Eutelsat has confirmed the interoperability of broadcast solution provider MAINDATA’s SFN Boost platform, ensuring that it meets the standards of the DVB-SIS (Single Illumination Satellite) and functions harmoniously with other vendor equipment.

Since January, Eutelsat has been testing the SFN Boost. These tests have verified the adapter’s proficiency in receiving a primary DTH parent stream from Eutelsat’s head-end, including DVB-SIS signalling from a Control Stream Generator (CSG) by a different brand. In addition, the adapter has proven its capability to generate a T2-MI signal, essential for DVB-T2 transmitters.

The product’s reliability was confirmed over several months of testing, with various T2-MI analysers and DVB-T2 modulators across SFN and MFN modes. The SFN Boost Rx adapter consistently met all performance benchmarks.

Ralph Edeine, TV Reception and Video Standardization Manager at Eutelsat, commented: “Eutelsat regards the successful interoperability among different vendors as a landmark achievement, prior to deployment of a new digital TV industry standard. DVB-SIS equips Eutelsat with a huge advantage for the distribution of signals to terrestrial TV networks, offering a superior alternative to traditional methods such as fibre optics or microwave networks. Additionally, it serves as a reliable and efficient backup, or redundancy solution, for DTT broadcasters. Since 2023, Eutelsat’s deployment of DVB-SIS technology has been instrumental in TV signal distribution to terrestrial DVB-T2 transmitters via DTH satellite, including for the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics Games in France. This technology has supported the launch of UHD services on France’s terrestrial television network, now accessible to 70 per cent of the population. The DVB-SIS single illumination concept ensures that the remaining population can receive the signal via FRANSAT, the DTH platform of DTT channels, operated by Eutelsat for the French market, without requiring additional satellite distribution capacity and offering cost optimization for all the ecosystem partners.”

Dušan Statelov, MAINDATA CEO, added: “I’m grateful to Eutelsat for their pivotal support in the DVB-SIS V&V testing, both within the DVB group and as an independent initiative. Eutelsat’s contribution to fostering vendor compatibility is significant, which ultimately serves the greater good of the entire industry.”

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