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WorldSpace : 1st Satellite Digital Sound Broadcasting (S-DSB) operator, with 2 operational L band (1.4 GHz) satellites (AfriStar & AsiaStar) and a 3rd (AmeriStar) planned for launch in 2002
XM Satellite Radio and Sirius Satellite Radio : each offers seamless mobile services (SDARS1) throughout the USA in S band (2.3 GHz)
Time magazine named XM a 2001 Invention of the Year XM s technology is from WorldSpace
Mobile Broadcasting Corp. : recently announced plans to launch satellite mobile broadcasting services in Japan in S band (2.6 GHz) Alcatel & WorldSpace, with Fraunhofer IIS as technology partner, forming a consortium of industrial & multimedia players to provide L band mobile broadcasting services to Europe starting in 2004
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Market Goals :
Direct digital delivery of audio and multimedia content via satellite and terrestrial means to consumers in a mobile environment
Seamless coverage solutions for national & international broadcasters Large number of channels
Multiple revenue streams including leasing, advertisements, and subscription sales for new services
rural area
urban center
sub-urban
Satellite offers large coverage areas ("European coverage") High link margin to cope with tree shadowing
S-DSBSAT DVB-S
EU147
DVB-S1
S-DSBSAT
1) Note: high vehicle speed is possible for DVB-S in case of LOS reception
Long time interleaver Spatial diversity using 2 satellites at different orbit positions (optionally, system can use 1 Satellite only) Efficient diversity combining technology
Good Eb/N0 performance (2.4dB for AWGN channel) Low crest factor -> Efficient use of satellite power
High Doppler spread High delay spread US SDARS systems: More than 200 audio programs in 25MHz bandwidth
Different marketing requirements (to be discussed with DVB-CM) Better synergy/interoperability with other systems Compatibility with frequency planning (e.g. CEPT, Wiesbaden conference) is a key requirement
Packet size can be adapted to MPEG transport stream characteristics to make systems compatible at multiplex layer High reuse of technology possible Short time-to-market
MPEG 4 Based
Enhanced mobile broadcasting services National and pan European coverage Mass market Short time-to-market
It Will Benefit From Field Proven Technology Under Development Worldwide Opportunity for DVB Project to initiate a Satellite Mobile Broadcasting Ad Hoc Group