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Dear Readers, 

Common wisdom seems to suggest that HDTV belongs to pay TV, meaning we are 

supposed to pay for high-definition content while SDTV remains available free-to-air. A 

look around countries with HD channels already up and running appears to lend support 

to this assumption. Yet, if we take a closer look at some countries the question arises 

whether all that glitter is actually gold, or in other words: Do we really get HD just because 

a channel uses the HD label? 

Not at all! In some countries any digital 

transmission is branded HD, so that SD stands 

for analog and HD stands for digital – and that’s 

that. The term ‘High Definition’ itself is subject 

to very liberal interpretation and in many 

cases is determined by a network’s marketing 

department rather than by globally established 

technical specifications. Some time in the future 

HD will probably become a universal extension 

to any channel name. Does that mean that one 

day we will receive HDTV channels only? And 

who will have the final say over what is HD and 

what isn’t? 

Most of the currently available HD channels simply broadcast their fair by upscaling their 

regular offerings. But what’s the point of that when even your average HDTV set-top box 

is able to upscale virtually any source material to HD resolution? As viewers, we couldn’t 

care less about whether the picture we see on our screen is upscaled by the provider or by 

our receiver. And if we follow that line of reasoning we could even go as far as to state that 

everybody with a HDTV receiver at home watches all channels in high definition. At least 

we are made to believe this. 

How, then, can we find out if a so-called HDTV broadcast is native HD at all? Simple 

answer: We can’t! The only way of knowing for sure is to watch out very closely for certain 

picture characteristics, which is a pretty hopeless job for average Joe. By the way, does 

anybody remember the Hi-Fi humbug with regard to FM radio some decades ago? Even the 

most cheapo portable radio came with a prominently placed Hi-Fi logo, although the sound 

it produced was far from it. Right now we experience a déjà-vu when it comes to HDTV. 

Before long, every TV channel, every receiver and every TV panel will brag about being HD. 

Irrespective of what really is showing. 

It’s the brave new world of HDTV, and we all better get used to it. 


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AB IPBOX 9900HD 

HDTV Satellite & 

Multimedia Receiver ................... 10 

AZBOX PREMIUM HD 

DVB-S2, ISDB-T and 

IPTV HD-Receiver ....................... 22 

JIUZHOU DTP8300 

IPTV Set-Top-Box ....................... 30 

JAEGER HD+ 2011 

HDTV Receiver with 

HD+ Standard ........................... 38 

TENOW TBS 6981 

DVB-S/S2 

PC Card with Twin-Tuner 

Function ................. 50 

SVEC 1.2 M 

VSAT DISH 

VSAT Dish for 

Ku-Band ................. 54 

SPAUN 

SOTX 1310607 NF & 

SORX 1310607 NF 

Optical Transmitter & 

Optical Receiver ...... 60 

INFOSAT C/KU BAND 

COMBIFEED 

Satellite LNB for 

C and Ku band ........ 68 

8DTEK ........................................13 

ABC-BIZNIS ...............................41 

AB IPBOX .............................. 28-29 

ALUOSAT .................................. 149 

ANGA 2011 .................................73 

AZBOX ...................................... 163 

AZURE SHINE ........................... 127 

BOIINGSAT ................................61 

BOXSAM .....................................67 

BYA ELECTRONIC ...................... 151 

CABSAT 2011 ..............................93 

CCBN 2011 .................................85 

CES 2011 ....................................89 

CHANGHONG ............................... 2 

COMMUNICASIA 2011 .............. 133 

CNBROADCASTING ................... 150 

CONVERGENCE INDIA 2011 ...... 159 

CSTB 2011 ................................ 125 

CONTENT 

AWARD Winning: 

IPTV Receivers of 21st Century ..........74 

AWARD Winning: 

Digital Receivers of 21st Century .......76 

Company Report: 

IPTV Software and Hardware Producer 

NETUP, Russia ................................82 

Company Report: 

PC Card & Receiver Manufacturer 

TEVII, Taiwan ..................................92 

Company Overview: 

Best Digital TV Companies 

of the World .................................. 100 

Feature: 

Hybrid broadcast broadband TV ....... 116 

Feature: 

How your smartphone turns into a great 

tool for DXers and installers ............ 120 

DXer Report: 

Rainer Schulz and Berndt Rosenberger, 

Lausitz, Germany .......................... 130 

City Report: 

Satellite Reception 

in Shanghai, China ........................ 140 

DTT of the World ........................ 146 

ADVERTISERS 

DISHPOINTER .......................... 152 

DOEBIS .................................... 8-9 

DOEBIS-JAEGER .........................65 

FULAN ELECTRONICS .................. 5 

GLOBALINVACOM .......................83 

GLOBALSAT ................................47 

GOLDENMEDIA ...........................17 

HORIZON ...................................59 

INFOSAT .....................................95 

JIUZHOU .............................71, 164 

MFC .......................................... 119 

MOTECK.................................... 131 

NABSHOW 2011 .........................99 

NETUP ...................................... 141 

PYCH ........................................ 129 

PREVAIL ................................ 20-21 

SATBEAMS ................................ 154 

SATCATCHER ..............................69 

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News: 

HDTV & 3D Programmes ................. 148 

World Satellites .......................... 156 

TELE-satellite Magazine 

Worldwide .................................. 160 

SATELLITE GUYS ...................... 131 

SEATEL ..................................... 137 

SKYWORTH ................................. 7 

SMARTWI ...................................33 

SOWELL ......................................25 

SPAUN ........................................55 

SVEC ..........................................45 

TECHNOMATE .............................. 4 

TEHNICB .................................. 153 

TELETEK ................................... 113 

TENOW .......................................35 

TEVII ....................................... 119 

TOPREAL ....................................97 

TOOWAY ................................... 155 

TRIMAX .................................... 127 

WEISS ...................................... 129 

YINHE ........................................87

TEST REPORT 

HDTV Satellite & Multimedia Receiver 


A Media 

Powerhouse 


12-01/2011 


Very powerful satellite and media receiver 

with endless features 

In an earlier TELE-satellite issue (08-09/2010) we reported on AB IPBox, 

a new receiver manufacturer from Slovakia. Now we have our hands on 

their flagship model, the AB IPBox 9900HD Plus. This twin-tuner model 

comes with two DVB-S2 tuners. A 9900HD model is also available which 

is identical except that it has a choice of second tuner from a second 

DVB-S, DVB-C (cable) or DVB-T (terrestrial). All the IPBox receivers 

in this range run Enigma2 HD – a version of the open source Linux 

operating system. So this is effectively a specialist satellite-receiving 

computer in a satellite receiver-sized box. The amount of functions and 

options available are amazing, and the promise of additional add-ons 

and plug-ins make it really exciting for those who like to customise and 

enhance their experience.

Our test model was in a 

white metal case which makes 

a change from the usual black 

or silver. The front panel is 

decorated with a stylish floral 

design that certainly makes it 

stand out from the crowd. I 

think they could be chrysanthemums, 

but don’t quote me 

on that one. An equally goodlooking 

black version is also 

available. 

The front panel contains 

the buttons needed for basic 

operation below the display. 

The display is very bright 

indeed, enough to give a 

blue/green glow in an otherwise 

dark room. After watching 

TV in a dark room with the 

receiver below the TV, one of 

the first things I would start 

searching for would be an 

application to dim the display. 

It can become distracting. 

Another alternative, although 

not quite so graceful, is to do 

what I did and stand a DVD 

case in front of the display! 

Under the front cover are 

two cams, two Conax card 

slots and a USB port. There 

is a further USB port on the 

back which is better suited 

for the tidy connection of 

an external hard drive and 

accompanying this is also the 

option to connect an external 

SATA drive. Each of the 

two tuner inputs has a corresponding 

loopthrough output. 

There is just about every 

possible audio and video 

connector: Two Scarts, composite 

and component video, 

HDMI, S/PDIF and there’s a 

UHF modulator to pump the 

picture out over good old TV 

antenna cables. Also present 

is a 0/12V output, not seen 

very often in modern times 

but very welcome for those 

who still make use of it. 

As the receiver is running 

a more powerful operating 

system than usual, switching 

on and getting a picture on 

screen takes a little longer. 

The boot-up process takes 

around two minutes to complete. 

The first boot includes 

a clever video tuning wizard 

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Available online starting from 3 December 2010 

to assist in finding the best 

brightness and contrast settings, 

and this can be found in 

the setup menu if it is needed 

again in the future. 

Satellite setup can be as 

simple or complicated as 

you need. The “simple” settings 

should be enough for 

most people and contain all 

the options from using single 

LNBs through to DiSEqC 

switches, positioners and 

USALS. “Advanced” mode 

adds many more options not 

usually seen, which could be 

a great help to those with 

a complicated collection of 

dishes and switches. If even 

this is not enough, a separate 

“Satellite Equipment Setup” 

menu exists with even more 

options. Entering this menu 

it is preceded by the message 

“please do not change 

any values unless you know 

what you are doing!” and that 

is certainly advice that should 

be listened to. 

Searching channels is not 

the fastest. A scan of ASTRA 

1 takes around eight minutes. 

New channels found after a 

scan can be found in a separate 

section of the channel 

list, which is a nice idea. 

The channel list is a little 

different than usual, and 

some initial head-scratching 

on my part disappeared after 

I’d taken a little time to understand 

how it all works and 

how best to make use of it. 

Channels can be grouped by 

satellite, provider, or favourites 

group. 

The favourites function is 

more advanced than most 

other receivers. Inside the 

favourites list, groups of channels 

can be added to what the 

receiver refers to as a “bouquet”. 

Not to be confused with 

the usual usage in satellite 

terms for a group of channels 

on a transponder, this could 

be a group of channels under 

a user-editable name, like 

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The almost hidden Grid EPG 

Programme list 

Multi EPG 

Media player 

Timer entries 


Programme info bar 

Plugins menu 

Satellite setup 

Scan options 

Satellite equipment setup

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Recording playback 

Network setup 


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music, sports, etc. From the 

list of providers in the channel 

list, we could add all the channels 

from one of them and this 

will then appear as another 

“bouquet” of favourites. Once 

your brain has tuned into how 

all this works, it’s a beautifully 

flexible way of doing 

things. Another clever extra 

is the addition of the current 

programme listed alongside 

the channel name in the list. 

I found the inbuilt EPG to 

be a little less of a revelation 

at first. Two modes are 

immediately available, the 

first giving information on 

just the current programme, 

with the arrow keys allowing 

movement to future broadcasts 

a page at a time. The 

multi EPG page list all channels 

– filtered by “bouquet” 

if required – with the current 

programmes shown. Again, 

the arrow keys scroll the list 

into the future. 

I missed having the traditional 

grid style display, especially 

when having to plan 

recordings around the limitations 

of tuner capacity. This 

was until I found a shortcut on 

the remote that gave me just 

what I was asking for. Whilst 

the shortcut of pressing blue 

then 2 was said by the manual 

to give me access to internet 

radio, instead a grid style EPG 

appeared! Perfect, although 

now I want my missing internet 

radio too! 

From the EPG, events can 

be added to the timer. To add a 

recording it’s a simple matter 

of pressing green-green and 

it’s done. Further options are 

available if needed – instead 

of recording, the receiver can 

be told to just to zap to the 

programme and not record 

it. An extra addition for our 

energy-conscious age is an 

option to go to one of the two 

power-saving modes, standby 

or deep standby, after the 

event has completed. 

Recordings can be accessed 

from the recordings list 

accessed from the dedicated 

“files” button, or the media 

player. The latter will also play 

media files in a number of formats 

including Xvid, DivX and 

MP3. Still pictures can also

e viewed. The media player 

feels a little difficult to use, 

but the remote’s Help key 

comes in handy here when a 

reminder of what to press on 

the remote is needed. 

One big “thank you” should 

go to the IPBox for remembering 

something that should 

really be a standard, but is 

overlooked on so many PVRs 

– the text from the EPG’s programme 

description is saved 

along with the recording. 

The menus sometime 

slow down somewhat when 

recordings are in progress, 

a little graphic of cogs turning 

in the corner of the screen 

appears to show the machine 

1. Telnet 

2. An FTP connection to the box 

using Filezilla 

3. Web interface timer settings 

4. Web interface 

5. Replaying a recording in VLC 

player via the web interface 

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is busy. Patience is sometimes 

required when waiting 

for this to disappear, but at 

least when this has happened 

my patience was the only 

thing that was damaged and 

my recordings were perfectly 

intact. 

Picture quality from the 

receiver is excellent, even 

some sample Xvid files from 

my archive looked better than 

usual when upscaled onto an 

HD display. 

External drives and memory 

sticks can be used, and playing 

media from these works 

just as well as the internal 

drive. Copying files between 

internal and external devices 

defeated me however. I just 

couldn’t find a way to do it. 

So a file manager plug-in or 

something similar would also 

be on my essential add-ons 

list. 

This apparently missing 

function did however hurry 

me on to hooking the IPBox 

up to my computer network 

through the Ethernet port. 

Setting this up is just the 

same as adding a computer – 

if you use DHCP, an address 

and settings can be discovered 

automatically. If manual 

settings are needed, they are 

all here and I am proud to say 

that my receiver was communicating 

with the outside 

world at the first attempt, 

something I cannot always 

claim to have happened with 

my collection of computers. 

Not mentioned in the 

manual, it is possible to use 

both Telnet and FTP to communicate 

with the receiver. 

Thankfully a quick search of 

the internet found me the 

default username and password, 

otherwise my experiments 

would have quickly 

been swapped for a long 

guessing game. By the way, 

they are username: root, 

password: ipbox. Using FTP, 

I was able to get the record- 


ings transferred onto a computer. 

They are in standard 

.ts format, meaning that 

they can be manipulated and 

edited using standard MPEG 

software, plenty of freeware 

is available to do this. 

It would have been nice 

to have the easy function to 

copy the files to an external 

device, but by using the network 

it means that if archival 

is required, it can all be done 

without any disks, memory 

sticks, video tapes or any 

other media. Transfer them 

over the network, edit and 

encode them as required, and 

even send them back onto 

the machine in Xvid format to 

watch them again! It works 

very well. 

With the receiver hooked up 

to the outside world, it is possible 

to add and upgrade the 

machine’s software. The easiest 

way is via the machine’s 

plug-ins menu. This connects 

to a server at www.enigma. 

satupdate.net where plug-ins 

and settings are available. 

I was a little disappointed 

that very little software was 

available there at the time of 

this review, hopefully more 

will become available in the 

future. There was however, 

one gem there to be added – 

the web interface. 

Installed from the server 

in little time, the web interface 

adds another level of 

communication from the 

outside world. Surfing to the 

receiver’s IP address from a 

web browser brings an interface 

matching the receiver’s 

design. Here, the channel 

list and EPG can be viewed, 

and recordings added. With 

a little port forwarding in 

your router, this could then 

be accessed from anywhere 

on the internet. So the next 

time you are at work or on 

holiday and you forgot to 

record something, no problem 

– just get to the internet 

and do it all from there! The 

programme details here even 

provide a link to the Internet 

Movie Database (www.imdb. 

com) for each programme. 

Recordings can be downloaded 

from here, in .ts 

format – even easier than 

my FTP method – and live TV 

and recordings can even be 

streamed to a media player. 

I had success with recorded 

material but none with live 

broadcasts, whether this is a

ug at my end or the receiver’s 

was hard to tell. 

As if all this is not already 

enough, a window with a virtual 

remote control can be 

used to access all functions 

of the receiver. After each 

keypress, a screenshot of the 

on-screen display (without 

any TV picture) is refreshed 

on the screen. This means 

you can have full control over 

the receiver, from anywhere 

you can get an internet connection. 

Security has been 

thought of too, both SSL and 

password protection can be 

turned on if required. 

All this functionality and 

options are amazing. Just look 

at the options in the setup 

menu screenshots to get an 

idea of what is available to 

tweak and change the IPBox 

to suit your own preferences. 

Most exciting of course is the 

open source nature of Linux 

and the promise it brings 

of third-party add-ons and 

enhanced software. And this 

is where the IPBox will succeed 

or fail. The manual does 

a fairly good job of summing 

up all the regular satellite 

receiver functions, and tells 

you how to upgrade and add 

software, but the mysteries 

and complexities of Linux are 

left untouched. The receiver 

will appeal to those out there 

who want to get the most from 

it by fully exploiting the power 

of the operating system. So 

what will be needed to make 

the receiver the success it 

deserves to be is availability 

of additional software and the 

guidance of how to install and 

use it. The software repository 

accessed by the receiver 

is close to empty, and at the 

time of writing there appears 

to be very little information 

specific to the IPBox on 

the internet on independent 

sites. But these are early days 

of course, the box has just 

appeared on market. 

Other receivers already 

use the Enigma2 software 

and applications and some 

software for these is already 

available on the internet. Perhaps 

some of this can be used 

or modified for use with the 

IPBox. In fact, for other receivers 

using a Linux system, 

whole modified operating systems 

are available with extra 

features added. One example 

I found while researching 

even answered a criticism of 

European satellite broadcast- 


ing I have been making for 

many years – the unavailability 

of a seven-day EPG for 

the BBC and other channels 

on ASTRA 2 outside Sky and 

Freesat’s own receivers by 

adding just this functionality. 

As a BBC viewer I’d love 

this to be usable by the IPBox. 

I’d be worried though about 

trying to install something 

like this that wasn’t specific 

to this receiver or operating 

system version. Perhaps what 

we need is a “dummies guide” 

for how to get the most from 

an Enigma2-based IPBox … 

perhaps I should get learning 

some more, and start writing 

it! 

The IPBox’s manual, and 

support website point the 

user to independent websites 

and forums to find software 

and support. So lets hope 

these sites will soon appear 

for those who would like to 

experiment and improve 

their receiver. With such 

power available, all it needs 

is a good level of support and 

software availability to enable 

its users to use it to its full 

potential. The IPBox will be a 

true challenger to the Linux 

based receivers already on 

the market. 

This is a powerful receiver 

with smart menus to match 

its smart looks, an unbeatable 

set of functions and great picture 

quality. The setup options 

are the most comprehensive 

you could wish for. The clever 

favourites system along with 

the three EPG modes (perhaps 

the most useful one 

being hidden behind a separate 

shortcut menu) make 

this a machine that will satisfy 

both power users and 

casual viewers. Getting to 

know it requires the climbing 

of a slightly steeper learning 

curve than that found with 

other receivers, but it is well 

worth the effort. 

Perhaps the most telling 

conclusion is whether 

after testing the receiver for 

a week or two, getting used 

to what it can and can’t do, 

would I want to have one of 

my own? I can honestly say 

that I’d love to have one.

+ 

Linux operating system opens the box to end- 

less add-ons. 

Sophisticated channel memory. 

Remote access via the Internet. 

EPG is recorded with PVR. 

Three EPG levels. 

- 

Takes long to boot up. 

Display dim should be added. 

Apparent Power 

Active Power 

Expert Opinion 

ENERGY 

DIAGRAM 

Mode Apparent Active Factor 

Active with Recording 48 W 35 W 0.72 

StandBy 16 W 6 W 0.37 

Andy Middleton 


Test Center 

UK 

TECHNICAL 

DATA 

Distributor AB IPBox s.r.o., M. Razusa 4795/34, 955 01 Topoľčany, 

Slovak Republic 

Tel. +421 38 5362 667 

Website www.abipbox.com 

Model 9900HD 

Function Twin Multimedia Receiver 

SCPC compatible Yes 

USALS Yes 

DiSEqC 1.0/1.1/1.2/1.3 

Scart connectors 2 

Symbol rates QPSK – up to 45000 

QPSK – up to 36000 

8PSK – up to 30000 

MPEG2 modes MPEG-2, MPEG-4, H.264 

Audio outputs 2 (left & right) 

Video outputs Composite, Component, HDMI 

Resolutions 720x576 (PAL). 720x480 (NTSC) 1080i, 720p, 480i, 480p 

UHF output Yes 

0/12 volt output Yes 

Digital audio output S/PDIF 

EPG Yes 

C/Ku-band compatible Yes 

Power supply 100-240V AC 

Common interface 2 PCMCIA 

Card slots 2 


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TEST REPORT 

DVB-S2, ISDB-T and IPTV HD-Receiver 

AZBox Premium HD 

for South America 

Satellite reception, Internet, terrestrial TV: The AZBox brand 

promises to cover all, and to find out if the company lives up to 

its promises we were sent a receiver to our southern test centre 

in Chile. AZBox provided us with the Premium HD receiver so 

that we had a chance to test the box with real signals sent in the 

ISDB-T transmission standard used in South America for digital 

terrestrial TV. In Chile, the Viña-del-Mar/Valparaiso and 

Santiago de Chile regions are currently served with 

ISDB-T, and we tested the receiver in both 

reception areas. 


When we picked up the 

parcel from our local post 

office we were impressed 

with the stylish design of the 

packaging, which consists of 

black paperboard with silver 

lettering specifying the technical 

details of the set-top 

box: The receiver we were 

sent came with a DVB-S2 

tuner and a second tuner for 

ISDB-T. Here in the capital 

12-01/2011 

AZBox Premium HD 

Perfect receiver for watching 

all TV channels available 

in South America

Santiago de Chile TVN-Mega- 

Chilevision Canal 13 broadcasts 

both analog and digital 

signals, and UCV is transmitted 

in an SDTV and an HDTV 

version in Viña del Mar and 

Valparaiso. In addition, this 

channel is also available via 

mobile phone networks. 

With the integrated ISDB-T 

tuner it is possible to find 

ISDB-T channels either with 

AUTO or MANUAL search 

mode, and of course we 

could not wait to find out 

how the receiver handled the 

channels. Using the elegant 

remote control we entered 



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■ 

View of Santiago de Chile. On 

the left the tv center of national 

broadcaster TVN 

the configuration menu which 

let us choose between TUNER 

A DVB-S and TUNER B ISDB- 

T. Naturally, we selected 

ISDB-T which immediately 

offered an automatic or 

manual search mode. 

If you go for manual, it is 

possible to enter channel and 

frequency individually. With 

SEG SELECT you can select 

any value between 1SEG and 

13SEG. We decided to give 

the AUTO search a go and 

set SEG to ALL to achieve 

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as many results as possible. 

Once all parameters are set 

you need to confirm them by 

pressing the OK button and 

that leads to another pop-up 

window, which we closed with 

EXIT in order to start the 

scan. After that, we went to 

the HORIZONTAL TV menu 

to watch digital terrestrial TV 

Quiz show on TVN HD 

for the very first time. To be 

honest, the video quality of 

what we saw on screen was 

truly breathtaking. 

To make sure we received 

a usable signal at all we 

had hooked up the AZBox 

receiver to an external UHF 

antenna, as the digital trans- 

Screenshot of a broadcast from national channel TVN HD 


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AZBOX 

Satellite Receiver Manufacturer, Portugal www.azbox.com 

www.TELE-satellite.com/TELE-satellite-1001/eng/azbox.pdf 

missions in our region are for 

test purposes only and come 

with limited signal strength. 

A second look at the Premium 

HD receiver reveals 

another feature: An E-Sata 

hard disk can be connected 

internally to achieve PVR 

functionality for both SD and 

HD resolutions. We obviously 

made use of this option and 

did not detect any flaw. The 

maximum recording capacity 

is two hours. In addition, it is 

possible with this box to also 

Broadcast centre of TVN in 

Santiago de Chile 

watch Internet content such 

as YouTube, for example. 

One word of caution: When 

we plugged in the receiver 

for the first time ISDB-T 

reception was not working. 

As it turned out, the terrestrial 

tuner had become loose 

during transport and needed 

to be put in place again firmly. 

We have not encountered any 

problems ever since.

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Talk show on UCTV HD Canal 13 

Broadcast centre of UC 

Canal 13 Chilevision 


Main search menu 

With the Premium HD 

receiver AZBox introduces 

a high-end box for South 

America. Have a look at the 

TELE-satellite world map further 

back to find out which 

regions in South America 

use the ISDB-T standard for 

digital terrestrial TV. As you 

can see, most countries have 

opted for ISDB-T and some 

countries, such as Brazil for 

example, are already well on 

their way to becoming digital. 

Other countries, such as 

Chile, are currently in a testing 

stage. What all regions 

have in common is that the 

AZBox Premium HD as tested 

by us is the ideal satellite 

receiver with its DVB-S2 und 

ISDB-T tuners, which allows 

reception of all channels – no 

matter how they are transmitted.

Results of channel search in Viña del Mar 

Results of channel search in Santiago de Chile 

Channel menu options 

TECHNICAL 

DATA 

Manufacturer Opensast, Edificio OPENST, 

Fax +351-251-652-966 

E-mail info@azbox.com 

Website www.AZBox.com 

Model AZBox Premium HD 

Lagoa, C.P. 4950-283 Mazedo, MNC, Portugal 

Function Digital HDTV Receiver with and 

System Memory DDR 128 MB 

Video Memory DDR 128 MB 

Connector F with loop 

Connector F with loop 

Channel Memory 15000 

Symbolrates 2-45 Ms/sec 

SCPC compatible yes 

DiSEqC 1.0/1.1/1.2/1.3 

HDMI Output yes 

Tuners with various Multimedia & Internet Features 

Audio/Video Output Video (YCbCr), Audio (L/R) 

Component Video Output yes 

S/PDIF Output yes 

RJ45 yes 

UHF Modulator yes 


+ 

Fully automatic search for all available channels 

Many additional features 

Reception of content through all modern transmission 

modes 

- 

Built-in tuners may become loose during transport 

0/12 V Output yes 

Digital Auto Output no 

C/Ku Band compatible yes 

PVR Function yes 

USB 2.0 Connector yes 

Ethernet yes 

E-SATA yes (inside) 

Dimensions 340/243/66 mm 

Weight 2.65 kg (without hdd) 

Power 12/24 V 

Juan Carlos Duarte 


Test Center 

Chile 


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www.abipbox.com

TEST REPORT 

IPTV Receiver 

Jiuzhou DTP8300 

Receiver 

for Internet Television 

At first sight the DTP8300 

from Jiuzhou looks just like 

your average set-top box for 

satellite, cable or terrestrial 

reception. It only measures 

230x160x39 mm, which makes 

it a neat little addition to 

the living room cabinet. The 

box comes in stylish black 

and sports two LEDs on the 

front panel to indicate the 

current operating mode. The 

manufacturer has chosen to 

do without an LCD or segment 

display, but has instead opted 

for an on/off switch in the left 

corner and a USB 2.0 interface 

in the right corner. 


If you turn around the 

receiver and look at the connection 

options on the back 

panel it becomes perfectly 

clear that this is a set-top box 

that does not receive signals 

from satellite, cable or terrestrial 

antenna. 

All we find is an RJ45 Ethernet 

port when it comes 

to signal input. In addition, 

12-01/2011 

Jiuzhou DTP8300 

IPTV receiver equipped with top-notch 

technology 

there is of course the usual 

range of sockets for HDMI 

out, three RCA jacks for 

YUV, three more RCA jacks 

for stereo audio and CVBS, 

an optical S/PDIF output, 

S-video socket and a second 

USB interface. There is 

even the added benefit of a 

mechanical power switch, 

which is a valuable feature in 

this time and age.

The remote control that 

comes with the receiver 

makes a great first impression, 

has all keys within easy 

reach, offers just the feedback 

required, and is clearly 

labelled. 

If we have to think of 

something worth improving 

it’s the IR receiver in the 

set-top box, which requires 

users to point the remote 

to a very small area on the 

box – otherwise you’ll have to 

press the desired key several 

times before your command 

is actually received at the 

other end. 

We’ll focus on the peculiarities 

and features of the 

DTP8300 in a moment – but 

first it’s worth looking at the 

decisive differences between 

TV reception via antenna, 

cable or satellite and IPTV. 

If a receiver uses digital 

satellite, cable or antenna 

signals, the receiver’s hardware 

has to take care of 

all aspects of signal processing. 

This does not only 

involve reception, conversion, 

decryption (if required) 

and finally output of signals 

received with the DVB data 

stream, but also channel 

management, processing of 

EPG data and creating OSD 

messages for user interaction. 

By contrast, an IPTV 

receiver is a different story 

altogether. Put simply, it is 

a kind of web browser being 

able to put out audio and 

video. It doesn’t have to do 

a channel search, it has no 

(or only a very basic) OSD 

system and there is no need 

to manage, process, save, 

and organise channels. 



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Its main task is to display 

on the TV content which is 

delivered as pre-packaged 

data. All technology required 

for receiving and processing 

channels, for creating the 

OSD and for managing content 

is located at the provider 

end of the IPTV system. 

There, so-called middleware 

(put simply again, a 

kind of web server) takes 

care of setting up channels 

lists using provider-specific 

design elements, of providing 

video-on-demand (VOD) con- 

tent and of creating the IPTV 

receiver’s complete user 

interface. 

When turned on, the IPTV 

receiver connects to the middleware 

via the Ethernet port 

and displays content received 

from the middleware. 

By the way, the middleware 

is also responsible for 

establishing a connection to 

the DVB-IP gateway for TV 

reception. Providers store 

the IP addresses and ports 

of individual channels within 

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the IPTV network in the middleware. 

If a user now selects a specific 

channel on the channel 

list that is created and provided 

by the middleware, the 

IPTV receiver obtains the 

exact IP address and port 

of the selected channel and 

starts displaying the corresponding 

video stream. 

Now the second major difference 

between satellite 

and IPTV reception becomes 

evident. If you receive your 

channels directly via satellite 

this means that all content is 

available at the receiving end 

(hence the term broadcasting), 

while IPTV reception 

means that only the content 

(channel) that was specifically 

requested is available 

at any one time. 

Of course all available content 

is sitting at the provider, 

waiting to be requested, but 

still data only starts to flow 

once the user calls up specific 

content. Each customer 

is served individually, so to 

speak, which is also why – 

apart from standard radio 

and TV channels – video-ondemand, 

time shift or PVR 

can be offered by the provider 

without the customer 

having to purchase new 

hardware. 

Metaphorically speaking, 

broadcast reception via satellite, 

cable or terrestrial 

transmission is like a giant 

wave of content extending 

to all receivers at the same 

time, while an IPTV network 

targets each subscriber separately, 

providing only specifically 

requested content in 

a customised way. 

Not only is each IPTV customer 

served individually, 

each IPTV network is also 

characterised by an individual 

set-up, depending on the 

provider’s requirements. 

In theory, an IPTV provider 

can freely select the IP 

addresses he wants to use 

for his network, as well as 

the multicasts used for TV 

and radio distribution and the 

ports. 

This means in turn that settop 

boxes for end users need 

to be just as flexible in order 

to fit into existing IPTV networks. 

To this end – and to 

this end only – the DTP8300 

is equipped with a dedicated 

setup menu which can be 

called up with a small button 

on the remote control. By 

default it is PIN-protected 

and we suggest that end 

users in general keep their 

fingers off all of these settings. 

The menu is divided into 

six items, with Basic Settings 

and Extended Settings being 

of most interest. In Basic 

Settings you need to tell your 

box how it should connect 

to your IPTV provider’s network. 

The receiver can either 

request an IP address from 

the DHCP server or you can 

assign a static IP address to 

your box. If you subscribe to 

an IPTV provider that uses 

DSL for distributing their 

content you may also set up 

a connection to the IPTV network 

via PPPoE. 

Once additional network 

parameters such as gateway 

and DNS server are set 

or received from the DHCP 

server the IPTV receiver 

also needs to know the exact 

address of the middleware. 

For our test purposes we 

chose to use the default middleware 

provided by Jiuzhou, 

which we had installed in our 

test centre on a standard 

Windows PC using Microsoft 

IIS. 

While configuring the 

network connection of the 

set-top box it came as an 

unexpected but very nice 

surprise that not only a connection 

via Ethernet was 

possible, but also via WLAN. 

If you prefer to go wireless 


The DTP8300 starts up with its own boot screen 

Main menu as generated by the Jiuzhou middleware 

In our test setup the channel list contains five entries 

MBC Action on NILESAT 7° West via IPTV

Watching an IPTV channel – the info bar on the bottom of the screen also 

displays EPG information if provided by the middleware. 

Settings menu of the DTP8300 

Access to the network is via cable or WLAN 


all you need is an RT73 compatible 

WLAN USB adapter 

to plug into one of the USB 

ports – once it is detected 

by the system it can easily 

be configured directly in the 

box. 

Now that all settings are 

completed the IPTV receiver 

saves all data and re-boots 

in order to establish a direct 

connection to the middleware. 

While average users should 

be all set now we of course 

could not do without having 

a look at the Extended Settings 

in order to adjust them 

for our test setup. 

Currently the only menu 

languages available are English 

and Chinese, but this 

refers only to the Main Menu 

and a couple of OSD inserts 

of the receiver. During dayto-day 

use the IPTV provider’s 

middleware generates all 

OSD items anyway and can 

be designed according to the 

provider’s specifications. 

In Video Settings users 

can select the format of the 

signal output to the TV, with 

480i, 480p, 576i, 576p, 720p 

and 1080i being available in 

4:3 und 16:9 aspect ratios, as 

well as PAL, NTSC or SECAM. 

Finally, the Extended Settings 

menu can be used to 

change the PIN code that 

restricts access to the Settings 

menu and to activate a 

log protocol that is sent to an 

FTP server. This way providers 

can permanently check 

whether any error messages 

have been created by the 

IPTV receiver or any problems 

have occurred. 

Thanks to these data being 

available to the provider it is 

possible to offer tailor-made 

customer service if need be. 

Complementing the configuration 

options of the Settings 

menu there is system 

overview, a self-test feature 

and an option to restore factory 

settings. 

Using a web browser or 

USB memory stick it is also 

possible to upgrade the 

receiver’s operating system 

– a dedicated menu item is 

available to facilitate that 

procedure. 

Once all settings are 

selected the box needs to 

be rebooted so that it connects 

to the middleware over 

the network and displays the 

main menu generated by the 

provider’s middleware. 

Using its own middleware 

Jiuzhou impressively demonstrates 

some of the features 

an IPTV provider is able to 

implement with its in-house 

middleware and in combination 

with the DTP8300. 

As you can see in the 

screenshots the main menu is 

divided into four major areas: 

The top bar corresponds to 

the colour-coded function 

keys on the remote and thus 

is perfectly suited for direct 

access to live TV, video-ondemand 

or timeshift viewing. 

The left area holds features 

that are used a little less frequently, 

such as games or 

additional VOD content. 

In the window to the right 

of that section the live video 

of the currently selected 

channel is inserted, while 

in the bottom section of the 

screen there is room for banners 

advertising new VOD 

content or other providerbased 

information for subscribers. 

In our test scenario we 

hooked up Jiuzhou’s own 

middleware with the DVB-IP 

gateway we had installed in 

our test lab and then entered

the corresponding multicast 

addresses as required. This 

left us with one of our feed 

channels – the MBC transponder 

from NILESAT 7° 

West – being available on the 

IPTV box in next to no time 

at all. 

We were rather impressed 

with the zapping speed of 

this neat little box, which 

took just under one second 

to switch between individual 

streams of the TV channels 

requested. 

Whenever a new channels 

is called up the DTP8300 displays 

EPG information of the 

selected event, if this feature 

is provided by the middleware. 

How certain additional 

keys on the remote control 

are used and which features 

they access largely depends 

on the provider’s middleware 

again. If timeshift viewing 

is available, then it can be 

controlled just like with any 

other receiver and there’s no 

need to get used to a new 

user concept. 

IPTV compatible added features 

such as news, weather 

updates or current offers for 

subscribers can be assigned 

to different function keys on 

the remote. There is even 

an option to change from 

number to character input so 

that you can use the numeric 

keypad for texting – just like 

you would with your mobile 

phone. 

As far as technical compatibility 

is concerned, the 

Jiuzhou DTP8300 supports 

MPEG-4/H264 as well as 

Windows Media 9 video. The 

built-in browser handles 

HTML 4.0, Javascript 1.5 and 

Java Virtual Machine. 

Data delivered from the 

middleware is displayed with 

a 32bit True Colour User 

Interface. The audio decoder 

is capable of processing 

WMA-9, MPEG Layer 1, 2 and 

3 (MP3), AAC LC, AAC LC+ 

SBR Level 2 as well as AAC+ 

Level 2. Sampling rates of 

22500, 44100 and 48000Hz 

are supported and the 

receiver has a built-in 128 

MB flash memory, 192 MB 

SDRAM and an 8K EEPROM. 

In a word, we were 

impressed with the Jiuzhou 

DTP8300 during our test. 

In the IPTV market it’s usually 

not up to the end user to 

pick a set-top box, which is 

why the DTP8300 will mainly 

be chosen by IPTV providers. 

They would end up with a 

box that is able to implement 

all middleware features and 

therefore is a perfect tool 

for offering programming to 

subscribers. 

Even end users looking to 

stay independent from provider-supplied 

hardware will 

like the Jiuzhou DTP8300 as 

it offers all necessary functions, 

is easy to use, and 

doesn’t take much space in 

the living room cabinet. 


IP settings 

Always required: the middleware address 

Extended settings

Video output in various formats 

EPG, clock and update settings 

DTP8300 system information 

Updating the operating software of the DTP8300 via server of USB stick 

+ 

Small IPTV receiver that is perfectly suited 

for use in the living room. Excellent video quality, 

quick execution of commands sent from the 

remote control and good build quality are the key 

characteristics of this set-top box. 

- 

The IR receiver of the box could be a little 

more forgiving 


Active Power 

TECHNICAL 

DATA 

Manufacturer Sichuan Jiuzhou Electric Group Co., Ltd. 

#16 Yuejin Road, Mianyang 621000, Sichuan, China 

Fax +86-816-2468903/2469241 

EMail overseas@jiuzhou.com.cn 

Model DTP8300 

Function IPTV Set-Top-Box 

Stream Protocol UDP 

Menu Standards HTML4, Javascript 1.5, Java Virtual Machine 

HDMI connector yes 

Scart connector no 

Audio/Video output 3 x RCA 

YUV output 3 x RCA 

S-Video output yes 

Digital audio output yes (optical) 

Ethernet yes 

WLAN yes (via USB stick) 

USB connector yes 

Input Voltage 9V 

ENERGY 

DIAGRAM 

Dimensions 230x160x39mm 


Thomas Haring 


Test Center 

Austria 


Reception 17.5 W 10 W 0.57 


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TEST REPORT 

HDTV Receiver with HD+ Standard 

Jaeger HD+ 2011 

The German Receiver 

with a Plus 


12-01/2011 

Jaeger HD+ 2011 

Excellent Family Friendly HDTV Receiver 

Optimized for the HD+ Transmission 

Standard in Germany 

To regular readers of TELE-satellite the company Doebis from Mündersbach in 

Germany might ring a bell. It is a wholesale dealer offering an extensive product range 

combined with excellent customer service, and it is a business that readily endorses 

cutting-edge technology for the benefit its customers. Now Doebis has taken another 

leap and is launching its own line of receivers, with the first offspring jumping right 

in the middle of a market niche that has recently 

appeared in the German market. There, commercial 

networks have teamed up to use the new HD+ 

standard which allows reception of the HD versions of 

these commercial stations next to all other free-to-air 

DVB-S and DVB-S2 channels. Doebis distributes the 

new set-top box under the trade name Jaeger.

Channels using the HD+ 

standard are currently only 

of interest to a Germanspeaking 

audience, as HD+ 

smartcards to unlock these 

channels are only available in 

Germany at this stage. The 

Jaeger HD+ 2010 therefore 

exclusively has the German 

market in mind for time being. 

HD+ channels are broadcast 

via ASTRA 19.2° East. 

We will deal with every 

nook and cranny of the new 

receiver in a moment, but let 

us first find out what this talk 

about HD+ really is all about: 

In a global perspective, Germany 

had long been a dark 

spot on the HDTV map. While 

most of Asia, North America, 

Australia and also a number 

of European countries had 

introduced high-definition television 

some time ago, Germany 

seemed to be perfectly 

content with its SDTV offering 

for a very long time. Apart 

from pay TV provider Sky 

and an unsuccessful attempt 

at HDTV by some commercial 

channels not much happened 

with regard to HD content. 

Is there a particular reason 

for this development, or 

should we rather say: lack of 

development? For decades, 

German viewers have been 

blessed with a large number 

of free-to-air commercial 

channels, which offered all 

sorts of content next to the 

large public broadcasting 

networks, which can also be 

received free-to-air. Viewers 

have come to expect and 

demand high-quality programming, 

including all the 

latest blockbuster movies, 

TV dramas and sitcoms, plus 

elaborate homemade content 

free of charge. Or almost free 

of charge, if you consider the 

licence fee that every Germany 

household with a TV 

set has to pay. Various and 

– sometimes – lengthy advertising 

breaks on commercial 

stations are the trade-in, 

which Germans had and have 

to accept in return for channel 

and content variety. 

For all the reasons stated 

above pay TV was off to a very 

bad start in Germany and 

is still struggling to become 

financially viable. Just think 

about it: Would you be willing 

to pay for subscription TV if 

the sheer number of channels 

coming in at no cost satisfies 

almost all of your viewing 

requirements? 

Up until the invention of 

the PVR (personal video 

recorder), both broadcasters 

and viewers seemed content 

with this arrangement, and 

commercial stations were 

able to provide decent programming 

thanks to a steady 

flow of advertising revenue. 

All this began to slowly 

erode due to time-shift viewing 

and hard-disk recording, 

with the added benefit of skipping 

commercial breaks. What 

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pushed the viewing pleasure 

of millions to new heights was 

becoming a major concern for 

commercial broadcasters – at 

least if one follows their line of 

reasoning. After all, not many 

would watch ads if these can 

be skipped with the touch of a 

button, would they? 

A few months ago the major 

public broadcasting networks 

in Germany finally launched 

HDTV versions of their main 

channels and therefore 

placed the ball in their commercial 

competitors’ court to 

lift their game as well. 

With their reliance on 

advertising money, however, 

commercial providers used a 

completely different approach 

which was supposed to 

restrict ad skipping right from 

the start. Satellite operator 

SES readily jumped on board 

and developed a dedicated 

transmission concept with the 

name HD+ platform. 

The first step in the new 

HD+ standard was to offer 

the new HD channels with 

encryption only, which is 

the only way of controlling 

who can watch what. SES 

ASTRA selected Nagravision 

3 as the encryption system 

of choice. The next step that 

followed went even further: 

HD+ allows content providers 

to not only define which 

encrypted events can be 

watched and recorded, but 

also how, when and for how 

long such content is available. 

The new HD+ standard 

provides broadcasters 

with the option of restricting 

time-shift viewing for certain 

content, or to block this feature 

at large. This means that 

viewers are still able to record 

content and watch it at a later 

stage, but it is not possible 

to fast forward through commercial 

breaks. Broadcasters 

are also in a position to add a 

‘use by’ date to content, so to 

speak. Such recorded content 

cannot be played back once 

that date has passed. 

To make sure all of these 

wishes by broadcasters are 

actually fulfilled, PVRs that 

are compatible with HD+ 

always record content with 

encryption in place. This way 

it is not possible to simply 

copy files from the internal or 

external HDD and watch them 

on a PC or save them onto a 

DVD, for example. 

If you do want to receive 

the HD variants of Germany’s 

major commercial networks 

you therefore need a receiver 

that is compatible with HD+ 

and which features either a 

built-in smartcard reader or 

a CI with HD+ functionality – 

plus a valid HD+ smartcard, 

of course. All receivers and CI 

modules available so far have 

not been compatible with 

the HD+ standard or at least 

required a software update 

from the manufacturer to add 

that feature with all its integrated 

control mechanisms. 

Only if all HD+ specifications 

and restrictions are met is it 

possible to watch HD+ content. 

We received the Jaeger H+ 

2011 receiver complete with 

an activated HD+ smartcard 

so that we could easily receive 

the HD channels of Germany’s 

largest commercial channels. 

To be precise, we were able 

to mostly receive upscaled 

versions of their standard 

definition offerings, which is 

what they currently provide. 

The six networks Sat.1, Pro- 

Sieben, Vox, Kabel2, RTL and 

Sport1 can be received in 

high definition free of charge 

for one year. After the first 

year access can be renewed 

for another year by paying a 

fee which currently amounts 

to EUR 50. 

But let’s come back to our 

receiver test report now. The 

black housing of the Jaeger 

HD+ 2011 is very stylish in 

appearance and will smoothly 

blend into most living room 

settings. The front panel 

sports a multi-digit segment 

display, with three buttons 

to the left for controlling the 

receiver’s main functions 


Main menu of the Jaeger HD+ 2011 

Various options for channel list editing 

Easy-to-use channel list of the HD+ 2011 

Channel list entries 0 to 99 can be freely arranged

Channel list editing 

Options for automatic channel search 

Manual channel search 

Pre-stored satellite list 


without a remote control. To 

the right of the central display 

a HD+ smartcard can be 

inserted into the built-in card 

reader. There are no additional 

CI slots available. 

The back panel of the 

receiver is very well equipped 

with all connection options 

you’re ever likely to require. 

It sports the standard satellite 

IF input with loopedthrough 

output, HDMI, optical 

audio out as well as a USB 2.0 

interface. 

The remote control that 

comes with the box deserves 

special praise, as it sits conveniently 

in your hand and 

comes with easy to find buttons. 

The operating manual 

is of a similarly high standard, 

is very comprehensive 

and comes with helpful illustrations. 

We are confident 

the manual will answer all 

the questions you may have 

with regard to operating the 

Jaeger HD+ 2011. We hugely 

appreciated the fact that a 

whole chapter of the manual 

is dedicated to mounting and 

installing the antenna. This 

way new users do not only 

learn how their new receiver 

works, but also receive some 

valuable tips and hints for 

perfectly setting up their 

antenna. 

When the receiver is turned 

on for the first time it immediately 

switches to update 

mode and checks the following: 

(a) Do signals from ASTRA 

19.2° East come in through 

the satellite IF input socket? 

(b) Is a software update 

available? 

(c) Is the pre-stored channel 

list still up-to-date for 

German viewers? 

In case new software or an 

updated channel list are available 

these are downloaded 

over the air automatically to 

bring the receiver up to date. 

This way, viewers in Germany 

can rest assured their 

receiver will always keep up 

with any changes or improvements 

and that all pre-stored 

channels can actually be 

shown on screen. 

We should elaborate a little 

on this new receiver’s channel 

list: Contrary to what 

we are used to from regular 

receivers, the HD+ platform 

of provider SES ASTRA brings 

viewers the added benefit 

of looking for new channels 

every time the receiver is 

turned on. To this end, HD+ 

has come up with its own 

channel list setup that looks 

like this: 

TV channels 100 to 2,000 

and radio channels 100 to 500 

are reserved for the automatic 

ASTRA 19.2° East HD+ 

channel list for Germany, 

while channels 1 through 99 

can be set according to customer 

preferences. 

By default, Doebis ships 

the Jaeger HD+ 2011 with 

pre-set channels from 1 to 

57 which include all German 

free-to-air channels as well 

as – obviously – all HDTV 

channels currently available 

from ASTRA at 19.2° East 

(see chart). The channel list 

begins with ARD HD and ZDF 

HD (the two major nationwide 

public broadcasting channels 

in Germany), followed by the 

six HD+ channels and the 

remaining German channels. 

In addition, international 

channels such as Sky News, 

CNN and CNBC are also found 

on the default channel list. If 

required, the list can be rearranged 

and edited according 

to personal preferences, and 

since channels 1 through 99 

are the customer’s domain 

they will never be overwritten 

if an automatic channel 

update takes place. 

It’s a different story for the 

pre-set channels beginning 

with 100. They are arranged 

in the following fashion and 

cannot be moved, deleted 

or otherwise rearranged, 

as they are part of the HD+ 

channel list: 

100-130: ARD (public 

broadcaster) and regional 

public channels.

Timer entries can be created manually or via the EPG 

Audio and video settings 

Formatting an external HDD connected to the USB 2.0 interface 

Overview of all available recordings 

150-153: Public broadcasters 

3sat, KiKa, Phoenix 

and arte 

200-203: ZDF (public 

broadcaster) and its three 

sub-channels 

300-315: RTL Group channels 

(RTL, VOX, n-tv, etc.) 

400-411: Sat1/Pro7 Group 

channels incl. Kabel1 and N24 

500-589: All Sky (pay TV) 

channels 

700-702: Nickelodeon, 

MTV, Viva 

730-809: All remaining 

German free-to-air channels 

transmitted via ASTRA 19.2° 

East, including all still-image 

channels transmitted via 

ASTRA 19.2° East at 12,633H 

900-919: Channels of Austrian 

public broadcaster ORF 

930-978: Foreign-language 

free-to-air channels 

on ASTRA 19.2° East (such 

as TVP Polonia, CCTV F, TVP 

Info, Russia Today, Arirang 

TV, CNN, Al-Jazeera, Andalucia 

TV, Cubavision, TV 5, and 

so on) 

1000-1091: All HDTV 


ASTRA 19.2° East (free-to-air 

and encrypted), currently 24 

channels (ARD HD, ZDF HD, 

HD+, Sky HD, Anixe HD, ORF 

HD) 

1200-1206: ARD, ZDF, 

RTL, VOX, Sat.1, Pro7, Kabel1 

(SDTV versions) 

1400-1417: Arena 

1500-1577: All still-image 


ASTRA 19.2° East at 12,246V 

If you switch over to radio, 

the HD+ channel list that is 

pre-defined and cannot be 

changed looks like this: 

100-160: All German 

public radio stations 

200-214: All German 

commercial radio stations 

(Antenne Bayern, Rock 

Antenne, Deluxe Lounge, 

Deluxe Radio, Domradio, ERF 

Radio, Klassik Radio, sunshine 

live, Teddy, Hope Channel 

Radio, egoFM, JAM FM) 

300-307: All Sky radio 

stations (German Charts, 

Rock Anthems, Love Songs, 

60/70s, 80/90s, R&B/Hip 

Hop, Country) 

600-612: All radio channel 

of Austrian public broadcaster 

ORF (OE1, all regional versions 

of OE2, OE3, FM4) 

Every time a new German 

language channel is launched 

on ASTRA 19.2° East it will 

be added to the HD+ channel 

list by provider SES Astra and 

will be available with the following 

automatic channel list 

update. The Jaeger HD+ 2011 

will display it accordingly, and 

since the list is segmented 

according to provider categories 

it will fit in perfectly. If so 

desired by a user, any channel 

in the pre-set list can be 

copied into the user list from 

1 to 99. Talk about a smart 

solution! 

Incidentally, the channel 

list features more than meets 

the eye at first sight. Many 

channels are not specifically 

included in the list, but are 

still available if you know how 

to find them. If you use the 

search mode to find all channels 

starting with ‘Kabel 1’, 

for example, the results will 

also show ‘Kabel 1 Austria’ on 

channel 414, which can then 

be selected and watched. The 

same is true for ‘Sat.1 Austria’, 

‘RTL Austria’, and so on. 

If you think this is somewhat 

unusual then the answer lies 

in the HD+ concept: As soon 

as HD+ will also be offered 

on the Austrian market the 

receivers sold there will be 

pre-programmed to show the 

Austrian versions of those 

channels, rather than the 

Germany versions. 

The Jaeger HD+ 2011 offers 

a dedicated menu for channel 

management, which shows 

all available entries from 1 to 

99 in the right screen section 

and the complete channel list 

on the left section. Thanks to 

this convenient layout channels 

can easily be added from 

the overall list to the customised 

list. In addition, a total 

of ten favourites lists can be 

filled to your heart’s content 

and add much to the overall 

enjoyment this receiver provides. 

All channel entries above 

2,000 (TV) and 500 (radio) 


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An up-to-date channel list is downloaded over the air from ASTRA 19.2° 

East. LCN stands for Logical Channel Numbers 

Presentation of photos on the TV panel 

Clearly arranged info bar 

EPG mode for a single channel 


can also be customised and 

are not restricted by the HD+ 

standard. 

The box is able to perform 

all the search functions 

we expect from a DVB-S/ 

S2 receiver. It comes with 

a factory-installed list of all 

transponders of the 28 most 

frequently received European 

satellites. It goes without 

saying that this list can be 

edited manually and that new 

transponders can be added 

as required. 

We did, on the other had, 

somewhat regret that the 

Jaeger HD+ 2011 only offers 

tone burst and DiSEqC 1.0 

for up to four satellites, and 

DiSEqC 1.2 for motorised 

antennas. Unfortunately, the 

hugely convenient USALS 

protocol and DiSEqC 1.1 for 

up to 16 satellites are not 

available. On a positive note, 

we appreciated the fact that 

the LOF can be determined 

individually for each satellite 

entry based on a number 

of pre-set options or with 

manual setting. This makes 

the Jaeger box perfectly suitable 

for C band reception as 

well. 

Thanks to manual transponder 

search it is possible 

to look for signals on a specified 

frequency only and to 

edit the pre-set transponder 

list. Any new frequencies can 

be added without much ado 

and a touch of a button is all 

it takes to delete any discontinued 

transponder entries. 

If you prefer an automatic 

search – as most will do – the 

Jaeger HD+ 2011 can be set 

for network search mode or 

restricted to free-to-air channels 

only. This is particularly 

useful as all encrypted channels 

will find their way into 

the automatic HD+ channel 

list anyway and there are 

no other decryption options 

(such as an additional CI slot) 

available anyway. 

If so desired, an automatic 

search can be defined 

to cover TV, radio, or both. 

In our test the Jaeger HD+ 

2011 took more than 25 minutes 

for a full scan across all 

HOTBIRD 13° East bands, 

which is not exactly an Olympic 

achievement. Then again, 

most users will only ever use 

the HD+ channel list which 

is kept up-to-date and very 

accurate anyway. 

Like all other receivers we 

test the Jaeger box, too, had 

to prove its worth with regard 

to very week signals. We used 

BADR at 26° East for that 

benchmark test and found 

that the integrated DVB-S/ 

S2 tuner did a remarkably 

good job. The same was true 

for signals with a very low 

symbol rate (like the ones 

from TURKSAT 42° East at 

our location), which were processed 

flawlessly as well. It 

only took a moment before 

the 11,742 V frequency was 

locked in with a symbol rate 

of only 2,965 ks/s. 

All entries of the individual 

channel list (2,000 and above 

for TV, 500 and above for 

radio) can be deleted, moved 

or marked for skipping as 

required. Entries on the HD+ 

list, on the other hand, can 

only be marked for skipping 

without any other editing 

options. Optional PIN protection 

is available for all channels 

if you feel some channels 

are not appropriate for children 

or minors living in your 

household. Altogether the 

channel list consists of 5,000 

entries, and even if we reduce 

that number by the channels 

that are pre-defined through 

HD+ that will still leave you 

with 2,700 entries to fill. 

In Systems Settings – 

which is the third major menu 

item next to Channel Search 

and Channel List Editing – 

users can customise their 

newly acquired box according 

to personal preferences. 

Even though the new Jaeger 

HD+ 2011 is specifically targeted 

to the German market 

the OSD languages to choose 

from are German, English, 

French, Spanish, Italian, 

Turkish, Russian, Polish and

Dutch. At the same you may 

also define your preferred 

audio track languages in case 

a channel broadcasts more 

than one. When you want to 

tell the receiver which time 

zone you are in you need not 

know your local difference to 

GMT but rather select your 

zone from a list of well-known 

European cities. 

Continuing with audio/video 

settings, the receiver can 

be told which signal resolution 

your TV panel prefers so 

that you always get the best 

quality on screen. We should 

emphasise the fact that the 

Jaeger HD+ 2011 already supports 

1080p, which means it 

is fit for the future of satellite 

television even today. Obviously 

1080i, 720p, 576p, 576i 

as well 480p and 480i can 

chosen as well. The receiver 

automatically detects the 

colour standard of a received 

channel and adjusts the 

output signal accordingly. 

No matter whether you 

have a 4:3 or 16:9 TV set, the 

box will deal it with it, and 

you may define the way 16:9 

broadcasts are displayed on a 

4:3 set. 

Thanks to the integrated 

scart euroconnector RGB and 

CVBS are available for analog 

signal output and a separate 

menu item let’s you add or 

edit up to 50 timer entries. 

Once all basic parameters 

are set pressing the Exit 

button will bring you to the 

first receivable channel on 

the list. Every time a new 

channel is selected the Jaeger 

HD+ 2011 inserts an info bar 

on the bottom of the screen 

which includes date, time and 

information on the current 

and next event, if this information 

is provided. There are 

icons indicating encryption 

and the availability of subtitles, 

audio tracks as well as 

teletext. 

Press the OK button and 

the clearly arranged channel 

list will pop up, with ten channel 

entries per page. Using 

the green and yellow function 

keys you may select individual 

satellite entries, while the 

Text button opens up a search 

mask which you can use find 

that particular channel you’re 

looking for. The Favourite 

button accesses up to ten 

favourites lists which you can 

arrange in any fashion you 

like. 

The Jaeger HD+ 2011 zapping 

speed is approximately 

one second for free-to-air 

SDTV channels. Switching to 

HDTV or encrypted channels 

takes slightly longer. We were 

truly impressed with the video 

performance of this receiver, 




DOEBIS 

Satellite Wholesaler, Germany www.doebis.de 

www.TELE-satellite.com/TELE-satellite-1011/eng/doebis.pdf 

even though most material 

on HD+ channels currently is 

upscaled SD content. Every 

time native HD is broadcasts 

your eyes are virtually glued 

to the screen – watching TV 

has never been more brilliant! 

If you’re interested in finding 

out more about the event 

you’re watching or even want 

to check what’s on TV later 

at night or the next day the 

EPG button will become your 

best friend. Press it once for 

extended information about 

the currently showing event 

and press it again to see a 

preview of the selected channel 

for up to seven days. If 

you press the EPG button 

yet again a preview schedule 

of five channels at a time 

appears on screen. In next to 

no time can you then find out 

what your favourite channels 

will show in primetime, or 

when the next episode of that 

crime drama is on. 

No matter which EPG mode 

you’re in, if you come across 

an event that’s not to miss 

you can easily create a timer 

entry by simply pressing the 

blue button. This is a particularly 

smart feature considering 

that an external HDD can 

be hooked up to the Jaeger 

HD+ 2011 thanks to the USB 

2.0 interface. If you make 

use of that option you’re not 

only able to record content, 

but also use the timeshift 

viewing feature – at least for 

free-to-air channels. So next 

time your mother-in-law calls 

simply press Pause and pick 

up the phone – that way you’ll 

both be happy and you can 

continue watching whenever 

you feel like. As mentioned 

before, this feature is not 

available for channels on the 

HD+ platform. 

By and large, all PVR features 

of the new Jaeger 

receiver are cleverly implemented 

and easy to use. The 

box boasts a single tuner 

only, which is why it is not 

possible to watch a channel 

from a different transponder 

while a recording takes place. 

If the recording is made from 

an encrypted HD+ channel it 

is not possible to watch a different 

channel at all, just as 

is it not possible to make two 

recordings at the same time. 

A previously stored event, 

however, can be played back 

at any time during recording. 

The Movie button on the 

remote control – or the corresponding 

menu item in the 

on-screen display – brings 

you to the content of the 

external HDD. Here again, the 

display sports a clever layout, 

is more or less self-explanatory 

and also provides details 

such as recording date, 

length and originating channel 

for each recording. There 

is even an integrated picture 

viewer for presenting photos 

of your journey around the 

world or any other event in 

your life. You and your guests

Some PVR functions are not available for HD+ channels 

Audio track selection 

will definitely enjoy a largerthan-life 

presentation on your 

TV panel. 

Simply copy the pictures 

onto a USB storage medium, 

plug it in on the receiver’s 

back panel and you’re ready 

to rumble. Images can easily 

be rotated with the touch of 

a button so that both portrait 

and landscape formats come 

out as best they can. 

If you connect an external 

HDD to the Jaeger HD+ 2011 

for the first time or want to 

completely erase one you 


may make use of the formatting 

feature which can be 

accessed through a dedicated 

menu item. 

You may also have the 

receiver manually check for 

new software or channel 

lists, even though this is done 

every time you power up 

the box anyway. The current 

channel list can be saved onto 

any external USB storage 

medium for back-up purposes 

and to provide a safety net in 

case you inadvertently delete 

a channel or make a mess out 

of your list. 

If video games is what 

you’re after then prepare 

yourself for a minor disappointment 

– there are none. 

You may, however, use the 

built-in teletext decoder to 

read the news during commercial 

breaks, for example, 

which is much more worthwhile 

anyway. 

The teletext display only 

covers about half the screen 

so you can always keep an 

eye on the current channel 

in order not to miss a thing. 

Finally, there was another 

nice surprise waiting for us: 

Power consumption of the 

Jaeger HD+ 2011 in standby is 

extremely low. The manufacturer 

specifies 1 W, and our 

own measurement yielded 

an even lower 0.8 W! We like 

that because in what’s good 

for the environment is just as 

good for your wallet. 

In conclusion we can say 

that the Jaeger HD+ 2011 

fulfilled all our expectations. 

We’re talking about a HDTV 

satellite receiver the whole 

family will like, that will fit 

into any lounge room surroundings, 

and that offers 

all the features an average 

family will ever want. With its 

1080p HDMI output it is well 

ahead of many competitors 

and ready for the future of 

high-definition satellite television. 

The box is characterised 

by smart user-interaction 

and will be understood by 

the technically challenged 

as well. HD+ compatibility 

allows reception of the HDTV 

variants of Germany’s major 

commercial networks and the 

built-in PVR functions work 

flawlessly. It has to be said, 

however, that users might 

require some time before 

they will get used to all HD+ 

restrictions. In our test, for 

example, we were not able 

to skip commercial breaks 

on HD+ channels – but then 

again, that is precisely why 

HD+ was developed in the 

first place. Nonetheless, the 

overall impression of the 

Jaeger HD+2011 is unreservedly 

positive.

HDTV channels on ASTRA 19.2° East 

which can be received 

with the Jaeger HD+ 2011 

Channel Name 

Free TV 

Active Power 

Frequency 

[GHz] 


Polarisation Modulation Symbol Rate 

Servus TV HD 11.303 Horizontal DVB-S2/8PSK 22.000 

Das Erste HD 11.362 Horizontal DVB-S2/8PSK 22.000 

ZDF HD 11.362 Horizontal DVB-S2/8PSK 22.000 

ARTE HD 11.362 Horizontal DVB-S2/8PSK 22.000 

Eins Festival HD 

Promo 

12.422 Horizontal DVB-S/QPSK 27.500 

Anixe HD/ HD+ 

Promo 

Pay TV 

[Germany only] 

10.832 Horizontal DVB-S2/8PSK 22.000 

RTL HD 10.832 Horizontal DVB-S2/8PSK 22.000 

VOX HD 10.832 Horizontal DVB-S2/8PSK 22.000 

SPORT1 HD 10.832 Horizontal DVB-S2/8PSK 22.000 

Sat.1 HD 11.464 Horizontal DVB-S2/8PSK 22.000 

ProSieben HD 11.464 Horizontal DVB-S2/8PSK 22.000 

kabel eins HD 11.464 Horizontal DVB-S2/8PSK 22.000 

ENERGY 

DIAGRAM 


Reception 16 W 10 W 0.62 

StandBy 2 W 0.8 W 0.4 

Initial 15 minutes: Receiver boots, followed by active use with channel 

switching, recording, playing back, etc. 

Following 15 minutes: Standby 

+ 

Perfectly fit for the future of satellite television 

thanks to 1080p 

Reception of channels on the German HD+ plat- 

form with integrated card reader 

Well-conceived menu structure and easy to use 

Elaborate PVR functions 

Very low power consumption in standby 

- 

Two simultaneous recordings are not possible 

No DiSEqC 1.1 and 1.3 (USALS) 

TECHNICAL 

DATA 

Manufacturer Jaeger / Doebis GmbH, Dr.-Günter-Henle-Straße 4, 

56271 Mündersbach, Germany 

Fax +49 (0) 2680/9879-19 

E-Mail info@doebis.de 

Model Jaeger HD+ 2011 

Function Digital HDTV / Receiver 


Symbolrate 1-35 Ms/sec. 

SCPC Compatible yes 

DiSEqC 1.0 / 1.2 

USALS no 

HDMI Output yes 

Scart Connector yes 

Component Video Output no 

S-Video Output no 

UHF Modulator no 

0/12 Volt Connector yes 

Digital Audio Output yes 

EPG yes 

C/Ku-Band compatible yes 

PVR-Function yes 


with Smart Card reader for HD+ 

USB 2.0 Connector yes 

Ethernet no 

E-SATA no 

Dimensions 280x170x45mm 

Weight 0.9 kg 

Power supply 220-240V, 50/60 Hz 

Thomas Haring 


Test Center 

Austria 


49

TEST REPORT 

DVB-S2 PC Card 

Tenow TBS 6981 

DVB-S/S2 Dual Tuner 



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12-01/2011 

TENOW TBS 6981 DVB-S/S2 

DUAL TUNER 

PC card with PVR and all the features 

you’ll ever need. Ideal also 

for feedhunters. 

PC Card With Twin Tuner Function 

DVB-S/S2 cards are gaining in popularity all the time, but at the 

same people are crazy about the PVR function of many conventional 

satellite receivers as well. After all, nothing beats the possibility of 

recording one event while at the same time watching another one. 

Is there a way to achieve this benefit with a PC card? If you have 

a PVR receiver and are able to record one channel and watch a 

different one simultaneously then you need a box with two tuners 

and two IF inputs. When it comes to PC cards, this is very rare and 

that‘s why Tenow happily fills that gap with its new TBS 6981. 

The Tenow 

PCI-E is DVB-S and 

DVB-S2 compatible 

and hence features 

two DVB-S/S2 satellite 

inputs for both SDTV and 

HDTV. Apart from the TBS 

6981 PC card (suitable for 

PCI-E slots version 1.0a 

and 1.1) you get an infrared 

receiver, a remote control, a 

software CD and a power cable 

to connect the card to the corresponding IDE 

power supply of the PC‘s power supply unit. In most cases 

the power supplied by the PCI-E slot will be sufficient, but if 

a DiSEqC motor is connected or other cards draw power as 

well, this auxiliary power connector will come in quite handy. 

Installing the card does not require 

an engineering degree 

and thanks to its 

compact size it will even 

fit into devices with restricted 

space. Once the two tuner inputs are connected to 

the signal input cables all you need to do is connect the IR 

receiver to the socket next to the IF inputs to get started. 

The remote control that comes with the card sits nicely in 

your hand and allows controlling the TBS 6981 without having

to get up from your lounge room sofa. 

The manual is available on the mini CD 

in PDF format. 

Tenow lists the following specifications 

for DVB-S reception: Intel Pentium 

III 1 GHz with 256MB RAM and a 

graphics cards with 16MB RAM. If you‘re 

after DVB-S2 signals you need to make 

sure to provide at least an Intel Pentium 

IV 3 GHz processor with 1GB RAM and 

a graphics card with a minimum of 64 

MB RAM. Tenow made the card compatible 

to the Windows XP, Windows Vista, 

Windows 7 and even Linux operating 

systems - the latter even for the latest 

Linux kernel. 

Now that we had installed the card in 

our test PC and connected all required 

cables we proceeded with driver installation. 

Shortly after the CD is inserted 

an autostart wizard opens up on screen 

with all available options. A single mouse 

click is all it takes to start driver installation 

and a short while later Windows 

displays a message stating that new 

hardware was detected and is ready for 

use. 

For all the Linux enthusiasts out there: 

Tenow even provided Linux drivers and 

made the card fully compatible to the 

latest Linux kernel. 

On the software front Tenow supplies 

its own TBSViewer presentation application, 

but also offers the DVB Dream 

software on the CD as an alternative. We 

should not fail to mention at this stage 

that the card worked flawlessly with 

the hugely popular ProgDVB application 

as well and the manufacturer provides 

all necessary configuration files on the 

included CD. Windows Media Center (as 

included with Windows 7, for example) is 

supported, too. 

It‘s basically up to the end user which 

software is paired to the Tenow card, 

and this is one of the major benefits of 

PC card solutions as opposed to set-top 

boxes, which – in most cases – can only 

be used with a single manufacturersupplied 

firmware. For the purpose of 

this test report, however, we decided to 

stick to the software shipped by Tenow. 

In our case the TBSViewer came with a 

pre-stored channel list of ASTRA 19.2° 

East, HOTBIRD 13° East, ASTRA3 23.5° 

East and ASTRA2 28.2° East which 

meant we were ready to party right 

away. 

The OSD can be displayed in the following 

languages: English, German, 

French, Czech, Hungarian, Italian, 

Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Finnish 

and Ukrainian. A list of 176 European, 

Asian and American satellite positions 

complete with their transponder data is 

available, even though this information 

is not completely up-to-date. 

All LOF parameters can be set manually, 

so that the PC card will work with all 

available LNBs. If your reception system 

includes a DiSEqC 1.0 switch for reception 

of up to four satellite you will be 

happy to find out that the Tenow card 

will nicely deal with this setup. 

Surprisingly, the Tenow TBS 6981 

even works smoothly with the SCR single 

cable solution, which is supported. The 

22 kHz signal to switch between the 

upper and lower frequency band and 

the supply voltage for the LNB (13V for 

vertical/left circular signals and 18V for 

horizontal/right circular signals) work as 

expected and required. 

Tenow offers three search modes: 

Automatic search looks for all transponders 

on the pre-stored list, manual 

search can be used to scan a single 

transponder which will then be locked. 

We were impressed with the search 

speed of the TBS 6981, which only 

took three and a half minutes to scan 

1.734 TV and radio channels on HOT- 

BIRD at 13° East. Every search can be 

restricted to free-to-air channels only, 

which is particularly helpful as the PC 

card does not come with a CI slot for 

pay TV reception. 

You might wonder now what the third 

search mode is, since we have only 

mentioned automatic and manual so 

far. It‘s a kind of blind scan mode and 

requires a start and end frequency plus 

the preferred scanning step parameter 

as well as all symbol rates that should 

be used. For our test we tried out this 

feature for the complete frequency 

range of the HOTBIRD satellites at 13° 

East with steps of 5 MHz and for symbol 

rates of 27.5 and 22 Ms/s. 

It turned out that this search mode 

really detected all active transponders 

in the pre-defined frequency range, but 

it also seemed to be an endless procedure 

and after one hour we were only 

halfway through our frequency range so 

that we decided to cancel the search. By 

that time close to 2,000 TV and radio 

channels had been detected and stored 

in the memory. 

We recommend using this feature for 

checking smaller frequency ranges only 

1 

2 

3 

4 

■ 

1. Right after inserting the CD its content is 

presented in a pleasing design 

2. Clearly arranged channel list of the TBSViewer 

3. Favourites list for finding your preferred channels 

with a single mouse click 

4. All functions can be called up by right-clicking 

your mouse 

(in order to look for feeds, for example), 

as it is a great way of keeping your channel 

list completely up-to-date. 

When we checked out EBU feeds on 

EUTELSAT W3A a 7° East we were able to 

detect all active feeds in about a minute‘s 

time. We should also give special praise 

to the software‘s update feature which 

keeps the channel list up-to-date and 

adds newly found channels without 

messing up the existing list. You may 


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■ 

1. Windows Media Center detects and support 

the PC card 

2. DiSEqC 1.0 is available 

3. Automatic satellite search in Windows Media 

Center 

4. Manual search Windows Media Center 

1 

even create a dedicated section which 

saves all new channels according to the 

date on which they were detected. This 

helps tremendously when you look for 

a channel that was added to your overall 

list only recently. Once the channel 

list is filled to the brim with all offerings 

from the sky you can leave the settings 

menu with another single mouse click to 

change to the TBSViewer which shows 

the first available channel. 

The software can be activated automatically 

by moving the cursor to the 

upper right corner of the window. A tree 

structure lists all channels according to 

satellites and providers, so that your 

desired channels can be found in next 

to no time at all. Alternatively, you can 

always use the search field to look for 

your favourite station. A favourites list 

can be opened by clicking on a small 

button next to the search window and 


2 

3 

4 

there you can save all those channels 

you watch on a regular basis. 

We hugely appreciated the way Tenow 

has implemented audio selection. As 

soon as you select a channel from the list 

all available audio tracks are shown right 

beneath the channel entry. You don‘t 

have to go to a dedicated menu to switch 

between audio tracks but have all the 

information right in front of your eyes. 

It seems the Tenow software developers 

had user-friendliness in mind when 

implementing this feature, and if you 

want to watch a movie in its original 

language every once in a while you‘ll be 

very thankful for that. 

Channel editing and sorting can also 

be done right in the selection window 

which means all options are available 

right when and where you need them. 

You may filter channels according to 

certain characteristics (AC3 audio, for 

example) or according to provider, satellite 

or category. If you want to add 

even more clarity to your overall channel 

list you may hide all encrypted channels 

with a singe mouse click. 

Every time you switch to a new channels 

the software automatically inserts 

a cleverly-designed OSD bar with information 

on the current and next event, 

if provided by the channel. Switching 

times are fast, considering we‘re talking 

about a PC card solution here. A little 

over a second is all it takes for a new 

channel to be available on screen with 

synced video and audio. 

The extended EPG is one more feature 

deserving special mention. Timer 

entries can be selected right in the EPG 

mode so that users have at their disposal 

an electronic TV guide in which 

events can be selected for recording 

without any detour. 

What differentiates the TBS 6981 

from most PC card competitors is its 

second tuner, and once you are aware 

of all its benefits you would not want to 

do without any more. It allows recording 

a channel while at the same watching 

another channel live. It is even possible 

to perform a search on tuner 2 while 

watching live TV on tuner 1. 

With the integrated picture-in-picture 

feature it is easy to watch a second 

channel in a smaller window during a 

commercial break on your main channel, 

for example. No risk of missing a 

second of your favourite show anymore, 

and no more twiddling your thumbs 

when you wait for the break to finally be 

over. Teletext is available as well and it 

is implemented flawlessly with all features 

you‘d expect. 

Still, all those nice and useful features 

would be plainly worthless without 

capable tuners in the first place, which 

are at the heart of any receiver or PC 

card. No need to worry about the TBS 

6981, though, whose tuners effortlessly 

pulled in any DVB-S and DVB-S2 signal 

we threw at them. Weak signals close 

to the tuners‘ threshold – like the ones 

from BADR at 26° East at our location 

– posed no problems and did not cause 

any software freezes, even when the 

integrated Viterbi error correction had 

to work overtime for a prolonged period 

of time. 

The SCPC test was passed with flying 

colours as well and the tuners managed 

to flawlessly lock and process signals 

from our test transponder on TURKSAT 

42° East with a symbol rate of only 2.2 

Ms/s. 

In our test center we intentionally 

used a somewhat outdated Pentium IV 

processor for this report. After all, not 

all our readers will be equipped with the 

latest state-of-the-art computer. Even 

though our machine was on the lower 

end of the manufacturer‘s specifications 

we were still able to watch HDTV from 

a DVB-S2 signal while at the same time 

performing other office tasks on the PC. 

Obviously both the processor and the 

graphics card had to give their best, but 

they still had extra capacity for reasonably 

working with the machine. All video 

was always presented interference-free, 

no matter whether it was HD or SD. 

If you prefer to use the remote control 

that comes with the package for software 

control rather than your keyboard 

and mouse you‘ll be pleased to learn 

that it works perfectly with the PC card. 

What‘s more, when we connected a 

40-inch flat screen TV to the PC via DVI 

the presentation mode of the TBSViewer 

delivered excellent video quality on a 

par with conventional set-top boxes. 

If required, the TBSViewer features 

a complex range of detailed setting 

options. To give just one example, different 

codecs can be selected for video 

playback, depending on the file format. 

This makes sure the TBSViewer is able 

to handle various video formats such as 

MPEG-2, H.264, DivX or XviD, among 

others.

It is even possible to process feeds 

that are transmitted in the MPEG 4:2:2 

studio format after you have downloaded 

the Elecard codec which is available 

free of charge from www.elecard. 

com. This feature will probably put the 

Tenow card right in the top spot of any 

DXer’s and feedhunter’s pick list. 

In the settings sections you can of 

course customise all the basic functions 

of the card to meet you individual 

requirement, like defining a lead and lag 

time for timer recordings, split recordings 

into files with identical size, and 

defining one of the two tuners as standard 

tuner. When using the TBSViewer 

you will find out it is capable of processing 

a whole range of different formats, 

including MPEG, DivX, Video CD, AFS, 

WMV, WMA, OGG and OGM. This allows 

you to watch almost all video content, 

not just transport streams from satellites. 

A time bar which is located on the 

bottom section of the video screen 

allows jumping to any sequence during 

playback of a recorded event, or indicates 

the progress of a live event. All 

satellite recordings are saved in the universally 

and generally used transport 

stream format so that they can easily be 

edited and saved on DVD, for instance. 

Apart from its in-house presentation 

software Tenow also supplies the DVB 

Dream software on CD, which is similar 

in features to the TBSViewer. In addition, 

the CD comes with configuration 

files for the popular ProgDVB application, 

making the TBS 6981 PC card a 

perfect match for that software as well. 

We truly loved that the new TBS card 

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+ 

The Tenow TBS 6981 DVB-S/S2 Dual is an 

extremely versatile PC card thanks to its second 

tuner. It allows simultaneous recording and watching 

of two different channels, or TV reception 

and Internet-via satellite at the same time. The 

provided software, which is not only usable with 

Windows but also with Linux, comes with a wide 

range of features and left us with a very stable and 

Thomas Haring 


Test Center 

Austria 

sophisticated impression. Thanks to its BDA compatibility the 

card can be used in combination with alternative viewing applications 

such as DVB Dream, Prog DVB or Windows Media Center. 

The Tenow TBS 6981 comes with a remote control for accessing 

all functions of the card from your living room sofa and delivers 

a top-quality signal for your LCD or plasma panel. You will not 

notice a difference to conventional set-top boxes. 

- 

No audio output, no CI slot for pay TV reception. 

works with the Windows Media Center 

as well, a software suite that comes with 

Windows 7, for example. User preferring 

this well designed and fully integrated 

software are free to go for it, since our 

test proved this combination to be absolutely 

worry-free. That‘s how plug&play 

is supposed to work! In the end, it‘s up 

to the user to choose their preferred 

software. The main point is that the 

manufacturer presents us with various 

options, which is always welcome. 

There‘s one more plus of the TBS 

6981 dual tuner card which should not 

go unnoticed: One tuner can be set 

apart for Internet-via-satellite, while the 

second tuner takes care of TV and radio 

reception from satellites. 

Readers using Internet-via-satellite 

will be aware of the constant struggle of 

deciding between Internet and TV, and 

finally the TBS 6981 makes this a thing 

of the past. The manufacturer provides 

specific software for Internet access 

which acts as a virtual network adapter 

in Windows and accesses the world 

wide web via satellite once all required 

parameters (frequency, polarisation, 

symbol rate, account data, etc.) are 

entered correctly. Naturally, we tried 

that out as well and can state that we 

found nothing to complain about. 

Even when recording in the background 

the system was totally unimpressed, 

just as it was possible to watch 

a HDTV channel while surfing on the 

Internet via satellite at the same time. 

1. Extended EPG with events for several days 

2. Various codecs to choose from 

3. Internet via satellite 

TECHNICAL 

DATA 

Manufacturer Tenow International Ltd, Unit C-8A, Shennan Garden Building, 

High-Tech Park, Shenzhen, CHINA 

Tel +86-755-26501345 or 26501201 

Email sales@tbsdtv.com 

Website www.tbsdtv.com 

Online Shop www.buydvb.net 

Model 6981 / Dual Tuner 

Function PCI-E card for SDTV and HDTV with two separate tuners and 

Channel memory unlimited 

Satellites 176 

PVR, compatible with Windows and Linux operating systems 

Symbol rates 1-45 Ms/sec. (QPSK), 10-31 Ms/sec 8PSK 

SCPC compatible yes (tested > 2.2 MS/s) 

DiSEqC 1.0, 1.1, 1.2 

SCR yes 

EPG yes 

C/Ku-Band compatible yes 

Audio output no 

1 

2 

3 


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TEST REPORT 

54 

VSAT Dish 

SVEC 1.2 m VSAT Dish 

Internet via Satellite - 

It's Easier Than You Think 

TELE-satellite — Global Digital TV Magazine — 12-01/2011 — www.TELE-satellite.com 

12-01/2011 

SVEC 1.2 M VSAT DISH 

Perfectly made dish easy to point to the 

desired satellite 

Once you are accustomed 

to the Internet, you can hardly 

think of not having access to it for 

a longer period. However, there are 

still locations, even in most developed 

countries where there is no telephone line 

available. Are the GSM operators the only 

possibility then? Not exactly - we can think of twoway 

satellite connection instead. Receiving IP data via 

satellite is not that different from receiving A/V transport 

stream. Bits are bits and bytes are bytes.

Highlights 2010 

The new -Class 

• Excellent selection: 

Terr./SAT > 40 dB and SAT/Terr. > 45 dB 

• Energy saving switch-mode power supply 

• High output levels between 

102 and 108 dBµV 

years 

warranty 

Optical Transmitter 

• Frequency range of 47 ... 2200 MHz 

• Laser output power: +6 dBm 

Optical Receiver 

• 4-way / 1-way in a compact housing 

• Remote power through one coax output possible 

www.spaun.com 

SPAUN electronic GmbH & Co. KG 

Byk-Gulden-Str. 22 · 78224 Singen 

Phone: +49 (0)7731 - 8673-0 · Fax: +49 (0)7731 - 8673-17 

Email: contact@spaun.com · www.spaun.com 

Quality made in Germany 

SPAROS 611 CA HD 

• HD-Display (MPEG4 H.264) 

• Integrated Multidecryption CA-Module 

• Return path measurement 

• Constellationdiagram for all 

DVB standards

m.com 



SVEC 

Professional Dish Manufacturer, China www.svec.com.cn 

www.TELE-satellite.com/TELE-satellite-1003/eng/svec.pdf 

SKYWORTH 

e.com modem, Receiver Manufacturer, an LNB, China a BUC should www.skyworthdigital.com 

be much stronger than 

(Block Up-Converter) and a the one dedicated for recep- 

subscription from a service tion only. That’s because 

provider, you need to have the LNB/BUC unit is big and 

MER 12.4 dB 12.8 dB 

Link Margin 5.2 dB 5.6 dB 

CBER 9 x 10 

■Table 

1. Comparison of SVEC dish with the regular dish used for the service in Poland. 

-5 5 x 10-5 56 

Except for having a DOCSIS 

EUROBIRD 3 on 33º E, 12522V, 27500, 5/6. 

a suitable dish. Such a dish 




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heavy. BUC consumes about 

30 W of electric power and 

must be equipped with a big 

and heavy heat sink. 

Moreover, the dish must 

guarantee the proper geometry 

and stability of alignment 

because if not, it will be transmitting 

interfering signal to 

the neighboring satellites. No 

wonder that such dishes are 

bigger and more solid than 

the ones satellite enthusiasts 

are familiar with. Those dishes 

are often called VSAT dishes. 

VSAT stands for Very Small 

Aperture Terminal and means 

a two-way satellite ground 

station. This may sound 

rather funny as the dishes are 

bigger than the regular 60 or 

90 cm reception antennas. 

Standard 1 m dish SVEC 1.2 dish 

Channel Power 73.6 dBµV 74.2 dBµV 

C/N 13.3 dB 13.5 dB 

But do not forget that from 

the professional perspective, 

“very small aperture” means 

smaller than 3 meters. 

Installation 

The parcels containing the 

components of the SVEC 

dish were big and heavy. No 

wonder, everything is made 

of steel. After unpacking and 

examining the components, 

we concluded with satisfaction 

that the assembly should 

be quite easy. And indeed, 

it was. Even without any 

assembly instructions, it was 

not difficult to figure out what 

should be connected with 

what. Everything fitted very 

well, except from one small 

detail. We could not figure 

out how to fit the two BUC/ 

LNB side supports. After a 

while, we realized that the 

brackets attached to the dish 

edges that were supposed to 

be connected with the LNB 

supports are mounted upside 

down. When we re-assembled 

them in the correct way, eve-

ything was OK and no fur- 

ther problems popped up. 

Due to the size and weight 

of the hardware, you need a 

helping hand in some operations 

– for example when 

mounting the reflector on the 

pole. Speaking of the pole, it 

has a very practical three-leg 

base. Even if the surface is 

not quite flat and horizontal, 

you are able to adjust every 

leg independently and ensure 

that the pole is perfectly 

upright. 

We loved the azimuth 

adjustment mechanism. 

It is really a dream when 

compared with the regular 

reception dishes. You set the 

antenna roughly in the proper 

direction and then you rotate 

the lever what makes the 

dish turn East or West. In this 

way, you can adjust the azimuth 

with absolute precision. 

Elevation adjustment is 

more classical – a long thick 

screw with two fixing nuts. 

We can assure you that this 

adjustment is also very precise 

and you can tip-toe the 

elevation as well as the azimuth. 

LNB/BUC holder with a 

feedhorn and waveguides 

accepts standard reception 

and transmission units. 

It separates the polarizations 

- in our case vertical 

polarization was used for 

the reception and horizontal 

for transmitting the signal. 

It also allows you to adjust 

the tilt of a BUC/LNB set. We 

needed to set 10º tilt and it 

was no problem. 

After installing BUC and 

LNB, we turned the antenna 

roughly in the direction of 

EUROBIRD 3 on 33º E which 

was the satellite our Internet 

provider was using for 

their service. After connecting 

a satellite signal analyzer 

to the LNB output, we 

immediately saw a signal in 

the spectrum view. We ran 

satellite identification function 

and, to our surprise, it 

was EUROBIRD 3. Then we 

checked the parameters of 

the transponder and it so 

happened that our spectrum 

view was exactly centered on 

the right transponder. Unbelievable! 

The only thing left 

was fine-tuning of azimuth, 

elevation and tilt. 

When everything starts 

much better than you 

expected, better be cautious. 

Murphy Law is waiting to hit 

you even more severely. And 

indeed, our DOCSIS modem 

could not lock to the service. 

The receiving LED indicator 

was blinking, the transmitting 

LED indicator was blinking 

and we could not connect 

to the Internet. After double 

checking everything we 

phoned the operator. After 

a while they called back with 

the message they could not 

lock to the signal either. They 

said that evidently some- 

thing was wrong with the 

uplink and they would investigate 

the problem abroad. 

After half an hour or so, they 

called back again saying that 

their modem had locked. 

Quick check revealed that 

our modem had locked too. 

Finally, we had access to the 

Internet via satellite. 

Performance 

We checked what the download 

and upload speeds were 

and we got: 2849 kb/s and 

160 kb/s. The figures were 

in line with the connection 

specification we had from 

our provider. A small delay 

before the start of the download 

was noticeable but this 

is normal in satellite communication. 

After all, the satellite 

is 36000 km up there and 

some data buffering must 

also take place when error 

correction schemes are used. 

But how to asses the quality 

of the connection? We decided 

to compare the incoming 

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signal when received with 

SVEC 1.2 m dish and when 

received with the regular 1 m 

dish you get when you subscribe 

to this service at our 

location in Poland. 

58 

As you can see in the table, 

SVEC dish delivered stronger 

signal of better quality. It 

is especially visible in the 

Channel Bit Error Rate. It 

was almost twice as good as 


the reference. For the readers 

not familiar with the 

term: the lower the CBER, 

the fewer erroneous bits that 

need to be corrected by the 

modem. 

Also the link margin 

increased from 5.2 dB to 5.6 

dB and you should know that 

5 dB is already considered as 

very good. We can be sure 

that with the SVEC dish our 

Internet connection will be 

almost completely insensitive 

to whether conditions. 

We had no possibility to 

measure the transmitted 

signal but the performance 

of the SVEC model must be 

better than the reference in 

+ 

Very solid, excellent azimuth adjustment 

mechanism, very good adjustable three-leg pole 

base. 

- 

It might be too heavy for some applications. 

TECHNICAL 

DATA 

Manufacturer Sichuan Video Electronic Co., Ltd. 

Web page www.svec.com.cn 

Email svec@china.com 

Fax +86-028-87838898 

Model VS-1.2KU 

Description VSAT Dish for Ku-Band 

Dish Size 120 cm (49 Inch) 

Frequency Range Receiving: 10.95 – 12.75 GHz 

Transmitting: 13.75 – 14.50 GHz 

Mid Band Gain Receiving: 41.5 dBi 

Transmitting: 43.1 dBi 

VSWR Receiving: 1.5 : 1 

Transmitting: 1.3 : 1 

Cross Polarization -20 dB off axis, -30 dB on axis 

Sidelobe Envelope 2° < 0 < 20° : 29 -25 log 0 dBi 

20° < 0 < 26.3° : -3.5 dBi 

26.3° < 0 < 48° : 32 -25 log 0 dBi 

48° < 0 : -10° dBi on average 

Noise Temperature

TEST REPORT 

0.37 

Optical Distribution System 

SPAUN SOTx1310607 NF & 

SORx1310607 NF 

Straightforward Solution 

for Optical Fibers in 

Satellite Signal Distribution 

The attenuation of signal switches 

and coaxial cables themselves in 

large satellite TV distribution systems 

is a factor every installer must take 

into account. Less experienced 

readers might think that one can 

compensate for that by inserting 

extra amplifiers in the signal paths. 

But it helps only to some extent; we 

can maintain reasonable signal level 

but can not prevent signal quality 

degradation. 


0.35 

12-01/2011 

SPAUN SOTX1310607 NF & 

SORX1310607 NF 

Connect endless satellite and terrestrial 

receivers to one single reception point. 

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■ 

Bulding 

Blocks of 

Hybrid Fiber- 

Coaxial Distribution 

System 

The only way to keep the 

C/N ratio really high is to 

use low-loss switches and 

transmission lines. But the 

best solution that is available 

today is the usage of optical 

fiber cables. They can have as 

low an attenuation as 0.2 dB 

per kilometer and extremely 

low error rates (10-10) even 

at the highest bit rates. 

Of course, everybody 

knows that this is not electrical 

current but a light 

beam that travels along the 

optical fiber cable. So, we 

need to convert the electrical 

signal into a modulated 

laser light beam. This can 

be done either directly in the 

LNB – see other such test 

reports elsewhere in TELEsatellite 

- or with the help of 

an external converter. In the 

latter case, we simply use a 

regular Quattro or Quad LNB 

and then convert its four outputs 

to light. SPAUN, the well 

known German manufacturer, 

has sent us their latest product 

designed for this purpose 

– SOTx131607 NF. They call 

it optical transmitter. 

At the other end of the optical 

fiber we need to do the 

reverse operation – demodulation 

back to an electrical 

signal. SPAUN called the unit 

doing this function an optical 

receiver and assigned 

to it the model number: 

SORx1310607 NF. Fine, but 

do not extra modulation and 

demodulation spoil C/N of the 

signal? This would ruin all the 

benefits introduced by lowloss 

optical fiber cables. This 

is exactly what we wanted to 

find out with our measurements. 

But before the test 

itself, we took a closer look at 

the units. As with all SPAUN 

products, their workmanship 

is perfect. Also the labels put 

on the top cover in German 

and English leave no doubt 

what should be connected 

where. 


The SOTx 1310607 NF has 

one RF input to which we can 

link up either the IF satellite 

signal alone or the IF satellite 

plus terrestrial signal, assuming 

that we combined them 

together earlier (e.g. with 

the help of a diplexer). This 

is possible because the input 

is designed for the frequency 

range from 47 through 2200 

MHz, which covers both the 

terrestrial and the satellite 

frequency range. A nice 

feature is the independent 

adjustment of the satellite 

signal levels and the terrestrial 

signal level in the input: 

SPAUN has built into its unit 

two 0-12 dB attenuators. 

graph 1

Optical transmitters cannot 

get power supply via an optical 

fiber cable. We need to 

connect an external 19 V DC 

power supply. SPAUN adds a 

suitable one to every SOTx 

1310607 NF. Electric power 

is needed not only for the 

unit but also to supply the 

LNB connected to it. With 

the help of a switch mounted 

on the transmitter cover, we 

select the proper voltage and 

presence of 22 kHz signal. 

Thanks to that, we can use 

either a Quattro LNB (then, 

we simply set 12 V in all four 

signal paths) or a Quad LNB 

(then, we need to set each 

path differently: 12V, 18V, 

12V/22kHz, 18V/22kHz). If 

we have a signal source not 

requiring DC power, we can 

switch it off completely. 

The SOTx 1310607 NF has 

two F type plugs connected 

in parallel for power supply. 

Thanks to that we can connect 

one power supply unit 

graph 2 

to the first transmitter and 

connect the second transmitter 

with a piece of coaxial 

cable. In this way, we do not 

need separate power supply 

units for every transmitter. 

SPAUN’s PSU sold in a set is 

strong enough to power up 

to four transmitters assuming 

no power for an LNB is 

needed. If we need to power 

a LNB, which will usually 

be the case, the number is 

reduced to three transmitters. 

Nevertheless, it is a 

simplification of the whole 

installation. 

The optical transmitter 

also has a LED indicator 

which except for signaling 

the connection of power can 

also inform us about a short 

circuit in the LNB input. It 

simply starts blinking. That’s 

very intuitive. 

Another electrical output 

is the test signal described 

as -20 dB. This is simply the 

input attenuated by 20 dB 

which is the light modulator 

input. We can use it to check 

if the RF signal is really present 

on the transmitter input 

and what is its level. 

The optical output SC/APC 

is protected with a black cover 

which has to be removed 

before an optical fiber is connected. 

By the way, connecting 

optical inputs and outputs 

is a dream for a satellite 

installer. Press gently until 

you feel a click and that’s it. 

What a nice difference after F 

connectors! 

To send “down” four signals 

from a Quattro LNB 

we need to use four SOTx 

1310607 NF transmitters. 

Fortunately, it was possible 

to miniaturize the receiver 

much more than the transmitter. 

The SORx 1310607 

NF is a quad receiver: it has 

four optical inputs and four 

electrical RF outputs. In contrast 

to the transmitter, the 

receiver is shipped without 

a power supply, because it 

is supposed to get its power 

from the central distribution 

unit or multiswitch, like 


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graph 3 

graph 4 

any regular LNB. A coaxial 

plug called “C” at the optical 

receiver acts as connector to 

power; here the user is supposed 

to connect the coaxial 

cable from a central unit or 

multiswitch. 

In our case we did it differently: 

as the optical receiver 

needs exactly the same DC 

voltage as the transmitter, 

we took one power supply 

units from the transmitter 

sets. The units are very versatile: 

not only do they offer 

a wide supply voltage range 

(100...240V AC / 47...63 Hz) 

but SPAUN also delivers a 

number of exchangeable pin 

adapters so you can use it 

anywhere in the world. 

The DC supply can be connected 

to any of the two F 

connectors. As in the transmitter, 

they are connected in 

parallel. So if the DC power is 

needed for a similar device in 

the neighborhood, we will use 

rather a coaxial cable than 

another power supply unit. 

An LED indicator shows if the 

unit is powered. 

The transmitter and the 

receiver can be mounted on 

the wall with only 2 screws. 

They should not be exposed 

to the open air but rather used 

indoors. However, their operating 

temperature is pretty 

wide: -20°C through +50°C. 

The brochure attached to 

every unit is printed in English 

and German and provides 

all necessary information 

along with exemplary application 

circuits. 

Measurements 

After getting familiar with 

the units, time had come to 

put all the blocks together and 

see what kind of performance 

they offer. SPAUN recommends 

to supply the optical 

fiber distribution system with 

really strong signals: 80-83 

dBµV for the satellite IF and 

85 for terrestrial. The maximum 

value is 95 dBµV. 

Steffen Kuck, SPAUN’s 

Technical Manager, explained

to us: “Our optical system 

is designed for maximum 

performance and as such 

requires a strong input 

signal.” 

We supplied our test unit 

with a real life signal from 

HotBird satellite. We connected 

the transmitters with 

the receiver with short optical 

fiber cables. So, to simulate 

optical splitters (or very, very 

long cables), we inserted a 

10 dB optical attenuator and 

later even a 15 dB attenuator. 

As you can see in the 

graphs (graph 1., graph 2.), 

the receiver output was only 

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DIAGRAM 


Active Power 

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DIAGRAM 


Active Power 

■ 

Steffen Kuck 

is SPAUN‘s 

Technical 

Manager for the 

optical system 

5 dB or 10 dB lower than the 

system input depending on 

the attenuator we used. 

But what about signal quality? 

This can be assessed by 

Modulation Error Ratio in the 

input and in the output. We 

noticed very small deterioration 

of signal quality. (graph 

3., graph 4.) It is almost 

nothing. Should we have 10 

or 15 dB attenuation in a long 

coax cable, the signal could 

be already on the edge of the 

reception threshold. 

But what about the analog 

terrestrial signals? For the 



Power consumption of SORx 1310607 NF Optical Receiver meets the 

specification (6W). 



Power consumption of SOTx 1310607 NF Optical Transmitter is about 11 

W but only 6 W is consumed by the transmitter itself. The rest is used to 

supply the connected LNB. 


strongest carrier (equal to 

SPAUN recommendation) 

everything stayed perfect 

(48 vs. 47 dB). SPAUN’s optical 

system really just transports 

the input signal as it is 

received. 

TECHNICAL 

DATA 

Jacek Pawlowski 


Test Center 

Poland 

Manufacturer SPAUN Electronic, Singen, Germany 

Fax +49 (0) 7731 – 8673-17 

E-mail info@spaun.de 

Model SOTx 1310607 NF & SORx 1310607 NF 

Function Optical Transmitter & Optical Receiver 

Frequency range 47 … 2200 MHz 

Optical wavelength 1310 nm 

Power consumption 6 W (plus LNB power for transmitter) 

Maximum supply current of the connected 400 mA 

LNB 

Applications 

These new optical units 

from SPAUN open a brand 

new era in large TV distribution 

networks. Every optical 

signal on the transmitter 

output can be split to 32 

optical fibers and thus create 

enormous backbones for the 

network. 

For example, on every floor 

of a large apartment block we 

can have an optical receiver 

with four electrical outputs 

which in turn can be fed to 

the conventional multiswitch 

and distributed further to 

+ 

Very good workmanship 

DC power “sharing” among the units 

Excellent performance for DVB-S signals even if 

below the recommended signal level (80-83 dBµV) 

Very good performance for analog TV signals 

for the recommended high input levels (85 dBµV) 

Possibility to create really large distribution 

networks 

Possibility to send signal over a long distance 

- 

none 

Transmitter output power (optical) 6 dBm 

Transmitter maximum RF input 95 dBµV 

Receiver maximum RF output level 100 dBµV (Terr.), 110 dBµV (SAT) 

Receiver input range (optical) 0 … -12 dBm 

RF and DC voltage connector typ F 

Optical connector type SC/APC 

Operating temperature -20 C° ... 50 C° 

several hundreds of satellite 

receivers! The number 

of subscribers which can be 

reached with this new technology 

is really impressive. 

At the same time, one must 

remember that optical fibers 

do not allow DiSEqC signals 

to pass. To multiply a number 

of satellites available to the 

end user, one must multiply 

the number of optical fibers 

(8 for 2 satellites, 12 for 3 

satellites and so on) as well 

as transmitters and receivers. 

SPAUN’s new optical transmitter 

system not only makes 

installation easier but also 

secures that each end-user 

will have a strong and perfect 

signal available at his socket, 

even at the most remote 

corner of a big network. 

Expert Opinion

TEST REPORT 

INFOSAT 

C/Ku band Combifeed with 

Integrated DiSEqC Switch 

Thomas Haring 

■ 

Satellite LNB for C and Ku band 

The C band is popular in many areas of the world, mainly in 

areas with heavy downpours or high humidity, since under 

these conditions the C band offers more advantages, being less 

sensible to rain compared to signals in the Ku band. But even in 

areas dominated by Ku band signals, as for example in Europe, 

there are still plenty of C band programmes to get. But erecting 

a second dish just for C band is often too much of trouble. 

Right into this gap comes 

the C/Ku band LNB on offer by 

INFOSAT from Thailand. You 

no longer need two dishes, 

but you use your existing 

dish and just replace your 

current Ku band LNB against 

INFOSAT‘s combifeed C/Ku 

The C/Ku band 

Combifeed 

mounted in a 

prime focus dish 

band LNB. Of course you 

would better own a bigger 

dish, since C band signals 

usually are less strong than 

signals in Ku band. In most 

location, a dish with 120-cm 

would be sufficient to get in 

some interesting channels 


transmitted via satellites in 

C band. 

We gave it a test run at 

our editorial offices 

in the center of 

Europe. 

INFO- 

SAT‘s C/Ku band feed delivered 

from Thailand was 

designed primarily for use 

on prime focus antennas; 

although with a little modification 

ingenuity, it can be 

fitted on an offset antenna. 

For our first test we opted 

to use a 120-cm antenna 

already installed on the roof 

of our testing facility. Such 

a 120-cm antenna 

already gives 

you access to 

thousands of 

channels from 

around the world 

in the Ku band. But 

as numerous as the Ku 

band availability really is, 

long-distance reception is 

typically achieved only with C 

band and thanks to this new 

Combifeed, it is quite easy to 

retrofit your current system 

for C band reception. 

Since offset antennas 

are not normally 

designed to handle C 

band feeds, a cable clip, 

available from any electrical 

installer, was used 

to secure the Combifeed to 

the dish. It‘s not exactly a 

professional solution, but it is 

very effective and inexpensive. 

The installation required 

some dexterity but after several 

attempts and some fine 

tuning adjustments, the feed 

was in the correct position. 

The entire assembly including 

antenna motor was previously 

aligned using a standard 

40mm Ku band LNB; the less

sensitive C band should therefore be 

no problem. With great expectations, 

we turned the antenna to the especially 

strong EXPRESS AM1 band satellite at 

40° east. 

According to INFOSAT, the Combifeed 

has a Ku band reception range of 10.7 to 

12.75 GHz using LOF (local oscillator frequency) 

values of 9.75 and 10.6 GHz as 

well as a C band range of 3.4 to 4.2 GHz 

with an LOF of 5.150 GHz. The specifications 

also claim a gain of 65dB with a 

noise figure of 0.3 dB. 

Our first tests were aimed at the C 

band so we quickly set up the correct LOF 

and then had a look at our spectrum analyzer. 

It indicated a strong signal located 

at 3675R. We quickly started a channel 

scan and found numerous Russian 

channels with plenty of signal strength. 

Further on, South American channels 

with relatively high signal strength could 

be found on NSS 806 at 40.5° west. A 

number of MCPC and SCPC transponders 

were receivable in sufficient quality. 

Especially strong were some Columbian 

channels on 4021L and RCN TV 

on 4016R; unfortunately, this channel 

was encrypted. Even a package of programs 

from Venezuela on 3880R could 

be received but without any bad weather 

reserves. A few other transponders were 

also receivable. 

We were less successful when we tried 

NSS7 at 22° west where we could only 

receive 3644R without any problems. On 

Atlantic Bird 3 at 5° west we were able to 

easily view 4154L but all the other transponders 

hovered around the threshold 

level of the receiver. Even though the 

signal analyzer identified a number of 

clearly recognizable peaks on the display, 

they were still not strong enough 

for actual reception. 


■ 

The C/Ku band 

Combifeed 

mounted in a 

offset dish 

Things looked a little better 

on INTELSAT 907 at 27.5° west 

where we could receive three 

transponders (3715R with just 

some radio channels, 3831R with 

feeds from RTP/Portugal and 4048R). 

On INTELSAT 903 at 34.5° west only one 

transponder was receivable. 

For all the other C band satellite 

receviable at our location our dish was

simply too small. The normally 

strong EXPRESS AM44 

satellite at 11° west could not 

be received with our 120cm 

antenna; the signals that we 

saw on the spectrum analyzer 

were too weak. 

The next step involved 

taking a closer look towards 

the east. We stumbled across 

a few surprises: the (unfortunately 

encrypted) AFN package 

on INTELSAT 906 at 64.2° 

east on 4094L was identified 

by our receiver, Bangla Vision 

could be seen on APSTAR 2R 

at 76.5° east on 4049H and 

the Express AM1 at 40° east 

delivered a number of Russian 

channels with plenty of 

bad weather reserve. 

Up until now we were quite 

pleased with the results we 

had gotten; now it was time 

to take a look at Ku band 

reception. 

The strong DTH positions 

such as ASTRA at 

19.2° east, HOTBIRD at 13° 

east, ASTRA2 at 28.2° east 

or ASTRA 3A at 23.5° east 

could all be received without 

any problems. We should 

mention at this point that the 

INFOSAT C/Ku band Combifeed 

is configured for reception 

of circularly polarized 

signals. With that said, the 

circularly polarized signals 

on EUTELSAT W4 at 36° east 

could be received in surprisingly 

good quality. 


■ 



INFOSAT 

Dish Manufacturer, Thailand www.infosats.com 

www.TELE-satellite.com/TELE-satellite-0907/eng/infosat.pdf 



Included in the package: 

the C/Ku band Combifeed by 

INFOSAT in one housing with 

feed and jumper cable for the 

built-in DiSEqC switch. 

If you remove the dielectric 

in the feed, then standard 

Ku band H/V signals could be 

received effortlessly. The reasons 

for the diminished performance 

of the Combifeed in 

the Ku band are fairly obvious. 

On the one hand, the included 

feed was not designed for use 

on offset antennas so you 

really can´t blame the manufacturer 

for this shortfall. 

On the other hand, the 

homemade feed holder 

makes it rather difficult to 

perfectly align the LNB in the 

focal point of the antenna. 

And let´s not forget that the C 

band is much more forgiving 

compared to the Ku band in 

terms of antenna alignment. 

Overall we can say that it 

definitely pays to replace your 

current LNB with the INFOSAT 

C/Ku band Combifeed. Don´t 

expect miracles with signal 

quality in the Ku band, but for 

the reception of the strong 

C and Ku band positions, 

the Combifeed would be the 

perfect choice. At the same 

time, it gives you a peek at 

the wonderful world of C band 

even with a small antenna 

without having to eliminate 

the Ku band.

Manufacturer Jiuzhou 

Website www.jiuzhou.com.cn 

Function IPTV Set-Top-Box 


Menu Standards 

HTML4, Javascript 1.5, Java 

Virtual Machine 

WLAN ● (via USB stick) 

0.57 

12-01/2011 

JIUZHOU DTP8300 

IPTV Receiver Equipped 

with Top-Notch Technology 


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Website www.netup.tv 

Function 

IPTV Gateway for DVB 

Signals 


Menu Standards NetUP Middleware 

WLAN 

— 

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Website www.azbox.com 

Function 

HDTV and IPTV 

receiver with various 

Multimedia&Internet Features 


Menu Standards html 

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Perfect ease of use, combined with 

reliable technology – ideal for 

IPTV providers. 

08-09/2010 

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S-Video/HDMI — / ● 

Scart/Digital Audio ● / ● 

12-01/2011 


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Receiver with Endless Features 

Manufacturer Jaeger / Doebis 

Website www.doebis.de 

Function 

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with Smart Card reader 

for HD+ 

/LAN ● / — 


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Digital Receivers of 21st Century 



Function 

Manufacturer ABC BIZNIS 

Website www.opensat.info 

Function 

Digital HDTV Receiver with 

and Tuners 

and various Multimedia 

& Internet Features 

/LAN ● / ● 


DiSEqC 1.0 / 1.1 / 1.2 / 1.3 



Digital HD Receiver 

with PVR via USB 

/LAN ● / ● 


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12-01/2011 

AZBOX PREMIUM HD 

Perfect receiver for watching 

all TV channels available 

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Extremely fast with speedy menue 

- includes Blindscan 


















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0.51 

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Website www.jiuzhou.com.cn 

Function Digital PVR Receiver 

/LAN — / — 


PVR ● 



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JIUZHOU DTT6720 

Future-proof HDTV receiver 

for terrestrial TV loaded with features 

and outstanding picture quality 

Manufacturer Technomate 

Website www.technomate.com 

Function Triple Tuner HDTV Receiver 

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The ultimate machine for multi channel 

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with PVR Function 

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S-Video/HDMI — / — 

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81

COMPANY REPORT 

■ 

NetUP co-founder and Director 

Abylay Ospan showing the company’s 

latest developments: PCIe cards for 2 

x DVB-S2, 2 x DVB-T or C, 2 x ASI. All 

cards come with two CI slots. 

IPTV Software and Hardware Producer NetUP, Russia 

Young, Yet With Extensive 

Know-how: NetUP from Moscow 


Isn’t ‘young’ and ‘know-how’ a contradiction in terms? 

In many cases it is, but if we’re talking about know-how 

in the making, the two terms go together very nicely. 

‘Young’ in such a case is an asset, as it means there’s no 

obligation to depend on past developments. So where 

can we find a perfect example for ‘young’ meets ‘knowhow’? 

If we’re talking about digital technology Russia 

springs to mind. And if we support our assumption with 

the fact that Moscow State University is ranked right 

among all the top-notch universities in the world when it 

comes to digital technology teaching and research, then 

Russia seems to be spot on! 


Actually, it’s a triple hit: NetUP, a company 

founded as recently as 2001, has its administrative 

office in the vicinity of Moscow 

State University. The closest metro Station 

is ‘University’ and the two founders of NetUP 

are – naturally! – former students of that 

university. Actually, it’s not only the two 

founders who are Moscow State University 

graduates, but almost all other employees 

as well. It’s clear for all to see that NetUP 

pools together collective digital technology 

know-how, while everybody working at 

NetUP is still very young. 

Let’s start with Abylay Ospan, who is one 

of the company’s founders and acts as Director: 

“I’m 30 years old,” he says smilingly. 

His founding partner is Evgeniy Makeev who 

holds a PhD in mathematics and only just 

turned 29. Both care deeply about anything 

to do with digital technology, which is a clear 

indication that they have turned hobby into 

profession. We ask Abylay Ospan to give us

NETUP 

IPTV Software and Hardware Producer, Russia www.netup.tv 

www.TELE-satellite.com/TELE-satellite-1101/eng/netup.pdf 

Company Details 

Engineers in Research & Development | Total Number of Employees 

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0................................ 25 .................................. 50 

Average Turnover (Previous, This, Next Year Estimates) 

▼ 

0.................................. 5 ................... 10 Mio US$ 

Production Certificates 

ISO, RoHS, PCI SIG, IEEE, DVB 

Production Categories 

OEM, ODM 

Main Products 

Professional PC Cards for DVB-S/S2, DVB-T/MPEG-4, DVB-C, 

ASI, IPTV Gateway/Streamer, IPTV Middleware, IPTV Conditional 

Access Systems, IPTV Billing Systems, Video on Demand 



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a brief run-down of the events leading to the 

establishment of NetUP. “When we still were 

students we were working on billing software 

for Internet service providers.” 

He was still in his final semester at university 

when Abylay Ospan teamed up with 

his colleague Evgeniy Makeev to set up their 

own business, which offered exactly that 

billing software to potential customers. The 

point in time could not have been better. 

While in their first year of operation sales 

never exceeded five-digit USD figures, from 

year two onwards turnover increased consistently. 

It was the time when ISPs sprung 

up all over the CIS countries, and most of 

them turned to NetUP for software solutions. 

“More than 2,000 ISPs currently rely 

on our billing software, with 90% of them 

being located in CIS countries,” NetUP Sales 

Manager Konstantin Emelyanov proudly 

states. “Small and medium-sized providers 

in particular like our software solution, 

which is ideal for a client base of up to 

50,000.” Even the company name is derived 

from that strategy: Network Up – a company 

that takes care of network expansion. 

NetUP has added another business segment 

to its portfolio in the meantime, which 

fits in smoothly with the original software 

business for ISPs: NetUP is now also developing 

software and hardware for IPTV. 

“IPTV has already gained a 70% share of 

our turnover,” NetUP Director Abylay Ospan 

reveals and adds “annual sales are high in 

the one-figure million USD this year.” As a 

matter of fact, it has become difficult to differentiate 

between software for ISPs and 

IPTV, as many Internet service providers 

have become IPTV providers as well. “For 

those providers we offer middleware, videoon-demand 

servers and streaming servers,” 

Abylay Ospan explains. 


It’s not only since 

the DVB-IP Gateway 4x 

test report that readers 

of TELE-satellite 

might be familiar with 

NetUP. This device 

allows setting up your 

own IPTV network in 

next to no time (TELEsatellite 

10-11/2010). 

Even before that TELEsatellite 

reported on a 

world first launched by 

NetUP: A DVB-S2 card 

with two inputs (TELEsatellite 

02-03/2010). 

Of course we wanted 

to learn more about 

that product line, and 

Abylay Ospan has the details. “We develop 

everything in-house. Both software and 

hardware (circuit board layout) have been 

designed by our very own engineers.” 

Andrew Budkin is the head of Software 

Development and knows precisely the 

amount of effort put into such a project. 

“For the DVB-S2 card two of our engineers 

worked together for half a year until the 

■ 

Evgeniy Makeev is 

co-founder of NetUP 

and holds a PhD in 

mathematics.

hardware was ready for production. An 

additional two software engineers wrote 

the drivers required for the Linux-based 

software.” NetUP even played a major role 

in finding the right manufacturer for card 

production. “A facility some 100km from 

Moscow is in charge of manufacturing our 

PC cards.” 

The cards are used in professional setups 

only, which means production numbers 

are on the lower side when compared to 

mass consumer good. “We only produce 

some 1,000 cards per annum,” Abylay 

Ospan tells us. This has made us curious 

and we’re eager to find out what else is in 

NetUP’s pipeline. “Right now at the end of 

2010 we’re launching a PCIe card for DVB-T 

and DVB-C.” Just as the DVB-S2 card this 

card, too, has two inputs and tuners. “We’re 

also working on a card with two ASI inputs.” 

PCIe cards from NetUP are not targeted 

1 


2 

to the private end user market. They are 

used in professional streaming equipment, 

like NetUP’s DVB to IP gateway 4x and IPTV 

Combine 4x. The latter (IPTV Combine 4x) is 

a special product for the hospitality market. 

This is an all-in-one IPTV solution that 

includes IPTV Middleware, billing, DVB to IP 

gateway and VoD server (see test report in 

TELE-satellite 10-11/2010). Such IPTV systems 

are a favorite in hotels and hospitals, 

because each room can be accessed individually 

but the cable infrastructure can be 

laid out as a bus system. 

“One of our largest customer groups are 

hotels which generally favour two-way systems. 

This means that hotel guest are not 

only able to enjoy TV and Internet access in 

their rooms, but that hotel management is 

also able to send personal and customised 

messages to guests in their rooms,” Abylay 

Ospan lays down the reasons behind such 

infrastructure. 

1. Always there for customers: Sales 

Manager Konstantin Emelyanov. 

2. This is where NetUP runs its 

business on the ground floor. Two 

satellite dishes on the roof send down 

the signals required for developing 

innovative satellite cards. 

There is another feature which shows 

that PCIe cards from NetUP are designed 

for the professional high-end market: “We 

are now beginning to ship our cards based 

on the ALTERA chipset.” What makes this 

so special? Well, the hardware is identical 

for each customer and only the software on 

the PCIe card defines its scope of application. 

“In the third quarter of 2011 we will 

also base our 2 x DVB-S2 card – which was 

presented in TELE-satellite – on the ALTERA 

chipset,” NetUP Sales Manager Konstantin 

Emelyanov adds. 

Speaking of products already introduced 

in TELE-satellite: The NetUP DVB-IP 

Gateway 4x can be ordered with an H.264 

encoder/transconder as of Q3 2011. Things 

get even more exciting towards the end of 

2011 when “we will offer the DVB-IP Gateway 

4x with unicast.” This will make the 

device – which hitherto is only available as a 

multicast model – even more user-friendly 

and will also allow laymen to distribute their 

TV channels via the Internet. 

Head of Software Development, Andrew 

Budkin, has another piece of interesting 

news in store. “It makes economic sense for 

some providers of Internet-via-satellite only 

to use the base band which saves valuable 

bandwidth.” This is why NetUP has decided 

to develop PC cards with precisely that 

strategy in mind. “Large utilities might be 

extremely interested in that technology,” 

adds Abylay Ospan and has the following 

example: “Gazprom uses this one-way 

technology for its local networks.”

NetUP is just the specialist for designing the right products complete 

with corresponding software for niche applications like that. 

So far we have heard all those great success stories about innovative 

products, but who are the people doing all the hard work 

behind? Having a look around the NetUP premises sheds some 

light on this question. A total of ten engineers and programmers 

work in Development, another ten are engineers and programmers 

in Technical Support for solving problems that professional 

customers might experience, and another ten employees are in 

charge of Management and Administration. 

Sales Manager Konstantin Emelyanov gives us some idea of 

where company representatives can be met face to face: “Each 

year we actively participate at the IBC (Amsterdam), CSTB 

(Moscow) and IPTV World Forum (London).” 

In charge of Software Development: 

Andrew Budkin 

heads the software team. 


If you’re looking for a young company with extensive knowhow, 

you’ve come to the right place at NetUP. The company has 

the cutting edge when it comes to the latest IPTV technology 

and is filled to the brim with technical knowledge which NetUP 

employees acquired from Moscow State University. All this provides 

enormous impetus for conquering the brand new world of 

IPTV! 

NetUP‘s Sales 

Director is 

Alexander 

Chistiakov 

1 

Technical customer service is a given 

at NetUP: One third of the workforce 

looks after customers and makes sure 

NetUP products and their software are 

used appropriately. Alexey Butkeev 

(left) heads Technical Support, Eugene 

Druzhinin (right) is one of his team 

members.

1 


1. The world map shows all global installation sites of 

NetUp products: Pale blue flags indicate installations of 

the Dual DVB-S2 CI PCIe card, dark blue flags show IPTV 

installations and green flags are placed wherever a UTM5 

system is installed. 

2. The figure up on the dome all but vanishes in the autumn 

mist: This grand building houses Moscow State University. 

For many years it was the tallest building in Moscow and 

almost all NetUP employees have studied there. 

2

IPTV Installation References 

NetUP installations for commercial customers 

NetUP Inc. 

30 September 2010 

Confidential 

There are over 100 IPTV deployments. Some of them, but not all, are provided in the list below: 

Customer Country Deployment type Configuration 

Maldiviana Maldives Dive yacht IPTV Middleware + VoD + 

DVB to IP gateway 

Faroe Telecom Faroe Islands Telco IPTV Combine 

Nevron d.o.o. Slovenia Sytem integrator, for 

a telco 

DVB-IP gateway 

Amino 

Communications 

United 

Kingdom 

IP STB manufacturer, 

IP STB test lab 

2 x IPTV Combine 

Sunlink Russia Housing estate IPTV Complex: DVB-IP gateways, 

VOD servers, Middleware, CAS, 

Billing system 

Telio AG Germany Sytem integrator DVB-IP gateway 

Netline Russia Telco Middleware, DVB-IP gateway, CAS 

Perfect Technology Saudi Arabia Sytem integrator IPTV Combine + DVB-IP gateway 

for a hotel IPTV solution 

HPM Innomedia Thailand System integrator, for IPTV Combine 4x 

a telco 

VTE s.r.l. Italy System Integrator IPTV Combine 4x 

Cygate AB Sweden System Integrator Middleware + CAS 

Zyxel Norway IP STB manufacturer, 

IP STB test lab 

DVB-IP gateway 4x 

Vortec Argentina A telco IPTV Combine 4x + DVB-IP 

gateway 4x 

I-Tel solutions Thailand A system integrator IPTV Combine 4x 

Security Systems Kuwait A system integrator IPTV Combine 4x 

Bait Ashmaes Libya A system integrator IPTV Combine 4x 

Protel Turkey A system integrator 

for hotels 

IPTV Combine 4x 

NueTel 


Bahrain A system integrator IPTV Combine 4x + DVB 

NetUP 

to IP 

Inc. 

gateway 4x 

30 September 2010 

Utelisys 


The Netherlands An Internet TV 

provider 

Dual DVB-S2-CI 

Mobiclip France A mobile IPTV 

solution provider 


Centum Solutions Spain An engineering 

company 


FreeBox S.A.S. France An ISP Dual DVB-S2-CI 

Schlumberger 

■ 

Gabon An oilfield services 

company 

DVB to IP gateway 4x 

Selection of international customers using NetUP products. 

Installations map 

Confidential 


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COMPANY REPORT 

TEVII 

PC Card & Receiver Manufacturer, Taiwan www.tevii.com 

www.TELE-satellite.com/TELE-satellite-1101/eng/tevii.pdf 



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▼ 

0............................... 2.5 ..................... 5 Mio US$ 


RoHS 


OEM, ODM 

Main Products 

PC Cards for DVB-S/S2 and DVB-T/MPEG-4, Boxes for DVB-S/S2, 

DVB-T/MPEG-4, PC Sticks for DVB-S/S2 



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PC Card & Receiver Manufacturer Tevii, Taiwan 

Tevii Tapping Into 

New Markets 

Tevii – while being young of age – has already 

worked up a solid reputation for its PC cards and 

USB boxes and is now in the progress of launching 

a new range for new markets. Matthias Liu is the 

founder of Tevii and the company’s top-scoring 

sales director. He reveals some future plans in 

a meeting we had with him in Munich, one of a 

number of global destinations he recently visited. 

To start with, Matthias Liu 

gives us a brief account of 

where he comes from: “Up 

until 2006 I was employed 

as sales manager for a major 

company in the satellite industry. 

When this company was 

taken over by another player 

I took the decision to become 

self-employed.” Some of his 

former colleagues were equally 

impressed with his envisaged 

business strategy and so they 

decided to jump on board 

as well. “Tevii started with a 

total workforce of only eight 

people,” Matthias recalls on 

his walk down memory lane. 

“It’s never easy to start from 

scratch and the first item on 

our to-do list was the development 

of our own products. It 

was only in the following year, 

2007, that we were able to generate 

a modest turnover.” In 

case you’re curious about the 

exact figure: it was 250,000 

US$ in 2007. Tevii has come 

a long way since and expects 

sales reaching 2.2 million US$ 

in 2010 and even 3 million US$ 

the year after. Talk about rocksolid 

business! Obviously, staff 

numbers have also increased 

so that “today we have 28 

employees, a whopping 18 

of which are engineers in 

Research and Development.” 


■ 

Matthias Liu can truly be proud 

of what he has been able to 

achieve in such a short period 

of time. But what exactly is 

Tevii all about? 

“We have always focused on 

PC cards for satellite reception. 

And for laptop users our range 

includes USB boxes as well,” 

Matthias Liu explains. Incidentally, 

Matthias himself has no 

engineering background, but 

a dependable gut feeling for 

what the market needs. “For 

each product we sit down and 

evaluate whether expected 

sales will justify – and ultimately 

pay for – development 

costs,” he explains. It comes 

as now surprise, then, that 

the R&D department is the 

core element of the Tevii business 

model. Actual production 

is outsourced to third-party 

manufacturers in Taiwan as 

well in Shenzen in mainland 

China. “The trick is to come up 

with the right product at the 

right time,” Matthias Liu states 

and illustrates this credo with 

an example: “Right now there 

is so much talk about DVB-T2, 

for example, even though this 

is a technology that will only 

start to penetrate markets in 

about two years. By the time 

that happens our own DVB-T2 

products will also be ready 

for take-off.” There’s no point 

in being the first, it is a waste 

of valuable resources that can 

only be brought to fruition if 

Matthias Liu – founder, president 

and sales director of Tevii 

used wisely. Deciding on the 

right time is the key to economic 

success. 

A closer look at the Tevii 

product range lends additional 

support to that theory. When 

the company was established 

in 2007 it offered two products: 

the S400 DVB-S PC card 

and the S600 USB box for use 

with laptop computers. “Both 

products came with a tuner 

sourced from Sharp, which was 

replaced with a NIM tuner from 

Serit at the beginning of 2008.” 

Since then the product designations 

have changed to S420 

and S630. When the DVB-S 

era slowly came to an end 

and DVB-S2 was just around 

the corner Tevii launched successor 

models S464 as PC 

card and S660 as USB box for 

laptop use at the end of 2008. 

And – wouldn’t you know it – 

the Tevii S470 was introduced 

in 2009 just when the whole 

world was turning to PCIe (PCI 

Express) slots as a replacement 

for older PC slots. At 

the end of 2010 new demand 

was met with the launch of a 

PC card with dual tuner – the 

model name is S480 and it 

sports two DVB-S2 tuners. 

If you have read all the lines 

of this report so far, you can 

probably guess what comes 

next. DVB-T has picked up considerably 

the world over, which 

called for a USB box with one

tuner for DVB-S2 reception 

and a second tuner for DVB-T. 

Still, Matthias Liu has left the 

best for last: “We are currently 

also offering a quad tuner 

card for DVB-T MPEG-4 reception!” 

This particular product 

was developed for an Australian 

provider. “The quad tuner 

card is a huge seller in regions 

with a large DVB-T offering.” 

Once again, Tevii has waited 

for the right moment. Up until 

very recently DVB-T had not 

been fully rolled out in many 

countries, and the regions with 

more than four DVB-T frequencies 

had been few and scattered. 

So what’s next in Tevii’s 

pipeline? We can’t wait to hear 

from Matthias Liu what his 

gut feeling is telling him. “At 

the beginning of 2011 we will 

launch our first fully-fledged 

conventional receiver!” It will 

be called B600 and will sport 

a DVB-S2 tuner, Linux operating 

system, PVR functionality, 

USB and Ethernet interfaces 

and – of course – HDMI, even 

though two scart euroconnectors 

will guarantee compatibility 

with older TV sets as well. 

CI and CA slots will round off 

the package. What made Tevii 

expand from the PC card segment 

to the receiver market? 

“It’s actually quite simple,” 

Matthias Liu replies. “PC 

cards are products for a niche 

market and now that we have 

achieved a rock-solid reputation 

in that niche market it’s 

time to launch our brand in the 

receiver market as well.” 

This does not mean, however, 

that the PC card and USB 

box range is being neglected. ■Matthias 

Liu uses his laptop computer to show us the brand new B600 receiver which will be launched shortly 

■ 

Not yet available: The first Tevii receiver for entering a new market segment. Specimen of the B600, a DVB-S2 HDTV receiver based on Linux 

94 TELE-satellite — Global Digital TV Magazine — 12-01/2011 — www.TELE-satellite.com

“In the first quarter of 2011 

we will introduce a CI extension 

for our USB boxes, which 

will be followed in the second 

quarter by the same extension 

for our PCIe cards.” Looking 

even further ahead, Matthias 

Liu believes that 2012 will 

be a good year to launch yet 

another new product line: “We 

will then offer USB boxes for 

DVB-C cable reception.” Tevii’s 

clear focus on DVB is an indication 

for Europe being the company’s 

most important market. 

Matthias Liu has all the numbers: 

“We generate 

40% of our sales in 

Western Europe, with 

another 40% in Eastern 

Europe, including 

Russia. The remaining 

20% come from 

the Middle East and 

Egypt.” There’s a 

reason for Matthias 

Liu to specificallymention 

Russia and 

Egypt, as Tevii 

ranks among the 

top-selling providers 

of PC cards and USB 

boxes in both countries. Yet, 

knowing Matthias Liu we can 

expect that he is hungry for 

more. “We’re looking at ways 

to increase our sales in Asia, 


■ 

New from Tevii: The S480 PC card for DVB-S2 reception 

with two tuners. It can be used to watch one HDTV channel 

on screen while at the same time recording a second HDTV 

channel with a PVR. 

■ 

A very special product that is available 

exclusively from Tevii: The T700 

is a DVB-T/MPEG-4 card with four (!) 

tuners. 

■ 

In the pipeline at Tevii: A 

combi receiver for DVB-S2 

and DVB-T/MPEG-4. 

especially in Vietnam, Malaysia, 

Singapore and Indonesia.” 

And then there’s one 

more important region in 

which Tevii is not yet present. 

“You’re right, South America 

is still a kind of black spot on 

our map. But we’re in the progress 

of developing products 

for the South American market 

as well,” Matthias Liu reveals 

another of his long-term strategic 

expansion plans. 

To finish off, we want to 

find out what made Matthias 

Liu decide on the brand 

name Tevii. “That’s simple,” 

he answers with a smile. “All 

our products have to do with 

TV one way or the other, and 

the way TV is pronounced in

English it can easily be written 

as Tevii.” The same concept 

is also used for the company 

logo, with an eye replacing the 

dot on each i, and the T being 

stylised as a transmission 

tower. Finally, the e becomes a 

satellite antenna and the logo 

a metaphor for what the brand 

is all about. Clever marketing, 

with a twist… 

Matthias Liu has used his 

intuition and listened to his gut 

feeling for turning his young 

business into an innovative 

company in the course of only 

a few years. One of the key 

elements in his success strategy 

is the consistent focus on 

technical developments rather 

than manufacturing, which 

can easily be outsourced and 

thus is no core skill. Let others 

do the manufacturing – Tevii 

is rather concentrating on 

coming up with the right products 

at the right time. And that 

in itself means mastering the 

trickiest part. 

4 


3 

1 

2 

Tevii’s 

Product Archive 

1. The first product developed 

in-house by Tevii: The S400 PC 

card for DVB-S reception with a 

Sharp tuner built in. This card is 

no longer available. 

2. The successor of the S400 

was called S420 and came with a 

NIM (Chip) tuner from Serit. 

3+4. Things are getting more 

interesting: The S464 PC card 

was launched at the end of 2008 

and was able to receive DVB-S2 

signals. As early as 2009 Tevii 

introduced the S470, which 

was also designed for DVB-S2 

signals but came in the new PCI 

express format.

COMPANIES OVERVIEW Best Digital TV Companies of the World 

BEST DIGITAL TV 

COMPANIES in 

W EUROPE 

SATSHOP24 

Satellite Shop, Germany 

www.TELE-satellite.com/TELE-satellite-1101/eng/satshop24.pdf 

SMARTINNOVATIONS 

Satellite Distributor, Netherlands 

www.TELE-satellite.com/TELE-satellite-1011/eng/smartinnovations.pdf 

GLOBAL INVACOM 

HORIZON 

DISHPOINTER 

EESHOP 

WORLDWIDE SATELLITE 

SEATEL CLARK 

SMARTINNOVATIONS 

SATSHOP24 

SATBEAMS 


SATBEAMS 

Software Programming, Belgium www.satbeams.com 

www.TELE-satellite.com/TELE-satellite-1011/eng/satbeams.pdf 

GLOBALINVACOM 

Fibre Optic Products, UK www.globalinvacom.com 

www.TELE-satellite.com/TELE-satellite-1009/eng/globalinvacom.pdf 




– Operator Market Qualified

EESHOP 

Satellite Shop, Netherlands 

www.TELE-satellite.com/TELE-satellite-1005/eng/eeshop.pdf 

WORLDWIDE SATELLITE 

Satellite Shop, Netherlands 

www.TELE-satellite.com/TELE-satellite-0903/eng/worldwidesatellite.pdf 

CLARK 

Distributor, Netherlands 

www.TELE-satellite.com/TELE-satellite-0811/eng/clark.pdf 

– Operator Market Qualified 

DISHPOINTER 

Software Programming, UK www.dishpointer.com 

www.TELE-satellite.com/TELE-satellite-0803/eng/dishpointer.pdf 

SEATEL 

Maritime 3-Axis Dish Manufacture, UK www.cobham.com 

www.TELE-satellite.com/TELE-satellite-0803/eng/seatel.pdf 

HORIZON 

Manufacturer of Measuring Instruments, UK www.horizonhge.com 

www.TELE-satellite.com/TELE-satellite-0801/eng/horizon.pdf 

www.TELE-satellite.com/TELE-satellite-0701/eng/horizon.pdf 


101



COMPANIES in 

N EUROPE 

DOEBIS 

Satellite Wholesaler, Germany www.doebis.de 

www.TELE-satellite.com/TELE-satellite-1011/eng/doebis.pdf 

SPAUN POWER 

Power Supply Manufacturer, Germany www.spaun.com 

www.TELE-satellite.com/TELE-satellite-1011/eng/spaun.pdf 


SMARTWI 

GOLDEN MEDIA MEDIA BROADCAST 

SMART 

NANOXX 

GT SAT SPAUN 

 

DOEBIS 

TECHNISAT 

SPAUN POWER 

SMARTWI 

Wireless Card Reader Producer, Denmark www.smartwi.net 

www.TELE-satellite.com/TELE-satellite-1011/eng/smartwi.pdf 

www.TELE-satellite.com/TELE-satellite-0709/eng/smartwi.pdf 

GOLDEN MEDIA 

Manufacturer and Distributor, Germany www.cynextra.com 

www.TELE-satellite.com/TELE-satellite-1009/eng/goldenmedia.pdf 


MEDIA BROADCAST 

Broadcasting Services, Germany 

www.TELE-satellite.com/TELE-satellite-1009/eng/mediabroadcast.pdf 

SMART 

Receiver Manufacturer, Germany 

www.TELE-satellite.com/TELE-satellite-0901/eng/smart.pdf 

NANOXX 

Wholesaler and Receiver Manufacturer, Germany 

www.TELE-satellite.com/TELE-satellite-0901/eng/nanoxx.pdf 


SPAUN 

High Quality Accessory Manufacturer, Germany www.spaun.com 

www.TELE-satellite.com/TELE-satellite-0811/eng/spaun.pdf 

GT SAT 

LNB Distributor, Luxembourg 

www.TELE-satellite.com/TELE-satellite-0805/eng/gtsat.pdf 

TECHNISAT 

TV Manufacturer, Germany 

www.TELE-satellite.com/TELE-satellite-0709/eng/technisat.pdf 


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COMPANIES in 

S/E EUROPE 

NETUP 

IPTV Software and Hardware Producer, Russia www.netup.tv 

www.TELE-satellite.com/TELE-satellite-1101/eng/netup.pdf 

AB IPBOX 

Satellite Receiver Manufacturer, Slovakia www.abipbox.com 

www.TELE-satellite.com/TELE-satellite-1009/eng/abipbox.pdf 

AZBOX 

PULSTAR 

MENNYFIX 


PROMAX 



▼ ▼ 

0................................ 25 ...................................50 


▼ 

0.................................. 5 ................... 10 Mio US$ 


ISO, RoHS, PCI SIG, IEEE, DVB 


OEM, ODM 

AB IPBOX 

ABC BIZNIS 

 

STAB 

ANTECH 

Main Products 

Professional PC Cards for DVB-S/S2, DVB-T/MPEG-4, DVB-C, 

ASI, IPTV Gateway/Streamer, IPTV Middleware, IPTV Conditional 

Access Systems, IPTV Billing Systems, Video on Demand 

AZBOX 

Satellite Receiver Manufacturer, Portugal www.azbox.com 

www.TELE-satellite.com/TELE-satellite-1001/eng/azbox.pdf 

NETUP 


PULSTAR 

Satellite Installer, Spain 

www.TELE-satellite.com/TELE-satellite-0911/eng/pulstar.pdf 

PROMAX 

Accessory Manufacturer, Spain 

www.TELE-satellite.com/TELE-satellite-0909/eng/promax.pdf 

ABC BIZNIS 

Satellite Receiver Manufacturer, Slovakia www.abcbiznis.sk 

www.TELE-satellite.com/TELE-satellite-0903/eng/abcbiznis.pdf 


MENNYFIX 

Satellite Shop, Spain 

www.TELE-satellite.com/TELE-satellite-0903/eng/mennyfix.pdf 

ANTECH 

Uplink Technology, Italy 

www.TELE-satellite.com/TELE-satellite-0809/eng/antech.pdf 

STAB 

Antenna Motor Manufacturer, Italy 

www.TELE-satellite.com/TELE-satellite-0809/eng/stab.pdf 


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COMPANIES in 

MIDDLE EAST 

ATLANTA 

Satellite Wholesaler, UAE 

www.TELE-satellite.com/TELE-satellite-1007/eng/atlanta.pdf 

COMINTOUCH 


www.TELE-satellite.com/TELE-satellite-1007/eng/comintouch.pdf 

YAHYA 


ATLANTA 

COMINTOUCH 

ECHOLINK 

ECHOLINK 


www.TELE-satellite.com/TELE-satellite-1007/eng/echolink.pdf 

YAHYA 

Software Programming, KSA 

www.TELE-satellite.com/TELE-satellite-0911/eng/yahya.pdf 


SQUARE PLAN 

Satellite Dealer, South Africa 

www.TELE-satellite.com/TELE-satellite-0811/eng/squareplan.pdf 

SAMMEG 

Satellite Wholesaler, South Africa 

www.TELE-satellite.com/TELE-satellite-0801/eng/sammeg.pdf 


Best Digital TV Companies of the World 

SAMMEG 

CNBC 

TELEMEDIA 

SQUARE PLAN 

CNBC 

Satellite Channel, South Africa 

www.TELE-satellite.com/TELE-satellite-0709/eng/cnbc.pdf 

TELEMEDIA 

Satellite Uplink, South Africa 

www.TELE-satellite.com/TELE-satellite-0709/eng/telemedia.pdf 

COMPANIES OVERVIEW 


COMPANIES in 

AFRICA 


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COMPANIES in 

ASIA 

CISS 

Satellite Wholesaler, Singapore 

www.TELE-satellite.com/TELE-satellite-1007/eng/singapore.pdf 

INFOSAT 

Dish Manufacturer, Thailand www.infosats.com 





INFOSAT 

FASHION TV 

CISS 

YONGSAN TOPFIELD 

ARION 

 

NASA CNS 

SEKISAT 

SUBUR SEMESTA 

TOPFIELD 

High-End Receiver Manufacturer, Korea 

www.TELE-satellite.com/TELE-satellite-0905/eng/topfield.pdf 

www.TELE-satellite.com/TELE-satellite-0801/eng/topfield.pdf 

ARION 

High Quality Receiver Manufacturer, Korea 

www.TELE-satellite.com/TELE-satellite-0903/eng/arion.pdf 




OPERATOR MARKET Qualified 

Classification for Best Digital TV Companies 

Attributes of Qualified Company: 

■ High Production Volume ■ Quality Controlled 

■ Customized Product Case ■ Customized Product Software 

■ Aftersale Service 

FASHION TV 

Satellite Channel, Thailand 

www.TELE-satellite.com/TELE-satellite-0811/eng/fashiontv.pdf 

YONGSAN 

Satellite Shop, Korea 

www.TELE-satellite.com/TELE-satellite-0807/eng/koreasatshop.pdf 


NASA CNS 

Satellite Wholesaler, Korea 

www.TELE-satellite.com/TELE-satellite-0805/eng/nasacns.pdf 

SUBUR SEMESTA 

Dish Manufacturer, Indonesia 

www.TELE-satellite.com/TELE-satellite-0805/eng/subursemesta.pdf 

SEKISAT 

Satellite Wholesaler, Korea 

www.TELE-satellite.com/TELE-satellite-0801/eng/sekisat.pdf 


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COMPANIES in 

CHINA 

TEVII 

PC Card & Receiver Manufacturer, Taiwan www.tevii.com 

www.TELE-satellite.com/TELE-satellite-1101/eng/tevii.pdf 

BOXSAM 

Receiver Manufacturer, China www.boxsam.com 

www.TELE-satellite.com/TELE-satellite-1009/eng/boxsam.pdf 

CHANGHONG 

SVEC 

SKYWORTH 


SHALOM 

YINHE 

BOXSAM 

TEVII 

AZURESHINE 

MOTECK 



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RoHS 


OEM, ODM 

Main Products 

PC Cards for DVB-S/S2 and DVB-T/MPEG-4, Boxes for DVB-S/S2, 

DVB-T/MPEG-4, PC Sticks for DVB-S/S2 

YINHE 

High Volume Receiver Manufacturer, China www.yinhe.com 

www.TELE-satellite.com/TELE-satellite-1007/eng/yinhe.pdf 


SVEC 

Professional Dish Manufacturer, China www.svec.com.cn 

www.TELE-satellite.com/TELE-satellite-1003/eng/svec.pdf 

SKYWORTH 

Receiver Manufacturer, China www.skyworthdigital.com 

www.TELE-satellite.com/TELE-satellite-1003/eng/skyworth.pdf 

CHANGHONG 

Receiver and TV Manufacturer, China www.changhong.com 

www.TELE-satellite.com/TELE-satellite-1003/eng/changhong.pdf 


SHALOM 

Satellite Installer, China 

www.TELE-satellite.com/TELE-satellite-0911/eng/shalom.pdf 

AZURESHINE 

Professional Dish Manufacturer, Taiwan www.azureshine.com.tw 

www.TELE-satellite.com/TELE-satellite-0707/eng/azureshine.pdf 

MOTECK 

Antenna Motor Manufacturer, Taiwan www.moteck.com 

www.TELE-satellite.com/TELE-satellite-0707/eng/moteck.pdf 


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COMPANIES in 

S CHINA 

JIUZHOU 

Receiver Manufacturer, China www.jiuzhou.com.cn 

www.TELE-satellite.com/TELE-satellite-1003/eng/jiuzhou.pdf 




KAIFA 

Satellite Receiver Manufacturer, China 

www.TELE-satellite.com/TELE-satellite-1003/eng/kaifa.pdf 


ALUOSAT 

Satellite Consultant, China www.aluosat.com 

www.TELE-satellite.com/TELE-satellite-0905/eng/aluosat.pdf 

LAOGE 

Satellite Installer, China 

JIUZHOU 

ALUOSAT 

KAIFA 

 

LAOGE 

SMIT INTELLITECH 

 

www.TELE-satellite.com/TELE-satellite-0903/eng/laoge.pdf 


INTELLITECH 

Satellite Shop, Hongkong 

www.TELE-satellite.com/TELE-satellite-0809/eng/intellitech.pdf 


SMIT 

CAM Manufacturer, China 

www.TELE-satellite.com/TELE-satellite-0703/eng/smit.pdf 


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COMPANIES in 

AMERICA 

GLOBAL SATELLITE 

Satellite Dealer, USA 

SEATEL 

www.TELE-satellite.com/TELE-satellite-1007/eng/globalsatellite.pdf 

QUALITY SATELLITE 


QUALITY SATELLITE 

SONICVIEW COWMIX 

 

www.TELE-satellite.com/TELE-satellite-1005/eng/qualitysatellite.pdf 

SATMAN 

WORLDWIDE SATELLITES 

MFC 

SADOUN 

FORTECSTAR 

GLOBAL SATELLITE 

SEATEL 


COWMIX 


www.TELE-satellite.com/TELE-satellite-1003/eng/cowmix.pdf 

SEATEL 

Maritime 3-Axis Dish Manufacturer, USA www.cobham.com 




WORLDWIDE SATELLITES 

Satellite Wholesaler, Canada 

www.TELE-satellite.com/TELE-satellite-0905/eng/worldwidesatellites.pdf 

SONICVIEW 

Satellite Receiver Manufacturer, USA 

www.TELE-satellite.com/TELE-satellite-0903/eng/sonicview.pdf 

MFC 

Satellite Filter Manufacturer, USA www.microwavefilter.com 

www.TELE-satellite.com/TELE-satellite-0903/eng/mfc.pdf 


SADOUN 


www.TELE-satellite.com/TELE-satellite-0707/eng/sadoun.pdf 

SATMAN 

Satellite Dealer, Canada 

www.TELE-satellite.com/TELE-satellite-0705/eng/satman.pdf 

FORTECSTAR 

Receiver Manufacturer, Canada 

www.TELE-satellite.com/TELE-satellite-0705/eng/fortecstar.pdf 


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FEATURE 

TV Transmission Standard 

Hybrid broadcast 

broadband TV 

Get organized 

for the inevitable 

This will not be a surprise for TELE-satellite readers. 

A new standardization initiative has been started to 

integrate the digital TV world with the Internet. The basic 

idea is quite clear: make it as seamless as possible for 

the end user. TELE-satellite editors often mentioned the 

obvious truth: the average end user is rarely interested 

through what transmission medium data is coming to 

their TV-sets or monitors. Is it via satellite, via cable or 

via the air? Or perhaps via Ethernet cable rather than the 

coaxial one used in CATV? And maybe via optical fibers? 

This is a typical situation in today’s rapidly 

changing industry: most advanced 

manufacturers demonstrate that new 

functionalities are possible from the 

technology and economical point of view 

and suddenly everybody realizes that if 

we do not have a good new standard, a 

number of solutions not compatible with 

one another will pop up soon. This will 

trigger a big confusion among the end 

users, operators and manufacturers. 

It is in everybody’s interest to create a 

common solution. 

Exactly this happened in the receiver 

boxes industry. Our readers certainly 

remember the test reports describing 

the receivers capable not only to process 

satellite TV signal but also enabling the 

user to surf the Internet. 

On August 29 2009, a consortium of 

leading European companies of broadcasters, 

research institutes, satellite 

operators and media and software providers 

has been established with a goal 

to prepare a harmonized broadcast and 

broadband specification for delivery of 

news and entertainment to the end user. 

The solution is based on existing standards 

and web technologies and the ter- 


minal devices at user’s site are TV-sets 

and receiver boxes that optionally have 

web connection. Please note: not the 

PC’s! 

With a HbbTV product, the user still 

has only one remote control and one 

screen and the operation is as easy as 

with a regular TV-set and a receiver box. 

The user enjoys the combined wealth of 

broadcast and broadband: new services 

from entertainment providers, online 

providers and CE manufacturers. Examples 

are: catch-up TV, video on demand, 

interactive advertising, personalization, 

voting, betting, photo sharing or social 

networking. Enhanced EPG and teletext 

are also included. 

Hybrid in the HbbTV name means 

using on one side the medium typical 

for today’s digital TV broadcast and 

on the other side the World Wide Web. 

Specification is independent from the 

broadcast transmission medium: DVB-T, 

DVB-S and DVB-C. IP connection is recommend 

but not required. Of course, the 

functionality will be limited if one has no 

connection to the Internet. 

And now one paragraph for the professionals. 

The HbbTV specification is 

based on elements of existing standards 

and web technologies : OIPF (Open IPTV 

Forum), CEA, DVB and W3C. Except for 

the standard web technologies (HTML, 

CSS, JS, DOM), HbbTV provides: video 

control API’s, access to channel list, 

broadcast service selection, streaming 

video playback (HTTP & RTSP), access 

to now/next program events, support for 

DSM-CC object carousel or HTTP, load 

files or applications using either proto-

col, monitor object carousel for changes, 

DSM-CC stream events, security model 

– trusted & untrusted applications, same 

origin policy, application signaling & lifecycle 

model, capability exchange, basic 

PVR scheduling (optional) and media 

download (optional). 

Even if you are not a dedicated receiver 

designer, you can probably easily recog- 

nize the terms related to digital TV specifications 

and to the Internet. DSM-CC 

is about downloading data through the 

digital TV channel while HTTP refers to 

the same process but through the Internet 

connection. HTTP and RTSP are the 

streaming video formats used to deliver 

movies via the Internet while in DVB 

we have a transport stream (TS). Java 

scripts are used in both worlds. Quite 

often the OSD you can see on the screen 

is coded with Java. 

HbbTV has some “competitors” - other 

solutions for interactive TV services 


developed previously that deliver similar 

functionality. These are: MHEG (Multimedia 

and Hypermedia Expert Group) 

– popular in the United Kingdom - and 

MHP (Multimedia Home Platform), an 

open programming standard developed 

by DVB and especially popular in Italy. 

It is expected that HbbTV will be interoperational 

with them while ensuring 

significant enhancement to the viewing 

experience. It is also expected that the 

first two countries in which HbbTV will 

become popular will be Germany and 

France. 

HbbTV exemplary implementations 

were shown at IFA and IBC in 2009. To 

have an idea about the “new look” that 

HbbTV makes possible see the pictures 

taken at IFA on ARD stand. German 

operator ARD has demonstrated 14 different 

applications using HbbTV. 

The HbbTV specification has been submitted 

to ETSI by the end of November 

2009 under reference ETSI TS 102 

796 “Hybrid Broadcast Broadband TV 

(HBBTV)”. You can find more info on the 

official web page: http://hbbtv.org/.

FEATURE 

Satellite Installation 

iPhone, iPad and iPod Apps 

for Antenna Alignment, or: 

How your smartphone turns 

into a great tool 

for DXers and 

installers 

Thomas Haring 

Smartphones are currently turning our mobile 

world upside down and have conquered large 

segments of the consumer market. They 

allow us to not only stay in touch through 

conventional phone calls but also to check our 

mail, hook up to the Internet, stay up to date 

on social networking platforms like Twitter 

and Facebook, listen to music, shoot photos 

and help us with all sorts of everyday tasks. 

Yet, smartphones can also be used in the 

professional realm – to help with the installation 

of satellite antennas, for example. 

If we look at all the shiny smartphones 

on offer these days there is one particular 

kind that seems to ride a gigantic 

wave of success: Of course we’re talking 

about the Apple iPhone which – in combination 

with the iTunes store – offers 

a wealth of additional applications (socalled 

apps) to pimp it up. 

TELE-satellite has looked at a range of 

apps that might be handy with regard to 

satellite reception. 

DishPointer Compass 

and DishPointer Maps 

Some issues ago we introduced apps 

from DishPointer (TELE-satellite issues 

02-03/2008 and 12-01/2010) and obviously 

they are featured in this overview 

as well. 

Both apps specifically deal with satellite 

antenna installation and alignment and 

they start out with determining the current 

location with the help of the iPhone’s 

buit-in GPS receiver. 

Next, you enter the satellite position 

you’d like to receive and the app then 

calculates azimuth, elevation and skew 

parameters. In theory, these values are 

all you ever need to correctly set up your 

dish, and most antennas feature a small 

scale to help you find the correct position. 

But if you don’t have a compass at our 

disposal there’s one answer you still need 

to find, even though the azimuth angle is 

known: In which horizontal direction do 

you need to move the antenna? 

The DishPointer Maps app provides the 

answer by looking up data from Google 

Maps. On the phone’s display you see 

your location and its surroundings in map 

view, satellite view or hybrid view combining 

both, with an arrow clearly indicating 

which way your satellite antenna should 


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DishPointer Compass superimposes the Clarke Belt on 

the camera to create augmented reality 

point. Comparing certain striking points 

on Google Maps with their real-world 

counterparts quickly lets you achieve a 

rough alignment of your antenna. 

Another aspect that needs to be 

addressed – preferably BEFORE starting 

with the actual installation job – is evaluating 

the local environment. DishPointer 

Compass comes into play now as it finds 

out whether or not a desired satellite position 

can be received at the actual location 

and which reception range a motorised 

antenna is able to cover. Perhaps there 

are trees, buildings or other obstructions 

in the way of perfect reception? 

After all, it’s of no use to do all the 

tricky work and mount an antenna only to 

find out afterwards that the signals you’re 

looking for don’t reach the LNB. 

With DishPointer Compass it’s easy to 

avoid such disappointment. It let’s you 

know which satellites can be received at


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the current location and where the best 

mounting place is. The app comes with 

an extremely comprehensive list of virtually 

all satellite positions between 180° 

East and 177° West. With the pro version 

(listed on the iTunes store as DishPointer 

Compass) this list can even be edited so 

that new positions can be added. The less 

expensive version without editing option 

is called DishPointer Augmented Reality. 

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1. Simply touch the display to start 

augmented reality 

2. Extensive satellite list of DishPointer 

Compass 

3. Arrows indicate which way the antenna 

has to be moved 

Users start with selecting all those satellites 

that might be of interest to them. 

If a satellite is not featured on the prestored 

list it can easily be added manually 

(pro version only). A touch of the ‘Camera 

– AR View’ now activates the built-in 

camera and the iPhone itself needs to be 

pointed towards the sky. 

As if by magic the smartphone’s display 

does not only show the actual camera 

view but also – depending on the way 

you hold and point the phone – the Clarke 

Belt as well as all currently visible satellite 

positions. This way it is child’s play, 

on one hand, to figure out which satellite 

is where and, on the other hand, to 

see at first glance whether or not there is 

an unrestricted line of sight between your 

current location and the satellite. 

Such combination of actual view and 

additional information that is inserted by 

the device is called augmented reality 

and this new technology is tremendously 

helpful when it comes to visualise information 

that would be difficult to obtain 

otherwise. In the twinkling of an eye 

you can look at the complete range of a 

motorised antenna and before you even 

carry the antenna up to the roof you can 

check which satellites will be received and 

which won’t. 

It’s apps like these that can turn a regu- 


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4. Green arrows in the lower area mean 

the antenna has to be moved another 10° to the 

West in order to receive signals from THOR at 

1° West 

5. Red arrows mean the antenna has to be 

moved another 30° to the East in order to receive 

signals from THOR at 1° West 

6. Calculation of azimuth, elevation and skew 

with the help of EasySat 

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lar smartphone into an indispensable tool 

for professional and amateur installers. 

Here at TELE-satellite we’ve been using 

both DishPointer apps for some time now 

and can unreservedly say that you’d be 

hard pressed to find a more reliable way 

of determining the reception situation at 

any given location. No more unnecessary 

work and no more wasted time and 

money. 

Price: 

DishPointer Maps - 5,99€ (7,99 US$) 

DisPointer Augmented Reality - 7,99€ (9,99 US$) 

DishPointer Compass - 15,99€ (19,99 US$) 

Rating: very good 

EasySat 

EasySat comes with a database of 173 

satellites complete with their full names 

and orbital positions. Thanks to the builtin 

positioning system of the iPhone this 

app calculates azimuth, elevation and 

skew of any desired satellite with regard 

to the current location. There is also a 

virtual Clarke Belt for you to select the 

desired satellites, or you may choose to 

pick your preferred orbital position from 

a pre-stored list. 

For those of you with an iPhone 3GS 

or iPhone 4 with integrated compass 

there even is a convenient graphic display 

showing satellite installers the way 

to the correct azimuth value. Red and 

green arrows pop up until you point 

the phone accurately in the direction of 

the required satellite. If you now point 

the antenna in the same direction as 

well you have already achieved a rough 

alignment. We tried it out in a real-world 

scenario and were very pleased with the 

results. 

Price: 

EasySat - 3,99€ (4,99 US$) 

Rating: good 

Satellite Sliderule Pro 

& Satellite Augmented 

Reality 

This app comes in two versions: One 

is for the iPhone 3G without compass 

(Satellite Sliderule Pro), and the other 

is for the iPhone 3GS and iPhone 4 with 

compass (Satellite Augmented Reality). 

Both versions show a world map with 

geographic borders of all countries and 

superimpose grid-like rulers for determining 

azimuth and elevation values. 

Depending on the satellite that is to be 

received the grid is moved along the 

map like a slider and the app shows 

which satellite is to be found at the current 

position of the grid. You then need 

to find your own location on the map 

and read the values that are indicated 

with circles. 

In our test we were not really 

impressed by that approach since the 

world map appears rather small on the 

iPhone’s display. This makes it difficult 

to accurately determine your actual 

location, which in turn may lead to significant 

deviations from correct parameters. 

The augmented reality version of this 

app uses the integrated camera of the 

iPhone and superimposes the Clarke 

Belt with the corresponding satellite 

positions. As with the DishPointer Compass 

app you need to point the iPhone 

towards the sky and move it until the 

Clarke Belt appears on the display. 

Unfortunately this feature, too, is 

inferior to the DishPointer app: While 

the Satellite Augmented Reality app 

features a comprehensive list of prestored 

satellites – all of which can be 

selected or unselected for displaying – 

we didn’t appreciate the fact the Clarke 

Belt itself is not shown as a continuous 

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7. The Satellite Sliderule app creates a grid 

that you can slide across a world map 

8. Circles indicate the azimuth and elevation 

values 

9. The Satellite Augmented Reality app shows 

the positions of previously selected satellites on 

the display. Unfortunately, the Clarke Belt itself 

is missing. 

line. Instead, satellites seem to float 

freely which is confusing at times. In 

addition, there are seven virtual buttons 

in the upper section of the display 

for limiting satellites by alphabet. In our 

opinion this feature serves no useful 

purpose and wastes valuable display 

space – after all, the iPhone’s display is 

on the smaller side for satellite installation 

anyway. 

To be fair, this app is less expensive 

than most competing products with € 

1.59 (US$ 1.99) for the simpler version 

and € 3.99 (US$ 4.99) for the augmented 

reality version. On the other hand, due 

to limited usability we still cannot wholeheartedly 

recommend this solution. 

Price: 

Satellite Sliderule - 1,59€ (1,99 US$) 

Satellite Augmented Reality - 3,99€ (4,99 US$) 

Rating: sufficient 


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iSat 

iSat is completely free of charge and is 

particularly useful for all those who want 

a quick calculation of azimuth and elevation 

values for a particular satellite. Using 

the iPhone’s integrated positioning function 

this app determines the current location 

and, once the desired satellite has 

been selected, calculates and displays 

the corresponding reception parameters. 

The pre-stored satellite list dates back 

1. Automatic determination of the current 

location with iSat. Alternatively, a list of preset 

locations is available from which you 

select your place manually. 

2. Calculation of azimuth, elevation and 

skew using iSat 

to 2007 and hence is not fully up-todate. 

However, all calculated results are 

displayed clearly and in an easy-to-use 

way. There are no additional functions 

available, but that‘s fine considering you 

don’t have to pay a single penny to get 

it. Owners of the iPhone 3GS and iPhone 

4 can use the compass app provided by 

Apple for aligning their antenna according 

to the azimuth parameters. Since the 

iSat app accurately does the maths it is 

indeed possible to correctly align your 

antenna with this tool. 

Price: 

iSat - free 

Rating: good 

Satellite Finder 

This app also benefits from the integrated 

positioning feature of the iPhone 


skew using iSat Finder 

5. Chart with correlations between dbW 

and antenna diameter 

to determine the current position. It then 

proceeds with calculating the azimuth, 

elevation and skew values for the selected 

satellite. The pre-stored satellite list that 

comes with the Satellite Finder app is comprehensive, 

up-to-date and easy-to-use 

with all data presented in a clear and concise 

fashion. We liked the fact that each 

satellite is directly linked to a transponder 

list so that transponder data are available 

via Safari for each satellite, if required. 

All this, however, cannot make up for the 

fairly high price of this app, which stands 

at € 8.99 (US$ 10.99) and is definitely 

too high from a cost/benefit perspective. 

Competing apps such as iSat offer more 


skew using Satellite Finder 

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or less the same features free of charge 

and other apps with a similar price offer a 

broader range of features. 

Price: 

Satellite Finder - 8,99€ (10,99 US$) 

Rating: insufficient 

iSatFinder 

With iSat Finder it is possible to either 

enter the current location manually based 

on geographic coordinates or to have 

the integrated positioning system of the 

iPhone determine where you’re at. You 

can choose your desired satellite from a 

very comprehensive database of virtually 

all satellites between 180° East and 178° 

West and after pressing ‘Calculate it’ the 

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1. Satellite list of iSatFinder for the 

iPad 

2. iSatFinder for the iPad 

app shows azimuth, elevation and skew 

values in a breeze. All calculated values 

are clearly presented and easy to read. 

Satellites you need more frequently can 

be stored in a favourites list. We particularly 

liked the chart linking antenna diameter 

and satellite transmission power in 

dbW to find out how large a dish or how 

strong a signal needs to be for reception. 

Another point deserving special praise is 

the fact that the iSat Finder is also available 

for the Apple iPad in native resolution. 

The iSat Finder will set you back € 1.59 

(US$ 1.99), which is a fair price considering 

what you can get out of this app. Features 

such as augmented reality and map 

view are – unfortunately – not available. 

Price: 

iSat Finder - 1,59€ (1,99 US$) 

Rating: good 

Satellite Tracker & 

Satellite Tracker Plus 

Both apps (no charge for the basic version 

and € 1.59/US$ 1.99 for the plus version) 

are mainly targeted to fans of ham 

radio and weather satellites, which are 

birds that – unlike broadcast satellites 

– are not geostationary. They circle the 

earth and in order to receive signals from 

them you need to know when exactly 

they pass over your region. The app 

accesses the Internet to download upto-date 

and very comprehensive information 

for several satellites (ham radio, 

GPS, Galileo, weather satellites, Iridium, 

Orbcomm, various research satellites, 

Geodetic, Globalstar and even the ISS, 

among others) and calculates the current 

and upcoming availability of these satellites. 

In order to do so this, the app, too, 

uses the iPhone’s integrated positioning 

function. It is possible to enter reception 

frequencies for each satellite so that all 

parameters are available when a satellite 

passes over your place. The plus version 

also provides the actual footprint for 


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3. Selected satellites are shown in the 

Satellite Tracker app, complete with their 

upcoming availability at the current location 

4. Flight track of IRIDIUM33 satellite 

each satellite on a world map. With this 

additional feature it is possible to find 

out immediately where a specific satellite 

currently passes by and which places it 

covers with its signals. A whole range of 

setting and display options is available as 

well with the plus version. 

Price: 

Satellite Tracker - free 

Satellite Tracker Plus - 1,59€ (1,99 US$) 


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DishLoc 

The DishLoc app sports a clever design 

and easy-to-use interface. It comes with 

an extensive database of all direct-tohome 

satellites, determines the current 

location by using the iPhone’s integrated 

GPS receiver and adjusts the list of satellites 

accordingly. We genuinely liked that 

approach because it just wouldn’t make 

sense for a German user to be shown satellite 

positions such as ECHOSTAR 14 at 

119° West, for example. Unless you decide 

to dig a hole through the earth you’ll never 

have a chance of receiving signals from 

that position in Germany. 

As a next step, one or more satellites 

can be selected for detailed analysis. As 

soon as the current location is set either 

manually or determined via GPS all satellite 

entries come with correct azimuth, 

elevation and skew values. We found this 

to be a very convenient feature. There are 

two options available when you go about 

the antenna alignment: You can either 

switch to map view which comes with 

arrows (similar to DishPointer Maps) and 

superimposes the available satellite positions, 

or you activate the augmented reality 

mode which uses the iPhone camera to 

create a combination of camera view and 

Clarke Belt – complete with available satellites. 

We tried both options and both delivered 

flawless results which matched those of the 


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1. Various settings that are available with 

Satellite Tracker 

2. The plus version uses a map to indicate 

the actual footprint of a selected satellite 

DishPointer apps. The app also inserts a 

reticle in addition to the Clarke Belt, which 

makes it even easier to find the perfect 

antenna alignment. There are a number 

of optional settings and all iPhone models 

are supported. The app even works with 

the iPod touch, even though there might 

be some restrictions due to different hardware 

used by Apple. To sum up, the Dish- 

Loc leaves nothing to be desired. 

Price: DishLoc - 10,99€ (13,99 US$) 


Conclusion 

As you have seen, quite a number of 

apps deal with satellite antenna installation 

and alignment. Obviously, this overview 

can only provide a snapshot of what 

is available at a given point in time, as the 

number of apps increases almost by the 

day. Resourceful software developers are 

probably working on even better solutions 

this very moment and – as always – 

beauty is in the eye of the beholder. While 

particular features may be an absolute 

must for some, others will go out of their 

way to avoid them. We have tried to establish 

factual criteria for rating all apps in this 

overview, but we would still urge our readers 

to try out and see for themselves which 

app they like best. For a rough orientation 

have a close look at the screenshots provided 

or the information available on the 

iTunes store. 

3. Augmented reality view of DishLoc 

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4. DishLoc only shows those satellites that can 

actually be received at the current location 

5. The blue lines in the DishLoc app indicate 

the antenna’s position for receiving signals of a 

particular satellite. For illustration purposes we 

selected several satellites on this screenshot. 

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DXer REPORT 

 

DXers 

World 

Rainer Schulz and Berndt Rosenberger, Lausitz, Germany 

Two Satellite DIY enthusiasts 

Have you ever built a satellite receiver yourself? Not many 

have, but Rainer Schulz from the small town of Tröbitz an 

der Lausitz in the East of Germany is one of the very few 

who achieved just that in 1988. And he didn’t stop there: 

He even built a 1.5m antenna to go with it. It’s no surprise 

then that he chose to become self-employed and founded 

a small satellite dispatching business which today is run by 

his daughter Daniela Knott. 

The World of Satellite DXers 

Previous TELE-satellite DXer Reports can be Read Here: 

http://www.SatcoDX.net 


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Tröbitz (Cottbus) 

There’s no doubt: A house with such 

huge antenna in the front yard must 

be occupied by DXers. In case you’re 

wondering – the antenna can be rotated 

and therefore receives signals from 31 

satellites in an arc from 83° East to 58° 

West.

Rainer Schulz’s company is based in a pretty family 

home that looks just like many others in the Lausitz 

area. A huge 3.66m satellite antenna that is surrounded 

by several smaller dishes reveals what’s 

going on inside. In an annex next to the garage 

visitors find a small showroom with receivers 

that might be interesting for DXers, above 

all. These boxes are equipped with lowthreshold 

tuners and a reliable blind san 

mode, both of which are key 

features of DX receivers. 

“This box, for 

instance, comes 

with an extremely 

accurate signal 

quality indicator,” 

Rainer Schulz 

explains and points to a 

receiver providing immediate 

feedback with regard to changing 

signal quality. “19% means 

there is stable video, 18% means 

some artefacts will occur and 

17% means reception is not possible 

anymore.” Such attention to 

detail is additional proof of Rainer 

Schulz’s DX credentials. 

It all started in 1988 when he was 

manager of the measurement and 

control systems department at a large 

manufacturer of agricultural machinery 

in Eastern Germany. At the time the Berlin 

Wall was still in place and there was no way 

you could get your hands on satellite receivers, 

LNBs or antennas in what was the German 

Democratic Republic. Yet, Rainer Schultz was in a 

privileged position: “I also used to work in customer 

service for my employer, which meant I was allowed to 

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Meet the boss: Daniela Knott acts as managing director and is seen here 

in the showroom next to a display cabinet filled with a huge range of multiswitches. 

“70% of our customers are regular users, while 30% are genuine 

satellite DXers. Some 80% of sales are achieved in Germany, with another 10% 

going to Austria and 5% each to Denmark and the Netherlands,” she says. 


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A multi-band antenna right 

out on top of the showroom: 

The Ku band LNB in the 

centre is surrounded by 

a C band LNB for linear 

polarisation and a second 

C band LNB for circular 

polarisation. The whole 

system is motor-powered 

for automatic alignment.

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How it all began: Rainer Schulz’s first self-made receiver dating back to 1988. He 

sourced individual components such as the tuner and a chipset from West Germany, 

but all the rest is ‘proudly made in the GDR’. 

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Rainer Schulz even built his own meter. Here he shows the 

original device from 1988. 


undertake business trips to West Germany.” 

There he obtained a tuner, an LNB 

as well as a wiring diagram and smuggled 

everything back to East Germany. He used 

the workshop of his employer to build his 

first self-made receiver with the components 

and information collected in the 

West. “I even went so far as to build an 

antenna as well,” he walks down memory 

lane. “I made a parabolic mould using concrete 

in my backyard, laid it out with epoxide 

resin and glass-fibre sheet and in the 

end had a perfectly usable 1.5m dish.” Up 

to this day Rainer Schulz is proud of his 

early achievements and even digs up the 

receiver he made back then from the basement. 

And as if that wasn’t enough, there 

is even a signal meter around that he also 

built himself back then. 

Obviously, his technical knowledge didn’t 

go unnoticed and so it came about that he 

built a total of ten receivers himself. “They 

were sold on for tons of money,” as CATV 

head-ends, in particular, were interested 

in satellite receivers and paid up to 6.000 

marks per unit. After the Berlin Wall had 

come down all this was to change dramatically. 

Truckloads of satellite equipment 

were sent from West Germany, but 

also farming equipment from the West 

all of a sudden was available alongside 

homegrown products. The transition from 

centrally planned socialist economy to 

free market was felt first-hand by Rainer 

Schulz, as sales of his employer’s company 

slumped and he was laid off. 

What he did then was turn his tumbling 

blocks into stepping stones. “It was the 

second of July 1990 when my first company 

‘Antennen- & Satanlagenbau Rainer 

Schulz’ opened for business.” In 2000 sat-

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Berndt Rosenberger has been a satellite DXer for 

just as long. Here he considers his options of how to 

convert a mast mounting system to make it fit to an 

actuator. A dish manufacturer has asked Rainer and 

Berndt to find a solution for that. 

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Another invention: Thanks 

to a small motor the Ku band 

LNB can be skewed. On the 

second picture you can see the 

component before installation, 

and the third picture shows the 

control unit. 


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This is controlling the LNB, 

this time for the C band: the 

motor (red) turns the LNB. Next 

picture shows the control unit. 

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C band reception with only a small 

antenna? No problem, if you know 

how and where to mount the LNB. One 

antenna manufacturer has equipped 

a 1.2m dish with alternative rods that 

allows to arrange both the Ku band 

LNB in the focal point and the C band 

LNB outside the focal point using a rail 

system. Even the DiSEqC switch fits 

in. “At our location this system allows 

reception of three C band satellites 

at 40° East, 5° West and 30.5° East,” 

explains Berndt Rosenberger. 


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A look inside the AVCOM LNB: Only the crossshaped 

element in the background is rotated. 

Depending on the 45° turn either linear or 

circular signals can be received. 

shop24 was established as a second string 

to Rainer Schulze’s bow and in 2004 the 

registered name was changed to ‘E-Commerce 

Schulz & Knott GbR (satshop24.de)’. 

Berndt Rosenberger used to work for 

‘Antennen- & Satanlagenbau R. Schulz’ 

from 1990 until his retirement. Before 

that his career had been similar to that of 

Rainer Schulz. He, too, built his first satellite 

antenna himself, even though he 

sourced his first satellite receiver from 

friends of a friend’s friend – as was the 

case with so many things in former East 

Germany. “What I did invent – so to speak 

– was a rather peculiar way of setting up 

polar mount antennas,” Berndt Rosenberger 

remembers. “We waited for a pitchblack 

night and then used a tube which we 

aligned exactly towards the polar star. This 

meant we had a precise northern alignment 

and this is how we then erected the 

antenna mast.” 

With Berndt and Rainer in the background 

the business embarked on a route 

of steady success. The first few years were 

immensely successful. “We were able to 

sell some 500 fully-fledged systems per 

annum, and we also installed most of them

ourselves,” they remember the initial days 

of their cooperation. Starting in 1994 business 

slowed down and they shifted their 

focus on cable systems in turn. In 2003 

they began experimenting with the C band 

and installed a 1.2m antenna with two 

LNBs: One for linear signals and the other 

for circular signals. 

Two years later the huge 3.66m antenna 

– purchased from satellite wholesaler 

DOEBIS – followed suit. With this new 

equipment they were able to experiment 

some more and aim for reception under 

extreme conditions as well. Of course 

this also allowed them to gain additional 

expertise. “For C band reception we constructed 

a special skewing mechanism: 

Depending on the reception sample 

either circular or linear polarisation was 

received. This way a dielectric was not 

required any longer.” 

For Ku band reception they have some 

innovations in store as well when it comes 

to extreme reception conditions: “If you 

use a polar mount antenna this is of particular 

importance, as polarisations are not 

always set at a precise 90° angle,” Berndt 

Rosenberger explains the reason behind. 


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Using the best LNBs, the most suitable 

receivers and their own inventions for LNB 

skewing they managed to receive signals 

from satellites that are far out of footprint 

at their location. 

In the meantime, they had worked up 

a solid reputation in the DXing scene and 

they still organise a DXer meeting every 

year. “Last year a total of 300 DXers from 

all over Germany took part,” Rainer Schulz 

– who is also known as Ponny on the Internet 

– remembers. “Some participants 

even travelled from Austria, the Netherlands, 

Poland, the Czech Republic or Hungary 

to be at our get-together,” he adds. 

Anyone interested in attending next time 

should mark 11 June 2011 on their calendar. 

It will be a brilliant chance to have a 

chat with a top-notch DX professional. 

Rainer Schulz and Bernd Rosenberger 

are no longer involved in the day-to-day 

management of their business. “I retired 

in 2009 and my son Carsten Schulz took 

over receiver and antenna construction 

as well as my share in the company.” 

Rainer Schulz’s daughter Daniela Knott is 

the managing director and reveals some 

inside information. “We only sell to end 

Another innovation of the two satellite experts: The original 

LNB rail of this multi-LNB antenna did not have enough space to 

squeeze in another LNB for reception of HISPASAT at 30° West. But 

then again, who says you can’t extend the rail? Right, but you have 

to take into account that an extended rail needs a modified shape. 

As you can see on the picture what they did was use a piece of 

empty pipe as dummy LNB and attached the HISPASAT LNB in an 

upward bend. “While you can’t receive every single transponder, 

most of them are still available,” Berndt Rosenberger says. 

customers, with our top-selling product 

being the T90 multi-LNB antenna.” Almost 

90% of sales are generated with this product 

alone. “Some 5% of sales are with the 

1.2m antenna,” Daniela Knott adds. Connecting 

rod motors required for rotating 

antenna systems also sell well. 

This product list alone is proof enough 

for the fact that special requirements are 

at the heart of the company’s business. 

After all, large dishes as well as multi- 

LNB antennas are only required by satellite 

enthusiasts looking for more than just 

your standard fare. For them the company 

also offers a wide range of accessories 

such as multi-switches required for simultaneous 

reception of more than one satellite 

position. 

Rainer Schulz and Berndt Rosenberger 

have chosen the right path and turned 

they hobby into their profession. They are 

rewarded not only with a flourishing business, 

but also with a reputation of being 

profound DXers willing to help and assist 

anybody who cares to ask. With their 

annual DXer meetings they spread their 

knowledge in the satellite community, 

which makes them a valuable asset.

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Extreme reception in the Lausitz 

region in the east of Germany 

With the right equipment – read: huge antenna, excellent LNB, 

extremely low-threshold tuner in the receiver, perfect alignment of 

the LNB to the focal point – it’s possible to receive channels that are 

no where near the official footprint of a satellite. 

1. Reception of INSAT at 83° East with the 3.66m antenna on the C band. 

2. Reception of North Korean channel KCTV on THAICOM at 78.5° East, also 

with the 3.66m antenna. 

3. Common wisdom says this channel cannot be received, but here it is: 

RSACOM at 2.8° East focuses on Africa, but is available even in eastern 

Germany with a 3.66m dish. 

4. The HD channel of Japanese broadcaster NHK via INTELSAT 9C at 58° 

West. 

5. In order to receive INTELSAT 9C the 3.66m antenna has to be aligned 

exactly to that position. The extremely low elevation of just 2.7° is most 

striking. This means the antenna is at an almost upright position and hardly 

points above the horizon. As layers close to the earth’s surface cause more 

attenuation this makes for very tricky reception, apart from a myriad of 

physical obstacles like trees which obstruct a clear view to the satellite. 


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CITY REPORT 

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Satellite Reception in Shanghai, China 

Satellite Dishes 

in Shanghai 

Shanghai is a city with a 

population of 20 million 

people and if you decide 

to take a walk one day 

and look around you’ll find 

satellite dishes ranging in 

size from the newest 35cm 

DTH antennas to all the 

way up to extremely large 

20-meter monstrosities. But 

let’s not forget that officially 

satellite dishes are prohibited 

in China. Hong Bo, born 

and raised in Shanghai and 

also an enthusiastic HDTV 

satellite fan, took us on a 

small tour of Shanghai’s 

world of satellite antennas. 

Xinzhuang Satellite Station’s 

two 20-meter monster dishes in 

Shanghai, China. 


Hong Bo, who uses the 

nickname Homeboy in 

the Internet, first took us 

southwest about 20 km 

from downtown Shanghai. 

The immense satellite 

antennas of Shanghai’s 

Xinzhuang satellite station 

are located right next to 

the RT market shopping 

center. “Former US President 

Richard Nixon brought 

those two 20-meter 

dishes with him in 1972”, 

explained Hong Bo who 

then confirmed that these 

two antennas are used by 

the Chinese military. 

But a number of smaller 

dish antennas are located 

alongside the two large 

 

Shanghai 

dishes. “These are used to 

uplink Shanghai’s local TV 

channels to CHINASAT 6 at 

115° east”, explains Hong 

Bo. 

Using Shanghai’s elevated 

roadways that at 

many intersections tend to 

be stacked on top of each 

other, we continued our 

tour with a stop at one of 

China’s most modern and 

sophisticated walled-in residential 

areas: Mandarine 

City in western Shanghai. 

Wang Yinchung is the 

technician in charge of the 

TV system and, not surprisingly, 

is also a satellite 

DXer. In his case he man-

aged to turn his hobby into 

his profession! 

Wang Yinchung explains 

to us, “This residential 

complex is made up of 

about 50 apartment buildings 

and houses roughly 

1500 families.” Many of 

them are from Japan and 

Korea and naturally they 

want to be able to see TV 

from home. Wang Yinchung 

erected a collection of satellite 

antennas on top of 

one of the apartment buildings 

and installed all of the 

distribution components in 

the elevator control room. 

Using original receivers 

from Japan and Korea (provider: 

Skylife), he takes all 

of the desired channels and 

routes them into the cable 

system of the apartment 

complex. 

This, of course, begs the 

question, what can an individual 

person do if they 

want to install a satellite 

system? 

Our satellite guide Hong 

Bo referred us to Hang 

Hao. He is one of those 


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The uplink dishes for 

Shanghai’s local TV channels 

can be seen from the shopping 

mall’s parking lot. 

satellite installers that 

theoretically doesn’t exist 

yet is responsible for the 

endless number of satellite 

dishes that are installed 

on balconies and walls for 

renters and apartment 

occupants. 

But how do these people 

know who to contact if 

they want a dish installed? 

You won’t find an ad for an 

installer in any magazine or 

newspaper or even in the 

Internet. “That all happens 

by word of mouth”, 

explains Hang Hao, “A sat- 

isfied customer will tell his 

friend and that person will 

tell another, and so on.” 

We asked Hang Hao how 

he managed to get into this 

business: „I installed my 

own first dish back in 2000. 

Back then it was a 60cm 

antenna for APSTAR 2A 

reception at 76.5° east.” 

In the meantime, Hang 

Hao has become a full time 

installer. “I install about 

100 systems every month, 

that is, dish, LNB, receiver 

and mounting assembly.”

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Mandarine City’s 

Entrance gate 

He tells us that 90% 

of his customers opt for 

60cm antennas while the 

remaining 10% choose 

100 cm dishes. “AGILA is 

the favorite for my mostly 

foreign customers since 

mostly English-language 

channels can be found 

there”, says Hang Hao. 

If there aren’t any shops 

around where you can get 

satellite products, how 

does Hang Hao get his 

hands on the materials he 

needs? He tells us that he 

buys them directly from 

the manufacturers that are 

for the most part in Shenzhen 

in China‘s south. But 

this only works for those 

who buy in large quantities 

like Hang Hao. 

There’s another source 

when smaller quantities 

are involved: “That would 

be the Electronic Market 

on Qinyiang Road right by 

the Baoshan Metro station 

of lines 3 and 4”, adds our 

satellite guide Hong Bo. 

So naturally our next 

stop takes us to this 

market. Here in a maze of 

streets and shops where 

you’ll find numerous visitors 

walking among an 

uncounted number of 

shops, it didn’t take long 

for us to find one that was 

selling satellite dishes. In 

this case it was the small 

35cm antennas for receiving 

the Chinese DTH satellites. 

We also found 

different receiver brands 

in another shop. Seek and 

yee shall find what you’re 

looking for in Shanghai; 

you can either have your 

system installed by a professional 

like Hang Hao or 

you can choose to install 

it yourself. You just have 

to find all the necessary 

hardware in Shanghai’s 

Electronic Market. 


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TV Technician Wang Yinchung set up the receivers and cable 

modulators in the elevator control room. He keeps an eye on reception 

quality with the test TVs. 


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TV technician Wang Yinchung on the roof of 

one of the apartment buildings in Mandarine 

City. The large 3.2-meter dish that Wang 

Yinchung is standing next to receives the 

Japanese channels on BSAT at 110° east. To 

the right is a 1.8-meter dish for the reception of 

Skylife on KOREASAT 3. To the left is a 1.8-meter 

offset antenna pointed at ASIASAT at 105° east. 

Two smaller 1.5-meter offset antennas are used 

for reception of KOREASAT 5 at 113° east and for 

the vertical polarization of KOREASAT 3 at 116° 

east. A one-meter antenna is pointed to AGILA 

2 at 146° east and a 1.5-meter prime focus dish 

all the way to the left is aligned to INTELSAT 8 

at 166° west where channels like BBC World and 

NHK World can be found. 

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Wang Yinchung has quite a view 

of the Mandarine City apartment 

complex from the roof of one of 

the buildings where all the satellite 

antennas are installed. The complex 

even comes with its own swimming 

pool!

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The employees in this shop are just 

about to connect a satellite dish to 

demonstrate it to a customer. Naturally, 

shops that sell satellite dishes can be 

found on the side of streets from which 

satellites can also be located from inside 

the shop. 

Who gets to count all the 

satellite dishes mounted 

on the walls? A few of 

them were installed by 

Hang Hao. 

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Our Shanghai satellite guide Hong Bo seen here in the middle of the 

bustling Electronic Market. A shop selling satellite dishes can be seen in the 

background. “The people that come here are those that can’t spend a lot of 

money or simply don’t want to”, says Hong Bo, “those who can afford it will 

have their satellite system installed professionally by someone like Hang Hao.” 

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At the Electronic Market 

in Shanghai: a complete 

satellite system that 

includes a small 35cm 

dish, an LNB, receiver 

and cable costs about 

150 RMB here or about 

15 Euros. 


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NEWS 

E U R O P E 

GERMANY 

HDTV & 3D Programmes 

Edited by 

Branislav Pekic 

ASTRA AND DVB BACK 3D TV STANDARDS 

DVB has set technical standards for the first 

generation of 3D TV broadcasts. The DVB 3D-TV 

standard will apply to set-top boxes and TVs with 

built-in tuners so that broadcasters can transmit 

3D channels reliably. It's part of a new set of DVB 

logos designed to help consumers identify the right 

products for new services, including DVB-T2 and 

DVB-IPTV. Backed by major European broadcasters 

and satellite operator SES-Astra, DVB-3D 

defines frame compatible 3D broadcasts. 

BELGIUM 

MOBISTAR LAUNCHES HYBRID 

PACKAGE VIA ASTRA 

Mobistar has launched a new Mobistar TV offer that 

includes digital and HDTV channels received from 

the Astra satellites. The satellite TV offer, including 

Flemish national channels and a wide range of 

European free-to-air channels, is integrated into a 

fully-hybrid DSL/DTH solution, combining telephone 

and internet with TV and also including interactive 

services such as catch-up TV, VOD and PVR. 

GERMANY 

SKY DEUTCHLAND LAUNCHES 

3D TV CHANNEL 

Sky Deutschland launched its first 3-D channel 

in October. The current strategy is to target 

high-end users, the early adapters willing to 

pay a premium for HD and 3-D. The new 3-D 

offering will initially only be available via satellite 

and for subscribers who receive Sky via the 

regional Kabel BW network. But the service will 

be available free to all Sky HD subscribers -- in 

Germany and Austria -- by the end of the year. 

ZDF SAYS 3D TOO COMPLEX AND COSTLY 

ZDF has echoed the BBC's caution about 3D 

TV, saying it's too costly and complex. According 

to Markus Schachter, general director of ZDF, 

the production is up to 60 per cent more expensive, 

for the transmission additional channels 

or transponders are necessary and as long as 

special glasses are required is will be hard for 3D 

to establish itself as part of a day-by-day media. 

DEUTSCHE TELEKOM OFFERS 3D TV 

Deutsche Telekom has launched a 3D TV offering 

as part of its VOD platform. The new service is 

available immediately to subscribers of Deutsche 

Telekom's IPTV Entertain package. Customers 

can call up a variety of content via Videoload, the 

platform's online video store, which offers roundthe-clock 

access to 3D movie highlights from the 

likes of Warner Bros. and Sony Pictures Television. 

Also available will be Discovery Channel programming, 

erotic content and past sporting events. 

GREECE 

NOVA CHOOSES PACE HD PLATFORM 

Pace has been selected as the HD PVR delivery 

partner for Nova. Its HD satellite platform will support 

the launch of Nova’s first nationwide HDTV 

service, providing NovaBox HD, an HD Zapper 

and a dual channel HD PVR. The launch represents 

the first step in Nova’s transition to HDTV. 

IRELAND 

SETANTA IRELAND TO LAUNCH 

HD CHANNEL IN JANUARY 

Setanta Ireland plans to be the first Irish channel 

to broadcast in HD when it launches a service 

next January. The HD channel will initially be 

available to customers on UPC’s cable TV 

platform with a service for satellite subscribers to 

be launched later. Setanta will be the only Irish 

broadcaster to have all 48 games at the 2011 

Rugby World Cup in HD, but will also provide HD 

coverage of the Premier League, the FA Cup, the 

Champions League and the Europa League. 

ITALY 

MEDIASET LAUNCHES 3D MOVIES 

Mediaset launched a 3D movie service in October, 

offering first view movies such as “Harry Potter and 

the Deathly Hallows”, “Despicable Me”, “Legend 

of the Guardians” as well as recent movies like 

“The Hole”, “Final Destination”, “Call of the Wild” 

and “Clash of the Titans”. To enjoy the service, 

customers need special glasses, a 3D TV set 

and a Premium On Demand HD decoder. 

POLAND 

PORTUGAL 

SPORT TV LAUNCHES HD CHANNEL 

WITH PREMIER LEAGUE 

SportTV has launched the Sport TV Liga Inglesa, 

a channel exclusively dedicated to the English 

Premier League. Besides the 380 games that 

make up the competition, the broadcasts also 

include more than 400 abstracts of classic challenges 

of this competition, studio programs, 

two daily newscasts, spaces for fans and a total 

of 50 hours per week of live transmissions. 

RUSSIA 

RUSSIA GETS FIRST 3D TV CHANNEL 

Russia's first 3-D TV channel was launched in 

October by NTV Plus in cooperation with Panasonic. 

During the first year, the investment in the 

channel is to be just above USD 3 million. The new 

channel is to originally focus on sports, particularly 

on football, from reruns of FIFA 2010 matches to 

live broadcasts of national championships and 

Champion League games. Gradually, movies 

and entertainment programs are to be added. 

SCANDINAVIA 

BOXER OPTS FOR SOFTATHOME 

Boxer TV Access has selected the SoftAtHome 

Operating Platform to power its next generation TV 

offering including HDTV over DVB-T2 in combination 

with On Demand services over Internet. The 

two companies will collaborate to bring to market 

a next generation terrestrial offering and to enable 

the development of innovative features for Nordic 

subscribers. SoftAtHome provides an open, 

ubiquitous and carrier class software platform that 

enables Service Providers to create innovative 

and convergent applications for the Digital Home. 


UNITED KINGDOM 

ITV TO LAUNCH HD VERSION 

OF CHANNELS BSKYB 

ITV has confirmed that it will move back into 

pay TV - with HD versions of its three digital 

networks, ITV2, 3 and 4 all being made available 

on BSkyB this fall and winter. 

HDTV OWNERS TWICE AS 

LIKELY TO BUY 3DTV SET 

Owners of HDTV sets are more than twice as 

likely to buy a 3D TV within the next year as 

those without an HD set, according to a survey 

of 700 U.K. consumers from Strategy Analytics. 

However, just 13 percent of HDTV owners 

said they were “somewhat likely” or “very likely” 

to buy a 3DTV set in the coming twelve months. 

ARQIVA SELECTS THOMSON 

BROADCAST FOR DVB-TV ROLLOUT 

Arqiva has selected Thomson Broadcast for the 

high-power sites of its new DVB-T2 network for 

terrestrial HD services. Thomson Broadcast is 

deploying, from 2010 to 2012, 16 high-power DCX 

Paragon MSDC-IOT transmitters with an output 

power up to 20 kW. The first on-air installation is set 

for later this year. As a long-time supplier to Arqiva, 

Thomson Broadcast is also upgrading the four 

already installed DVB-T DCX Paragon transmitters 

with new high-performance DVB-T2 Sirius exciters. 

VIRGIN LAUNCHES 3D VOD SERVICE 

Virgin Media has become the first UK TV company 

to offer a digital 3D service for domestic 

customers. The cable company launched its 

3D Movies On Demand service, which allows 

all customers with a 3D-ready set-top box - 

around 1.2 million households - to access a 

range of movies and some TV programs. The 

service is being provided by FilmFlex, the IPTV 

joint venture between Sony and Disney. 

SKY LAUNCHES EUROPE’S 

FIRST 3D TV CHANNEL 

Europe's first dedicated 3D television channel 

has launched in the UK. Sky 3D broadcasts for 

14 hours every day and shows a selection of 

programmes including Premier League football, 

and films. A monthly subscription fee is GBP 61 

with the cost of an average 3D television around 

£2,000. Subscribers who pay for the top Sky World 

HD package will be able to get the service free. 

TRAVEL CHANNEL TO LAUNCH 

IN HD THIS YEAR 

A HD variant of the Travel Channel could be 

launched in the UK in the near future. However, 

viewers in other parts of Europe will have the 

opportunity to watch Travel Channel HD before 

UK viewers, as the service is set to launch in the 

Czech Republic on November 15, via the Astra 

23.5°E satellite. 

BSKYB TO LAUNCH SKY ATLANTIC 

BSkyB is to launch a new subscription channel, 

Sky Atlantic, which will be home to US imports 

including Mad Men, Boardwalk Empire and Treme. 

The new high definition service will launch early 

next year. Sky Atlantic will be available to subscribers 

as part of Sky's Variety Pack of channels, 

which costs £19 a month. Sky Atlantic will have

NEWS 

the UK TV premieres of HBO shows including 

Martin Scorsese's critically lauded prohibition 

era drama Boardwalk Empire and The Wire 

co-creator David Simon's new show, Treme. 

N O R T H A M E R I C A 

UNITED STATES 

HDTV & 3D Programmes 

DISH NETWORK ADDS AMC HD 

Dish Network has launched the HD version of 

cable network AMC. The channel features hit 

series Mad Men, as well as programmes such as 

Rubicon and Breaking Bad. It is free to America's 

Top 200 and DishLatino Dos HD subscribers. 

3D TV ACCOUNTS FOR 2.5% OF TV SALES 

3-D TV so far has a small slice of the overall market, 

accounting for about 2.5 percent of new TV sales in 

the United States in the last quarter, according to a 

survey by the market researcher iSuppli. According 

to the research, 83 percent of survey respondents 

who bought 3-D TVs were professed early adopters 

— people who like to own the latest technology — 

and half of them had annual household incomes of 

USD 100.000 or more. A survey by Frank N. Magid 

Associates shows that a quarter of consumers plan 

to buy a 3-D-enabled set in the next 12 months. 

FUNIMATION GOES HD 

FUNimation Channel has launched a HD feed 

broadcast in true HD along with new branding 

across it's HD and SD platforms in conjunction 

with an exclusive, expanded programming lineup 

of the most popular anime titles available. 

TIME WARNER LAUNCHES HDTV 

SERVICE FOR HOTELS 

New York - Hotels throughout Upstate New York 

and New England now have a more cost-effective 

way to deliver their guests HDTV programming, 

thanks to the launch of a new product from Time 

Warner Cable Business Class (TWCBC). The 

company is now offering HD Video for Hospitality, 

a dedicated service that enables hotels to 

offer in-room HD without having to purchase, 

install and maintain separate equipment within the 

hotel. HD Video for Hospitality offers customers 

a dedicated feed of 60 HD channels over Time 

Warner Cable’s high-speed, fibre-optic network. 

L A T I N A M E R I C A 

BRAZIL 

BRAZIL REACHES 581.000 

HDTV SUBSCRIBERS 

At the end of July, Brazil had 581.000 subscribers to 

pay-TV HD channels, representing 7 percent of the 

total 8.4 million pay-TV base. In 2008, when the service 

was launched in the country, this percentage 

was only 0.3%. Meanwhile, two leading operators, 

Net and TVA, have launched new HD channels. 

Net has added ESPN HD, TLC HD, Megapix HD, 

TNT HD, Space HD, VH1 HD, NatGeo Wild HD and 

Max HD, while TVA is providing NatGeo Wild HD. 


A S I A & P A C I F I C 

INDIA 

DISCOVERY TO LAUNCH 3D 

CHANNEL IN INDIA 

Discovery Networks Asia Pacific (DNAP) is set to 

launch five new pay-TV networks in India, including 

Discovery 3D and Investigation Discovery. 

According to local reports, the broadcaster has 

applied for a licence to launch five more channels 

in the country: Discovery Kids, Military Channel, 

Discovery Home And Health, as well as ID and 

the aforementioned 3D network, early next year. 

COMMONWEALTH GAMES IN HD 

The Commonwealth Games (CWG) are likely 

to spur the growth of HDTV in India, as Doordarshan 

(DD) brought the event in high quality 

digital format with cameras on land, in water 

and from helicopters. A new channel - DD 

HD – broadcast the event in HD format. 

INDONESIA 

FIRST MEDIA BRINGS HDTV TO INDONESIA 

First Media has become the first local pay-TV 

provider to offer HD programming. After a trial 

run for 500 subscribers in August, the company 

decided to permanently include two HD channels, 

HBO and ESPN, in its cable package. The new 

service requires the use of an HD-compatible 

TV set and a set-top box, rented to subscribers 

for an extra Rp 100,000 ($11) a month. The

company’s goal is to have 1,000 of its subscribers 

pick up the HD service by the end of the 

year and have 5,000 subscribers for the new 

offering within the first quarter of next year. 

JAPAN 

SKY PERFECTV LAUNCHES 

FIRST 3D CHANNEL 

SKY Perfect JSAT launched channel Sukachan 

3D169, Japan's first dedicated 3D channel, 

whose line-up to date has included pop concerts, 

World Cup soccer matches and baseball 

games featuring the immensely popular Yomiuri 

Giants. Sukachan's programming is viewable 

with special glasses on 3D-ready televisions. 

Yet sales for those systems have been anything 

but spectacular. Business newspaper Nikkei 

reported earlier this month that Sony's Bravia 

40-inch and Panasonic's Viera 50-inch models, 

which retail for between 30% and 50% more 

than comparable 2D systems, have seen a 20% 

drop in prices since their debuts in the spring. 

MALAYSIA 

AXN BEYOND HD LAUNCHES IN MALAYSIA 

AXN channel's sci-fi and mystery spin-off AXN 

Beyond has launched in Malaysia on HD platform 

Astro B.yond. This move completes the 

network's footprint in Southeast Asia, following 

previous carriage deals inked in Singapore, 

Indonesia, the Philippines and Thailand. Astro 

B.yond already carries AXN HD, ESPN HD, 

National Geographic Channel HD, History HD, 

FX HD and HBO HD, plus Chinese channels 

Astro Zhi Zun HD and Astro Supersport HD. 

TECHNICOLOR SUPPLIES 

HD BOXES TO ASTRO 

Already an established supplier of MPEG-2 and 

MPEG-4 set-top boxes for standard definition 

broadcasting, Technicolor will now supply HD 

MPEG-4 STBs with local recording capability to 

support Astro’s move to offer more technologyadapting 

services and products to its close to 3 million 

and growing customer base. The innovative HD 

enabled STB to be supplied by Technicolor includes 

the ability to record to an external disk or disks. 

A U S T R A L I A & O C E A N I A 

AUSTRALIA 

ABC AND ERICSSON BRING 

HDTV TO AUSTRALIA 

Under-served regional Australians are set to 

receive digital free-to-air TV via satellite under a 

five-year deal between Ericsson and ABC. The 

Federal Government has invested some AUS 

160 million into satellite services that will provide 

free-to-air TV to 247,000 blacked-out households. 

Satellite TV will be delivered using Ericsson's 

latest video compression technology, which the 

vendor claims will help the ABC expand the reach 

of its HD and SD digital TV programming. 

FOXTEL ADDS 3D, HD CHANNELS 

Foxtel has launched a series of new channels in 

November, including four in HD and one 3D-only 

channel. They include Speed and Speed HD, 

three MTV channels including MTV Hits and 

concert channels MTVN Live and MTVN Live 

HD. The company also introduced documentary 

channels BBC Knowledge HD and Nat 

Geo Wild HD to its line-up. These additions 

have taken its total number of HD channels to 

20. Foxtel 3D will carry sports from ESPN and 

Fox Sports, plus movies and documentaries. 

W O R L D 

TOSHIBA TO LAUNCH FIRST 3D 

TV WITHOUT GLASSES 

Toshiba plans to market the world’s first 3D television 

that does not need special glasses later this 

year, according to a report in the Yomiuri Shimbun. 

Toshiba will unveil three models of the television, 

which will cost several thousand dollars, before 

Christmas. The company has developed a new 

system that emits a number of rays of light with various 

angles from the screen so that viewers can see 

stereoscopic images without glasses, the daily said. 

BBC, NHK TEST SUPER HI-VISION TV 

The BBC has sent a Super Hi-Vision TV broadcast 

of a band gig to Japanese public broadcaster NHK 

in a successful transmission test of the experimental 

digital video format. The Super Hi-Vision 

TV signal has a higher resolution than the current 

generation of HD plasma displays. Super Hi-Vision 

TV can generate a 7680 by 4320 pixel signal, 

which no TV can show yet. The highest resolution 

that current HD displays can show, 1920 by 

1080 pixels, is only one quarter of the resolution 

of Super Hi-Vision. The BBC is planning to use 

the technology in capturing the 2012 Olympics in 

London and showing the video on test screens. 

NHK plans to broadcast in Super Hi-Vision by 2020. 


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BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA 

Edited by 

Branislav Pekic 

BH TELECOM WITH 7,000 

USERS OF IPTV SERVICE 

Four months after launch, BH Telecom has 

managed to sign up 7,000 users for its IPTV 

service, Moja TV. The triple-play platform unifies 

the broadband internet, TV and telephony 

services and includes numerous foreign and 

local TV channels, including the Discovery 

Channel, Animal Planet, FOX Life, FOX Crime, 

TV1000, Discovery Travel and Living. 

CROATIA 

T-COM INTRODUCES NEW 

MAXTV PACKAGES 

T-Com’s MAXtv has introduced two new pay-TV 

packages: “Basic Extra” and “Sports”. The sports 

package includes 11 sports channels such as 

Arena 1, Arena 2, Sport Klub, ESPN America, 

ESPN Classic, Golf Channel, Extreme, Fishing 

& Hunting, Yacht & Sail and Motors TV. 

The “Basic Extra” substitutes the “Basic” package 

and includes 12 new TV channels. 

FINLAND 

MAXISAT OPTS FOR DREAMPARK 

MIDDLEWARE SOLUTION 

Maxisat has opted for the front-end middleware 

solution from Dreampark, based on the Dreamgallery 

Next Generation TV experience. Maxisat 

is the first operator in Finland offering TV and 

OTT services using a scalable vector graphics 

(SVG) client allowing for HD user interfaces. 

The front-end solution includes a TV portal and 

the Dreamgallery portal generator, a WYSIWYG 

editor used for administrating the TV portal. 

FRANCE 

ORANGE SELECTS DTS TECHNOLOGY 

FOR IPTV SERVICE 

Orange has signed an agreement with DTS to 

enhance the consumer experience by adding 

the most compelling and immersive audio 

experience possible, as HD and 3D have done 

on the video side, on its IPTV service. 

FREE TO ADD FOUR 3DTV 

CHANNELS TO IPTV SERVICE 

Free, which counts 3.55 million subscribers to its 

IPTV Freebox service, said it plans to launch four 

3D channels and two VOD channels across its 

ADSL and FTTH network. Two channels, NRJ12 

3D and Wildearth 3D will be included in the basic 

package with Brava 3D and Penthouse 3D being 

offered as premium content later in 2011. The 

VOD services, FHV and Marc Dorcel, should 

launch by the end of this year. Freebox currently 

provides more than 400 channels, including 170 

in its basic package and 28 HD channels. 

THE NETHERLANDS 

KPN EXTENDS SERVICES CONTRACT 

WITH NOKIA SIEMENS 

KPN is broadening and extending its iTV services 

contract with Nokia Siemens Networks 

to bring new TV viewing experiences to its 

customers. Nokia Siemens Networks is providing 

KPN with a complete next-generation iTV 

solution that will enable it to offer high-quality 

TV service with advanced capabilities, including 

HDTV, VOD, and “timeshift” TV viewing (pausing, 

recording or rewinding of live TV programs).

PORTUGAL 

VODAFONE PORTUGAL ADDS 6 

CHANNELS TO IPTV SERVICE 

Vodafone Portugal has expanded its TV service, 

“Casa TV”, with nine new channels: 

TVI24 (information); KidsCo (kids), Economic 

TV HD and SD TV (economic news), Yes Italia 

(travel), JimJam (children), The Food Network 

(cuisine) and Brava HDTV (music), all included 

in the basic Pack TV. Also, the Sport TV English 

League (football) has been included in the 

Pack Sport TV HD at no additional cost. 

RUSSIA 

VIMPELCOM SIGNS VOD DEAL 

WITH WARNER BROS 

VimpelCom has signed a long-term agreement 

with Warner Brothers Digital Distribution under 

which the latter’s content will be added to the 

VOD library of its IPTV service Beeline TV. The 

content deal includes recent movies such as 

“Clash of the Titans” and “Valentine’s Day”, with 

rental costing RUB 75 (US$ 2.45), and older films 

such as “The Matrix”, “Lord of the Rings”, “Harry 

Potter” and “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory”. 

VOLGA TELECOM TO INCREASE 

FTTH CAPACITY IN SAMARA 

VolgaTelecom has announced plans to expand 

its FTTB network in the Samara region to 

100,000 broadband ports by the end of the 

year. The operator has already deployed 

65,000 access ports in Samara, Tolyatti, 

Syzran, Novokuybyshevsk and other locations. 

VolgaTelecom has also confirmed that it has 

started testing its IPTV services in the region. 

TURKEY 

TTNET AND MOTOROLA 

LAUNCH NEW IPTV STB 

Motorola has started the first commercial deployment 

of its VIP1002E/F Series IPTV set-top with 

TTNet in Turkey. The VIP1002E/F will offer TTNet’s 

customers next-generation services such as 

pausing live TV, a feature normally found on higher 

specification digital video recorder (DVR) set-tops. 

UNITED KINGDOM 

PROJECT CANVAS TO LAUNCH 

YOUVIEW IN 2011 

YouView TV, formerly Project Canvas, is a joint-venture 

between the BBC, ITV, Channel 4, BT, TalkTalk, 

Arqiva and Channel 5. It will launch subscriptionfree 

set-top boxes in 2011, giving customers catchup 

programming from the previous seven days, 

plus on-demand services and interactive functions. 

The boxes will include a PVR so viewers can pause 

and record series. The YouView partners hope it 

will create an open standard platform for UK online 

services like the BBC iPlayer and 4 on-Demand. 

BBC CLAIMS IPTV COULD PUSH 

UP BROADBAND PRICES 

Broadband prices in the UK could be driven up if 

IPTV catches on, according to the director general 

of the BBC, Mark Thompson. He admitted that the 

prevalence of IPTV may result in consumers paying 

more for their broadband. However, Thompson 

insisted there may be some advantages to any price 

hikes, as they could encourage internet service providers 

such as Sky and Virgin Media to invest more 

in the UK’s broadband networks. This would enable 

the infrastructure to cope better with the high bandwidth 

and speed requirements of IPTV services. 

N O R T H A M E R I C A 

CANADA 

BELL LAUNCHES IPTV SERVICE 

Bell Canada has officially launched its new IPTV 

service Fibe TV, offering premium content (including 

HD titles), interactive features and whole home 

PVR capabilities. The new service is initially being 

made available in select neighbourhoods in Toronto 

and Montréal, delivered over the fibre-based 

network and powered by the Microsoft Mediaroom 

middleware platform. Fibe TV is expected to be 

available to 5 million Canadian households by the 

end of 2015. At launch, the service offers over 100 

HD channels, as well as more than 70 international 

channels and over 20 thematic packages. 

MTS TV SERVICE ENABLES WATCHING 

OF MULTIPLE CHANNELS 

MTS TV has added two new services which allow 

Ultimate TV subscribers the ability to watch multiple 

channels simultaneously. Ultimate Picks lets TV 

viewers watch up to six channels from a predetermined 

number of popular channels while My Picks 

allows customers to customize up to five of their 

own picks. MTS expects My Picks to be especially 

attractive to football fans, which will be able to track 

of six NFL Sunday Ticket games at once (the five 

games selected plus the one you’re watching) without 

having to flip back and forth through channels. 

UNITED STATES 

INTERNET BASED HDTV SERVICE LAUNCHED 

FilmOn.com Founder and Chairman, Alki David, 

has launched its Virtual Cable Website, which is 

going to offer the U.S. consumers a revolutionary 

way to watch HDTV on the PC or mobile device. 


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The service includes over 30 premium free to air 

television channels and premium international 

Satellite channels, including CBS, ABC, NBC, 

KCAL, FOX, KTLA, Russia Today, BBC News, RAI 

Sports, Dubai Sports, TVE Spain, Scuzz, Flaunt 

and many more. Packages also include premium 

FilmOn movie channels and FilmOn pay-per-view. 

U-VERSE CUSTOMERS GET 4 

SIMOULTANEOUS HD STREAMS 

AT&T has started rolling out a new enhancement 

to its U-verse IPTV service that that lets 

customers watch up to four HD shows at one 

time and also gives most U-verse TV customers 

the ability to record three HD shows and one 

SD show at the same time with their Total Home 

DVR--a feature not offered by other TV providers. 

The provider said the product is rolling out 

on a market-by-market basis to new and existing 

customers over the next several months. 

L A T I N A M E R I C A 

BRAZIL 

TELEFONICA INTRODUCES 

ONVIDEO SERVICE 

Telefonica Brasil has launched its VOD service, 

OnVideo, enabling users to watch movies, TV 

series and documentaries, as well as other content 

such as YouTube, weather, news and horoscopes. 

To access these resources, customers must 

purchase a converter and connect it to the TV. 

More than 2,000 videos are available thanks to 

a partnership with Saraiva, which has its own 

virtual video store, for a period of 24 or 48 hours. 

CHILE 

TELEFONICA CHILE TO INVEST 

USD 2 billion in FTTH 

Telefónica Chile has revealed that it plans to 

invest US$ 2.5 billion over the next four years 

in rolling out a nationwide FTTH network which 

will cover over 700,000 homes. The first phase 

of the project will take place in the Biobío region 

with the connection of more than 50,000 homes, 

including the region’s main cities such as Talcahuano, 

Los Ángeles, Chillán and the regional 

capital, of Concepción. Preparations are also at 

an advanced stage for the delivery of IPTV. 

A S I A & P A C I F I C 

IPTV AND 3D TV TO BOOST 

PAY-TV OPERATIONS 

As per the 2010 Asia-Pacific pay-TV operators 

survey, Asia’s pay-TV industry players believe 

that new technologies like the IPTV and 3D TV 

provide the greatest untapped opportunity. The 

2010 Asia-Pacific pay-TV operators survey is 

jointly produced by Global Intelligence Alliance 

(GIA) along with ContentAsia. Some 35 pay-TV 

operators and platforms across 14 countries in 

the Asia Pacific region were polled for the survey. 

They said that more than 50% of Asian pay TV 

operators have now started offering HD. The 

operators also mentioned that industry players are 

also looking towards new technologies like VOD, 

3D TV, IPTV and new platforms for increasing the 

subscriber growth and generating greater revenues. 

CHINA 

NEULION ACQUIRES TRANSVIDEO 

NeuLion has closed the previously announced 

acquisition of all of the issued and outstanding 

shares of TransVideo International, in exchange for 

22,000,802 common shares of the China’s largest 

IPTV technology providers and a manufacturer of 

set top boxes. The former TransVideo shareholders 

currently own approximately 14% of the Company. 

TransVideo has numerous customer relationships 

with clients CCTV, various provincial governments 

in China and the Chinese Ministry of Sports. 

UTSTARCOM WINS SICHUAN CONTRACT 

UTStarcom was awarded the contract for Sichuan 

Radio and TV’s Integrated IPTV Broadcasting Control 

Platform Project through a rigorous competitive 

bidding process. Initiated by Sichuan Radio and 

TV in early August of 2010, the project is China’s 

first network integration project for pilot cities. 

UTStarcom will provide it with a package solution 

which includes software and infrastructure development 

and content delivery network (CDN) support. 

KUWAIT 

OCCAM NETWORKS PROVIDES 

IPTV FOR KUWAIT RESORT 

Occam Networks is supplying multi-service 

access platform (MSAP) solutions based on 

pure packet technologies, as part of a major

efurbishment of a prestigious resort in Kuwait. 

Khiran Resort, located 120km from Kuwait 

City, will deploy Occam’s GPON solution for a 

phased renovation of the resort’s chalets. 

MALAYSIA 

TELEKOM MALAYSIA SELECTS PIXEL 

POWER FOR IPTV ROLLOUT 

Telekom Malaysia has selected branding and 

master control technology from Pixel Power for 

its rollout of IPTV services over the country’s 

new High Speed Broadband (HSBB) network, 

which commenced last March. Pixel Power is 

reported to have been contracted to supply three 

BrandMasters, which combine master control and 

graphics technology, and four LogoVision devices, 

which are dedicated to branding and playout. The 

technology is being installed in a new play out 

centre in Cyberjaya, south of Kuala Lumpur. 

ASTRO LAUNCHES IPTV TRIALS 

Astro is trialling an IPTV service in the township 

of Mont Kiara, using Time dotCom’s fibre-based 

high-speed network, according to “TheStar”. 

The company has reportedly been trialling IPTV 

since July with around 100 users, and is believed 

to be hoping to counter the launch by Telekom 

Malaysia of its own IPTV service earlier this year, 

delivered over the country’s new High Speed 

Broadband Network. Trial users are able to 

watch all of Astro’s programmes in HD quality. 

QATAR 

QTEL PROVIDES FREE HD 

CHANNELS ON IPTV 

Qtel is running a pilot project under which it will 

make HD channels available for free on its IPTV 

service Mozaic TV+ at Lagoon Plaza Towers in 

West Bay Doha. The HD channels will be delivered 

over the fibre-based network and the first to be 

offered will be Al Kass Sports HD, Luxe HD, 

Dream HD, and Dubai Sports HD. These will be 

joined shortly afterwards by a range of additional 

HD channels, including AD Sports 3 HD to AD 

Sports 8 HD available with the AD Sports Barclays 

Premier League subscription. The new HD channels 

will be available for free until the end of 2010. 

SINGAPORE 

SINGAPORE RECOMMENDS 

OPEN IPTV STANDARDS 

Singapore’s Project NIMS (Next Generation 

Interactive Multimedia, Applications and Services) 

have recommended that the open IPTV standards 

developed by the DVB consortium be used for 

the fulfilment of its common featured set-top box 

functional requirements. The recommendation 

is attributed to the DVB IPTV standards’ support 

of automatic connection to and configuration 

of a set-top box connected to an IP network 

for necessary service discovery and selection, 

as well as their ability to provide secure content 

protection and a middleware environment 

for the provision of a rich interactive service. 

UNITED ARAB EMIRATES 

DU TV TO OFFER MBC ON DEMAND 

du has signed an agreement with MBC, under 

which a selection of the broadcaster’s content 

will be added to the on-demand library of the 

operator’s IPTV services du TV and du TV+. 

The agreement was facilitated by On Demand 

Group, which was contracted by du to fully 

manage its VOD offering, with hundreds of 

hours of content covered by the agreement. 

A U S T R A L I A & O C E A N I A 

AUSTRALIA 

FOXTEL LAUNCHES IPTV SERVICE 

Foxtel has announced its first IPTV service via the 

iQ2, which enables customers to download TV 

and movies through the box’s Ethernet connection. 

The new service supplements the existing 

Foxtel iQ2 On Demand service and now offers 

hundreds of extra movies and up to a thousand TV 

shows. TV shows are available for AU$2.95 each 

downloaded movies are now available in a separate 

Movie Library On Demand for AU$3.95 each. 

TELSTRA TRIALS WIDEVINE 

IPTV TECHNOLOGY 

Telstra recently started trialling Widevine’s IPTV 

technology which when fully implemented will allow 

Telstra to deliver Full HD moves and 3D content as 

part of their BigPond Movie offering. The Widevine 

technology allows consumers to access live, HD 

entertainment over the Internet. The premium 

broadcast content can be viewed over both IPTV 

enabled TV’s PC’s and Tablets and mobile devices. 

ADAM INTERNET OFFERS FETCHTV 

Adam Internet has become the ISP to offer the 

IPTV service FetchTV to its subscribers. The 

ISP has initiated trials with selected customers, 

who will be able to receive on-demand movies 

and TV shows, as well as linear subscription 

channels and all available free-to-air channels, 

with the service costing less than AUD 30 (US$ 

29) per month. Adam Internet has become the 

third Australian ISP to partner with FetchTV, 

following in the steps of iiNet and Internode. 


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THOR 5, 6 - Europe ◄ 359.2 East (000.8 West) 

AMOS 2, 3 - Europe, Middle East ◄ 356.0 East (004.0 West) 

THOR 3 - Europe ◄ 356.0 East (004.0 West) 

ATLANTIC BIRD 3 - Europe ◄ 355.0 East (005.0 West) 

C-Band: ATLANTIC BIRD 3 - Africa, Europe, Middle America ◄ 355.0 East (005.0 West) 

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STARONE C1 - Brazil ◄ 295.0 East (065.0 West) 

C-Band: STARONE C1 - South America ◄ 295.0 East (065.0 West) 

STARONE C2 - Brazil ◄ 290.0 East (070.0 West) 

C-Band: STARONE C2 - South America ◄ 290.0 East (070.0 West) 

AMC 6 - North America ◄ 288.0 East (072.0 West) 

C-Band: AMC 6 - North America ◄ 288.0 East (072.0 West) 

DIRECTV 1R, NIMIQ 5 - Conus ◄ 287.5 East (072.5 West) 

HORIZONS 2 - North America ◄ 286.0 East (074.0 West) 

C-Band: BRASILSAT B3 - Brazil ◄ 285.0 East (075.0 West) 

ECHOSTAR 4, 8 - America, Mexico ◄ 283.0 East (077.0 West) 

SIMON BOLIVAR - South America ◄ 282.0 East (078.0 West) 

C-Band: SIMON BOLIVAR - South America ◄ 282.0 East (078.0 West) 

AMC 2,5 - North America ◄ 281.0 East (079.0 West) 

NIMIQ 4 - Canada ◄ 278.0 East (082.0 West) 


C-Band: BRASILSAT B4 - Brazil ◄ 276.0 East (084.0 West) 




GALAXY 28 - America ◄ 271.0 East (089.0 West) 

C-Band: GALAXY 28 - America ◄ 271.0 East (089.0 West) 

NIMIQ 1 - Canada ◄ 269.0 East (091.0 West) 

GALAXY 17 - North America ◄ 269.0 East (091.0 West) 

C-Band: GALAXY 17 - North America ◄ 269.0 East (091.0 West) 


GALAXY 3C - North America ◄ 265.0 East (095.0 West) 

C-Band: GALAXY 3C - North America ◄ 265.0 East (095.0 West) 





DIRECTV 4S, 8 - America ◄ 259.0 East (101.0 West) 

SES 1 - North America ◄ 259.0 East (101.0 West) 

C-Band: SES 1 - North America ◄ 259.0 East (101.0 West) 





ANIK F1R - North America ◄ 252.7 East (107.3 West) 

C-Band: ANIK F1R - North America ◄ 252.7 East (107.3 West) 

C-Band: ANIK F1 - South America ◄ 252.7 East (107.3 West) 

ECHOSTAR 10, 11 - America ◄ 250.0 East (110.0 West) 

DIRECTV 5 - America ◄ 250.0 East (110.0 West) 

ANIK F2 - North America ◄ 248.9 East (111.1 West) 

C-Band: ANIK F2 - North America ◄ 248.9 East (111.1 West) 

SATMEX 6 - America ◄ 247.0 East (113.0 West) 

C-Band: SATMEX 6 - America ◄ 247.0 East (113.0 West) 

SATMEX 5 - America ◄ 243.2 East (116.8 West) 

C-Band: SATMEX 5 - America ◄ 243.2 East (116.8 West) 

ANIK F3 - Conus ◄ 241.0 East (119.0 West) 

C-Band: ANIK F3 - America ◄ 241.0 East (119.0 West) 

ECHOSTAR 14 - Conus ◄ 241.0 East (119.0 West) 

DIRECTV 7S - Conus ◄ 241.0 East (119.0 West) 

ECHOSTAR 9, GALAXY 23 - North America ◄ 239.0 East (121.0 West) 

C-Band: ECHOSTAR 9, GALAXY 23 - North America ◄ 239.0 East (121.0 West) 





GALAXY 13, HORIZONS 1 - North America ◄ 233.0 East (127.0 West) 

C-Band: GALAXY 13, HORIZONS 1 - North America ◄ 233.0 East (127.0 West) 

CIEL 2 - America ◄ 231.0 East (129.0 West) 



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C-Band: AMC 8 - North America ◄ 221.0 East (139.0 West)

002.0 East ► ASTRA 1C - Europe 

002.8 East ► C-Band: Rascom QAF 1 - Africa 

004.0 East ► EUROBIRD 4A - Europe, Asia 

004.8 East ► ASTRA 4A, 1E - Europe 

007.0 East ► EUTELSAT W3A - Europe, Africa 

009.0 East ► EUROBIRD 9A - Europe 

010.0 East ► EUTELSAT W2A - Europe 

010.0 East ► C-Band: EUTELSAT W2A - Global 

013.0 East ► HOTBIRD 6,8,9 - Europe, Middle East 

015.8 East ► EUTELSAT W2M - Europe, Madagascar 

015.8 East ► EUROBIRD 16 - Europe, Madagascar 

015.8 East ► EUTELSAT SESAT 1 - Europe 

017.0 East ► Amos 5I - North Africa, Middle East 

017.0 East ► C-Band: Amos 5I - Africa, Middle East 

019.2 East ► ASTRA 1H,1KR,1L,1M - Europe 

020.0 East ► C-Band: ARABSAT 2B - Africa, Middle East 

021.6 East ► EUTELSAT W6 - Europe, Asia, West Africa 

023.5 East ► ASTRA 3A,3B - Europe 

025.5 East ► EUROBIRD 2 - Europe, Asia 

026.0 East ► BADR 4,5,6 - North Africa, Middle East 

028.2 East ► EUROBIRD 1 - Europe 

028.2 East ► ASTRA 2B - Europe, Nigeria 

028.2 East ► ASTRA 2A,2D - Europe 

030.5 East ► ARABSAT 5A - Middle East 

030.5 East ► C-Band: ARABSAT 5A - Asia,Middle East 

031.0 East ► TURKSAT 1C - Europe, Asia 

031.5 East ► ASTRA 1G - Europe 

033.0 East ► EUROBIRD 3- Europe 

033.0 East ► INTELSAT 802- Africa 

033.0 East ► C-Band: INTELSAT 802- Europe 

036.0 East ► EUTELSAT W7 - Europe , South Africa, Asia, Russia 

036.0 East ► EUTELSAT W4 - Russia, Nigeria, Africa 

038.0 East ► PAKSAT 1 - Pakistan, North India 

038.0 East ► C-Band: PAKSAT 1 - Pakistan, India, Middle East, Africa 

039.0 East ► HELLAS SAT 2 - Europe, Middle East, Asia 

040.0 East ► EXPRESS AM1 - Europe, Russia 

040.0 East ► C-Band: EXPRESS AM1 - Europe, Russia 

042.0 East ► TURKSAT 2A - Europe, Russia 

042.0 East ► TURKSAT 3A - Europe, Russia, North India 

045.0 East ► INTELSAT 12 - India, South Africa, Middle East, Europe 

049.0 East ► C-Band: YAMAL 202 - Global 

053.0 East ► EXPRESS AM22 -Europe, Middle East, North India 

055.0 East ► C-Band: INSAT 3E - India 

056.0 East ► BONUM 1 - East Russia 

057.0 East ► NSS 12 - Europe, Russia, Africa, India 

057.0 East ► C-Band: NSS 12 - Europe, Russia, Africa, India, Global 

060.0 East ► INTELSAT 904 - Europe 

060.0 East ► C-Band: INTELSAT 904 - Europe, Africa, Global 

062.0 East ► INTELSAT 902 - Europe, Middle East 

062.0 East ► C-Band: INTELSAT 902 - Europe, China, Australia, South Africa, Global 

064.2 East ► INTELSAT 906 - India, Nepal 

064.2 East ► C-Band: INTELSAT 906 - Europe, Africa, South India, Global 

066.0 East ► INTELSAT 702 -Europe,Russia 

068.5 East ► INTELSAT 7 - South Africa 

068.5 East ► INTELSAT 10 - Africa, Europe, Middle East 

068.5 East ► C-Band: INTELSAT 10 - Global 

070.5 East ► EUTELSAT W5 - Europe,Middle East, India 

074.0 East ► EDUSAT, INSAT 4CR - India 

074.0 East ► C-Band: INSAT 3C - India 

075.0 East ► ABS-1 - Europe, Asia, Middle East 

075.0 East ► C-Band: ABS-1 - Global 

075.0 East ► EUTELSAT W75 - Middle East, North India, China 

076.5 East ► APSTAR 2R - North East Asia 

076.5 East ► C-Band: APSTAR 2R - Global 

078.5 East ► THAICOM 5 - Thailand 

078.5 East ► C-Band: THAICOM 5 - India,China,Thailand, Global 

080.0 East ► C-Band: EXPRESS MD1 - Russia, North India 

083.0 East ► INSAT 4A - India 

083.0 East ► C-Band: INSAT 4A - India, Middle East 

083.0 East ► INSAT 3B - India 

083.0 East ► C-Band: INSAT 2E - Asia, Middle East, Europe 

085.2 East ► INTELSAT 15 - Middle East 

087.5 East ► C-Band: CHINASAT 5A - China, India, Midle East 

088.0 East ► ST 1 - India, Malaysia 

088.0 East ► C-Band: ST 1 - India, Thailand 

090.0 East ► YAMAL 201 - Russia, North India 

090.0 East ► C-Band: YAMAL 201 - Russia, North India 

091.5 East ► MEASAT 3 - Malaysia, South Asia 

091.5 East ► C-Band: MEASAT 3 -Global, Thailand, Australia, East Asia 

091.5 East ► C-Band: MEASAT 3A -Global 

092.2 East ► CHINASAT 9 - China 

093.5 East ► INSAT 3A,4B - India 

093.5 East ► C-Band: INSAT 3A,4B - India, Middle East 

095.0 East ► NSS 6 - India, Middle East, South Africa, North East & East Asia, Australia 

096.5 East ► C-Band: EXPRESS AM 33 - Asia, Russia,China 

100.5 East ► ASIASAT 5 - East Asia, India, Middle East, Thailand 

100.5 East ► C-Band: ASIASAT 5 - Global 

103.0 East ► C-Band: EXPRESS A2 - Russia, China 

105.5 East ► ASIASAT 3S - East Asia, South Asia, Australia 

105.5 East ► C-Band: ASIASAT 3S - Global 

108.0 East ► NSS 11 - South Asia, North East Asia, China 

108.0 East ► C-Band: TELKOM 1 - Indonesia 

110.0 East ► BSAT 2A,3A, N-SAT 110 - Japan 

110.5 East ► C-Band: CHINASAT 5B - China, Asia Pacific 

113.0 East ► KOREASAT 5 - South Korea, North East Asia 

113.0 East ► C-Band: PALAPA D - Asia, Australia 

115.5 East ► C-Band: CHINASAT 6B - Global 

116.0 East ► ABS 7 - South Korea 

122.0 East ► ASIASAT 4 - East Asia, Australia 

122.0 East ► C-Band: ASIASAT 4 - Global 

124.0 East ► JCSAT 4A - Japan 

125.0 East ► C-Band: CHINASAT 5C - China 


128.0 East ► C-Band: JCSAT 3A - Asia 

132.0 East ► VINASAT 1 - Vietnam 

132.0 East ► C-Band:VINASAT 1 - Asia, Australia 


134.0 East ► APSTAR 6 - China 

134.0 East ► C-Band: APSTAR 6 - Asia, Australia 

138.0 East ► TELSTAR 18 - India, China 

138.0 East ► C-Band: TELSTAR 18 - Asia, Australia 

140.0 East ► EXPRESS AM3 - Russia, China 

140.0 East ► C-Band: EXPRESS AM3 - Russia, China 

144.0 East ► SUPERBIRD C2 - Japan 

146.0 East ► ABS 5- Myanamar 

146.0 East ► C-Band: ABS 5 - India, China 

150.0 East ► JCSAT 1B - Asia 

152.0 East ► OPTUS D2 - Australia, Newzealand 


154.0 East ► C-Band: JCSAT 2A - Asia&Oceania&Hawaii 

156.0 East ► OPTUS C1,D3 - Australia, Newzealand 

160.0 East ► OPTUS D1 - Australia, Newzealand 

162.0 East ► SUPERBIRD B2 - Japan 

166.0 East ► INTELSAT 8 - Australia, Newzealand, North East Asia 

166.0 East ► C-Band: INTELSAT 8 - Pacific 


172.0 East ► GE 23 - South Pacific, South East Pacific 

172.0 East ► C-Band: GE 23 - Pacific 

180.0 East ► INTELSAT 701 - Australia, Pacific 


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