB-T2	B-Protocol
standard	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
First	O
public	O
test	O
with	O
DVB-T2	B-Protocol
signal	O
in	O
Serbia	O
was	O
during	O
Telfor	O
2009	O
conference	O
in	O
Belgrade	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
21	O
March	O
2012	O
JP	O
ETV	O
started	O
trial	O
DVB-T2	B-Protocol
transmission	O
across	O
Serbia	O
offering	O
viewers	O
a	O
total	O
of	O
10	O
SD	O
channels	O
and	O
a	O
HD	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
public	O
broadcaster	O
's	O
channel	O
RTS	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
14	O
November	O
2013	O
JP	O
ETV	O
has	O
updated	O
initial	O
network	O
for	O
digital	B-Application
terrestrial	I-Application
television	I-Application
,	O
and	O
now	O
DVB-T2	B-Protocol
signal	O
is	O
available	O
to	O
over	O
90	O
percent	O
of	O
the	O
population	O
of	O
Serbia	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
June	O
2015	O
,	O
the	O
transition	O
to	O
DVB-T2	B-Protocol
was	O
finished	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
MediaCorp	O
TV	O
Mobile	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
channel	O
in	O
the	O
world	O
to	O
pioneer	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
Digital	B-Application
Video	I-Application
Broadcast	I-Application
(	O
DVB-T	O
)	O
technology	O
to	O
deliver	O
television	O
programmes	O
to	O
commuters	O
in	O
public	O
transport	O
such	O
as	O
buses	O
,	O
taxi	O
etc	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
ceased	O
transmission	O
in	O
2010	O
,	O
a	O
small-scale	O
trial	O
of	O
DVB-T	O
was	O
carried	O
on	O
by	O
the	O
state-owned	O
Mediacorp	O
(	O
which	O
holds	O
a	O
monopoly	O
on	O
free-to-air	O
broadcasting	O
in	O
the	O
country	O
)	O
and	O
pay	O
television	O
provider	O
StarHub	O
,	O
Singapore	O
announced	O
in	O
June	O
2012	O
that	O
it	O
would	O
adopt	O
DVB-T2	B-Protocol
instead	O
as	O
its	O
digital	B-Application
terrestrial	I-Application
television	I-Application
standard	O
,	O
determining	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
best-suited	O
for	O
Singapore	O
's	O
urban	O
environment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
14	O
January	O
2011	O
,	O
the	O
South	O
African	O
Department	O
of	O
Communication	O
officially	O
announced	O
that	O
the	O
DVB-T2	B-Protocol
standard	O
will	O
be	O
the	O
national	O
digital	B-Application
terrestrial	I-Application
broadcasting	O
standard	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
the	O
completion	O
of	O
construction	O
of	O
Colombo	O
's	O
Lotus	O
Tower	O
which	O
will	O
be	O
350m	O
tall	O
broadcast	O
and	O
leisure	O
tower	O
,	O
DVB	B-Protocol
T2	I-Protocol
will	O
be	O
implemented	O
in	O
Sri	O
Lanka	O
's	O
Colombo	O
and	O
other	O
areas	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
17	O
June	O
2010	O
,	O
the	O
Swedish	O
Radio	O
and	O
TV	O
Authority	O
and	O
the	O
Swedish	O
Government	O
granted	O
a	O
total	O
of	O
nine	O
licenses	O
to	O
broadcast	O
channels	O
in	O
HDTV	B-Device
spread	O
over	O
two	O
multiplexes	O
using	O
DVB-T2	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
25	O
January	O
2013	O
,	O
The	O
Royal	O
Thai	O
Army	O
Radio	O
and	O
Television	O
station	O
,	O
Channel	O
5	O
,	O
has	O
launched	O
a	O
trial	O
DVB-T2	B-Protocol
service	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
has	O
successfully	O
completed	O
Thailand	O
's	O
first	O
DVB-T2	B-Protocol
digital	B-Application
terrestrial	I-Application
TV	I-Application
trial	O
with	O
the	O
help	O
of	O
Harris	O
and	O
one	O
of	O
its	O
Maxiva	O
UAX	O
air-cooled	O
UHF	O
transmitters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
4	O
March	O
2013	O
,	O
Free	O
TV	O
channels	O
3	O
,	O
5	O
,	O
7	O
,	O
9	O
,	O
NBT	O
and	O
Thai	O
PBS	O
received	O
temporary	O
permission	O
to	O
broadcast	O
in	O
digital	O
DVB-T2	B-Protocol
system	O
until	O
the	O
official	O
launch	O
of	O
Digital	O
TV	O
in	O
Thailand	O
in	O
April	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ukraine	O
's	O
national	O
terrestrial	O
TV	O
network	O
(	O
built	O
and	O
maintained	O
by	O
the	O
Zeonbud	O
company	O
)	O
uses	O
the	O
DVB-T2	B-Protocol
standard	O
for	O
all	O
four	O
nationwide	O
FTV	O
(	O
cardless	O
CAS	B-Architecture
"	O
Irdeto	O
Cloaked	O
CA	O
"	O
)	O
multiplexes	O
,	O
for	O
both	O
SD	O
and	O
HD	O
broadcasts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Before	O
settling	O
for	O
DVB-T2	B-Protocol
,	O
Ukraine	O
was	O
testing	O
both	O
DVB-T/MPEG	O
-2	O
and	O
DVB-T/MPEG	O
-4	O
options	O
,	O
and	O
some	O
experimental	O
transmitters	O
operating	O
in	O
those	O
standards	O
are	O
still	O
live	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ukraine	O
has	O
never	O
had	O
a	O
full-fledged	O
nationwide	O
DVB-T	O
network	O
,	O
thus	O
not	O
having	O
to	O
do	O
a	O
DVB-T-to-DVB-T2	O
migration	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Zeonbud	O
's	O
network	O
consists	O
of	O
167	O
transmitter	O
sites	O
,	O
each	O
carrying	O
four	O
DVB-T2	B-Protocol
multiplexes	O
,	O
with	O
transmitter	O
power	O
ranging	O
from	O
2kW	O
to	O
50	O
W	O
(	O
all	O
in	O
MFN	B-Protocol
mode	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
biggest	O
problem	O
of	O
Ukraine	O
's	O
DVB-T2	B-Protocol
rollout	O
for	O
now	O
is	O
the	O
acute	O
shortage	O
of	O
inexpensive	O
DVB-T2	B-Protocol
set-top-boxes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
the	O
terrestrial	O
television	O
system	O
across	O
most	O
of	O
the	O
UK	O
,	O
there	O
is	O
only	O
one	O
multiplex	O
(	O
the	O
slot	O
corresponding	O
to	O
one	O
channel	O
in	O
analog	O
broadcasting	O
and	O
to	O
many	O
channels	O
digital	O
broadcasting	O
)	O
assigned	O
to	O
digital	O
broadcasting	O
in	O
the	O
DVB-T2	B-Protocol
standard	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
multiplex	O
is	O
controlled	O
by	O
the	O
service	O
company	O
Freeview	B-Device
HD	O
,	O
which	O
offered	O
to	O
host	O
up	O
to	O
five	O
DVB-T2	B-Protocol
HD	O
channels	O
on	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Freeview	B-Device
HD	O
started	O
its	O
"	O
technical	O
launch	O
"	O
on	O
2	O
December	O
2009	O
,	O
hosting	O
BBC	O
HD	O
,	O
and	O
ITV	O
HD	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
30	O
March	O
2010	O
,	O
Freeview	B-Device
HD	O
had	O
its	O
official	O
launch	O
,	O
and	O
added	O
Channel	O
4	O
HD	O
to	O
its	O
broadcasts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
fifth	O
HD	O
stream	O
on	O
the	O
DVB-T2	B-Protocol
multiplex	O
was	O
going	O
to	O
be	O
used	O
by	O
Channel	O
5	O
for	O
their	O
HD	O
service	O
,	O
but	O
they	O
withdrew	O
their	O
application	O
to	O
Ofcom	O
for	O
the	O
slot	O
in	O
December	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
June	O
2012	O
,	O
the	O
BBC	O
launched	O
a	O
temporary	O
stream	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
broadcast	O
a	O
high-definition	O
red	O
button	O
service	O
for	O
the	O
2012	O
Olympics	O
on	O
Freeview	B-Device
,	O
alongside	O
BBC	O
One	O
HD	O
and	O
BBC	O
HD	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Northern	O
Ireland	O
however	O
,	O
a	O
second	O
DVB-T2	B-Protocol
multiplex	O
was	O
launched	O
on	O
24	O
October	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
Freeview	B-Device
HD	O
(	O
and	O
YouView	O
)	O
,	O
BBC	O
Three	O
HD	O
and	O
CBBC	O
HD	O
would	O
use	O
capacity	O
on	O
the	O
BBC	O
's	O
existing	O
HD	O
multiplex	O
covering	O
98.5	O
%	O
of	O
UK	O
homes	O
;	O
BBC	O
News	O
HD	O
,	O
BBC	O
Four	O
HD	O
and	O
CBeebies	O
HD	O
will	O
use	O
new	O
HD	O
capacity	O
which	O
will	O
cover	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
UK	O
and	O
grow	O
in	O
coverage	O
over	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
BBC	O
News	O
HD	O
would	O
stop	O
being	O
broadcast	O
on	O
Freeview	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
11	O
November	O
2011	O
,	O
two	O
DVB-T2	B-Protocol
SFN	B-Device
networks	O
of	O
the	O
Audio	O
Visual	O
Global	O
JSC	O
have	O
been	O
officially	O
launched	O
in	O
both	O
Hanoi	O
and	O
Ho	O
Chi	O
Minh	O
city	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
network	O
with	O
three	O
multiplexes	O
carry	O
totally	O
40	O
SD	O
,	O
05	O
HD	O
and	O
05	O
audio	O
channels	O
(	O
MPEG-4/H264	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Qatar	O
,	O
Saudi	O
Arabia	O
,	O
UAE	O
,	O
Iraq	O
,	O
Egypt	O
,	O
Syria	O
,	O
Lebanon	O
and	O
Tunisia	O
have	O
all	O
adopted	O
DVB-T2	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Iraq	O
has	O
already	O
implemented	O
its	O
DVB-T2-based	O
system	O
in	O
parts	O
of	O
the	O
country	O
,	O
while	O
Bahrain	O
,	O
Oman	O
and	O
Yemen	O
are	O
assessing	O
the	O
technology	O
.	O
</s>
