Digital broadcasting platform «e-fir» (Internet over DVB-T)

Digital terrestrial broadcasting allows to provide additional information services in addition to TV and radio programs.

Kvant-Efir presents a new digital broadcasting platform «e-fir» which enables service providers (mainly Internet Service Providers) to transfer information based on IP technology to their clients in an easy and efficient way. The specific examples of such services are Streaming and Push.

The platform is designed to supply informational (mainly multimedia) services which require high data transfer speed in direction to a user and/or many users at the same time. Both stationary and mobile customers can be served within DVB-T coverage area.

• High speed data transfer to many users at the same time:

• for corporative users — data bases update in all remote offices at the same time or in specific locations only, data streaming (electronic trainings, video seminars etc.);
• for e-business — multimedia kiosks, advertising boards, information lines, banners;
• for individual users — video, audio and data streaming, «Web-cache» — dispatch and continuous renewal of ordered web pages for off-line browsing.

• High speed direct channel in locations with no ground-based communications and for mobile and portable reception:

• 10 times increase of web-surfing speed as compared to dial-up connection;
• fast download of large files, ticked during «surfing» («download basket»);
• off-line e-mail.

• transfer technology — DVB-T, MPE;
• total data stream speed — up to 31 Mbit/s (МРЕ);
• coverage area:

• 5-10 km for mobile and portable reception (no direct line of sight needed);
• 50-60 km for stationary reception (individual or community aerial);

• reception to common TV UHF antennas;
• PCI or USB receivers to receive data and digital TV and radio programs;
• no return channel dependence, no return channel at all needed.