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国际卫星电视
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全球数字电视杂志 IIIIIIIIII 02-03/2010
中国制造
#215
长虹的超大规模生产
创维的质量管理专家
九洲出产数字地面电视
斯威克-选择来自四川的天线
见证一个新的机顶盒制造商的诞
生:深圳科技开发股份有限公司
测试报告
02-03/2010
Trimax SM-3500
新品:具有电视和频谱功能的卫星测试仪
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TELE-satellite Magazine 本期《国际卫星电视》将聚焦中国。我们从一开始就在问我们自己这样一个问
PO Box 1234 题:所有的这些接收机都是哪儿来的。直到几年前,因为很多制造商还都分布
85766 Munich-Ufg 在很多不同的国家,这个问题的答案仍然不很明朗。但是在今天,问题的答案
GERMANY/EUROPA UNION 已经很清楚了,大多数接收机的原产地就是中国。甚至即便是一些特别的型号
或者特别的品牌,其中的一些元器件也差不多都在中国生产。
主编
Alexander Wiese
alex@TELE-satellite.com
一大批拥有卫星相关业务的公司在中国成
立,这意味着运输环节的开销降低到了最
用 21 种文字出版 低限度,生产接收机所需的所有部件和服
TELE-satellite Medien GmbH 务都是现成的。不用说,这样的一批公司
Aschheimer Weg 19 将和磁铁一样吸引更多新的制造商和高科
85774 Unterfoehring 技公司,所有的这一切都能够提供顶级的
GERMANY/EUROPA UNION
品质和低廉的价格。毕竟这不是某一个公
设计
司就能定下的调子,而是取决于大量的竞
Németi Barna Attila 争的生产商们。
国际广告 让我们在价格问题上自习思考一会儿:大
www.TELE-satellite.com/ads/ 多数中国制造商都是基于OEM(原始设
备制造商)模式的,这意味着他们为既有
印刷
的品牌、贸易公司或节目提供商生产接收
Litografia Rosés
机。从制造商的角度看,这似乎有很大的
08850 Gavà
SPAIN/EUROPA UNION 意义,他们仅仅需要为少数大客户生产某
一领域的产品。然而,这听上去近乎于完
版权所有 美的安排在经济增长开始减缓的时候却又
© 2010 by TELE-satellite 很快成为这些制造商脖子上的枷锁。如果
制造商仅靠少量客户来得以维持,他们将不得不面对降低价格、减少订单和降
ISSN 1869-750X 低生产能力这一系列窘境。
如果你能够建立自己的品牌,并独立于客户,你就能避免这种困境。因为你需
要你自己的品牌在全球范围内能够决定战略、产品和市场。很多中国的制造厂
商发现他们此刻正处在从依赖于别人的OEM制造商到独立品牌的过渡阶段。有
些厂商已经达到了这个目标,而其他厂商仍在征途之上。
这就是我们拜访中国的一些大制造商的原因。在国际市场上增加自信,同时也
意味着生产商在其产品上要直接面对卖家。在产品的面板上印上的不再是第三
方的商标,取而代之的是生产商自己的名字。生产商要独自对承担责任,因此
他们没有任何借口提供有瑕疵的产品。
不要有任何疑问:在对中国制造商的访问中,我们非常注重质量保证。当您在
阅读后面几页的关于这些公司的报道时您可以发现这些。质量和价格是这些制
造商们敞开大门,使得自己品牌得以认同的两个属性。这一发展也将推动贸
易,因为市场上的竞争的自有品牌是会对市场的期待和需求拥有感觉的。作为
回报,这样的制造商更能够为大客户提供完美的定制产品。
鲜为人知的原始设备制造商们正在走向舞台的中心——这是一个多么聪明的举
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的《国际卫星电视》。 《国际卫星电视》用
全世界22种语言出版发行。
TRIMAX SM-3500
Satellite Meter with
TV and Spectrum .............. 18
TECHNOMATE LNB
Multiple Output LNB .......... 30
JIUZHOU DVE-4Q
Professional Satellite Encoder............. 40
Company Report:
DTT at JIUZHOU, China ....................10
Company Overview:
Best Satellite Companies
Company Report: News: Satellites Transmissions ....... 108
of the World....................................46
Receiver Manufacturer
SKYWORTH, China ...........................84 News: IPTV & Cable ...................... 110
Company Report:
Receiver and TV Manufacturer
CHANGHONG, China ........................50 Company Report: News: Digital Terrestrial Television .. 114
Satellite Dealer COWMIX
Company Report: in Arizona/USA ................................96 News: HDTV Programmes .............. 118
Satellite Receiver Manufacturer
KAIFA, China ..................................62 DXer Report: World DTT Chart ......................... 122
Satellite Reception Station India ...... 100
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九洲电器制造的地面
接收机
相信我们的读者都非常熟悉九洲电器,您可以参考2007年2月到3月间出
版的《国际卫星电视》。在2008年九洲电器迎来了他们的50年华诞,同
时,他们也迁入了新的九洲电器大楼(参见2008年2月到3月间出版的《国际
卫星电视》)。在2009年9月,当深圳地铁1号线延伸之后,九洲电器更靠近了其中一个地
铁站。到地铁站仅仅5分钟的步行非常符合“高科技园区”的美誉。
■ 九洲电器大厦座落
在中国中国南部深圳
南山高 科 技 园区,
这里可以直通香港。
公司的经理和高级客
户经常在楼下的雨花
西餐厅坐下来吃点东
西。
Zhang Enyong告诉我们新近发生了什
么: “几年前九洲电器开始生产本地电
视机顶盒,而就在最近,我们也投产了
面向拉丁美洲市场的ISDB-T机顶盒。”自
从2008年初九洲就已经开始跨入本地
DM B-TH的市场。研发团队经理Z ha n g
Enyong告诉我们: “我们的研发团队正
在努力开发一种同时具备DVB-T和DVB-
C功能的接收机,这种型号的接收机将
在2010年初上市。”
他们所生产的接收机大约50 % 采用
DVBT标准,35%采用美国的ATSC标准,其
余的15%采用拉丁美洲的ISDB-T标准。
■ Zhang Enyong是研发部门的经历,他正在向我们展示最新的九洲牌机顶盒彩页。
销售团队经理Huang We向我们介绍
道:“从2010年到2011年,我们期望每年
增加20%的DVB-T机顶盒销量。”就在此
时,标准清晰度机顶盒扮演了销量的主
力军,即60%, “然而在2011年我们将会
看到变化:高清晰度机顶盒将会占到接
收机销售总量60%的份额,而标准清晰度
机顶盒的销售量将下滑至40%。”
■ 市场销售助理Zoe Liu向我们展示最新
的DVB-T2系列产品。
当然,我们对九洲电器的所有新鲜事
都比较八卦。“我们刚刚开始了DVB-T2
PVR接收机的研制工作”,研发小组经理
Zhang Enyong向我们揭示道,
“我们也
正在开发一种具备双调谐器的型号,这
种型号将在2010年中期上市。”
这种产品将无疑将制造一个轰动,
如 此 之小的电 视 玩 起 来 将 会 很 有 意
思。 “这个产品将在2010年中期面世”,
Zhang Enyong解释道。
Zhang Enyong带领了一个由100名工
程师组成的团队。 “他们中的大约50名专
攻数字地面电视”,Zhang Enyong解释
道。我们已经等不及看到所有即将面世
的那些很有意思的九洲电器的产品了!
■ Huang
Wei负责整个销售团队(背景)。
任何人要是向九洲电器订购产品的话,都
会通过在这里工作的40名工作人员之一来
下订单。
■ 来自国际市场部的阎晋媛正在向我们展示具备DVB-T天线的移动电视实验产品。
Trimax SM-3500
轻巧的设备引爆强大的功能
在我们近几个月的《国际卫星电视》上您可能已经注意到如雨 包装中还包括墙上插座用
的充电器和12V的车载充电
后春笋般出现的小型、便携、廉价的数字寻星仪已经成为了一
器、供其与PC连接的电缆、音
种趋势。我们只需回首屈指可数的几年前我们记忆中的那些 视频线、吊带、英文手册CD和
大而笨重的设备往往都挂着一般私人用户难以接受的价格标 连接信号线到设备的F头适配
签。再想一想一辆小型二手车给你的印象。 器。
总体说来,DM-3500的做工
在最 近几期杂志中,我们 排布在Trimax SM-3500的底 OK键被放在了右上角来配合 完美无缺,并且其使用手册设
已经介绍过了一些具有代表 端。具体地说,有电源输入、 控制布局。 计得非常到位,并且给出了使
性的、新型的、轻巧的新的一 音视频输出和为与电脑连接 用这个新的Trimax寻星仪工
代寻星仪。这一次我们将请 的USB接口。 我们特别欣赏所有按钮的 作时可能遇到的一些问题的
您关注这款新的Trimax SM- 触感,力回馈刚刚好而不必用 答案。
3500,我们将全面检阅其各项 高分辨率的3.5寸显示屏被 力按压。即使使用着带有透明
功能。 外部的软皮套保护着,凭借它 保护膜的外壳时,所有的操作
的大尺寸,我们可以方便地阅 也轻而易举,并且在此同时还 日常使用
这个 装 在 结 实 的 布 袋 子 读屏幕上的信息。紧靠显示屏 能够防止灰尘、溅水或者其他
里的新家伙仅有半块砖的大 下方的是可访问SM-3500所有 的伤害。所有的按钮都被巧妙 当这个设备第一次打开时,
小,却不及半块砖的重量。半 功能和特性的29个按钮。 地排列并明确地标示了。 显示屏显示主菜单。此外,所
公斤的重量将使其成为当今 有五个彩色LED在最初启动过
市面上最轻的寻星仪之一, 其中四个按钮被设计成为 借助能够用来频繁访问使 程期间点亮。
特别是这个数字还包括了电 功能键,居于屏幕下方。另外 用模式和功能的那12个功能
池组的重量。在寻星仪的顶 八个也被作为功能键被放置 键,这个寻星仪不仅使 用简 这些LED位于上下两侧的功
端,一个F头可以用于信号的 在右下方。一个数字键盘和 单,而且用起来也很快捷。该 能键之间,指示其内部的电池
输入,而所有其他外部接口都 十字光标键以及居于其中的 设备还带有一个这样板,可以 组是否已经充电、转发器是否
粘在寻星仪上,这样,即便是 可读并且锁定、13V或者18V电
在中午时分,您也可以在阳光 压供给情况、以及22kHz信号
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Czech Česky www.TELE-satellite.com/TELE-satellite-1003/ces/trimax.pdf 在显示方面,我们非常欣赏 这样,您总是能够对于寻星
German Deutsch www.TELE-satellite.com/TELE-satellite-1003/deu/trimax.pdf
English English www.TELE-satellite.com/TELE-satellite-1003/eng/trimax.pdf 仪的工作状态一目了然,这便
Spanish Español www.TELE-satellite.com/TELE-satellite-1003/esp/trimax.pdf 生产者为我们提供了如此高
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French Français www.TELE-satellite.com/TELE-satellite-1003/fra/trimax.pdf 亮度、清晰的Trimax显示屏, 是这款寻星仪让诸多其他同
Hebrew עברית www.TELE-satellite.com/TELE-satellite-1003/heb/trimax.pdf
Greek Ελληνικά www.TELE-satellite.com/TELE-satellite-1003/hel/trimax.pdf 类产品失去竞争力的特点。
Croatian Hrvatski www.TELE-satellite.com/TELE-satellite-1003/hrv/trimax.pdf 这在它的日常使用中将会证明
Italian Italiano www.TELE-satellite.com/TELE-satellite-1003/ita/trimax.pdf
Hungarian Magyar www.TELE-satellite.com/TELE-satellite-1003/mag/trimax.pdf 其优点。Trimax将SM-3500装
Mandarin 中文 www.TELE-satellite.com/TELE-satellite-1003/man/trimax.pdf
Dutch Nederlands www.TELE-satellite.com/TELE-satellite-1003/ned/trimax.pdf
在一个时尚的卡纸盒子中运 我们迫不及待 地使 用S M -
Polish Polski www.TELE-satellite.com/TELE-satellite-1003/pol/trimax.pdf
Portuguese Português www.TELE-satellite.com/TELE-satellite-1003/por/trimax.pdf
Romanian Românesc www.TELE-satellite.com/TELE-satellite-1003/rom/trimax.pdf 输,其包装盒像多仪器一样, 3500来重新调整我们编辑部
Russian Русский www.TELE-satellite.com/TELE-satellite-1003/rus/trimax.pdf
Swedish Svenska www.TELE-satellite.com/TELE-satellite-1003/sve/trimax.pdf 都有配合外形的泡沫塑料做 屋顶的120cm天线,我们不断
Turkish Türkçe www.TELE-satellite.com/TELE-satellite-1003/tur/trimax.pdf
Available online starting from 29 January 2010 保护。 变化设定,以首先满足本地需
之前所有找到的频道都存
储在了SM-3500的内部存储器
里面了。这些菜单项可以很方
便地被删除、移动或按照字
母或卫星排序。
这 款寻 星 仪 还 能 显 示 当
前 所 安 装 的 软件 的 版 本 ,
这让我们非常容易判断是否
需要对软件更新,而更新软
件可以从制造商的网站www.
trimaxtec.com来下载。
该SM3500附带提供了一个
全面的数据库用来与之卫星
和转发器参数。分布在欧洲、
亚洲和美洲的同步轨道上的
总共55颗卫星的转发器数据
都可以被检索到,这对于天
线校准提供了有力的帮助。
然 而 ,数 据 库 并 不 是 最
新 的 ,比 如 在 欧 洲 的 东 经 02-03/2010
Trimax SM-3500
19.2°的ASTRA和东经13°的 A well-balanced digital meter with
spectrum display and TV mode.
HOTBIRD这两颗最热门的卫星
的参数。我们还可以通过附
带的手动编辑功能编辑所有
转发器参数的功能,如果需要
借助所有的功能键,我们
可以轻而易举地改变极化和
波段,这意味着我们可以在
几秒钟内扫描所有的临时转
发器。此外,LNB的设置诸如
DiSEqC位置的设置可以通过
专用的功能键直接在频谱显
示模式上进行设定。
Dimension 9.5x15.5x4.5mm
些的显示器上显示OSD信号, 如果你正在寻找一款全功
Net weight 0.5kg
而且还能够让你将外部信号 能的小型寻星仪,这款将完全 Working temperature 0°C to +40°C
在完成了这些准备工作之
后,我打开了我的运行着乌
班图9.04的备用PC。我开始期
待这款卡能够被自动检测出
来。但是dmesg显示:不支持
(图1)。因此,看上去像是绑
定在乌班图9.04的默认版本
02-03/2010
NetUP Dual DVB-S2-CI
The best PC card we ever tested
(图2)Mercurial被安装
(图3)NetUP卡被成功检测出来
TECHNICAL
DATA
Manufacturer NetUP, Olof Palme Str. 1, Sect. 7, Moscow, Russia
Phone +7 495 510 1025 (ext 0) - general questions
+7 495 510 1025 (ext 1) - technical support
Fax +7 499 143 5521
Email info@netup.tv
Website www.netup.tv
Model NetUP Dual DVB-S2-CI
DiSEqC up to 2.0
Connectors 2xF
Software Linux
技术信息
(图5)几分钟后,菜单显示所有频道被已经收到
概览
4层PCB
双通用接口条件收视卡插槽
长PCI-E设计
元器件概况
1个STM STV 0900B——双解调器可以应对DVB-S、QPSK、
DVB-S2 QPSK、8PSK、16APSK(目前在欧洲和美国数字电视广
播系统中用到的所有标准);同样支持低电压(3.3V)
1个STM LNBH24——双LNB支持和控制;兼容DiSEqC 2.0回
馈信号及22kHz音频信号检测;支持未经滤波的DiSEqC信号
输出。
2个SCM Microsystems’ CIMaX SP2L——CI接口驱动
1个Conexant – PCI快速广播音/视频解码器,支持两组
(图6)NetUP卡的独特功能之一就是能够接收16APSK,通常用于一些广播
商,例如通过东经13度热鸟卫星从意大利播出的意大利电视1台高清频道 MPEG转发器流。
Technomate
的多输出型号
为满足更复杂安装条件的Ku波
段LNB
我们已经在之前出版的《国际卫星电视》中介绍了Technomate的
单输出LNB。我们曾非常高兴地得到了它们性能非常出色的这一
结论。然而Technomate还生产多输出LNB。他们同样出色吗?我
们拿到了它们的双输出、四输出、四输出(独立单频单极化)和八
02-03/2010
输出模块来进行评估。 TECHNOMATE
MULTIPLE OUTPUT LNBs
Excellent quality even topping our
reference LNB
双输出LNB是我们最先测试
的。TM-2是标准的双输出型号
(0.2dB),TM-2 SHG(高增益)
是这一产品的低噪声高增益输
出型号(0.1dB)。确实,各位读
者可以从图上看到高增益型号
的衰减为2dB,明显高出对照
组的标准型号的3dB。此外,高
增益型号还在对某些转发器(
并不是所有的转发器)的噪声
方面表现出来优越的性能。仅
仅在高频段水平极化下,标准
型TM-2会表现得稍微好那么
一点点。但是无论如何,所有
这两种型号都在双输出LNB领
域中拥有出色的表现。同样,
两个输出端仅有及其微小的差
别。
在结束了双输出LNB的测试
之后,我们开始了四输出LNB和
四输出(独立单频单极化)的
型号的测试。我们采用了与双
输出LNB相同的测试:与LNB增
益相关的信道功率和与LNB输
出端信号质量相关的误码率。
这一次,我们只测试了高增益
版本的TM-4(普通四输出)和
Application Example
SAT Launch Amplifier for 4 SAT-IF Signals
SBK 4415 NF
· to use with Quattro LNB
· to use if required as Inline Amplifier
60 m
Cable Cascadable Multiswitches (also stand-alone)
including wall fastening
SMS 4447 F
· for 4 subscribers
SMS 4447 / 8 F
· for 4 subscribers
· with 8 dB tap loss
ZSV 2 S
SMS 4487 F
· for 8 subscribers
SMS 4487 / 8 F
ZFR 75 DC · for 8 subscribers
· with 8 dB tap loss
最后是对八输出的测试。
我们采用了标准的TM-8和高
增益的TM-8进行测试。就像我
们所期望的那样,通过高增益
LNB所得到的信号要强一些。
但是所有的信号都比我们选
择的对照产品要略强一些。
同样,高增益型在信号质量上
面表现要优越。但是,需要重
申,所有的两个被测型号和我
们的参考产品上的差别都非常
小。
我们可以得到这样的一个结
论——Technomate的LNB是我
们实验室当中测试过的迄今
为止最棒的一款LNB。超高增
益型好也确实对信号的放大
起到了一定作用,特别是在连
接至多台接收机的时候,这款
型号将是一个不错的选择。
择这种型号。在同样的安装条件,但仅仅需 JacekTELE-satellite
Pawlowski Models Twins: TM-2 and TM-2 Super High Gain
Quad: TM-4 Super High Gain
要短电缆(10-20米)的条件下,标准版本的 Test Center
Poland Quattro: TM-4Q Super High Gain
LNB应当表现得同样出色。所有的模型都采 Octo: TM-8 and TM-8 Super High Gain
用F型接头。各个输出端所表现出来的差异非常细微。其 Input frequency 10.7~12.75 GHz
制造工艺确实非常精湛。 Output frequency 0.95~2.15 GHz
02-03/2010
SPAUN SVN 231 F
Excellent amplifier/combiner with
excellent specifications
作为一个卫星中频和地面
信号的放大器,SVN 231 F有
两个输入端:一个连接一只
LNB,另外一个连接地面电视
信号。对于LNB而言,Ku波段
的或者C波段的都没有问题。
这两种LNB的输出信号都落在
950-2150MHz的频率范围内。
而对于地面信号而言,它可以
连接单个电视天线或者多个
通过分支滤波器连接起来的
地面天线。
专家意见
+
在整个波段的增益非常平坦
卫星和地面信号的增益可调
为补偿线缆损耗而配备的可调均衡器
非常低的内部噪声 Jacek Pawlowski
TELE-satellite
实际性能与技术指标相符或超过技术指标 Test Center
Poland
低功耗
做工精良
可作为一个放大器/信号合成器(卫星+地面)使用或者
作为一个线上放大器使用
-
无
TECHNICAL
DATA
Manufacturer SPAUN Electronic, Byk-Gulden-Str. 22,
D-78224 Singen, Germany
Internet www.spaun.com
E-mail contact@spaun.com
Phone +49 - 7731 - 8673-0
Gain Terr. 20 dB
Level adjustment range 0…-10 dB
九洲 DVE-4Q
为数字电视前端提供的4通道
MPEG-2编码器
当我们在沉浸于观看数字电视的时候, 这就是MPEG-2编码器所扮 合于19′安装的典型专业设
演的角色。这些编码器都是 备。其前面板看上去朴实无
我们从来都曾不考虑信号是如何产生的。 一些拥有一个或更多模拟输 华,仅有LCD显示屏、电源、
入端口和一个用来输出传输 LED状态指示灯以及六个按
专业一些的的观众们可能知道最原始的 流的数字输出端口的盒子。 钮。但是,毕竟MPEG-2编码
将模拟转换成数字信号并不 器并不是一个令您可以将其
输入信号通常都是模拟形式的。这种模拟
像听上去这么简单。数字信 放置于你的电视柜里面来给
信号必须被转换成数字形式。实际上,一 号处理器有点类似于我们电 你的客人留下深刻印象的设
脑里面的微处理器,他们被 备。它是一台应该被安装在
个传输流可以携带好几路数字化的模拟 用来实时地对信号作出正确 前端站里,编好程序之后就
的转换。如果这一点做得不 不需要人看管的设备。
节目。之后,这个传输流将会被送到调制
正确,我们可能会遇到口型
器被调制成为DVB-S传输的QPSK信号、为 对不上的问题(音视频时间 后面板 揭示了DV E- 4 Q 实
的偏移已经足以让人类感官 际要承担的工作。四组音视
DVB-C传输的QAM信号或者为DVB-T传输的 察觉)或图像上的数字失真 频信号通过BNC接头输入,
(比如屏幕上突然出现马赛 我们在 卫 星电视 接 收 机 上
COFDM信号。相同的传输流可被应用到数 克,特别是在动态场景的时 可以得到相同类型的信号,
字卫星、有线电视或者地面电视。但是,如 候)。 但不一样的是 RCA插座。这
种 信号就 是模 拟视 频 和 模
何创建传输流呢? 九洲DV E- 4 Q 被设计成 适 拟立体声音频信号。仪器的
02-03/2010
Jiuzhou DVE- 4Q
Excellent MPEG -2 encoder for use
in local
cable or terrestrial networks
在整个测试过程中,DVE-
性能 4Q的工作无可挑剔。他可以
建立非常高质量的数字视频
为了检查DVE-4Q编码器的 和音频传输流,除非我们故
性能,我们将其连接在了一 意降低水平。
信号星座图显示我们所得到的信号非常干净(没有噪声) TECHNICAL
DATA
Manufacturer SICHUAN JIUZHOU ELECTRONIC TECHNOLOGY CO., Ltd.
专家意见 No. 16, Yuejin Road, Mianyang, Sichuan Province, China
+ Web www.jiuzhoutech.com/
Model DVE-4Q
码器——特别适用于本地有线电视或者地面
Function 4-Channel MPEG-2 Encoder
电视网。对于PAL和NTSC制式的标准清晰度信 Jacek Pawlowski Video input (CVBS) Level 1.0Vp-p, 75ohm, BNC connector
号,它都可以从容应对。每一种符合分辨率、 TELE-satellite
Test Center Audio input Level 2.0Vp-p, 600ohm, BNC connector
Poland
量化率和者音频输出的比特率都符合DVB标
Output standard ASI
准并且支持通道和复用比特率的轻松设定。 Output level 800mV±10%
- Output bitrate
Video coding
1~100Mbps tunable ( each channel 1~15Mbps tunable)
Complying to ISO11172 and ISO13818 (MPEG-2), 4:2:0 MP@ML
是用于卫星转播的传输流通常需要比DVE-4Q目前拥有的
Audio coding MPEG-1 Lay II, CD audio quality
模式更多选择,例如:频道名或者节目名。因此,如果要将 Dimensions 44mmx480mmx320mm
这款编码器作为一个全功能的卫星前端来使用,其输出就 Temperature 0~+50°C (Operating), -20~+70°C(Storage)
必须在送到QPSK调制器之前再做以数字化处理。 Power supply 220VAC±10%, 50~60Hz, 30W
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保障和创新理念源自长
虹制造
总部坐落在中国西南四川省绵阳市、距离省会成都市大约130千米的长虹集团是
中国最大的接收器制造商之一。之所以该公司能够栖身于世界最重要的数码产品
公司的行列,不仅仅是因为其每年量产数以百万计的卫星电视接收机和地面电视接收
机,而且他们还生产出相同数量的平板电视。
■ 数字电视生产商长虹集团的总部设在一个拥有
60万居民的城市——绵阳。照片中居中的建筑是
行政大楼,左侧的那座楼顶上有很多卫星天线的
建筑是开发中心。居于背景并延伸到照片左侧的
是长虹集团的超过2平方千米的生产厂房。
事实上,这块地方包括了为其几个团队
的研发工程师们和软件工程师们准备的
一个专门的场所。在入口大厅的旁边,就
是一个巨大的、收集了所有主流的电子杂
志和专业期刊的图书馆。工程师们可以
在他们工作的时候随意翻阅任何期刊。
长虹甚至和两家主要芯片制造商设立
■ Janet
Zhang 负责和客户进行技术方面的
沟通。她手中正拿着最近出版的《国际卫星电
视》。 她正站在开发部门楼顶上的很多卫星天
线的前面。建筑的另一侧也有很多卫星天线
■ 长虹生产厂房的一隅。从背景可以看到长虹的职工宿舍。
毋需多言,一个世界级的制造商不会仅
仅止步于生产。顶尖的产品必须具备大量
的安全要求和标准,而所有的这一切都藉
由生产过程中间的检查工作和生产结束
后的检验工作来确认。这种每天都需要进
行的测试需要的不仅仅是生产技术的专
门知识,因此找到长虹如何处理这个问题
的方法是一件很有意思的事情。 们揭示到。总共六位工程师在这个实验室 我们的启示是:他如何评 价公司的未
工作。他们从事产品生产前的检测和产品 来?“今后的几年当中我们将看到本地数
为了找到答案,我们来到了一楼硬件测 的样品是否负责安全标准的检测。由此可 字电视接收机市场会显著上升,因为几乎
试经理Wang Xiao Bo工作的地方。他负 见,在长虹,质量检测和质量保证是生产 所有的国家都处在将其本地广播从模拟
责多种测量设备并且非常自豪地请我们 过程中行之有效的一环。然而,对于其销 过渡到数字化的阶段。”
注意那台测试发射机: “我们能够发出 售状况,我们仍尚不了解。
DVB-S,DVB-S2,DVB-C,当然也包括中国的 长虹已经完全有能力占领这一政府驱
DMB-T和ABS-S信号。凭借特殊的软件,我 海外销售经理Richard Cheng Li告诉 动下的市场,因为他同时生产电视机和数
们甚至还能为了测试目的而生成ISDB-T信 我们一些细节: “我们每年生产大约一千 字电视机顶盒这两种产品,并且这两种产
号。”当前在生产过程中的一些产品会被 万部多媒体设备,大多数是电视机,以及 品将在今后几年取得真正的繁荣。
抽样并送到测试实验室来进行测试以确 三百到四百万台接收机。其中70%的接收
定其是否符合技术标准。 机和80%的多媒体设备在中国销售,其余 目前,长 虹 正在 努力提高 其 市场定
的都出口了。” 位: “我们参加了所有主要的专业展览
技术规格方面,长虹是否真的检测其产 会,”Richard Chen Li对我们说道,
品符合所有的安全要求呢?我们驱车前 而这正是我们所寻找的一个非常绝妙 并罗列出了下面的一些 例子:德国的
往在长虹大厂另一端的、几英里以外的一 的一点:长虹的生产基地并不是那种非常 IFA, 荷兰的IBC,俄罗斯的CSTB,迪拜
个地方。一个电磁兼容试验室赫然耸立在 理想的、坐落在沿海拥有各种港口可以将 的CABSAT,印度的Convergence,新加坡的
公司的员工宿舍后面、调度中心旁边的地 其产品运送到世界任何角落的地方。 “然 BroadcastAsia,以及巴西的Broadcast &
方。 而,我们找到了一种解决方案,”Richard Cable。长虹已经走过了很长的一段路。
Chen Li透露。
“与其试图出口产品,我们 目前,该公司拥有使用所有能够用到的、
You Meng是实验室的经理。他给我们 决定将我们的生产放到国外去。” 拥有最新技术的顶尖的生产设备。更重要
展示了挂在墙上的一张证书: “我们的测 的是,将每件事情都试着做到最好的这
量实验室在2008年取得了美国联邦通信 今天,长虹集团所运营的生产工厂遍及 种精神更进一步地增加了长虹的整体实
委员会的认证。”顺便说一句,令人惊讶的 了捷克共和国、印度尼西亚、澳大利亚以 力。
是这个电磁兼容试验室拥有具备尖端技 及独联体国家。在巴西、迪拜和印度,长
术的专业测试系统。辐射测试是在一个 虹运营着装配厂和销售办事处。所有的 聚焦在接收机和电视机使该公司在今
9×6米的金属包围的大厅中进行的。四个 这些都对该公司的拓展计划起到了一个 后几年中的数字化和高清电视浪潮中始
小一点的房间可以进行电磁干扰测试和 令人印象深刻的证明。 终航行在正确的轨道上,而这一切将最终
其他测试。 “这个测量实验室意味着一笔 导致长虹会站在一个令全球主要竞争对
超过100万美元的投资,”You Ming向我 另外的一个来自于Richard Cheng Li给 手都垂涎不已的一个位置上。
■ 在一台专业的罗德与施瓦茨公司制造的测试仪器前面
的Wang Xiao Bo是长虹硬件测试中心的经理。他非常
骄傲地列举了一些可供他的员工使用的仪器: “我们使
用罗德与施瓦茨公司制造的SFE广播电视测试信号发生
器、泰克制造的DDS200和VM700T系统和两个DVT200单
元、可变MPEG-2发生器和VM6000视频测量系统和其他
顶尖级的系统。”
■ 两 位 工作人 员正
在测试 从当前生
产线抽取下来的样
品。
■ 一位软件测试中心
的员工正在绞尽脑汁
地对付软件中的一个
小错误。这看上去一
定是为了确保软件按
时发布而努力。
■ 图上的三个建筑分别是电磁兼容试
验室、视频检测大楼和音频检测大
楼。
■ 电磁兼容测试实验室的
经理You Meng让我们注
意看墙上的那张美国联邦
通信委员会的证书。这个
文件认证了长虹电磁兼容
测试中心拥有颁发测试认
证的资格。右侧的第二个
文件是国际电磁兼容实验
室集团中国分部颁发的证
书。
■ 在被金属完全包围的辐射室里,You Meng正在调整发射
天线。“我们现在所在的这个地方能够检测到最高3GHz频
率的辐射。”You Meng解释道。这套装备不仅仅用来评估
不同电子设备所发出的辐射的强度,而且还用来检查其是
否低于允许的最大强度。在这张照片中,一台电视机被置
于能够使设备的任何方向都能对准天线的转台上,目的
是为了找出电磁辐射是从被测设备哪一个位置泄露出来
的。
“检测在三米以外的距离进行。”You Meng解释道相关
的标准。顺便说一句,这套测试实验室是德国Albatross公
司设计并建造的。
■ 欧洲标准比其他各国的标准都要更加严格。这个房
间是测试接收机是否符合EN55020这一欧洲标准的。
SMT Production
■ 就在生产区的某个角落,欧洲区销售经理
Zhou Bo带领我们走进这座大楼。
■ 在大楼的第六层,SMT经理Yeng
Fei不仅负责29条SMT生产线,他还
管理着两班倒的400名员工。“我
们的机器必须不停地运行,”Yeng
Fei强调道。
“这就是为什么我们安
排两个班,每班工作12个小时然后
休息两天的缘故。”
■ NEC联合实验室的照片,20名工程师在这
里工作。
■ WangYong Sheng是NEC联合实验室的经
理。他正在这里和NEC的工程师共同讨论关
于EMMA3芯片的一个新任务。这个芯片应用
于高清晰电视。
ST Joint Laboratory
■ 总 共 3 0 名长 虹 和 意 法 半 导 体 的 工 程 师 们 为了未 来
STI7101芯片和STI7105芯片的开发而合作。他们同样在高清
晰电视方面使用高通公司的芯片。
■ 图片背景是大约46名长虹硬件工程师。左前
方是软件联合实验室的经理Zhang Lei Ming,
他右侧是硬件部门的经理Zhou Jun。
一个新的接收机制造商的诞生
中国的深科技开始投产
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■ 坐落在深圳的深科技管理大楼
就在这期《国际卫星电视》出版的时候,深科技已然成为了又一家卫星接收机
制造商。当我们造访他们的时候他们刚刚完成组装线的安装并开始试运行。
深科技何许人也?到底是什么原因致使这家公司投入了卫星电视接收机的制
造商的行列?
这家公司所生产出的第一件产品是硬
盘磁头。从1995年起,该公司开始生产电
能表。今天,生产总量高达5百万的电能
表中一部分出口到印度。 “我们为印度市
场生产一种防止篡改窃电的电能表”,
■ 生产大楼一瞥
Lidya Jin解释道。深科技同样向意大利
的电子设备公司ENEL出口电能表。这些
电能表都是根据客户要求特别设计的。
直至今日,深科技已经向意大利出口了大
约1千7百万只这种电能表。
深科技同时又是硬盘盘芯、收银机、
多媒体播放器、投影仪、线路板、DRAM模
块、U盘乃至手机的生产商。但是,这些
产品的大多数并没有印着深科技的名
字,取而代之的是这些产品都印着订货
的商家的商标。深科技将他们自己摆在
电子产品制造服务提供商的位置上。他
们的客户大多是一些像希捷和三星这样
的国际知名公司。
深科技拥有8000名员工,2008年的销
售额是20亿元。深科技的最大股东是
1999年在香港股票交易所上市的长城
工业公司。长城工业公司又隶属于中国
100强企业之一的、中国最大的IT公司、
在2008年的销售额大约是100亿美元的
中国电子集团。
深 科 技在两个 地点运营:主要部分
在深 圳 运营,拥 有610 0名员工,占地
80,000平方米。另外一个地点设在长江
三角洲的苏州,拥有2100名员工,占地
14,800平方米,主要为三星笔记本电脑和
希捷硬盘制作线路板。
■ 这个模型是在深科技入口大厅一进门就能看到的:管理大楼和生产线在左侧,右
边的是生产大楼,在其后的是职工宿舍。这些员工来自中国几乎所有的省份,公司对
深科技是世界第二大硬盘驱动器磁头
这些员工给予了力所能及的帮助。当员工们结婚了,他们可以搬出单身宿舍,然后可 组制造商,占领了全球市场份额的10%。
以搬到公司为他们新建的单元房去居住。颜杰对深科技公司所给予员工的福利感到
非常骄傲。
215名工程师在其研发部门工作,100名工
程师从事质量保障工作,而其系统的管
很自然地,我们很快地创建了一个全新
的卫星接收机生产厂。但是,当然这也并
不限制在这一位客户。颜杰解释道,“我
们目前正在和另外一家将在东南亚地区
成为最大卫星直播商的公司进行洽谈,
同事,我们也正等待着开始和第三家客
户进行接洽。”
深科技的生产能力如何呢?GuangYun
Z h u是他们的卫 星电视接收机生产经
理。他对我们说, “现在我们的生产设备
每年能够生产500万台接收机。”
当我们参观制造工厂时,我们可以清
楚地看到为什么深科技在电子制造服务
的领域里定位在如此之高的位置:每一
件东西都被严格地整理起来,而所有机
器都是最先进的。
像三星这样的世界级的工厂永远把质
量保障放在优先考虑的位置,这是众所
周知的。这当然也成为了深科技迈向卫
星市场的最重要的一个理念。
■ 市场部经理颜洁正在向我们展示他们制造的第一台卫
星电视接收机模型。这将成为他们为印度卫星直播电视
商所生产的接收机。颜杰正站在一面有中国前国家主席
江泽民题词的墙的前面。
■ 深科技生产的部分产品:最左面的是电能表,中
间的是硬盘里的元器件,最右边的是硬盘的磁头阵
列。
■ Zico是深科技的一位重要的、极具经验的工程师。他正在向我们展示老化
室。他解释道,“产品将在这里70摄氏度的环境下呆上一个礼拜。”在可靠性
试验室中,五个这样的老化室正在使用中。
■ 一位工程师正在浪涌模
拟测试仪前面工作。
■强 度 测 试 正 在 这 里 进
行。
■ 辐射室:一名员工正在为产品的电磁辐射实验做准
备。
■ 这个测试台位于生产线
的右侧。一名员工正在对
一 台卫 星电视 接 收 机 的
线路板进行测试。在正常
生产时,他们将在不久以
后的正常生产中检测每一
块通过这个测试台的线路
板。
■ 在这里,我们必须戴上塑料鞋套并换上蓝色罩衫。
我们所看到的这位是工程师Deng。他在深科技已经
工作五年了,他也是对这些设备极富经验的工程师之
一。他向我们解释道: “我们使用的这些自动贴片机
产自西门子和富士。”
■ 成品板在这里检测。
■ 使用X光机将突破人类视力的局限。Tong
Qing
Xu是正在操作这台设备的工程师,他向我们解释
道:“六名员工独立负责高级表面贴装实验室的错误
分析测试仪。”
来自四川成都的斯威克卫
星天线
Alexander Wiese
由于其特色的辛辣食物,四川省早已蜚声海外。一种叫做“火锅”的食物
一直是举国上下的最爱:用筷子夹起不同的食物,然后放在不断加热中
的、清汤和辣汤被分隔在两边的锅子里呆几分钟直至食物被涮熟。这些食物可以 是切
成很薄的肉片或者是蔬菜。佐餐的是用来缓解火锅的辛辣的王老吉凉茶。斯威克公司就坐落
在拥有800万人口的中国西南地区的城市、四川省省会成都,他们也有自己的辛辣菜单。斯威
克正在寻找一个对于其卫星天线产品的新的挑战:他们希望在国际的、拥有高品质产品的市
场中扮演一个更大的角色。
在中国,成都本身就是一个拥有电子通信制
造业传统的城市。成都电子科技大学是中国两
家拥有天线学科专业的大学之一。据称,最好
■ 在成都市里,从很远的地方就能够通过这么一个大天
线找到斯威克。前景是管理大楼,其后左边是卫星天线
的电子通信领域的工程师可以在成都找到。大
生产厂房。 约30家工厂坐落在成都。
在高科技开发园区的西区,你可以找到斯威
克的制造工厂。他坐落在成都的三环路以外,
但是仍在属于成都市内。
在公司老板、斯威克的执行董事王多办公
室的会议桌旁,他向我们介绍了这家公司的
创立和发展战略: “斯威克创始于1993年,当
时生产1.5米的铝质C波段天线”,执行董事王
多说道, “在我们公司建立的第一年,我们的
50名员工生产了1万只天线。”25年之后,50名
■这 位 是 生 产 经 理 L i
Peng,她正向我们展示
斯威 克天 线的其中一
角。
而在未来,互联网方面也将采用这种
产品,然而,在卫星互联网上的应用将在
一个全新的层面上展开。
这 种卫 星 互 联 网 的 应 用 并 没 有与
VSAT距离太遥远。实际上,它是斯威克的
一项独立的业务并且他们也将会把市场
拓展到这项业务上。 ■ There are only two dish factories
in China which have the ability to
develop the mould in their own mould plant.
这是一个极具挑战性的技术,斯威克
凭借其积聚多年的经验可以在这个领域
提供给他们很多诀窍。这涵盖了Ku波段
和Ka波段;大部分的卫星互联网信号可
以在Ka频段找到。这些技术挑战远远超
越了普通卫星天线生产过程中的挑战;
而这些挑战正是斯威克所积极面对的。
斯威克有意向成为世界领先的卫星接
收系统的供应商之一。正如执行董事王
多所说:
“我们非常注意高科技的开发。
之所以这一点非常重要是因为这决定了
我们未来的生活方式。我们的目标是在
国际高品质和高科技产品市场中扮演一
个更重要的角色。”
这锅辣汤已经让斯威克沸腾起来了!
■ 生产大厅中的冲压机床。天线板由钢板冲压成型。
■ 自动焊接机器手正在生产天线支架。 ■ 天线面板整装待发。
■ 在斯威克的展示厅:这位是海外销售团队的Frank。
■ 安装在公司小货车顶部的是全新的自动追踪卫
星天线原型。驾驶员在驾驶的时候需要盯着小电
视屏幕以确认接收没有任何干扰。
■ 销售部门区域一览:所有客户的询问都在这里
被处理。9名员工负责海外销售,25名员工负责国
内销售。
■ Green Li是东南亚和俄罗斯地区的销售经理。她读了
《国际卫星电视》关于泰国生产的粉红色卫星天线的文
章。她指着她的显示器说: “我们也为我们的客户——
TrueVisions生产粉红色的卫星天线。”
质量控制在创维
■ 向我们介绍创维公司背景的是副总经
理甘伟才
世界最大的接收机制造商之
一就是创维。创维集团有限
公司也是中国顶级电视机制
造商之一。早在1997年这家公
司就开始了卫星接收机的研
制。在2002年该公司成立了
一个新的子公司——深圳创
维数字技术有限公司。在卫
星技术所取得的13年的经验
是这家公司更加专业,并且
就在此时,创维宣称他们将
成为中国顶尖的机顶盒制造
商。
创维公司坐落 在一座非常引人注目
的超现代风格的大楼中。在这里,我们
见到了公司的副总经理甘伟才。在公司
网页上我们可以看到创维生产电视机
和其他接收机之外的产品。所以,自然
而然地,我们问甘伟才的第一个问题
便是各种业务所占的比例如何。他解释
道“如果你从销售额的角度来看,电视
机占到了70%,接收机占到了20%,其余占
10%。”但是甘伟才继续提到一件更有趣
的事情: “如果你从利润方面考量,则接 ■ 研发部一览,一群工程师刚刚开完会
收机部分要超过20%。”这些数字是由大
约由2000名接收机部门的员工创造出来
的;创维总共拥有20,000名员工。
创维是一家在香港证交所上市的公
司。“在2010年,我们将积极筹划在中国
证交所将我们的机顶盒业务上市”,甘伟
才说道。
这 些 数 字 意 味 着 什 么 呢 ?甘 伟 才
跳 跃 到以百 万作为 数 量单 位 继 续 说
道: “2008年我们生产了5百万接收机,
2009年将生产出8百万台接收机。2010年
我们预测总共1千万台接收机将会被生
产出来。”创维生产有线电视接收机、 ■ 硬件工程师在这里工作
卫星电视接收机和地面电视接收机。甘
伟才向我们透露: “在经过10年的努力
后,我们已经在国家的数字电视领域取
得了优异的成绩。自从我们在2001年开始
大规模生产机顶盒,创维已经为全中国
100多作城市提供了优良的品质的产品和
周到的服务。近几年,创维数字一直保持
着自2004年以来的有线电视机顶盒中国
销量第一的成绩,占领了国内机顶盒市
场份额的20%。”
这些接收机都去往何处呢?甘伟才向
我们罗列到:“90%有限电视机顶盒在中 ■ 我们看到的这位是Yuan Quibo,测试工程师之 ■ 这位是Terry。他管里着6个工程师组成的技术支
国销售,另外10%出口到海外。”然而,卫 一,他正在检查T29型DVB-T接收机。这个机顶盒将 持团队。他们帮助OEM客户解决任何技术方面的问
销往西班牙 题。
星电视机顶盒的情形则正好相反: “仅
■ 这是创维在2002年制造的
第一台接收机
■ 创维的第一部产品可以在公司的博物馆里面找到:这是公司在1990年创业之初生产的第一部遥控器,以及之后的第一部电
视机。创维起初是在香港成立的。
有10%的产品在中国销售,而另外90%的
产品出口到海外,60% 到欧洲,拉美国
家20 %,另外20 %去往中东、北非和土耳
其。”而地面电视接收机的情形又不同
了。甘伟才解释道: “90 %销往欧洲,大
多数去往西班牙和意大利。10 %销往越
南和澳大利亚以及南美。” 甘伟才向
我们披露了一些内幕: “在主打欧洲和
■ 这是创维在石岩工业园区
的生产厂区的入口。每一部进
出车辆都要进行登记。
■ 在前往工厂的路上,我们在公司的班车上见到了Z h o u
Yong。他是创维的生产品质控制经理。
■ 右侧的建筑是接收机组
装大厅。后面左侧的是平
板电视机的生产大楼。
在创维工厂大厦的这一层楼上安
装了7条生产线,每天可以生产总共
20,000台接收机。
5 9
1 10
2 6 11
1.一切由此开始:首先要先贴把机
壳的橡胶脚贴好,然后安装前面
板。
2.安装电源。
3.安装主线路板。
4.整理好线缆。
5.第一次安全检测:电压稳定性将
被测试。
6.在完成了产品主体安装之后要
3 7 进行老化测试。人力资源部的Yang
Yongzhou向我们展示如何进行一
个四小时的老化测试。
7.下一步是读卡器测试。一名员工
将一张卡插入到读卡器的插槽内
来进行测试。
8.一切都OK!在此时,机壳可以被
组装到一起了。
9.现在需要把一些独立的诸如遥
控器电池和用户手册之类的部件
安放好。
4 8 10.成品被放入塑料袋中。
11.一切都完成了,所有的成品都被
包装好了。
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1 6 10
2 7 11
3 8 12
1.主板的元器件在这里贴装,创维拥有超过5条贴
装线
2.在电路板送到焊机之前,一位员工正在对主板进
行光学检查
3.调谐器在这里组装和测试
4.我们进入了贴片机工作的无尘车间。插件组经理
Zhou Xin带领我们参观这个房间并解释道: “我们
操作着四部高速系统和两部中速系统。”
5.这台机器正在贴装小型电路板
4 6.这台机器正在贴装芯片
7.细小的电器元器件在这里安装
8.这里看上去挺有意思的:这台机器叫做自动光学
检查机,它用来对线路板上我们人眼看不到的微小
错误进行检测。它实际上是一台拥有自动分析系统
的电子显微镜。
9.墙上的公告板展示了创维每一条自动生产线的产
能
10.一名员工正在测试新到的元器件样品当中所含的
危险物质
11.生产线主任、总经理助理Chen Jin Mei正坐在她
5 9 位于生产线楼上的办公室里
12.生产线一览。横幅上的标语说: “安全第一,无事
故”
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COMPANY REPORT Satellite Dealer COWMIX in Arizona/USA
JT is COWMIX
Satellite reception has been linked with PayTV for many
years in the USA. But this has slowly been changing;
■ Who does this car belong to with this license
free-to-air (FTA) reception is becoming more and more plate? Right, JT stands for Jeremy Tieman and
ORG is for his organization.
popular. The USA is a land of immigrants and since many
providers from around the world send their programming This trend here in the USA was recog-
to the USA for free, it makes sense that so many want to nized not only by TV viewers but also by
many daring technology enthusiasts who
be able to watch TV in their mother-tongue or perhaps started their own satellite dealer business
even their grandmother-tongue. Why should you pay a and thereby promoted this trend. One of
monthly fee to watch English-language programming these freshly-baked satellite dealer new-
comers is Jeremy Tiemann who can be
when you can watch channels in their original language found in Phoenix, the capital of the state
for free? of Arizona located in southwestern USA.
His company COWMIX has been in exist-
ence since 2006 and it turns out that the
start of his company did not exactly go
according to plan: “I originally planned
to sell MP3 players.”
thoroughly tested each of them. “I will is a place to put small ads. It happens to to all the potential business opportunists
stick with SonicView; those are the best be very popular in the USA. It didn’t take among TELE-satellite’s readers: “Offer
receivers.” he finally declared. long for Jeremy to see the difference your products via E-bay. In this way your
between E-bay and Craig’s List: “On E- address will quickly become known at a
He met Tony Lively, SonicView’s sales bay you hear from people from all over very cheap price!” That’s a great inside
manager, at the CES show in 2007 and the country and beyond while on Craig’s tip.
placed his first receiver order: 250 boxes! List it is mostly just the locals because
In February 2007 the delivery truck I only placed the ads in Craig’s List for Sure enough, the 250 receivers from
arrived: but where to put the palette? Phoenix. that first delivery were gone in four
“COWMIX was founded in my garage”, months. Jeremy soon after took the
explains Jeremy, “that was the only place So, is Jeremy planning to stop offering next step and rented an office with a
where I could store the receivers.” But receivers through E-bay? “I’m going to storeroom. He explains, “In the first
now the big question for his new busi- tell you a little secret”, whispers Jeremy, year 2007 I sold 1500 receivers; the fol-
ness: how do you get rid of these 250 “I will continue to offer the receivers lowing year it was 4000 receivers.” In
receivers and make a profit? on E-bay simply because it is the most 2009 the economic crisis hit home: “I
cost-effective way to publicize my com- definitely felt the pinch”, says Jeremy,
Jeremy is a Systems Administrator by pany.” E-bay visitors often only look “by the end of the year it will only be
trade and that means he knows his way for experts in their vicinity and inter- around 2500 receivers.” Despite this
around computers. And that also means ested parties in Arizona will quickly find setback, Jeremy is once again optimis-
that he is intimately familiar with the their way to COWMIX. Jeremy explains, tic for 2010: “Sales should substantially
Internet too. That’s where he began his “Actual receiver sales can be attributed increase since the FTA market is the
selling offensive: “I started by putting my more to Craig’s List; from 20 receivers market of the future!”
receivers for sale on E-bay and Craig’s that are sold via Craig’s List, only one is
List.” Craig’s List, available in every city, sold via E-bay.” Jeremy has a suggestion We certainly agree with that.
Gardening in
Antenna Paradise
■ The plants are truly beautiful, but business is business and flawless reception is a top priority.
This calls for a radical solution: All coax cables had been disconnected so that the
great clean-up could begin. Even a tractor was called in to get rid of all of the plants.
In the end the whole area was cleaned and the antennas were hooked up to the
system again one after the other. Now Satheesan can start hunting all those satellites
up there once again.
■ All is cleared and the LNBs are ready again for connecting to the receivers.
KOREASAT 6
KOREASAT 6, a commercial communications satellite owned by KT
Corporation (formerly Korea Telecom), will be boosted into geostationary
transfer orbit by an Ariane 5 or Soyuz launcher from the Guiana Space Center,
Europe’s Spaceport, French Guiana. This satellite will be built by the French
company Thales Alenia Space using a Star-2 platform from Orbital Sciences
Corporation. Thales will supply the payload and US-based Orbital Sciences
Corporation will carry out final spacecraft, payload and system integration
and testing at its manufactoring facility in Dulles, Virginia. KOREASAT 6
will weigh 2622 kg at launch and generate 3.4 kilowatts of payload power
for its 30 Ku-band transponders. From 116° East orbital position where
it will replace Koreasat 3 satellite, this satellite will provide DTH, CATV
distribution, TVRO, and VSAT services throughout the Republic of Korea.
Scheduled to launch in 2012, the Express satellites operations, payload and client monitoring, tracking,
will provide digital TV, radio broadcasting, multime- telemetry and control services for Aguila-2 satellite.
dia services and mobile communications. MDA will
Edited by deliver the solutions by the first quarter of 2012. WORLD
Branislav Pekic
NORTH AMERICA NSS-12 SATELLITE SUCCESSFULLY
LAUNCHED
EUROPE BOEING SHIPS DIRECTV12 TO LAUNCH SITE The NSS-12 satellite was successfully launched
The DIRECTV 12 satellite has been shipped to the into space by an Ariane 5 rocket from the European
EUROPE Baikonur Cosmodrome launch facility in Kazakh- Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana, on 29 Octo-
stan from where it will be launched in December ber 2009. NSS-12 was manufactured by Space
EUTELSAT AND ABS REACH DEAL 2009 aboard an International Launch Services Systems/Loral and is poised to be the 41th satellite
ON ORBITAL POSITION in SES` global fleet. The spacecraft replaces NSS-
Proton/Breeze M rocket. DIRECTV 12 is the 11th
Eutelsat Communications and Asia Broadcast 703 at 57 degrees East and covers virtually the
satellite Boeing has built for the DTH operator. It
Satellite (ABS) have signed a strategic agreement entire Eastern Hemisphere. NSS-12 features 40
will increase DIRECTV’s HD capacity by 50%, and
for commercial cooperation at the 75 degrees C-band transponders and 48 Ku-band transponders
when combined with the DIRECTV 10 and 11 satel-
East orbital location. Eutelsat is collocating its with DTH power levels, as well as elaborate beam
lites that launched in 2007 and 2008, will enable
Eurobird 4 satellite at 75 degrees East with the interconnectivity and C-/Ku-band cross-strapping.
DIRECTV to deliver 200 national and 1,500 local
ABS-1 and ABS-1A satellites operated by ABS.
HDTV channels to millions of U.S. households.
This will add eight Ku-band transponders for the
Middle East, central Asia and Russia. Renamed INTELSAT TO BUY PROTOSTAR 1
W75/ABS-1B, Eutelsat’s satellite will also provide ASIA & PACIFIC SATELLITE FOR US$ 210 MILLION
possible redundancy to customers until the Intelsat was selected in October 2009 as the
arrival of ABS-2, which is expected in 2012. AZERSPACE TO BE LAUNCHED IN 2011 successful bidder at a bankruptcy auction for the
Orbital Sciences Corporation has presented the ProtoStar 1 satellite with an all cash offer of US$
approved model of the national satellite Azerspace 210 million. Bermuda-based ProtoStar filed for
SES ORDERS FOUR NEW SATELLITES during the Azerbaijani international exhibition bankruptcy protection along with its five affiliates
SES has ordered four satellites in a deal from BakuTel-2009. Orbital Sciences Corporation in July and said it was looking to sell its satellites
Astrium worth €500 million. The new satellites won the tender to create the Azerspace satel- through a court-supervised auction. ProtoStar was
- Astra 2E, Astra 2F, Astra 2G and Astra 5B - are lite. The satellite, which will be used for TV, radio formed in 2005 to launch and operate high-power
intended to improve satellite television services in and internet services, will cover Europe and geostationary satellites to lease capacity to Asian
Europe and boost development in Eastern Europe parts of Asia. According to the approved plan, DTH satellite television and broadband service
and Africa. They will be located at two orbital posi- the Azerspace satellite will be launched into providers. Upon conclusion of the deal, ProtoStar 1
tions (28.2 and 31.5 degrees East) and will carry orbit in 2011. Azerbaijan intends to use about will be re-named Intelsat 25. Launched in July 2008,
Ku-and Ka-band payloads. The launch of the new 25% of the satellite capacity, and the rest will the satellite is expected to have a 16-year life span.
satellites should take place between 2012 and be offered to operators in other countries.
2014, and each is expected to last for 15 years.
ATLAS V LAUNCHES INTELSAT 14
CHINA TO LAUNCH APSTAR-7 SATELLITE The Intelsat 14 telecommunications satellite was
EUTELSAT W7 LAUNCHED INTO ORBIT The APTSTAR-7 satellite built by Thales Alenia launched on 23 November 2009 on an Atlas V
The W7 satellite of Eutelsat Communications from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida.
Space will be sent into space by China’s Long
has been successfully launched into orbit on 24 Built by Space Systems/Loral on a SS/L 1300
March 3B/E carrier rocket at the Xichang Sat-
November 2009 by a Proton Breeze M rocket spacecraft bus, Intelsat 14 carries 40 C-band
ellite Launch Centre in south-western China
supplied by ILS. The satellite will be located at and 22 Ku-band transponders, broadcasting via
in the first half of 2012. The satellite, with a
36 degrees East where it will support expansion four different beams. Set for deployment at 315
designed life span of 15 years, will air live
of pay-TV platforms in Russia and across Africa. degrees East, where it will replace Intelsat’s IS-1R
TV and communications for Asia, the Middle
It will also provide Eutelsat with the possibil- satellite, Intelsat 14 has a 15-year design life.
East, Australia Africa and parts of Europe.
ity of expanding telecoms and data activity in a
vast region embracing Europe, the Middle East,
Africa and Central Asia. Collocated with W4, INTELSAT 15 LAUNCHED BY SEA LAUNCH
Eutelsat’s new satellite will double resources at
SPACE COMMUNICATION RECEIVES
Sea Launch has launched the Intelsat 15 satel-
the 36 degrees East location from January 2010.
LOAN FOR AMOS 5 SATELLITE
lite using a Land Launch vehicle at the Baikonour
Space Communication has secured a loan of up
Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on 30 November 2009.
to US$ 140 million from Migdal Insurance and
The Ku-band Intelsat 15 satellite, also known as IS-
Financial Holdings and the Amitim pension funds
THOR 6 SUCCESSFULLY LAUNCHED 15, was built by Orbital Sciences Corp. It will provide
Telenor Satellite Broadcasting’s new satellite, to partly cover purchase of the Amos 5 satel-
video and data services from the 85 degrees East
Thor 6, has been successfully launched into orbit lite. Space Com said in a statement it would pay
orbital position, replacing Intelsat’s 709 satellite.
by the Ariane 5 ECA launcher from the Guiana back the loan and interest in instalments every
Spaceport in Kourou. It will replace the Thor III six months over six years starting in 2012. Space
satellite at the 1° West orbital position, which is Com agreed in 2008 to buy the communications ATREXX OFFERS SATELLITE
set to retire in 2010, as well as provide additional satellite for US$ 170 million from Russia-based CAPACITY TRADING PLATFORM
capacity for expansion. Thor 6 is equipped with Reshetnev Information Satellite Systems but German service provider atrexx is offering a solu-
36 Ku-band transponders. 16 transponders will has so far paid only US$ 50 million, which will be tion to the problem of long-term capacity leases
be reserved for the Nordic countries and 20 put in orbit in 2011 for commercial operations. and scarcity of capacity in certain regions. The
transponders for Central and Eastern Europe. atrexx Trading Platform is a satellite marketplace,
designed to bring buyers and sellers of satel-
PLDT SELLS SATELLITE BUSINESS lite related resources and services together. The
MDA RECEIVES CONTRACT FOR Philippine Long Distance Telephone Co. (PLDT) Platform offers free registration to both parties.
TWO EXPRESS SATELLITES sold its subsidiary Mabuhay Satellite Corp. (MSC), Once registered, they are able to post their request
MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd (MDA) the first Philippine entity to own and operate a com- or their available services onto the platform. All
has signed a CAD 200 million (CAD) with the Rus- munications satellite, to Asia Broadcast Holdings postings are publicly – yet anonymously - acces-
sian Radio Research and Development Institute (ABS), a Bermuda company engaged in the satellite sible worldwide, to everyone with access to the
(NIIR) to provide advanced technology solutions business. The MSC space centre is a satellite Internet. Updates are available by e-mail as well
for the Express AM5 and Express AM6 satellites. communications facility providing full satellite as through Twitter tweets and RSS feeds.
expanded U-verse availability in the Southeast VENEZUELA the country’s largest cities, with capacity rising
region. AT&T U-verse High Speed Internet Max in some areas from 1 Gbps to 10 Gbps.
Turbo is available to residential customers for CAN-TV PREPARES IPTV,
US$ 65 a month, along with AT&T U-verse TV. DTH SERVICES IN 2010 TELSTRA SELECTS NETGEM
CanTV aims to launch pay-TV services over both BOXES FOR IPTV SERVICE
USA TO HAVE 15.5 MILLION IPTV IPTV and satellite technology next year, the gov- Telstra has selected Netgem to supply the set-
SUBSCRIBERS BY 2013 ernment said in a statement in December. CanTV top boxes and software for its upcoming IPTV
Strategy Analytics announced in its market has already deployed 1,666 satellite stations service called T-Box, which will offer live and VOD
research “United States IPTV Market Sizing: nationwide through which the company expects content from its BigPond brand to its broadband
2009-2013,” that the U.S. IPTV market segment to provide new communications services to the subscribers. The operator will offer content
is expected to have 15.5 million subscribers national market and other countries across the from the BigPond brand along with Australia’s
and $15 billion in service revenues by 2013. region, via Venezuela’s own Venesat-1 satellite. free-to-air terrestrial channels (in both HD and
SD). The new set-top box features twin tuners for
watching one channel whilst recording another,
LATIN AMERICA ASIA & PACIFIC as well as time-shifting and PVR features.
mobile TV handsets, which will be built using the priorities assigned to the Ministry of Communi- Institute (ETRI) has been working closely with
chipset solutions from NewPort Media, will cations and Information Technologies. Full transition Broadtech SC, an affiliate of Vietnam TV, since
target the market in Brazil. Arima is expected to to digital broadcasting is expected by 2012. May of last year, when the DMB tests began.
start shipping the ISDB-T mobile TV handsets
to Sony Ericsson before the end of 2010. ISRAEL
AFRICA
DTT ARRIVES TO 26 BRAZILIAN CITIES END ANALOGUE BROADCASTS
The digital terrestrial TV signal has already TO END IN 2010 KENYA
arrived to 26 Brazilian cities, 19 of which are state Sometime in 2010, analogue broadcasts of
capitals. From January 2010, DTT will be the Channels 1, 2 and 10 will be ending and Israeli KENYA INITIATES DIGITAL TV MIGRATION
only way to receive terrestrial TV broadcasts in viewers will have to equip themselves with a DTT In December 2009, Kenya became the second Afri-
Sao Paulo, Belo Horizonte, Brasilia, Fortaleza, decoder in order to continue reception. Experi- can country to begin the migration from analogue to
Rio de Janeiro and Salvador. According to the mental DTT broadcasts began in August 2009 digital broadcasting after South Africa whose migra-
Brazilian Association of Radio and Television and the decoders are available from NIS 300. tion was accelerated by FIFA World Cup finals to be
(ABERT), some 90 million Brazilians are now held in 2010. The Government had set a deadline
able to receive the digital signal. The last year for JAPAN for full migration by the year 2012 despite the one
the transmission of the analogue signal will be set by the International Telecommunications Union
2016, according to the timetable of the ministry. NEARLY 70% OF JAPANESE of 2015. The phase one of transition to digital televi-
READY FOR DIGITAL TV sion broadcasting covers Nairobi and its environs.
CHILE With less than two years to go before the planned
switchover to digital TV, 69.5% Japanese house- SOUTH AFRICA
MOVISTAR TO INTRODUCE holds owned digital terrestrial TVs as of September
MOBILE TV BROADCASTS 2009, according to a survey conducted by the Min- SENTECH FALLING BEHIND IN DTT ROLLOUT
Movistar has announced the launch of mobile istry of Internal Affairs and Communications. This is Sentech has also revealed that it is falling behind
handsets that use the Japanese ISDB digital slightly behind the 72% diffusion target the ministry in its DTT rollout. After the initial digital TV
TV standard. Earlier in 2009, Chile announced set in 2003, while representing a rise of 8.8 percent- switch-on on 1 November 2008, the company had
it had chosen to adapt the ISDB-T standard age points since the previous survey in March. planned to have a 40% DTT population cover-
with MPEG-4, as did Brazil in 2006, to create age by 31 March 2009. According to Sentech the
its own version of the Japanese standard called MEDIAFLO RECOGNISED AS delays in the finalisation of a frequency plan and
SBTVD. Peru and Argentina have also opted for MOBILE TV STANDARD DTT migration regulations mean that only 33%
the same path. The two phones available are the Japan’s Ministry of Internal Affairs and Com- was achieved from 30 October 2008. Accord-
LG KB775 and the Samsung l6220. The digital munications (MIC) has recognized Qualcomm’s ing to Beverley Ngwenya, COO at Sentech,
TV signal available is still at a testing stage, with MediaFLO technology as one of two official problems were caused by underfunding and the
only limited coverage in capital Santiago. technologies for nationwide mobile multimedia delay threatened the November 2011 target for
ECUADOR broadcasting services in Japan. This milestone switching-off analogue transmissions. Sentech
signifies that MediaFLO-enabled mobile TV is currently in the fourth phase of its DTT rollout
ECUADOR LIKELY TO OPT FOR ISDB-T services may be deployed in Japan once spec- which commenced on 1 April 2009 and will continue
According to local media reports, Ecuador has trum is made available in 2011. The only other until 31 March 2010. The objective is to achieve
decided to adopt the Japan-Brazilian ISDB-T digital mobile broadcast technology recognized by the 63.3% population coverage by 31 March 2010.
TV system. The information is not yet official but it MIC for this purpose is ISDB-Tmm, an evolution
depends on the signing of protocols between the of Japan’s digital TV (DTV) standard, ISDB-T. GOVERNMENT TO SUBSIDISE SET-TOP BOXES
parties, but it’s taken for granted by the negotia- The South African Government has put aside
tors on both sides. As a result, Ecuador joins Chile, R2.45 billion to subsidise set-top boxes for about
Brazil, Peru and Argentina in the selection of the SOUTH KOREA five million households. The boxes, which are
system. Venezuela also should adopt the standard. expected to cost about R700 each, are neces-
DMB REVENUES REACH RECORD HIGH sary to enable South Africans to watch TV when
TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO The monthly advertising revenues of terrestrial the country switches over to a digital signal
digital multimedia broadcasting or DMB compa- in November 2011. The country is currently
GREEN DOT TV DEPLOYS HARMONIC nies rose to a record high in November. Accord- in the middle of a dual-illumination period.
TECHNOLOGY FOR DVB-T ing to the Korea Broadcast Advertising Corp.
Green Dot TV in St. James, Trinidad, has deployed the combined advertising revenues of the six MTN LAUNCHES DVB-H DEVICES
Harmonic Electra 5400 SD AVC encoders as terrestrial DMB firms came in at 1.53 billion won MTN South Africa has launched the country’s
part of an IP-based headend system to deliver (US$ 1.3 million). At the current pace, terrestrial first commercially available 3G/DVB-H capable
80 channels via DVB-T transmission. The Green DMB firms’ combined advertising revenue for this mobile handset – the Samsung P910. The
Dot service is sent to a mountaintop tower via IP year is likely to come in at over 12 billion won. Multichoice and M-Net DVB-H trial network
microwave link and in turn transmitted through- coverage areas restricted to select suburbs in
out Trinidad and Tobago via DVB-T signal. TAIWAN Johannesburg, Soweto, Pretoria and Cape Town.
Network roll-out is continuing at a rapid pace.
TAIWAN TO AWARD MOBILE TV LICENSES
ASIA & PACIFIC Taiwan’s Ministry of Transportation and Communi- SOUTH AFRICA SELECTS
cations (MOTC) has released a draft proposal for MPEG-5 MIDDLEWARE
ASEAN COUNTRIES FOR PHASED the release of two nationwide mobile TV licences in The International MHEG Promotion Alli-
ANALOGUE SWITCHOFF 2010. The auction will be based on the principle of ance (IMPALA) has announced that South
During the Tenth Conference of the ASEAN technical neutrality and has so far attracted a lot of Africa has selected MHEG-5 as the interac-
Ministers Responsible for Information (AMRI) interest from various industry players. It follows the tive TV middleware for its digital switchover.
in November 2009, an agreement was reached trial of mobile TV by five players 2007–2008. The
for the adoption of a phased approach towards standards most likely to be chosen in Taiwan are UGANDA
analogue switch-off over a period of time from DVB-H and MediaFLO (developed by Qualcomm).
2015 to 2020, as the member states are at different DTT PILOT UNDERWAY IN UGANDA
stages of readiness for digital TV implementation. VIETNAM Two hundred viewers in Kampala, Uganda are
currently receiving test DTT signals broadcast
AZERBAIJAN VIETNAM TV STARTS DMB SERVICE by five local TV stations. Uganda plans to switch
Vietnam TV started commercially offering its DMB its analogue signals by December 2012. The
AZERBAIJAN TO PRODUCE service in November 2009. DMBro and Broadtech pilot transmissions are being carried out by Next
DIGITAL TV DECODERS SC are both going to cooperate with the three Generation Broadcasting, a Swedish DTT company
The Kur computer equipment production factory major telecoms firms in Vietnam starting from in partnership with national broadcaster Uganda
intends to begin production of decoders for digital 2010. Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City are the two Broadcasting Corporation (UBC) TV. The five
TV. The production of these DVB-T compatible major targets for expansion of the service. The TV stations taking part in the pilot include Nation
products is expected to start in 2010 and the cost of major goal for the first three years is going to be 5 Television (NTV), WBS, East Africa Televi-
the product will not exceed US$ 50. The develop- million subscribers between the two cities. Korea’s sion and Nile Broadcasting Service. The plan
ment of digital broadcasting in Azerbaijan is one of Electronics and Telecommunications Research is to create both FTA and pay-for bouquets.
BSkyB gained 94,000 new customers in Matanuska Telephone Association will buy HD
the first quarter of 2009 and now reaches set-top boxes from Amino Communications for
9.54 million households. It also signed up its HDTV rollout. MTA, which serves the Palmer,
Edited by 287,000 customers to Sky+ HD – a three- Eagle River and Wasilla areas, is acquiring
fold increase on the previous year – to now Amino’s A130 set-top box, which handles a single
Branislav Pekic reach a total of 1.6 million households. MPEG-4 HD stream, and its A530 HD DVR box.
MTA has about 8,000 IPTV subscribers and its
TISCALI LAUNCHES HDTV HD channel line-up currently consists of about
EUROPE Tiscali customers with a Tiscali+ set-top box can 24 broadcast-TV and basic-cable services.
receive HD movies from December 2009 on a
EUROPE pay-per-view basis. New HD releases will cost UNITED STATES
£4.95 (compared to £3.99 in SD) and older HD
EUTELSAT GROWTH DUE TO HD SERVICES releases will cost £2.99 (compared to £1.99). BRIGHT HOUSE OFFERS
Eutelsat has released it figures for the first 100 HD CHANNELS
quarter of the year which showed that rev- BBC CRITICISED OVER POOR Bright House Networks has reached the goal
enues grew by 11.6% to €226.7 million. The HD PICTURE QUALITY of having 100 high-definition channels by the
growth in demand for HD services is being The BBC’s HDTV service has lost its sharp end of 2009. The total of 103 HD channels does
heralded as one of the reasons. Currently pictures, after the broadcaster lowered the include HD Movies on Demand, a pay per view
Eutelsat carry around 3,329 channels and bitrate of its HD encoding technology from channel. In doing so it fulfils the ambitious goal
those being broadcast in HD have risen by a 16 to 9.7 MB. Protests began in August 2009 it set in December 2008 when it only offered 37
massive sixty per cent to over one hundred. after the BBC changed its encoding system, channels in HD. It will also make Bright House
Eutelsat now carry around 40% of all HD chan- leading to claims that its HD service, avail- more competitive with AT&T U-verse, and
nels in Europe, the Middle East and Russia. able on the Freesat platform, was little better satellite providers DISH Network and DirecTV,
than normal television. The BBC’s main com- which all offer more than 100 HD channels.
GERMANY mercial rival Sky transmits HD programmes
at a bitrate of between 1MB and 15MB.
SKY GERMANY TO LAUNCH 4
HDTV CHANNELS IN 2010 FREEVIEW BEGINS HD TESTS ASIA & PACIFIC
Sky Deutschland is planning to launch 4 Freeview launched HD broadcasts in the UK
high-definition channels in mid-2010, after although no HD set top boxes were available on
CHINA
signing a capacity licensing deal with SES the market on launch date. The reason being
Astra. The German DTH operator already is that the broadcasts are in fact tests for the
COGO TO BENEFIT FROM
offers seven HD channels, namely Discov- Freeview HD service taking place in London
CHINA’S HDTV PLANS
ery HD, History HD, National Geographic Cogo Group expects to benefit from China’s
and Manchester but these transmitters already
HD, Sky Cinema HD, Disney Cinemagic cover around 20% of the UK population. The plan to migrate to HDTV over the next three
HD, Sky Sport HD and Eurosport HD. A HD switch-on makes the UK the only country in years. Cogo has already secured design wins
the world to operate to the DVB T2 standard. to provide HD solutions to three top-tier set-top
PRIVATE BROADCASTERS box manufacturers with scheduled shipments
LAUNCH HD+ SERVICE beginning in 2010. Additionally, Cogo is targeting
HD Plus launched its HDTV service, HD+, an additional 20 STB vendors with its solution
in November 2009. The service includes HD
NORTH AMERICA
next year. At the end of September 2009, the
programmes of broadcasters RTL, VOX, Sat.1, Chinese government announced that nine chan-
ProSieben and Kabel Eins. TV viewers can use nels would begin offering HD transmissions.
HD+ for one year free of charge by purchas- CANADA Various industry sources have estimated that
ing a HD+ satellite receiver. After the first year, total HD STB sales will reach 30-50 million sub-
viewers can recharge the HD+ card for €50. Six SHAW DIRECT OFFERS 58 HD CHANNELS scribers over the next three years, from a very
models of HD+ receivers have been launched Following the launch of the History HD channel in limited number today. Currently, Beijing Gehua,
by Humax, Technisat, Technotrend Görler and November, Shaw Direct now offers a total of 58
Shanghai Cable, and Shenzhen CATV are key
Videoweb. In addition, HD Plus is supporting High Definition (HD) channels. History Television
cable operators aggressively rolling out HDTV;
modules for receivers using the CI Plus standard. HD is part of Shaw Direct’s HD Extra package,
however, over 100 cable operators will ultimately
featuring AMC HD, A&E HD, Discovery HD and
deliver HDTV in China over the next few years.
SKY DEUTSCHLAND LAUNCHES more, for as little as CAD 4.99 per month.
HDTV PROMOTION MALAYSIA
Sky Deutschland is offering consumers a HD TV ROGERS ADDS 13 HDTV CHANNELS
Rogers Communications in December added 13
Starter box for €199, which includes the HD set ASTRO LAUNCHES HDTV BROADCASTS
top box and a pre paid HD TV subscription. There new high definition channels to its HD content
Astro All Asia Networks launched HDTV
are two different types of starter pack, the DTH line-up, bringing the Rogers offering to more
in Malaysia in December 2009. The DTH
satellite reception version and one that can be than 100 channels and hundreds of hours of
operator is available to some 2.875 mil-
used in conjunction with a cable TV connection. HD content On Demand. The new HD chan-
lion residential subscribers. The roll out of
The packages include a subscription to all twenty nels are: Global BC HD, History Television HD,
HDTV services is estimated to cost some
one channels from Sky Welt and Sky Welt Extra, TCM - Turner Classic Movies HD, KTLA HD,
200 million Ringgits, including marketing and
with a further eighteen channels for satellite TV WPIX HD, WSBK HD, MEXCESS HD, MFUN!
operating costs of approximately 150 mil-
users. There are seven HD channels covering HD, CBS COLLEGE SPORTS HD, WOW
lion Ringgit, over the next financial year.
film and sport within the channels offered. HD, TV5 HD, TFO HD and Fireplace HD.
TELE-satellite Deadlines
Editorial Deadlines, Magazine Publishing Dates
Austria DVB-T
DTT Information provided by Regional Programmes Encrypted Dutch
Norkring Norkring Norkring Norkring
Pakket 1 Pakket 2 Pakket 3 Pakket 4
Thomas Haring, Austria Norkring Norkring
Pakket 5 Pakket 6
France DVB-T
DTT Information provided by
Germany DVB-T
DTT Information provided by
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Portugal DVB-T
DTT Information provided by
UK
DTT Information provided by
DVB-T
Nor thern Europe TV4 Sverige TV2 Norge ARD
Andy Middleton, UK
PSB2 More4 E4 Five BBC Prime BBC World Kanal 4 Eurosport Extreme Sports Fashion TV
Mux 2 TV3 DR 1 Discovery DK PBK Estonia TVC REN-TV
National Programmes FTA 64QAM International Estonia
Svf DR 2 Visjon Norge
Mux A ITV3 QVC Virgin 1 Mux 3 TV14 Fox Life Fox Cinema
Mux 3 Canal+ First Canal+ Drama Canal+ Comedy
COM4 Bid TV Fiver Five USA MTV Eesti Seitse National
TCM Cartoon Hallmark Canal+ Sport 1
Quest CITV CNN Geographic
International Mux 4 TV2 Sport Eurosport Animal Planet
Hallmark Nickelodeon ESPN America
NRK VH1 Rás 1
National Programmes FTA 64QAM Kanal 6
Euronews CNN Hustler TV
Mux B BBC 4 CBeebies BBC Parliament
PSB3 Community
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Lithuania DVB-T
Central Europe
Albania DVB-T
National Programmes FTA 64QAM National Programmes FTA
Mux A HRT1 HRT2 RTL TV
Mux 4 CT1 HD Nova HD O2 Info
NOVA TV
Macedonia DVB-T
DTT Information provided by
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Hungary DVB-T
DTT Information provided by
Jacek Pawlowski, Poland Branislav Pekic, Serbia
Slovakia DVB-T
DTT Information provided by
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Ukraine
DTT Information provided by
DVB-T Morocco
Информация представлена DTT Information provided by
DVB-T
ﻣﻌـﻠﻮﻣـﺎﺕ ﻣﺘﻮﻓﺮﺓ ﻣﻦ ﺍﻟﺴﻴﺪ Sub Sahara Africa
Kenya DVB-T
Pavel Goroshko, Ukraine Павлом Горошко, Украина Morsli Hallam, Algeria ﺍﳉـﺰﺍﺋـﺮ,ﺣﻼﻡ ﻣﺮﺳﻠﻰ
GAMMA GAMMA M2 M1
CONSULTING RUMUSIC NEWS_ONE TEST
A FR I CA
Maghreb
Algeria DVB-T
DTT Information provided by ﻣﻌـﻠﻮﻣـﺎﺕ ﻣﺘﻮﻓﺮﺓ ﻣﻦ ﺍﻟﺴﻴﺪ
Namibia
DTT Information provided by
DVB-T Ch 11 CBXT Ch 13 CITV-TV Ch 17 CHCA-
TV2
Ch 23 CKES-TV
Central America
Ch 26 CJAL-TV Ch 42 CBXFT Ch 44 CJEO-TV Ch 47 CFRN-TV Bermudas DVB-T
Ch 51 CKEM-TV
Ingo Salomon, South Africa
Local Programmes FTA Vancouver
Ch 8 CHAN-TV Ch 10 CKVU-TV Ch 17 CIVI-TV2 Ch 20 CHNM-TV
Ch 26 CBUFT Ch 32 CIVT-TV Ch 43 CBUT
USA ATSC
DTT Information provided by
A M E R I CA
Network
CNN TruTV TLC
Bloomberg CNN Headlines CNBC
Spike TV TNT TBS
Regional Programmes FTA Washington
North America
ABC Family Lifetime The Word
FOX NBC ION UNIVISION
Superstation WDTV WPIX
Canada ATSC MYTV ABC PBS CBS WGN
DTT Information provided by CW ETV Weather USA My9 WWOR
Channel
Regional Programmes FTA Los Angeles
RTP Disney Channel Fox News
TBN CW INDEPENDENT PBS
Ron Roessel, USA BET Animal Planet CMT
NBC ABC AZTECA TELEFUTURA
E! National Discovery
FOX CBS MYTV UNIVISION Geographic
ION Nickelodeon Sci-Fi
Regional Programmes FTA Denver Guatemala ATSC
CW CBS PBS UNIVISION
TELEFUTURA FOX MYTV NBC
TELEMUNDO ION ABC INDEPENDENT
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Guatemala ATSC
South America TV Morena
Chile ISDB-T
DTT Information provided by
Colombia
DTT Information provided by
DVB-T Venezuela
DTT Information provided by
ISDB-T
Central Asia
Azerbaijan DVB-T
Juan Carlos Miranda Duarte, Chile Juan Carlos Miranda Duarte, Chile
AS I A
Mux Ch 56 Teleantioquia
Mux 2 Baku TV Ganja TV Nakchivan TV
Test Programmes FTA Bogotá
Señal Colombia Señal S o u t h We s t A s i a
Institucional
Iran DVB-T
Peru ISDB-T DTT Information provided by
DTT Information provided by Middle East
Israel DVB-T
DTT Information provided by המידע נמסר על ידי Masood Baziar, Iran
Juan Carlos Miranda Duarte, Chile
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Wor l d D i g i t a l Te r r e strial Television 12-01/ 2010
South East Asia Mux Ch 66 CCTV-1 Smg-STW Smg-Channel Mux Ch 43 CCTV1 CCTV-2 CCTV-7
Young
SD 央视1套 上海新闻综合 SD 央视1套 央视2套 央视7套
Australia DVB-T 上海生活时尚 SCTV CQTV CQTV-Mobile
Smg-Enter
tainment 四川卫视 重庆卫视 重庆移动
CQTV-News
上海东方娱乐
重庆新闻等
Local Programmes Encrypted Shanghai 上海
Mux Ch 66 CCTV-3, 5, 6, Smg-Sports Smg-CBN Local Programmes FTA Wuhan 武汉
8, 10 Mux Ch 54 HBMTV
SD 上海体育 第一财经
央视3, 5, 6, 8, SD 湖北华视移动
10套 数字电视
Smg-TVPlay Smg-East Smg- Mux Ch 56 CITY
Movie Toonmax
上海电视剧 SD 城市电视
上海东方电影 上海炫动卡通
Smg-Folk Local Programmes FTA Harbin 哈尔滨
Mux Ch 45 HLJTV HLJTV- HLJTV-City
上海东方戏 Mobile
SD 黑龙江卫视 黑龙江都市
Local Programmes FTA Shenzhen 深圳 黑龙江移动
Mux Ch 32 CCTV-HD Mux Ch 42 DTV1 DTV2 CCTV5
ABC 1 ABC 2 Go! Network Ten 都市频道 电视剧频道 中央1台 Local Programmes Encrypted Harbin 哈尔滨
Nine One Prima SBS One CCTV-4 GDTV GD Mux Ch 52 HLJTV-HD
SBS Two Southern Cross Southern Cross Win 中央四台 广东卫视 珠江频道 HD 黑龙江高清
Ten
Mux Ch 60 SZTV-HD CCTV1-HD Mux Ch 52 Home Action Film
Regional Programmes FTA SD Sidney HD 深视高清 央视1高清 SD
Theater
动作电影
Australian Channel NSW Digital Forty NBN 家庭影院
Christian Four Local Programmes FTA Guangzhou 广州 Mux Ch 50 HLJTV CCTV-News CCTV-5
Channel Mux Ch 35 HDJade
SD 黑龙江卫视 CCTV新闻 央视体育
National Programmes FTA HD HD 高清翡翠台 HLJTV-Play HLJTV-Arts HLJTV-Law
ABC HD Nine HD Prime HD Seven HD Mux Ch 35 J2 iNews
黑龙江影视 黑龙江文艺 黑龙江法制
7 HD Southern Cross Southern Cross Win HD SD 翡翠2台 互动新闻台 频道
HD Ten HD HLJTV-
Mux Ch 44 CCTV-8
Regional Programmes FTA HD Sidney SD 电视剧频道
Documentary
辽宁卫视 四川卫视
Mux Ch 61 CCTV-HD
Local Programmes FTA Hongkong 香港
HD 央视高清综合 Mux Ch 30 Jade Pearl Home
频道
翡翠台 明珠台 本港台
Local Programmes FTA Beijing 北京 Local Programmes FTA Dalian 大连
SD
World
Mux Ch 22 BTV-HD
Mux Ch 53 CCTV-5 DLTV-1 Mobile-TV
国际台
HD 北京高清台
SD 央视5套 大连1套 移动公交频道 Mux Ch 35 HDJade
Mux Ch 46 CCTV-HD
央视综合高清
Local Programmes FTA Chengdu 成都 HD 高清翡翠台
HD J2 iNews
Mux Ch 60 Mobile-TV Mobile TV- Mux Ch 35
Mux Ch 45 CCTV-1 CCTV-2 CCTV-Music Sports
SD 移动电视 SD 翡翠2台 互动新闻台
SD 央视1套 央视2套 CCTV-音乐 移动体育 Mux Ch 37 HD aTV
CCTV-Child BTV-1 CETV-3
Local Programmes FTA Chongqing 重庆 HD 亚洲卫视高清
CCTV-少儿 北京1频道 华娱卫视-3
Malaysia DVB-T
Japan ISDB-T
135
INTELSAT 10-02 - Europe, Middle East, North India ◄ 359.2 East (000.8 West)
C-Band: INTELSAT 10-02 - Europe, Africa, South East Asia ◄ 359.2 East (000.8 West)
THOR 3, 5 - Europe ◄ 359.2 East (000.8 West)
AMOS 2, 3 - Europe, Middle East ◄ 356.0 East (004.0 West)
ATLANTIC BIRD 3 - Europe ◄ 355.0 East (005.0 West)
C-Band: ATLANTIC BIRD 3 - Africa, Europe, Middle America ◄ 355.0 East (005.0 West)
NILESAT 101, 102, ATLANTIC BIRD 4A - Middle East ◄ 353.0 East (007.0 West)
TELECOM 2D - France ◄ 352.0 East (008.0 West)
ATLANTIC BIRD 2 - Europe, America, Middle East ◄ 352.0 East (008.0 West)
EXPRESS AM44 - Middle East ◄ 349.0 East (011.0 West)
C-Band: EXPRESS AM44 - Europe, North Africa, Middle East ◄ 349.0 East (011.0 West)
ATLANTIC BIRD 1 - Europe, America ◄ 347.5 East (012.5 West)
TELSTAR 12 - Europe, South Africa, Am. ◄ 345.0 East (015.0 West)
INTELSAT 901 - Europe, Middle East ◄ 342.0 East (018.0 West)
C-Band: INTELSAT 901 - Europe, Africa, Atlantic Ocean Region ◄ 342.0 East (018.0 West)
NSS 7 - Europe, MIddle East, Africa, America ◄ 338.0 East (022.0 West)
C-Band: NSS 7 - Europe, Africa, America ◄ 338.0 East (022.0 West)
INTELSAT 905 - Europe ◄ 335.5 East (024.5 West)
C-Band: INTELSAT 905 - Europe, Africa, America ◄ 335.5 East (024.5 West)
INTELSAT 907 - Europe ◄ 332.5 East (027.5 West)
C-Band: INTELSAT 907 - Europe, Africa, America ◄ 332.5 East (027.5 West)
HISPASAT 1C, 1D - Europe, America ◄ 330.0 East (030.0 West)
INTELSAT 801 - Europe ◄ 328.5 East (031.5 West)
C-Band: INTELSAT 801 - Europe, Africa, America ◄ 328.5 East (031.5 West)
INTELSAT 903 - Europe ◄ 325.5 East (034.5 West)
C-Band: INTELSAT 903 - Europe ◄ 325.5 East (034.5 West)
TELSTAR 11N - Europe, Africa ◄ 322.5 East (037.5 West)
Satellites
C-Band: NSS 10 - Europe, Africa, America ◄ 322.5 East (037.5 West)
NSS 806 - Europe ◄ 319.5 East (040.5 West)
C-Band: NSS 806 - America, Europe ◄ 319.5 East (040.5 West)
C-Band: INTELSAT 3R - Europe, North America ◄ 317.0 East (043.0 West)
INTELSAT 11 - Brazil ◄ 317.0 East (043.0 West)
INTELSAT 1R - Europe, North Africa, South America ◄ 315.0 East (045.0 West)
C-Band: INTELSAT 1R - America ◄ 315.0 East (045.0 West)
World
C-Band: INTELSAT 705 - North America ◄ 310.0 East (050.0 West)
C-Band: INTELSAT 705 - America, Atlantic Ocean Region ◄ 310.0 East (050.0 West)
INTELSAT 707 - America ◄ 307.0 East (053.0 West)
C-Band: INTELSAT 707 - America, Africa ◄ 307.0 East (053.0 West)
of the
C-Band: INTELSAT 805 - America ◄ 304.5 East (055.5 West)
INTELSAT 9 - Mexico, Brazil, Europe ◄ 302.0 East (058.0 West)
C-Band: INTELSAT 9 - America ◄ 302.0 East (058.0 West)
AMAZONAS 1 - Brazil, South America ◄ 299.0 East (061.0 West)
C-Band: AMAZONAS 1 - America ◄ 299.0 East (061.0 West)
ECHOSTAR 3, 12 - Conus ◄ 298.5 East (061.5 West)
TELSTAR 14 - Brazil, Mercosul ◄ 297.0 East (063.0 West)
STARONE C1 - Brazil ◄ 295.0 East (065.0 West)
C-Band: STARONE C1 - South America ◄ 295.0 East (065.0 West)
STARONE C2 - Brazil ◄ 290.0 East (070.0 West)
C-Band: STARONE C2 - South America ◄ 290.0 East (070.0 West)
NAHUEL 1 - America ◄ 288.0 East (072.0 West)
AMC 6 - North America ◄ 288.0 East (072.0 West)
C-Band: AMC 6 - North America ◄ 288.0 East (072.0 West)
DIRECTV 1R, NIMIQ 5 - Conus ◄ 287.5 East (072.5 West)
HORIZONS 2 - North America ◄ 286.0 East (074.0 West)
C-Band: BRASILSAT B3 - Brazil ◄ 285.0 East (075.0 West)
ECHOSTAR 4, 8 - America, Mexico ◄ 283.0 East (077.0 West)
SIMON BOLIVAR - South America ◄ 282.0 East (078.0 West)
C-Band: SIMON BOLIVAR - South America ◄ 282.0 East (078.0 West)
AMC 5 - North America ◄ 281.0 East (079.0 West)
NIMIQ 4 - Canada ◄ 278.0 East (082.0 West)
AMC 9 - North America ◄ 277.0 East (083.0 West)
C-Band: BRASILSAT B4 - Brazil ◄ 276.0 East (084.0 West)
AMC 16 - North America ◄ 275.0 East (085.0 West)
AMC 3 - North America ◄ 273.0 East (087.0 West)
C-Band: AMC 3 - North America ◄ 273.0 East (087.0 West)
GALAXY 28 - America ◄ 271.0 East (089.0 West)
C-Band: GALAXY 28 - America ◄ 271.0 East (089.0 West)
NIMIQ 1 - Canada ◄ 269.0 East (091.0 West)
GALAXY 17 - North America ◄ 269.0 East (091.0 West)
C-Band: GALAXY 17 - North America ◄ 269.0 East (091.0 West)
GALAXY 25 - North America ◄ 266.9 East (093.1 West)
GALAXY 3C - North America ◄ 265.0 East (095.0 West)
C-Band: GALAXY 3C - North America ◄ 265.0 East (095.0 West)
GALAXY 19 - North America ◄ 263.0 East (097.0 West)
C-Band: GALAXY 19 - North America ◄ 263.0 East (097.0 West)
GALAXY 16 - North America ◄ 261.0 East (099.0 West)
C-Band: GALAXY 16 - North America ◄ 261.0 East (099.0 West)
DIRECTV 11 - America ◄ 260.8 East (99.2 West)
AMC 4 - North And Central America ◄ 259.0 East (101.0 West)
C-Band: AMC 4 - North America ◄ 259.0 East (101.0 West)
DIRECTV 4S, 8 - America ◄ 259.0 East (101.0 West)
AMC 1 - North America ◄ 257.0 East (103.0 West)
C-Band: AMC 1 - North America ◄ 257.0 East (103.0 West)
AMC 15 - North America ◄ 255.0 East (105.0 West)
C-Band: AMC 18 - North America ◄ 255.0 East (105.0 West)
ANIK F1R - North America ◄ 252.7 East (107.3 West)
C-Band: ANIK F1R - North America ◄ 252.7 East (107.3 West)
C-Band: ANIK F1 - South America ◄ 252.7 East (107.3 West)
ECHOSTAR 10, 11 - America ◄ 250.0 East (110.0 West)
ANIK F2 - North America ◄ 248.9 East (111.1 West)
C-Band: ANIK F2 - North America ◄ 248.9 East (111.1 West)
SATMEX 6 - America ◄ 247.0 East (113.0 West)
C-Band: SATMEX 6 - America ◄ 247.0 East (113.0 West)
SATMEX 5 - America ◄ 243.2 East (116.8 West)
C-Band: SATMEX 5 - America ◄ 243.2 East (116.8 West)
ECHOSTAR 7 - Conus ◄ 241.0 East (119.0 West)
ECHOSTAR 9, GALAXY 23 - North America ◄ 239.0 East (121.0 West)
C-Band: ECHOSTAR 9, GALAXY 23 - North America ◄ 239.0 East (121.0 West)
GALAXY 18 - North America ◄ 237.0 East (123.0 West)
C-Band: GALAXY 18 - North America ◄ 237.0 East (123.0 West)
C-Band: GALAXY 14 - North America ◄ 235.0 East (125.0 West)
AMC 21 - North America ◄ 235.0 East (125.0 West)
GALAXY 13, HORIZONS 1 - North America ◄ 233.0 East (127.0 West)
C-Band: GALAXY 13, HORIZONS 1 - North America ◄ 233.0 East (127.0 West)
CIEL 2 - America ◄ 231.0 East (129.0 West)
GALAXY 27 - North America ◄ 231.0 East (129.0 West)
C-Band: AMC 11 - North America ◄ 229.0 East (131.0 West)
C-Band: GALAXY 15 - North America ◄ 227.0 East (133.0 West)
C-Band: AMC 10 - North America ◄ 225.0 East (135.0 West)
C-Band: AMC 7 - North America ◄ 223.0 East (137.0 West)
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002.0 East ► ASTRA 1C - Europe
003.1 East ► EUTELSAT W2M - Europe
004.0 East ► EUROBIRD 4A - Europe, Asia
004.8 East ► SIRIUS 4 - Europe, South Africa
007.0 East ► EUTELSAT W3A - Europe, Africa
009.0 East ► EUROBIRD 9A - Europe
010.0 East ► EUTELSAT W2A - Europe
010.0 East ► C-Band: EUTELSAT W2A - Asia, Europe, Africa
013.0 East ► HOTBIRD 6,8,9 - Europe, Middle East
016.0 East ► EUTELSAT W2 - Europe, Madagascar
016.0 East ► EUROBIRD 16 - Europe, Madagascar
019.2 East ► ASTRA 1H,1KR,1L,1M - Europe
021.6 East ► EUTELSAT W6 - Europe, Asia, West Africa
023.5 East ► ASTRA 1E,1G,3A - Europe
025.5 East ► EUROBIRD 2 - Europe, Asia
026.0 East ► BADR 4,6 - North Africa, Middle East
028.2 East ► EUROBIRD 1 - Europe
028.2 East ► ASTRA 2B - Europe, Nigeria
028.2 East ► ASTRA 2A,2D - Europe
030.5 East ► ARABSAT 2B - Middle East
030.5 East ► C-Band: ARABSAT 2B - Asia,Middle East
031.0 East ► TURKSAT 1C - Europe, Asia
031.5 East ► ASTRA 2C - Europe
033.0 East ► EUROBIRD 3- Europe
033.0 East ► INTELSAT 802- Africa
033.0 East ► C-Band: INTELSAT 802- Europe
036.0 East ► EUTELSAT SESAT - Europe , South Africa
036.0 East ► EUTELSAT W4 - Russia, Africa
038.0 East ► PAKSAT 1 - Pakistan, North India
038.0 East ► C-Band: PAKSAT 1 - Pakistan, India, Middle East, Africa
039.0 East ► HELLAS SAT 2 - Europe, Middle East, Asia
040.0 East ► EXPRESS AM1 - Europe, Russia
040.0 East ► C-Band: EXPRESS AM1 - Europe, Russia
042.0 East ► TURKSAT 2A - Europe, Russia
042.0 East ► TURKSAT 3A - Europe, Russia, North India
045.0 East ► INTELSAT 12 - India, South Africa, Middle East, Europe
048.0 East ► EUTELSAT W48 - Europe
049.0 East ► C-Band: YAMAL 202 - Asia,Europe
050.8 East ► GALAXY 26 - Europe, Middle East, North India
053.0 East ► EXPRESS AM22 -Europe, Middle East, North India
055.0 East ► C-Band: INSAT 3E - India
056.0 East ► BONUM 1 - East Russia
057.0 East ► NSS 5 - Europe, Russia, Africa, India
060.0 East ► INTELSAT 904 - Europe
060.0 East ► C-Band: INTELSAT 904 - Europe, Africa, Asia, Australia
062.0 East ► INTELSAT 902 - Europe, Middle East
062.0 East ► C-Band: INTELSAT 902 - Europe, China, Australia, South Africa, Asia
064.2 East ► C-Band: INTELSAT 906 - Europe, Africa, South India
066.0 East ► INTELSAT 702 -Europe,Russia
068.5 East ► INTELSAT 7 - South Africa
068.5 East ► C-Band: INTELSAT 7 - Europe,Asia,Africa
068.5 East ► INTELSAT 10 - Africa, Europe, Middle East
068.5 East ► C-Band: INTELSAT 10 - Europe ,Asia, Africa
070.5 East ► EUTELSAT W5 - Europe, Middle East, India
072.0 East ► INTELSAT 4 - Europe, Russia, South Africa, North East Asia
072.0 East ► C-Band: INTELSAT 4 - Africa
074.0 East ► EDUSAT, INSAT 4CR - India
074.0 East ► C-Band: INSAT 3C - India
075.0 East ► ABS-1 - Europe, Asia, Middle East
075.0 East ► C-Band: ABS-1 - Asia, Africa, Europe
075.0 East ► EUTELSAT W75 - Middle East, North India, China
076.5 East ► APSTAR 2R - North East Asia
076.5 East ► C-Band: APSTAR 2R - Asia, Africa, Europe, Australia
078.5 East ► C-Band: THAICOM 2 - Thailand ,East Asia
078.5 East ► THAICOM 5 - Thailand
078.5 East ► C-Band: THAICOM 5 - India,China,Thailand, Africa, Europe, Australia
080.0 East ► EXPRESS AM2 - Russia, Europe
080.0 East ► C-Band: EXPRESS MD1 - Russia, North India
083.0 East ► INSAT 4A - India
083.0 East ► C-Band: INSAT 4A - India, Middle East
083.0 East ► INSAT 3B - India
083.0 East ► C-Band: INSAT 2E - Asia, Middle East, Europe
085.2 East ► INTELSAT 709 - Middle East
087.5 East ► C-Band: CHINASTAR 1 - China, India, Midle East
088.0 East ► ST 1 - India, Malaysia
088.0 East ► C-Band: ST 1 - India, Thailand
090.0 East ► YAMAL 201 - Russia, North India
090.0 East ► C-Band: YAMAL 201 - Russia, North India
091.5 East ► MEASAT 3 - Malaysia, South Asia
091.5 East ► C-Band: MEASAT 3 - India, Thailand, Australia, East Asia
091.5 East ► C-Band: MEASAT 3A - Asia
092.2 East ► CHINASAT 9 - China
093.5 East ► INSAT 3A,4B - India
093.5 East ► C-Band: INSAT 3A,4B - India, Middle East
095.0 East ► NSS 6 - India, Middle East, South Africa, East Asia, Australia
096.5 East ► C-Band: EXPRESS AM 33 - Russia,China
100.5 East ► ASIASAT 5 - East Asia, India, Middle East, Thailand
100.5 East ► C-Band: ASIASAT 5 - Asia, Australia, Middle East
103.0 East ► C-Band: EXPRESS A2 - Russia, China
105.5 East ► ASIASAT 3S - East Asia, South Asia, Australia
105.5 East ► C-Band: ASIASAT 3S - Asia, Australia
108.0 East ► NSS 11 - South Asia,North East Asia, China
108.0 East ► C-Band: TELKOM 1 - Indonesia
110.0 East ► BSAT 1A,2A, N-SAT 110 - Japan
110.5 East ► SINOSAT 1 - China
110.5 East ► C-Band: SINOSAT 1 - China, Asia Pacific
113.0 East ► KOREASAT 5 - South Korea, North East Asia
113.0 East ► C-Band: PALAPA D - Asia, Australia
115.5 East ► C-Band: CHINASAT 6B - Asia, Australia
116.0 East ► KOREASAT 3 - South Korea
118.0 East ► C-Band: TELKOM 2 - India, Thailand, Malaysia
120.0 East ► THAICOM 1A - China, Thailand
122.0 East ► ASIASAT 4 - East Asia, Australia
122.0 East ► C-Band: ASIASAT 4 - Asia, Australia
124.0 East ► JCSAT 4A - Japan
125.0 East ► C-Band: SINOSAT 3 - China
128.0 East ► JCSAT 3A - Japan
128.0 East ► C-Band: JCSAT 3A - Asia
132.0 East ► VINASAT 1 - Vietnam
132.0 East ► C-Band:VINASAT 1 - Asia, Australia
134.0 East ► APSTAR 6 - China
134.0 East ► C-Band: APSTAR 6 - Asia, Australia
138.0 East ► TELSTAR 18 - India, China
138.0 East ► C-Band: TELSTAR 18 - Asia, Australia
140.0 East ► EXPRESS AM3 - Russia, China
140.0 East ► C-Band: EXPRESS AM3 - Russia, China
144.0 East ► SUPERBIRD C2 - Japan
146.0 East ► AGILA 2 - Myanamar
146.0 East ► C-Band: AGILA 2 - India, China
150.0 East ► JCSAT 1B - Asia
152.0 East ► OPTUS D2 - Australia, Newzealand
154.0 East ► JCSAT 2A - Japan
154.0 East ► C-Band: JCSAT 2A - Asia, Oceania, Hawaii
156.0 East ► OPTUS C1,D3 - Australia, Newzealand
160.0 East ► OPTUS D1 - Australia, Newzealand
162.0 East ► SUPERBIRD B2 - Japan
166.0 East ► INTELSAT 8 - Australia, Newzealand, North East Asia
166.0 East ► C-Band: INTELSAT 8 - Pacific
169.0 East ► C-Band: INTELSAT 2,5 - Pacific
172.0 East ► GE 23 - South Pacific, South East Pacific
172.0 East ► C-Band: GE 23 - Pacific
180.0 East ► INTELSAT 701 - Australia, Pacific Exclusively for TELE-satellite Magazine
180.0 East ► C-Band: INTELSAT 701 - Pacific
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Global Satellite Coverages 02-03/2010
EUTELSAT W2A
10.0 East
HOTBIRD 6, 8, 9
13.0 East
138
Global Satellite Coverages 02-03/2010
EUROBIRD 16
16.0 East
139
Global Satellite Coverages 02-03/2010
EUTELSAT W6 BADR 4, 6
21.6 East 26.0 East
EUROBIRD 2
25.5 East
140
Global Satellite Coverages 02-03/2010
EUROBIRD 3
33.0 East
ARABSAT 2B
30.5 East
EUTELSAT SESAT
36.0 East
141
Global Satellite Coverages 02-03/2010
EUTELSAT W4
36.0 East
EXPRESS AM1
40.0 East
HELLAS SAT 2
39.0 East
PAKSAT 1
38.0 East
142
Global Satellite Coverages 02-03/2010
EXPRESS AM22
53.0 East
143
Global Satellite Coverages 02-03/2010
NSS 12
57.0 East
INSAT 3E
55.0 East
BONUM 1
56.0 East
INTELSAT 904
60.0 East
144
Global Satellite Coverages 02-03/2010
INTELSAT 902
62.0 East
145
Global Satellite Coverages 02-03/2010
INTELSAT 4
72.0 East
146
Global Satellite Coverages 02-03/2010
EDUSAT
74.0 East
APSTAR 2R
76.5 East
ABS 1
75.0 East
INSAT 3C
74.0 East
147
Global Satellite Coverages 02-03/2010
THAICOM 2
78.5 East
THAICOM 5
78.5 East
INSAT 4D
82.0 East
148
Global Satellite Coverages 02-03/2010
KAZSAT 2
86.5 East
INTELSAT 709, 15
85.2 East
CHINASTAR 1
87.5 East
YAMAL 201
90.0 East
ST 1
88.0 East
149
Global Satellite Coverages 02-03/2010
MEASAT 3, 3A
91.5 East
NSS 6
95.0 East
INSAT 3A, 4B
93.5 East
150
Global Satellite Coverages 02-03/2010
ASIASAT 5 EXPRESS A2
100.5 East 103.0 East
EXPRESS AM 33
96.5 East
ASIASAT 3
105.5 East
151
Global Satellite Coverages 02-03/2010
NSS 11
108.0 East
PROTOSTAR 2 TELKOM 1
107.7 East 108.0 East
152
Global Satellite Coverages 02-03/2010
BSAT 1A, 2A
110.0 Esat
PALAPA D CHINASAT 6B
113.0 East 115.5 East
153
Global Satellite Coverages 02-03/2010
THAICOM 1A JCSAT 3A
128.0 East
JCSAT 4A
124.0 East
ASIASAT 4
122.2 East
SINOSAT 3 VINASAT 1
125.0 East 132.0 East
154
Global Satellite Coverages 02-03/2010
TELSTAR 18
138.0 East
APSTAR 6 SUPERBIRD C2
134.0 East 144.0 East
EXPRESS AM3
140.0 East
155
Global Satellite Coverages 02-03/2010
AGILA 2
146.0 East
JCSAT 2A
154.0 East
OPTUS D3
156.0 East
OPTUS D2 OPTUS C1
152.0 East 156.0 East
156
Global Satellite Coverages 02-03/2010
OPTUS D1 INTELSAT 8
160.0 East 166.0 East
INTELSAT 2, 5
169.0 East
157
Global Satellite Coverages 02-03/2010
GE 23
172.0 East
AMC 8
221.0 East — 139.0 West
INTELSAT 701
180.0 East
AMC 7
223.0 East — 137.0 West
NSS 9
183.0 East — 177.0 West
158
Global Satellite Coverages 02-03/2010
AMC 11 AMC 21
229.0 East — 131.0 West 235.0 East — 125.0 West
159
Global Satellite Coverages 02-03/2010
ECHOSTAR 9 SATMEX 5
239.0 East — 121.0 West 244.0 East — 116.8 West
ECHOSTAR 7
241.0 East — 119.0 West
GALAXY 23
239.0 East — 121.0 West
ANIK F3
241.0 East — 119.0 West
160
Global Satellite Coverages 02-03/2010
ANIK F2
249.0 East — 111.1 West
DIREC TV5
250.0 East — 110.0 West
AMC 15, 18
255.0 East — 105.0 West
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AMC 1
257.0 East — 103.0 West
AMC 2, 4
259.0 East — 101.0 West
DIREC TV11
261.0 East — 99.2 West
162
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GALAXY 16
261.0 East — 99.0 West
GALAXY 3C
265.0 East — 95.0 West
GALAXY 25
267.0 East — 93.1 West
GALAXY 19
263.0 East — 97.0 West
163
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NIMIQ 1 AMC 16
269.0 East — 91.0 West 275.0 East — 85.0 West
164
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AMC 9 BRASILSAT B3
277.0 East — 83.0 West 285.0 East — 75.0 West
NIMIQ 4
278.0 East — 82.0 West
165
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DIRECTV 1R NAHUEL 1
287.5 East — 72.5 West 288.0 East — 71.8 West
STARONE C1
295.0 East — 65.0 West
AMC 6
288.0 East — 72.0 West
STARONE C2
290.0 East — 70.0 West
166
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ECHOSTAR 3, 12 INTELSAT 9
298.5 East — 61.5 West 302.0 East — 58.0 West
AMAZONAS 1
299.0 East — 61.0 West
167
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INTELSAT 805
304.5 East — 55.5 West
INTELSAT 1R
315.0 East — 45.0 West
INTELSAT 707
307.0 East — 53.0 West
INTELSAT 705
310.0 East — 50.0 West
168
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169
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HYLAS
326.5 East — 33.5 West
INTELSAT 903
325.5 East — 34.5 West
170
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INTELSAT 801
328.5 East — 31.5 west
HISPASAT 1C, 1D
330 East — 30.0 West
INTELSAT 907
332.5 East — 27.5 West
171
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INTELSAT 901
342.0 East — 18.0 West
ATLANTIC BIRD 1
347.5 East — 12.5 West
TELSTAR 12
345.0 East — 15.0 West
173
Global Satellite Coverages 02-03/2010
TELECOM 2D
352.0 East — 7.8 West
174
Global Satellite Coverages 02-03/2010
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HISTORY TELE-satellite Archives
10 SATELLITE
TELE INTERNATIONAL
Years
Internet via Satellite - Free-To-Air - Test Reports - New Satellite Products
Edited by
Alexander Wiese
Attisat FL 500
Ago
For many years, Greece was one of the
countries in which satellite reception with smaller dishes
was not really possible. Even with larger dishes the local
geographical situation was of the greatest influence on
the reception in many cases.
In practice, many Greeks just had to do trial and error
for many years. The Greeks have always participated
in our discussions about satellite reception, being pre-
pared to try any construction to find a solution.
So it was just a matter of time before a company would Travel into the Past
come along and offer some real innovative products on TELE-satellite Magazine
this field. Attisat Satellite Systems is one of these very
young companies, now introducing their first product. Issue 01-02/2000 http://www.TELE-satellite.com B 9318 E ISSN 0931-4733 01-02
The number of direct reception satellites throughout the world
has grown over the last decade. and Ku-Band into one LNB a dual polariser with servo motor
In almost every region there is
comes in. This meant some extra requirements for the receiver,
at least one satellite to be found
which has to be able to control the dual polariser as well.
which has been built for direct
reception. In the Mediterranean First of all, FTA reception is important, but the pos-
area these are the Astra, Arabsat, sibility to choose a pay-TV package later on must be
Nilesat, Hotbird and Türksat. there. Therefore, a Common Interface is necessary.
This can be used in Europe, Africa, Middle East and Asia. In
the U.S., other access systems are in use.All these require-
ments mentioned above are met by the new receiver from Star
Sat from Dubai. Since they are still searching for a European
distributor we had to get our test version directly from Dubai.
The number of channels is really large: 2,900 in total
(2,000 for TV / 900 for Radio.) And it supports up to 50
satellites. On the front, a green display indicates the
channel ID, the programme mode and when in standby
mode, it shows the time. Also located on the front is the
standby button, and hidden behind a lid there are more
Attisat investigated the situation and
buttons, enabling complete operation of the box.
developed a flat dish of 53cm x 53cm.
Two CA-slots for encoding, Irdeto, Viaccess, Cryprow-
A flat dish not only looks better, but in
some cases it also performs better com- orks, Conax and Nagravision are present. At the back,
pared to normal parabolic antennas. terminals make it possible to connect a servo polariser.
In fact, a flat dish consists of The SR-X40CI would be the ideal receiver for motor motor-
many smaller dishes that are all ised installations if a positioner was built-in as well.
catching the signal and supply However it isn’t, you will need a separate one.
it to one LNB. The efficiency of Three scart connectors (European version) are present to
these dishes is around 85%. connect a television set, VCR and external decoder (like for
The aperture angle is around 25% the RAI.) Additionally, the box features output in phono for
smaller compared to parabolic anten- both video and audio. The 0/12-Volt control signal can be
nas. Also the side lobes are about used to operate external switches. A serial interface is present
10dB lower, preventing the interference (RS-232, 9 pin) enabling a transfer rate of up to 38,400 baud.
of nearby positioned satellites.
New firmware can be downloaded from the Internet or will
Polarisation separation was
be available on diskette. Even channel settings (including
measured lower than -30dB, which
satellite settings) can be updated using the serial interface.
is absolutely better than average.
A built-in modulator integrates a present terrestrial signal
Star Sat SR-X40CI to the receiver’s RF output. It is software adjustable
Although analogue reception is still and can be set to any channel on the UHF band (for the
going strong, more channels are also European version in PAL D/K, B/G, I and SECAM L.)
becoming available on digital platforms Another nice feature is the presence of a mains switch.
every day. Where, for example, one
year ago you needed a very large Nera World Communicator
dish to catch some exotic channels With the bus to a crisis region? Well, the Greyhound
(Thai-TV in Europe for instance,) won’t take you there, but an ISDN bus from a Norwe-
a digital platform now brings these gian manufacturer of satellite telephones just might.
channels to your home with only a The Nera “WorldPhone” gave reporters, businesspeople and
very small dish and a digital receiver. the military a means for voice communications from most
For every European it has now
places on earth, but there was still a need for transmit-
become possible to get the latest
ting higher bit rates with a small portable unit. So the idea
news directly from Chile or Argentina.
for the new WorldCommunicator was born, and Nera is
Italians or Arabs living in the U.S.
can now keep up with the news from now introducing the result of this idea: it looks like a small
home, thanks to digital technology. flap-open laptop PC which provides an ISDN hook-up
This requires a world-wide applicable in all corners of the earth. This is possible thanks to the
receiver, offering not only Ku-band new strong spot beams of the latest generation of InmarInmar-
reception but C-band as well. And for sat satellites. Four operative and eight back-up satellites
those wanting to combine both C-band delivering these strong beams are currently in orbit.
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