Future Scenarios for Latin American Communications (II) 1 Marcio Iorio Aranha Presented at Columbia University Columbia Institute for Tele-Information April 14, 2008 Future Broadcasting Services Main topics related to digital TV in Brazil
Digital TV in Brazil Format ◦ SBTVD-T (ISDB-T B ) Presidential Decree n (June 29, 2006) Timetable ◦ Analog transmission: Ends on June 29, 2016 ◦ Digital transmission: São Paulo: December 3, 2007 Other 26 capitals: until December 31, 2009 Countrywide: until December 31,
Broadcast x Pay TV 3
World-market scale ◦ Set-top boxes ◦ Prices on March 2008: US$277 - US$670 Mobility ◦ Handsets for mobile media GSM and ISDB-T 4 Digital TV in Brazil
Mobile TV in Brazil Return channel options ◦ Cellular companies network (SMP) ◦ Fixed phone companies network (STFC) ◦ Pay TV companies network (MMDS, DTH, Cable, TVA with DVB-T) ◦ Broadband Wireless Access network Wi-Fi, WiMesh and WIMAX Nomadic wireless access regulation ◦ WLL improvements Limited mobility regulation 5