S-DMB (Satellite-DMB) was a hybrid version of the
Digital Multimedia Broadcasting. The S-DMB used the
S band (2170-2200 MHz) of IMT-2000. and delivered around 18 channels at 128 kbit/s in 15 MHz. It incorporated a high power
geostationary satellite, the MBSat 1 (since 2013, sold to Asia Broadcasting Satellite (ABS) of China). For outdoor and light indoor coverage is integrated with a terrestrial repeater (low power gap-filler) network for indoor coverage in urban areas.
A similar architecture is also used in
XM Satellite Radio
XM Satellite Radio (XM) was one of the three satellite radio (SDARS) and online radio services in the United States and Canada, operated by Sirius XM, Sirius XM Holdings. It provided pay-for-service radio, analogous to subscription cable televisi ...
,
Sirius Satellite Radio,
DVB-SH
DVB-SH ("Digital Video Broadcasting - Satellite services to Handhelds") is a physical layer standard for delivering IP based media content and data to handheld terminals such as mobile phones or PDAs, based on a hybrid satellite/terrestrial dow ...
and
ETSI Satellite Digital Radio (SDR).
S-DMB deployment
On May 1, 2005
South Korea
South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia, constituting the southern part of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and sharing a Korean Demilitarized Zone, land border with North Korea. Its western border is formed ...
became the first country in the world to start S-DMB service. The service provider was
TU Media, subsidiary of
SK Telecom
SK Telecom Co., Ltd. ( or ) is a South Korean wireless telecommunications operator and former film distributor and is part of the SK Group, one of the country's largest chaebols. It leads the local market with 50.5 percent share as of 2008. ...
. The same satellite and system was used in Japan on the defunct
MobaHo!
was a mobile satellite digital audio/video subscription based broadcasting service in Japan, whose services began on October 20, 2004 and ended on March 31, 2009 at 3:00 pm Japan time. MobaHO! used the ISDB digital broadcast specification. The sat ...
service (2004–2009) of
Mobile Broadcasting Corporation (MBCO).
S-DMB Supported Devices
Samsung (Anycall)
* All the SCH-B Series. (E.g., SCH-B500, SCH-B540, SCH-B600, SCH-B890)
* SCH-W920
* SCH-M495 (Omnia)
Pantech (SKY)
* IM-U140
LG (CYON)
* SB310, SB210, SH150
Motorola
* ZN40
S-DMB Channels
* Video Channels contain about 20 channels featuring news, sports, movies, animations, dramas, and educational programs. (E.g. CNN, National Geographic Channels, BBC.)
* Audio Channels contain about 13 various channels including English channels. Sound quality is near CD quality at AAC 128kbit/s.
* Extra 2 Pay Per View (PPV) channels for movies and adult channel.
See also
*
TU Media (The First S-DMB Provider In
South Korea
South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia, constituting the southern part of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and sharing a Korean Demilitarized Zone, land border with North Korea. Its western border is formed ...
)
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DAB
DAB, dab, dabs, or dabbing may refer to:
Dictionaries
* '' Dictionary of American Biography'', published under the auspices of the American Council of Learned Societies
* ''Dictionary of Australian Biography'', published since 1949
Places
* Dą ...
(Digital Audio Broadcasting)
*
DMB DMB may refer to:
* " D.M.B.", a song by ASAP Rocky
* DMB Development, a Limited Liability Corporation based in Scottsdale, Arizona
* DaMarcus Beasley, nicknamed DMB, an American soccer player
* Dave Matthews Band, a U.S. rock band
* Del McCoury B ...
(Digital Multimedia Broadcasting)
*
DRM (Digital Radio Mondiale)
*
MediaFLO
*
CMMB (China Multimedia Mobile Broadcasting)
*
MobaHo!
was a mobile satellite digital audio/video subscription based broadcasting service in Japan, whose services began on October 20, 2004 and ended on March 31, 2009 at 3:00 pm Japan time. MobaHO! used the ISDB digital broadcast specification. The sat ...
*
Multimedia Broadcast Multicast Service
Multimedia Broadcast Multicast Services (MBMS) is a point-to-multipoint interface specification for existing 3GPP cellular networks, which is designed to provide efficient delivery of broadcast and multicast services, both within a cell as well a ...
*
Satellite radio
*
Satellite television
Satellite television is a service that delivers television programming to viewers by relaying it from a communications satellite orbiting the Earth directly to the viewer's location. The signals are received via an outdoor parabolic antenna com ...
*
WiMAX
External links
Indagine conoscitiva sulla fornitura di servizi televisivi in mobilitàfrom
Autorità per le Garanzie nelle Comunicazioni
WinProp for the Planning of S-DMB NetworksIST MoDiSIST MoDiS - S-DMB System DefinitionESA Telecommunications: S-DMB Radio Phase ADevelopment of an Integrated RF ModuleAsiaMedia - Satellite DMB soars, terrestrial DMB struggles
Digital radio
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