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ONE Media Pitches FCC Commissioner O’Rielly on 3.0 as Part Of 5G Deployment
One-to-many broadcast of IP packets can play an important role in accelerating 5G network deployment. WASHINGTON—Representatives from One Media met with FCC Commissioner Michael O’Rielly and two staff lawyers Oct. 25 to present how Next-Gen TV can be used to carry...
ATSC President Looks Ahead for ATSC 3.0
October 10, 2018 - At the recent Society of Broadcast Engineers annual national awards, ATSC President Mark Richer hailed the collaboration of broadcast industry players for last year’s development of ATSC 3.0. Read More...
ARK Mediacom Demonstrates First End-to-End 5G Broadcast Network
October 03, 2018 - CEDAR HILL, TX - (ARK) demonstrated the first end-to-end delivery of IP streaming video content in collaboration with key technology partners. The testing was successful utilizing the next generation ATSC 3.0 broadcast standard from studio...
ATSC 3.0 And 5G: Adversaries Or Collaborators?
September 26, 2018 - “Given the stakes, I’m sure we’ll see both collaboration between the phone companies and broadcasters and head-to-head competition,” says Rick Ducey, managing director, BIA Advisory Services. And some broadcasters view 5G’s rollout — and the...
ONEMedia To Deploy DigiCap 3.0 Gateways in Dallas
ONEMedia will deploy DigiCAP SmartXess 3.0 home gateways as part of the ongoing Single Frequency Network deployment to deliver Next-Gen TV in Dallas, the companies announced this week. Read More...
Sinclair Promises 3.0 Mobile Chips In January
September 13, 2018 - The $3 “software defined radio” chips, developed by Saankhya Labs, an India-based company in which Sinclair’s ONE Media has a financial stake, will allow mobile devices like smartphones to receive ATSC 3.0. The challenge will be to get the chips...
For 3.0, A Big Stick May Not Be Enough
July 12, 2018 - To take full advantage of the new broadcast standard, broadcasters have begun work on single frequency networks in Dallas and elsewhere that pump broadcast signals into strategic areas of a market to make sure they reliably reach smartphones and other...
ETRI Shows Prototype Low-Power On-Channel Repeater for ATSC 3.0
WASHINGTON—At the ATSC 3.0 annual meeting in May, South Korea’s Electronics and Telecommunications Institute demo-ed a small, low-power ATSC 3.0 on-channel repeater to drive part of its tabletop presentation in the lobby adjacent to the meeting room at the Ronald...
Road to ATSC 3.0′ Makes Stop in Columbus
COLUMBUS, OHIO—When ATSC president Mark Richer launched the organization’s “Road To ATSC 3.0” campaign earlier this year, he observed that the television industry would be “embarking on the road trip of a lifetime.” Read More...
5G and Next Gen TV: Timing or Technology?
June 07, 2018 - BETHESDA, MD. - At a presentation to automotive executives near Detroit in late 2016, Advanced Television Systems Committee officials demonstrated how — in addition to traditional over-the-air broadcasting — ATSC 3.0 could also be used for telematics,...