KENTAVR DVB-H Trial
GENERAL INFORMATION
LOCATION
Moscow, Russian Federation
PARTICIPATING COMPANIES
LLC KENTAVR
CONTACT
DVasiliev@kentavr.tv phone
+7 495 988 7055
DURATION
2008-2009
AIMS & OBJECTIVES
On-going test broadcasts in Moscow
BUSINESS MODEL
Free-to-air during trial
USERS
Approximately 50 users - staff of KENTAVR
SERVICE CONTENT
9 TV channels - news, sport, music, entertainment.
TARIFFS / PRICING
n/a
TECHNICAL INFORMATION
TRANSMITTERS
Moscow: 1 Transmiter - 1 KWatts, 10 Transmiters - 100 Watts, 15 GAP fillers - 100 Watts are covering the 85% of Moscow area.
BROADCAST BAND AND FREQUENCY
UHF - SFN
DVB-H PARAMETERS
QPSK, 8k, MPE-FEC, Timeslice
AMOUNT OF BANDWIDTH USED FOR DVB-H
8MHz - no hierarchical modulation
AUDIO & VIDEO FORMAT
H.264 / MPEG-4
INTERACTIVITY PLATFORM
Thomson SmartVision
CONDITIONAL ACCESS / DRM TYPE AND PROVIDER
CAS Irdeto Pisys
HEADEND EQUIPMENT
Thomson Headend: Satellite Reception System (9+1) IRDs - GRAPHITE II ; SDI Routing System - Concerto 64 Matrix; (8+1) Encoding & Scrambling Subsystem - Argos encoders; OPAL I. Thomson GV K2 Playout System.
RECEIVER / TERMINAL EQUIPMENT
INVIX, Samsung - now testing.
Information correct as of 04/03/2009
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