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5.2.1 Satélite na Europa

O satélite na Europa

«Worldspace Satellite Radio, a satellite digital radio service serving Africa and East Asia, has announced its support for the satellite digital radio (SDR) standard recently adopted in Europe. After a comprehensive review lasting nearly two years, the Satellite and Earth Stations and Systems (SES) technical Committee of the European Telecommunication Standards Institute (ETSI) approved the technical specifications of SDR. Combining terrestrial repeater networks and satellite platforms, the standard permits the most efficient use of the allocated spectrum, maximizing digital capacity while maintaining service quality, even in difficult reception environments such as urban centers. Worldspace Europe contributed technological proposals to the SDR working group from the beginning of the ETSI process. "With the SDR standardization, a significant step for satellite radio in Europe has been achieved," said Noah Samara, Worldspace CEO. "As a leader in the global satellite market, we not only recognized the importance of SDR technology but also understood the positive impact it would have on the industry as a whole."»

fonte: «Worldspace Supports new European Satellite Radio Standard» Beradio, 20/12/06

Itália vai ter serviço via satélite

«Worldspace has announced that its majority-owned Italian subsidiary, Worldspace Italia S.P.A. has received approval from the Italian Ministry of Communications to launch a subscription satellite radio service in Italy. The authorization grants Worldspace Italia the right to provide a subscription-based satellite radio and data service to consumers in Italy, and to use the frequency band 1,479.5MHz to 1,492MHz for the operation of the corresponding hybrid satellite/terrestrial network.

Worldspace Italia's minority partner is New Satellite Radio S.R.L. New Satellite Radio is expected to play an integral role in operational execution of the service in Italy, including distribution arrangements, such as OEM partnerships, content supply and acquisition, and marketing.

Worldspace Italia anticipates initial service to portable and vehicular devices in 2007, using an existent satellite and a terrestrial gap-filler network to be debuted in all major cities throughout Italy, pending approval of the company's installation plan by the Ministry. Italian subscribers will have eventual access to about 50 channels of diversified sports, talk and commercial-free music programming»

fonte: «Worldspace Gets Nod for European Satellite Radio», Radio magazine, 24/5/06, http://beradio.com/digital_radio_update/Digital_radio_update_052406/#euro