Regional Regulatory Seminar on Transition to Digital Terrestrial Television Broadcasting and Digital Dividend for Europe, Budapest, Hungary, 5-7 November 2012 Possible modification of the GE06D Plan in the MHz band: Planning exercise for Hungary Maria Kissne-Akli Head of Unit Frequency Planning and Coordination Unit 6th November, 2012

2 Regulation for the MHz Band June, 2006, RRC06: DVB-T plan for the MHz band, GE06 Agreement November, 2007, WRC-07: MHz Band, allocation to mobile service on a primary basis with different conditions (footnotes 5.316, 5.316A and 5.316B) 2010: EC Decision on harmonized technical conditions on use in the 790–862 MHz (2010/267/EU ) 16 February 2012: RSPP approved by the EP – From 2013 mobile in DD band (-18%) February, 2012, WRC-12: MHz Band, (footnotes 5.316, 5.316A and 5.316B) February, 2012, WRC-12: 694?-790 MHz Band, Resolution 232 (WRC-12) WRC-15 will specify the technical and regulatory conditions applicable to the mobile service allocation (-25%) 6th November, 2012 Regional Regulatory Seminar on Transition to Digital Terrestrial Television Broadcasting and Digital Dividend for Europe, Budapest, Hungary

3 Technological development in digital television 2004: decision on developing a new video compression standard March 2006: decision on developing an upgraded DVB-T standard September, 2009: DVB-T2 standard is adopted. App. 50% increase in bit rate, more than double in transmitter distance July 2012: draft standard for HEVC (H.265) is approved. Double the data compression ratio compared to MPEG4. Expected availability of encoders for 2016 with 30% bit rate saving, and for 2022 with 50% bit rate.* * Source: RSPP Questionnaire on the long term spectrum requirements for television broadcasting in the European Union including the number of TV services, HDTV, interactive services, mobility requirements and the possible introduction of Ultra High Definition Television, Annex 2 6th November, 2012 Regional Regulatory Seminar on Transition to Digital Terrestrial Television Broadcasting and Digital Dividend for Europe, Budapest, Hungary

4 6th November, 2012 Regional Regulatory Seminar on Transition to Digital Terrestrial Television Broadcasting and Digital Dividend for Europe, Budapest, Hungary „SD content appear comparatively inferior in terms of quality” „strong demand for HDTV in the EU” „HDTV technology has become the norm in homes” „consumers are more and more equipped with full HD TV sets” „In order to continue to provide a competitive and attractive DTT platform, DTT services should be delivered to consumers in a full HD format (1080p). 3D should not have a significant impact on the overall DTT capacity requirement.” „4Kx2K UHDTV television broadcasting to the home may find acceptance with in-home television audiences” Source: RSPP Questionnaire on the long term spectrum requirements for television broadcasting in the European Union including the number of TV services, HDTV, interactive services, mobility requirements and the possible introduction of Ultra High Definition Television, Annex 2 Technological development in digital television

5 GE06 Digital Plan in the MHz Band for Hungary Without DD band 5(!) nationwide DVB-T multiplexes can be implemented in Hungary based on the GE06 Plan. 6th November, 2012 Regional Regulatory Seminar on Transition to Digital Terrestrial Television Broadcasting and Digital Dividend for Europe, Budapest, Hungary DVB-T, 64QAM, CR=¾, GI=¼ 22,39 Mbit/s 7MUX=156 Mbit/s 5MUX=112 Mbit/s:

6 GE06 Digital Plan in the MHz Band for Hungary MPEG4 ~ 50 SDTV (2Mbit/s) 15 HDTV (1080i -7Mbit/s) 10 full HDTV (1080p -11Mbit/s) 6th November, 2012 Regional Regulatory Seminar on Transition to Digital Terrestrial Television Broadcasting and Digital Dividend for Europe, Budapest, Hungary DVB-T 5MUX=112 Mbit/s „About 30 programmes needed to satisfy recipients to a 95 % extent” (Elmar Zilles, Federal Network Agency, Germany, Warsaw, 7 – 9 May 2012)

7 Possibilities for increasing the data capacity for digital television Using DVB-T system Modification of the current DVB-T system parameters Additional layers by modifying the GE06 Digital Plan Implementing DVB-T2 system Without modifying the GE06 Digital Plan Additional layers by modifying the GE06 Digital Plan 6th November, 2012 Regional Regulatory Seminar on Transition to Digital Terrestrial Television Broadcasting and Digital Dividend for Europe, Budapest, Hungary

8 Not a practical solution Using DVB-T system Modification of the current DVB-T system parameters Additional layers by modifying the GE06 Digital Plan 6th November, 2012 Regional Regulatory Seminar on Transition to Digital Terrestrial Television Broadcasting and Digital Dividend for Europe, Budapest, Hungary Bit Rate (Mbit/s) ModulationCode RateGI/TU =1/4GI/TU =1/8GI/TU =1/16GI/TU =1/32 64-QAM1/214,9316,5917,5618,10 64-QAM2/319,9122,1223,4224,13 64-QAM3/422,3924,8826,3527,14 64-QAM5/624,8827,6529,2730,16 64-QAM7/826,1329,0330,7431,67 Possibilities for increasing the data capacity for digital television

9 Using DVB-T system Modification of the current DVB-T system parameters Additional layers by modifying the GE06 Digital Plan 6th November, 2012 Regional Regulatory Seminar on Transition to Digital Terrestrial Television Broadcasting and Digital Dividend for Europe, Budapest, Hungary 1. Revision of the GE06 Digital Plan – New conference 119 countries are affected ST61 - RRC06 : 45 years between the two conferences. 3-4 years necessary for the preparation Not a realistic solution Possibilities for increasing the data capacity for digital television 2. Modification of the GE06 Plan based on Article 4

10 6th November, 2012 Regional Regulatory Seminar on Transition to Digital Terrestrial Television Broadcasting and Digital Dividend for Europe, Budapest, Hungary Modification of the GE06 Plan based on Article 4 Planning exercise 1 for Hungary Interfering field strength Coverage area for portable outdoor The GE06 Plan uses the MHz band with high spectrum efficiency No chance for replacing many „lost channels above 60” with new ones Possible solution: extension of GE06 allotments for the neighbouring ones System: DVB-T Channel: 46 Modulation: 64QAM Code Rate: 3/4 GI/TU: ¼ Reception mode: PO

11 Extension of GE06 allotments – Planning Exercise 2 completing 6 DVB-T layers 6th November, 2012 Regional Regulatory Seminar on Transition to Digital Terrestrial Television Broadcasting and Digital Dividend for Europe, Budapest, Hungary Steps: 1. Draft plan based on GE06 allotment plan 2. Negotiation, modifications, 3. Negotiation, modifications, x. Agreement on the draft plan with the neighbours x+1.. Planning of the transmitters ’parameters x+2. Compatibility analysis with the GE06 Plan entries n-1. Negotiation, modifications, negotiation, ….. n. Agreement on the parameters The negotiations are ongoing

12 6th November, 2012 Regional Regulatory Seminar on Transition to Digital Terrestrial Television Broadcasting and Digital Dividend for Europe, Budapest, Hungary System: DVB-T Channel: 26 Modulation: 64QAM Code Rate: 3/4 GI/TU: ¼ Reception mode: PO Extension of GE06 allotments – Planning Exercise 2– planning of parameters Interfering field strength Coverage area for portable outdoor

13 Implementation of DVB-T2 system Implementing DVB-T2 system Without modifying the GE06 Digital Plan Additional layers by modifying the GE06 Digital Plan 6th November, 2012 Regional Regulatory Seminar on Transition to Digital Terrestrial Television Broadcasting and Digital Dividend for Europe, Budapest, Hungary Several GE06 countries have already decided on the introduction of DVB-T2 (source: DVB Fact Sheet - September 2012:

14 Main features of DVB-T2 system from network planning point of view: IFFT 16k and 32k GI MAX: ¼ (16k) and 19/128 (32k) Q delayed IQ modulation Modified error correction methods (BCH and LDPC) The size of DVB-T2 SFN areas are limited by the compatibility with the GE06 Plan entries of neighbouring countries 6th November, 2012 Regional Regulatory Seminar on Transition to Digital Terrestrial Television Broadcasting and Digital Dividend for Europe, Budapest, Hungary less self-interference Bigger coverage More robust network Longer guard interval (448 μs and 532 μs, km) Decrease in C/N Implementation of DVB-T2 system

15 Implementing DVB-T2 system Without modifying the GE06 Digital Plan Additional layers by modifying the GE06 Digital Plan 6th November, 2012 Regional Regulatory Seminar on Transition to Digital Terrestrial Television Broadcasting and Digital Dividend for Europe, Budapest, Hungary GI/TU 1/1281/321/1619/2561/819/1281/4 FFT GI [μs] 32k NA 16k k , GI/TU 1/1281/321/1619/2561/819/1281/4 ModulationCode RateBit Rate[Mbit/s] 64-QAM 1/ / / / / / QAM 1/ / / / / / Data capacity can increase significantly by implementation of DVB-T2 system supposing the same coverage and reception 5MUX=5*30.5 Mbit/s 152Mbit/s Possibilities for increasing the data capacity by implementation of DVB-T2 system

16 6th November, 2012 Regional Regulatory Seminar on Transition to Digital Terrestrial Television Broadcasting and Digital Dividend for Europe, Budapest, Hungary Note: Calculations are based on „Rough estimate of average DTT bitrates for different formats&coding technologies over next years”, RSPP Questionnaire on the long term spectrum requirements for television broadcasting in the European Union including the number of TV services, HDTV, interactive services, mobility requirements and the possible introduction of Ultra High Definition Television, Annex 2 HEVC from full HDTV (9Mbit/s) 5 UHDTV (4k - 21Mbit/s) HEVC from full HDTV (6Mbit/s?) 10 UHDTV (4k -12 Mbit/s?) DVB-T2, 64QAM, CR=¾, GI=1/16, 32k 5MUX=152 Mbit/s MPEG4 20 HDTV (1080i -7Mbit/s) 10 full HDTV (1080p -11Mbit/s) „About 30 programmes needed to satisfy recipients to a 95 % extent” Possibilities for increasing the data capacity by implementation of DVB-T2 system

17 GI/TU 1/1281/321/1619/2561/819/1281/4 FFT GI [μs] 32k NA 16k k , Possibility of larger SFN areas Reallocation of the layers are necessary 6th November, 2012 Regional Regulatory Seminar on Transition to Digital Terrestrial Television Broadcasting and Digital Dividend for Europe, Budapest, Hungary GI/TU 1/1281/321/1619/2561/819/1281/4 Modulation Code RateBit Rate [Mbit/s] 64-QAM 1/ / / / / / QAM 1/ / / / / / Implementing DVB-T2 system Without modifying the GE06 Digital Plan Additional layers by modifying the GE06 Digital Plan Possibility of 2-3? additional layers by implementing DVB-T2 system Modification of the GE06 Plan implementing DVB-T2 – planning exercise 3

18 Extension of GE06 allotments for creating larger SFN areas 6th November, 2012 Regional Regulatory Seminar on Transition to Digital Terrestrial Television Broadcasting and Digital Dividend for Europe, Budapest, Hungary d max (between Txs) =~134 km Modification of the GE06 Plan implementing DVB-T2 – planning exercise 3

19 6th November, 2012 Regional Regulatory Seminar on Transition to Digital Terrestrial Television Broadcasting and Digital Dividend for Europe, Budapest, Hungary Self-interference is not significant within the targeted area Planning Exercise 3– planning of parameters System: DVB-T2 Channel: 32 Modulation: 64QAM Code Rate: ¾ FFT: 32k GI/TU:1/8 Reception mode: PO

20 6th November, 2012 Regional Regulatory Seminar on Transition to Digital Terrestrial Television Broadcasting and Digital Dividend for Europe, Budapest, Hungary Note: Calculations are based on „Rough estimate of average DTT bitrates for different formats&coding technologies over next years”, RSPP Questionnaire on the long term spectrum requirements for television broadcasting in the European Union including the number of TV services, HDTV, interactive services, mobility requirements and the possible introduction of Ultra High Definition Television, Annex 2 HEVC from full HDTV (9Mbit/s) 7 UHDTV (4k - 21Mbit/s) HEVC from full HDTV (6Mbit/s?) 14 UHDTV (4k -12 Mbit/s?) DVB-T2, 64QAM, CR=¾, GI=1/8, 32k 7MUX=7*28,8=201 Mbit/s MPEG4 28HDTV (1080i -7Mbit/s) 14 full HDTV (1080p -11Mbit/s) „About 30 programmes needed to satisfy recipients to a 95 % extent” Modification of the GE06 Plan implementing DVB-T2 – planning exercise 3

21 Summary 6th November, 2012 Regional Regulatory Seminar on Transition to Digital Terrestrial Television Broadcasting and Digital Dividend for Europe, Budapest, Hungary Introduction of DVB-T2 can be possible without modifying the GE06 Plan (taking into consideration some constrains for given system parameters) same number of layers, higher bit rate/MUX Modification of the GE06 Plan based on allotment extension can be possible in limited cases additional layers, same bit rate/MUX Modification of the GE06 Plan based on allotment extension and implementing DVB-T2 system can be possible in limited cases additional layers, higher bit rate/MUX

22 Thank you for your attention! 6th November, 2012 Regional Regulatory Seminar on Transition to Digital Terrestrial Television Broadcasting and Digital Dividend for Europe, Budapest, Hungary