Tokyo
May 14, 2008 - NEC Corporation announced today that NEC
Deutschland GmbH (NEC) has been selected by Swiss TV broadcasting
system operator Swisscom Broadcast AG (SBC) to establish a DVB-H
broadcasting network. The mobile TV network is scheduled to commence
operation in four major Swiss cities in time for the European
football championship 2008. NEC's broadcasting technology will
ensure constant broadcasting quality and reliable network operation.
SBC, a full subsidiary of Swisscom AG, holds the DVB-H license for
theoperation of mobile TV in Switzerland. SBC will make the
transmitters
available to mobile communications providers so that they can develop
mobile TV services. Initially, the broadcasting service will be
launched in the Swiss cities of Zurich, Bern, Geneva and Basle in time
for the European football championship 2008. NEC will be supplying 19
transmitters that are required for the project.
One of key features in DTL-10, NEC's digital broadcasting
transmitter,is the Adaptive Digital Corrector (ADC), which adjusts and
keeps best
performance automatically to provide viewers with constant high image
quality on their mobile phones. The failsafe and compact DTL-10
systems are available from 30W output power up to 1500W and they come
with an air cooling system.In addition, NEC is providing PASOLINK NEO
point-to-point wireless access systems for the IP transmission of
Mobile TV contents. Pasolink systems enable the transmission of large
volumes of data via point-to-point wireless connections.
The SBC contract is the second order for DVB-H broadcasting network
inEurope after Digita Oy in Finland.
NEC contributes to establish digital broadcasting network in theglobal
market by promoting our transmitters which can broadcast both
DVB-H and DVB-T.
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