Future Scenarios for Latin American
Communications (II)
Future Broadcasting Services
Main topics related to digital TV in Brazil
Marcio Iorio Aranha
Presented at
Columbia University
Columbia Institute for Tele-Information
April 14, 2008
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Digital TV in Brazil
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Format
◦ SBTVD-T (ISDB-TB)
 Presidential Decree n. 5.820 (June 29, 2006)
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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, 2013
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Broadcast x Pay TV
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Digital TV in Brazil
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World-market scale
◦ Set-top boxes
◦ Prices on March 2008:
 US$277 - US$670
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Mobility
◦ Handsets for mobile media
 GSM and ISDB-T
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Mobile TV in Brazil
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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
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