Thomson supplied technology for a five-channel DVB-H mobile-television field trial in the Sydney metropolitan area.
A Thomson hardware encoder prepared video with pre-processing filters, multiple codec support and multistream output.
The SmartVision Mobile TV platform managed subscribers, services and system configuration and generated an electronic service guide automatically.
Compatible DVB-H receivers used Irdeto decoding software for content protection.
The initial channel line-up comprised CNN, Boomerang, ABC, ABC2 and SBS, with additional programming possible later.
The project tested DVB-H and MPEG-4 AVC as preparation for a potential commercial rollout.
