Serbian Broadcaster Completes DVB-T2 Rollout with Rohde & Schwarz Transmitters
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ETV, Serbia's national broadcasting agency, is using Rohde Schwarz transmitters for the third and final phase of its transition to DVB-T2. Rohde Schwarz supplies high-power and medium-power transmitters as well as gap fillers. Analog TV broadcasts are scheduled to be entirely discontinued in 2015.
Munich — Emisiona Tehnika Veze (ETV) is the national broadcasting agency of the Republic of Serbia and offers nationwide radio and TV services. ETV operates more than 250 transmitter sites and is an important infrastructure provider for several telecommunications and broadcasting companies. To transition from analog to digital television, ETV had to update its transmitter network and make its nationwide digital transmissions DVB T2 compatible. The broadcast operator decided in favor of a consortium consisting of Rohde & Schwarz Austria, Kathrein and Comutel doo and tasked these companies with setting up three new multiplexers. Rohde & Schwarz is supplying 40 R&S THU9 high-power transmitters for 10 sites, 24 R&S TMU9 medium-power transmitters for six sites (each in 3+1 standby) and more than 240 R&S MLx and R&S XLx gap fillers. As a result, ETV operates the most energy-efficient systems currently on the market, reducing energy requirements by up to 42%. That means drastically lower costs.
In 2010, Rohde & Schwarz was involved in the first phase of the DVB-T2 rollout and supplied around 70 transmitters. In 2013, the company won another tender for gap fillers designed to close network coverage gaps. The contract for the third phase was signed in December 2014. The fact that Rohde & Schwarz had already supported many countries as they transitioned to digital standards was of prime importance for the decision. ETV had also been a Rohde & Schwarz customer for many years and come to trust in the company's service quality.
Serbia's transition to DVB-T2 with 98 percent coverage of households reached is scheduled to be completed by June 2015.
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The Rohde & Schwarz electronics group offers innovative solutions in the following business fields: test and measurement, broadcast and media, secure communications, cybersecurity, radiomonitoring and radiolocation. Founded more than 80 years ago, this independent company has an extensive sales and service network and is present in more than 70 countries. The electronics group is among the world market leaders in its established business fields. On June 30, 2014, Rohde & Schwarz had approximately 9800 employees. It achieved a net revenue of EUR 1.75 billion in the 2013/2014 fiscal year (July to June). The company is headquartered in Munich, Germany. It also has regional headquarters in Singapore and Columbia, Maryland, USA, to manage its operations in these regions.
