Next Gen TV Technologies

ATSC 3.0 Statistical Multiplexing - The Journey Continues - $15

Statistical multiplexing will play critical role in ATSC 3.0 deployment. Key challenge is transformation of data formats from MPEG transport stream to DASH to ROUTE/MMT across different time domains.

Mark M. Myslinski | Synamedia | Lawrenceville, Georgia, United States
Jovo Miskin | Synamedia | Lawrenceville, Georgia, United States

Benefits and Limitations of the Updated FCC DTS/SFN Licensing Rules - $15

The U.S. FCC modified its Distributed Transmission System (DTS) / Single Frequency Network (SFN) rules. Significant improvements and some limitations result. They will be described and examples shown.

S. Merrill Weiss | Merrill Weiss Group, LLC | Metuchen, New Jersey, United States

Broadcast Positioning System (BPS) Using ATSC 3.0 - $15

We propose a broadcast positioning system (BPS) using ATSC 3.0 signal. ATSC 3.0 capable receivers will be able to compute location and time using the signals from properly configured towers.

Tariq Mondal | National Association of Broadcasters | Washington, DC, United States
Robert D. Weller | National Association of Broadcasters | Washington, DC, United States
Sam Matheny | National Association of Broadcasters | Washington, DC, United States

Conformance and Interoperability in ATSC 3.0: Achieving the Promise of Next Gen TV - $15

Conformance and Interoperability are key to the success of any technology deployment; this presentation addresses how they can be achieved through the NEXTGEN TV logo and A3SA conformance programs.

Bob Campbell | Eurofins Digital Testing | Bristol, United Kingdom

Delivering Broadcast Internet Services with ATSC 3.0 by Using Public Gateways - $15

We present various services and applications now under development that will bring NextGenTV Broadcast Internet services to consumers at home, bus, or train, using their current mobile devices.

Aldo Cugnini | Interactive Wireless Technologies LLC | Woodmere, New York, United States
Louis Libin | Interactive Wireless Technologies LLC | Woodmere, New York, United States
Glenn Reitmeier | GlennReitmeierTV LLC | Yardley, Pennsylvania, United States

Digital Spectrum Sharing (DSS) and Next Gen TV - $15

Lynn T. Rowe | Alchemedia SG LLC | Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Ali Dernaika | HPE Telco Experts | Houston, Texas, United States

Ensuring Quality of Service with Next Gen TV “Lighthouse” Rollout - $15

This paper will introduce the “Lighthouse” channel-sharing scenario designed for the Next Gen TV transition, with a focus on the Test & Monitoring solutions guaranteeing proper Quality of Service.

Laurent Roul | ENENSYS TeamCast, Inc. | Beltsville, Maryland, United States
Nicolas Guyot | ENENSYS TeamCast, Inc. | Beltsville, Maryland, United States
Carmen Kerloc’h | ENENSYS TeamCast, Inc. | Beltsville, Maryland, United States

First Live Production and Transmission of Immersive Audio on Commercial OTA Digital Television in Latin America - $15

Since 2017 Globo is testing Immersive Audio, added in 2020’s review of Brazilian TV OTA standards, so we transmitted in OTA in São Paulo a Dolby Atmos service, covering more than 17 million people.

Helio Kuwabara | Globo | São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
Rubens Carvalho | Globo | São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
Uirá Moreno Rosário e Barros | Globo | São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil

Humber Broadcast-Broadband Convergence B²C Lab – Toronto, Canada - $15

Humber Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning is leading the way in the creation of Canada’s first ATSC 3.0 living lab & test bed to support advancement and adoption of the standard in Canada.

Orest Sushko | B²C Lab | Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Mobile ATSC 3.0 Measurements and Coverage Studies - $15

This paper will describe ways to perform mobile ATSC 3.0 measurements in order to quickly assess the coverage performance, thus ensuring that the transmission is operating nominally.

François O. Gauthier | Octave Communications | Granby, Québec, Canada
Eric Juteau | Octave Communications | Granby, Québec, Canada