1. Ensuring receiver quality
and guaranteeing the
consumer experience
Paul Higuera VP Global Sales

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Who are Digital TV Labs?
Digital TV Labs, an independent specialist digital media testing company
• Providing conformance regimes supporting services for Broadcaster Operators and
Regulatory Authorities to a Global customer base
• Developing and delivering in-country DTT test laboratories for emerging markets
• Supporting certification programs for Trade Mark Licensing (TML’s) and digital migration
compliance
• Developing customised test material and testing services for the DVB receiver supply chain
Core skills & Experience;
• In-depth knowledge of receiver testing
• Excellent track record of running broadcaster operator conformance regimes
• Extensive software library of DTV test materials
• Extensive knowledge and experience in testing processes, procedures and test environments
• Proven experience in establishing international test laboratories for DVB broadcast receivers
• Provided the SABS with the Evora test suite (as adapted by DTVL for the SANS 862 requirements)
• Close interaction with the global receiver supply chain.

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• A choice of receivers
• Low cost
• Easy to use
• Supports local language
• Access expected channels
• Picture and audio quality
• Responsive
• Interactive applications work (e.g. info services)
• Reliable
• Supports new services and network changes
What is a Good Consumer Experience?

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Complexity of receiver testing
EPG
Interactive
Engine
UI
Language
Support
Service and
Network Update
IP Connectivity
Conditional
Access
Over-Air
Download
Time
Service
Signalling
Service
Presentation
Audio/Video
RF Front-End
Input/Output
EMC -Safety
Live Network

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Hardware
DRIVERS
Middleware
UI Skin and Local
Adaptation
Turnkey
SoC from
semi
Set-Top-Box Structure
Manufacturers generally need
Pre-Development
• A published receiver specification
• Published TML conformance regime guidelines
During Development, Access to
• The TML official test materials, for in-house
receiver development purposes
• The accredited test laboratory for pre-
certification testing, hosting and debugging
services
For Certification
• Access to the accredited test lab for certification
testing services, hosting and debugging services
Test Suite Test Kit Hosting
Expertise Logistics Location
Independent
Test Laboratory

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Text
Text
Semi
Turnkey
Design
Design
House
Manufacturer Local
Assembly
Semi Chip
Supply
Local
Development
Semi Chip
Supply
Semi
Turnkey
In-House
development
Manufacture
China
STB
Makers
Local
Manufacture
Local
“Smart”
STB
Makers
iDTV
Makers
ODM
And
Brand
v
Supply Chain

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Supporting the supply chain
About Digital TV Labs (DTVL)

8.  Author & Publish the receiver specification
 Keeping up todate with future changes in broadcasting rules of operations and new services being
introduced
 Selecting a conformance model
 This should consider both, STB’s and iDTV’s
 Develop all test materials to support the conformance regime
 This should include the provisioning of test materials for silicon vendors and receiver manufacturers
 Technical support services for the test material licensees
 Keep up todate with changes in the official receiver specification
 Commission your own or appoint a test laboratory
 Announcing the conformance regime
 Providing detailed instructions on how to register, where to apply for testing services and the process
to follow when finally applying for the TML
 Guidance to manufacturers interested in the Logo to the test laboratory
 Manage the ongoing development of the conformance regime
 Developing a concessions policy
 Police the market
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Some conformance considerations

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Authority
Options:
Do nothing
White label
Logo TML
Type Approval
Retailer Consumer
Comms
Receiver Regulation
Manufacturer

10. Process Flow
Fail Report
Pass Report
TML / Logo
Authority Audit
Manufacturer Submits
Hosting
Debug
Test Suite
In house
Logo Award
Independent Test Lab
Manufacturer
Updates White List of
approved receivers on
Website
Pass Report
Self Contained
Business Model
Specialised
skills
required

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What Can Go Wrong?
• UK – MHEG Big Brother application fail - £1000’s lost
• UK – Pay TV introduction broke lots of Freeview receivers
• Poland – EAC3 introduction causes issues
• France – Split NIT table breaks legacy receivers
• Denmark – Subtitling fail
• LTE 4G - Channel 69 overloads many TV tuners (BBC tests)
• Kenya - Still selling DVB-T receivers in DVB-T2 market
• France – Receivers failure on triple offsets
• EU - Wide incorrect channel list due to border issues

12. Paul.higuera@digitaltv-labs.com

14. DTVI is a broadcasting technology solutions provider based in South Africa
Who are DTVI?
Our Company
Our Clients
 DTVI Technologies Pty (Ltd) is the African
partner to Digital TV Labs in the UK
 It is a 100% Black Women owned
company; aiming to create new jobs and
have the youth participate in the main
stream economy of their respective
countries through the digital migration
 It is the only privately owned company
offering pre-conformance testing services
in the country and in the continent of
Africa
 DTVI’s philosophy is to be an
independent broadcast technology
service provider and therefore is not
associated to any broadcaster,
manufacturer or any other company in
South Africa. Our integrity lies in our
independence.
 STB Manufacturers
 Industry Regulators
 Broadcasters
Our Services
 STB Conformance & Testing
 EPG Managed Services
 Consulting
 Training