Digital TV Standards Explained

A List Of Digital Terresteral Signals Used In Different Countries

ATSC, DVB-T, ISDB-T, DMB-T/H.
No they aren't the latest designer drugs and you wont' find them in select night clubs. They're the various types of Digital Terresteral TV standards which are being used across the globe in an effort to bring the idiot box into the modern era.
Digital terresteral TV is slowly being rolled out across the globe in one format or another.

Where in the world are you? This is a visual guide to where each of the digital standards is used across the globe

In an effort to make the analog to digital TV transition as smooth as possible we have put together a list of the countries using different digital standards around the world and the specifications of the standards that they use.
To get the information you need you could either browse the list of standards or use the search bar below by typing in the country you want to get standards for.

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This list is by no means comprehensive, definative or final. Other websites you might want to check out include:

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DVB Countries ATSC Countries ISDB countries DMB Countries

DVB Countries

Albania
Standard: DVB-T
Frequencies: UHF
Compression: MPEG-2 (conformation needed)
Channel bandwidth: 8MHz
Carier type: 8k
Modulation: 64QAM

Andorra
Standard: DVB-T
Frequencies: UHF
Compression: MPEG-2 (conformation needed)
Channel bandwidth: 8MHz
Carier type: 8k

Australia
Standard: DVB-T
Frequencies: UHF & VHF,
Compression: HD & SD in MPEG2
Channel bandwidth: 7MHz
Carier type: 8k
Modulation: 64QAM

Austria
Standard: DVB-T
Frequencies: UHF
Compression: SD MPEG2
Channel bandwidth: 8MHz
Carier type: 8k
Modulation: 16QAM

Azerbaijan
Standard: DVB-T
Frequencies: (currently being tested)
Compression: (currently being tested)
Channel bandwidth: (currently being tested)
Carier type: (currently being tested)
Modulation: (currently being tested)

Belarus
Standard: DVB-T
Frequencies: (currently being tested)
Compression: (currently being tested)
Channel bandwidth: (currently being tested)
Carier type: (currently being tested)
Modulation: (currently being tested)

Belgium
Standard: DVB-T
Frequencies: UHF
Compression: SD MPEG2
Channel bandwidth: 8MHz
Carier type: 8k
Modulation: 16QAM

Bosnia and Herzegovina
Standard: DVB-T
Frequencies: (currently being tested)
Compression: (currently being tested)
Channel bandwidth: (currently being tested)
Carier type: (currently being tested)
Modulation: (currently being tested)

Brunei
Standard: DVB-T
Frequencies: UHF
Compression: (to be announced)
Channel bandwidth: 8MHz
Carier type: 8k
Modulation: 16QAM

Bulgaria
Standard: DVB-T
Frequencies: (currently being tested)
Compression: (currently being tested)
Channel bandwidth: (currently being tested)
Carier type: (currently being tested)
Modulation: (currently being tested)

Cambodia
Standard: DVB-T
Frequencies: (currently being tested)
Compression: (currently being tested)
Channel bandwidth: (currently being tested)
Carier type: (currently being tested)
Modulation: (currently being tested)

Colombia
Standard: DVB-T, DVB-H (adopted)
Frequencies: (currently being tested)
Channel bandwidth: (currently being tested)
Compression: H.264 / MPEG-4
Carier type: (currently being tested)
Modulation: (currently being tested)

Croatia
Standard: DVB-T
Frequencies: UHF & VHF,
Compression: MPEG-2 for SD. HDTV trial service uses MPEG-4.
Channel bandwidth: 8MHz
Carier type: 8k
Modulation: 64QAM

Cyprus
Standard: DVB-T
Frequencies: (currently being tested)
Compression: (currently being tested)
Channel bandwidth: (currently being tested)
Carier type: (currently being tested)
Modulation: (currently being tested)

Czech Republic
Standard: DVB-T (To switch to DVB-T2 in 2013)
Frequencies: UHF
Compression: MPEG-2 (To switch to MPEG-4 in 2013)
Channel bandwidth: 8MHz
Carier type: 8k
Modulation: 64QAM

Denmark
Standard: DVB-T
Frequencies: UHF
Channel bandwidth: 8MHz
Compression: MPEG-2 (MPEG-4 to be used on a four new multiplexes)
Carier type: 8k
Modulation: 64QAM

Estonia
Standard: DVB-T
Frequencies: UHF
Compression: MPEG-4
Carier type: 8k
Channel bandwidth: 8MHz
Modulation: 64QAM

Faroe Islands
Standard: DVB-T
Frequencies: UHF
Channel bandwidth: 8MHz
Compression: MPEG-2 (MPEG-4 to be used on a four new multiplexes)
Carier type: 8k
Modulation: 64QAM

Finland
Standard: DVB-T, DVB-C, DVB-S
Frequencies: UHF
Channel bandwidth: 8MHz
Compression: MPEG-1, MPEG-2
Carier type: 8k
Modulation: 64QAM

France
Standard: DVB-T, DVB-C, DVB-S
Frequencies: UHF
Channel bandwidth: 8MHz
Compression: MPEG-2; MPEG-4 for PayTV and HDTV
Carier type: 8k
Modulation: 64QAM

Georgia
Standard: DVB-T
Frequencies: (currently being tested)
Compression: (currently being tested)
Channel bandwidth: (currently being tested)
Carier type: (currently being tested)
Modulation: (currently being tested)

Germany
Standard: DVB-T, DVB-S
Frequencies: UHF VHF
Channel bandwidth: 9MHz (UHF) 7MHz (VHF)
Compression: MPEG-2
Carier type: 8k
Modulation: 16QAM (64QAM for some stations in Halle, Leipzig and Erfurt)

Greece
Standard: DVB-T, DVB-C, DVB-S
Frequencies: UHF
Channel bandwidth: (not disclosed)
Compression: MPEG-2
Carier type: (not disclosed)
Modulation: (not disclosed)

Greenland
Standard: DVB-T
Frequencies: (currently being tested)
Compression: (currently being tested)
Channel bandwidth: (currently being tested)
Carier type: (currently being tested)
Modulation: (currently being tested)

Hungary
Standard: DVB-T, DVB-H
Frequencies: UHF
Channel bandwidth: 8MHz
Compression: H.264 / MPEG-4 AVC
Carier type: 8k
Modulation: 64QAM

Iceland
Standard: DVB-T
Frequencies: (currently being tested)
Compression: (currently being tested)
Channel bandwidth: (currently being tested)
Carier type: (currently being tested)
Modulation: (currently being tested)

India
Standard: DVB-T
Frequencies: (currently being tested)
Compression: (currently being tested)
Channel bandwidth: (currently being tested)
Carier type: (currently being tested)
Modulation: (currently being tested)

Indonesia
Standard: DVB-T (Government also doing ISDB trials)
Frequencies: (currently being tested)
Compression: (currently being tested)
Channel bandwidth: (currently being tested)
Carier type: (currently being tested)
Modulation: (currently being tested)

Iran
Standard: DVB-T
Frequencies: (currently being tested)
Compression: MPEG-4
Channel bandwidth: (currently being tested)
Carier type: (currently being tested)
Modulation: (currently being tested)

Ireland
Standard: DVB-T
Frequencies: UHF
Compression: (currently being tested)
Channel bandwidth: 8 MHz
Carier type: (currently being tested)
Modulation: (currently being tested)

Israel
Standard: DVB-T
Frequencies: UHF
Compression: MPEG-4
Channel bandwidth: (currently being tested)
Carier type: (currently being tested)
Modulation: (currently being tested)

Italy
Standard: DVB-T
Frequencies: UHF VHF
Channel bandwidth: 9MHz (UHF) 7MHz (VHF)
Compression: MPEG-2
Carier type: 8k
Modulation: 64QAM

Kenya
Standard: DVB-T
Frequencies: (currently being tested)
Compression: (currently being tested)
Channel bandwidth: (currently being tested)
Carier type: (currently being tested)
Modulation: (currently being tested)

Laos
Standard: DVB-T
Frequencies: (currently being tested)
Compression: (currently being tested)
Channel bandwidth: (currently being tested)
Carier type: (currently being tested)
Modulation: (currently being tested)

Latvia
Standard: DVB-T
Frequencies: UHF
Compression: (currently being tested)
Channel bandwidth: 8MHz
Carier type: 8k
Modulation: 64QAM

Lithuania
Standard: DVB-T
Frequencies: UHF
Compression: MPEG-4
Channel bandwidth: 8MHz
Carier type: 8k
Modulation: 64QAM

Luxembourg
Standard: DVB-T
Frequencies: UHF VHF
Compression: MPEG-2 (MPEG-1 for French M6)
Channel bandwidth: 8MHz (RTL Luxembourg Multiplex) 7MHz (French M6)
Carier type: 8k
Modulation: 64QAM (16MHz for French M6)

Malaysia
Standard: DVB-T
Frequencies: UHF
Compression: MPEG-2
Channel bandwidth: 8MHz
Carier type: 8k
Modulation: 64QAM

Malta
Standard: DVB-T
Frequencies: UHF, VHF
Compression: MPEG-2 (SDTV) MPEG-4 AVC (Proposed for HDTV)
Channel bandwidth: (unknown)
Carier type: (unknown)
Modulation: (unknown)

Mauritius
Standard: DVB-T
Frequencies: UHF
Compression: MPEG-4/H.264
Channel bandwidth: 8MHz
Carier type: 2k, 8k
Modulation: QPSK, 16 QAM, 64QAM

Moldova
Standard: DVB-T
Frequencies: (currently being tested)
Compression: (currently being tested)
Channel bandwidth: (currently being tested)
Carier type: (currently being tested)
Modulation: (currently being tested)

Montenegro
Standard: DVB-T
Frequencies: (currently being tested)
Compression: (currently being tested)
Channel bandwidth: (currently being tested)
Carier type: (currently being tested)
Modulation: (currently being tested)

Morocco
Standard: DVB-T, DVB-H
Frequencies: (unknown)
Compression: (unknown)
Channel bandwidth: (unknown)
Carier type: (unknown)
Modulation: (unknown)

Myanmar
Standard: DVB-T
Frequencies: (currently being tested)
Compression: (currently being tested)
Channel bandwidth: (currently being tested)
Carier type: (currently being tested)
Modulation: (currently being tested)

Namibia
Standard: DVB-T (through pay TV provider Multichoice)
Frequencies: 4MHz (through Multichoice)
Compression: (unknown)
Channel bandwidth: (unknown)
Carier type: 8k
Modulation: (currently being tested)

Netherlands
Standard: DVB-T
Frequencies: UHF
Compression: MPEG-2
Channel bandwidth: 8MHz
Carier type: 8k
Modulation: 64QAM

New Zealand
Standard: DVB-T
Frequencies: UHF
Compression: Video: H.264/MPEG-4 AVC, 1080i25, 720p50 or 576i25; Audio: HE AAC MPEG 4, MPEG1 Layer II /Musicam, or Dolby Digital (AC-3) 32, 44.1 & 48KHz.
Channel bandwidth: 8MHz
Carier type: 8k
Modulation: 64QAM

Norway
Standard: DVB-T
Frequencies: UHF
Compression: MPEG-4, AAC+
Channel bandwidth: 8MHz
Carier type: 8k
Modulation: 64QAM

Poland
Standard: DVB-T
Frequencies: UHF
Compression: MPEG-4, MPEG-2
Channel bandwidth: 8MHz
Carier type: 8k
Modulation: 64QAM em>(16QAM for portable devices)

Portugal
Standard: DVB-T
Frequencies: UHF
Compression: MPEG-4 AVC
Channel bandwidth: 8MHz
Carier type: 8k
Modulation: 64QAM

Republic of Macedonia
Standard: DVB-T
Frequencies: (currently being tested)
Compression: (currently being tested)
Channel bandwidth: (currently being tested)
Carier type: (currently being tested)
Modulation: (currently being tested)

Romania
Standard: DVB-T
Frequencies: (currently being tested)
Compression: MPEG-4 AVC
Channel bandwidth: (currently being tested)
Carier type: (currently being tested)
Modulation: (currently being tested)

Russia
Standard: DVB-T
Frequencies: (currently being tested)
Compression: (currently being tested)
Channel bandwidth: (currently being tested)
Carier type: (currently being tested)
Modulation: (currently being tested)

Saudi Arabia
Standard: DVB-T
Frequencies: (unknown)
Compression: (unknown)
Channel bandwidth: (unknown)
Carier type: (unknown)
Modulation: (unknown)

Serbia
Standard: DVB-T
Frequencies: (currently being tested)
Compression: (currently being tested)
Channel bandwidth: (currently being tested)
Carier type: (currently being tested)
Modulation: (currently being tested)

Singapore
Standard: DVB-T
Frequencies: UHF
Compression: MPEG-2 (mobile and SD), MPEG-4 (HD services)
Channel bandwidth: 8MHz
Carier type: 8K (fixed) 2k (mobile)
Modulation: 64QAM (fixed) QPSK (mobile)

Slovakia
Standard: DVB-T
Frequencies: (currently being tested)
Compression: MPEG-4
Channel bandwidth: (currently being tested)
Carier type: 8k
Modulation: (currently being tested)

Slovenia
Standard: DVB-T
Frequencies: UHF
Compression: MPEG-4
Channel bandwidth: 8MHz
Carier type: 8k
Modulation: 64QAM (fixed) QPSK (mobile)

South Africa
Standard: DVB-T (through pay TV provider Multichoice, FTA service being tested in some cities)
Frequencies: 4MHz (through Multichoice)
Compression: (unknown)
Channel bandwidth: (unknown)
Carier type: (currently being tested)
Modulation: (currently being tested)

Spain
Standard: DVB-T
Frequencies: UHF
Compression: MPEG-2
Channel bandwidth: 8MHz
Carier type: 8k
Modulation: 64QAM

Sri Lanka
Standard: DVB-T
Frequencies: (currently being tested)
Compression: (currently being tested)
Channel bandwidth: (currently being tested)
Carier type: (currently being tested)
Modulation: (currently being tested)

Sweden
Standard: DVB-T
Frequencies: UHF
Compression: MPEG-2 (moving to MPEG-4 from 2008 onwards)
Channel bandwidth: 8MHz
Carier type: 8k
Modulation: 64QAM

Switzerland
Standard: DVB-T
Frequencies: UHF
Compression: MPEG-2
Channel bandwidth: 8MHz
Carier type: 8k
Modulation: 64QAM

Taiwan
Standard: DVB-T
Frequencies: UHF
Compression: MPEG-2
Channel bandwidth: 6MHz
Carier type: 8k
Modulation: 16QAM

Thailand
Standard: DVB-T
Frequencies: (currently being tested)
Compression: (currently being tested)
Channel bandwidth: (currently being tested)
Carier type: (currently being tested)
Modulation: (currently being tested)

Tunisia
Standard: DVB-T
Frequencies: (currently being tested)
Compression: MPEG-2
Channel bandwidth: (currently being tested)
Carier type: (currently being tested)
Modulation: (currently being tested)

Turkey
Standard: DVB-T
Frequencies: (currently being tested)
Compression: (currently being tested)
Channel bandwidth: (currently being tested)
Carier type: (currently being tested)
Modulation: (currently being tested)

Ukraine
Standard: DVB-T
Frequencies: UHF
Compression: MPEG-2
Channel bandwidth: 8MHz
Carier type: 8k
Modulation: 64QAM

United Kingdom
Standard: DVB-T
Frequencies: UHF
Compression: MPEG-2
Channel bandwidth: 8MHz
Carier type: 2k (switching to 8k by 2012)
Modulation: 16QAM and 64QAM(on two multiplexes)

Uruguay
Standard: DVB-T
Frequencies: (currently being tested)
Compression: (currently being tested)
Channel bandwidth: (currently being tested)
Carier type: (currently being tested)
Modulation: (currently being tested)

Vietnam
Standard: DVB-T, DVB-C, DVB-H
Frequencies: UHF
Compression: MPEG-2
Channel bandwidth: 8MHz
Carier type: 8k
Modulation: (unknown)

ATSC Countries

American Samoa
Standard: ATSC
Compression: MPEG-2
Channel bandwidth: 6MHz
Modulation: 8VSB, 256 QAM

Bahamas
Standard: ATSC
Compression: MPEG-2
Channel bandwidth: 6MHz
Modulation: 8VSB, 256 QAM

Bermuda
Standard: ATSC
Compression: MPEG-2
Channel bandwidth: 6MHz
Modulation: 8VSB, 256 QAM

Canada / North America
Standard: ATSC
Compression: MPEG-2
Channel bandwidth: 6MHz
Modulation: 8VSB, 256 QAM

Costa Rica
Standard: ATSC
Compression: MPEG-2
Channel bandwidth: 6MHz
Modulation: 8VSB, 256 QAM

Guam
Standard: ATSC
Compression: MPEG-2
Channel bandwidth: 6MHz
Modulation: 8VSB, 256 QAM

Honduras
Standard: ATSC
Compression: MPEG-2
Channel bandwidth: 6MHz
Modulation: 8VSB, 256 QAM

Mexico
Standard: ATSC
Compression: MPEG-2
Channel bandwidth: 6MHz
Modulation: 8VSB, 256 QAM

Northern Mariana Islands
Standard: ATSC
Compression: MPEG-2
Channel bandwidth: 6MHz
Modulation: 8VSB, 256 QAM

Puerto Rico
Standard: ATSC
Compression: MPEG-2
Channel bandwidth: 6MHz
Modulation: 8VSB, 256 QAM

South Korea
Standard: ATSC
Compression: MPEG-2
Channel bandwidth: 6MHz
Modulation: 8VSB, 256 QAM

United States Of America (USA) / North America
Standard: ATSC
Frequencies: UHF and VHF
Compression: MPEG-2
Channel bandwidth: 6MHz
Modulation: 8VSB, 16 QAM, 256 QAM

U.S. Virgin Islands
Standard: ATSC
Frequencies: UHF and VHF
Compression: MPEG-2
Channel bandwidth: 6MHz
Modulation: 8VSB, 256 QAM

ISDB countries

Japan
Standard: ISDB-S, ISDB-T
Frequencies: OFDM
Compression: MPEG-2 (video) AAC (Audio)
Channel bandwidth: 6MHz
Modulation: 64QAM-OFDM, 16QAM-OFDM, QPSK-OFDM, DQPSK-OFDM

Brazil
Standard: SBTVD-T (Brazilian version of ISDB)
Frequencies: OFDM
Compression: MPEG-4 AVC H.264 (video) HEAAC (Audio)
Channel bandwidth: 6MHz
Modulation: 64QAM-OFDM, 16QAM-OFDM, QPSK-OFDM, DQPSK-OFDM

DMB Countries

China
Standard: DMB-T, DMB-H (compatable with DVB-T)
Frequencies: OFDM, UHF
Compression: MPEG-2
Channel bandwidth: 8MHz
Modulation: 64QAM-OFDM, 16QAM-OFDM, QPSK-OFDM, DQPSK-OFDM

China ( Hong Kong SAR)
Standard: DMB-T, DMB-H (compatable with DVB-T)
Frequencies: OFDM, UHF
Compression: MPEG-2 (standard definition), Hi264 (high definition)
Channel bandwidth: 8MHz
Modulation: 64QAM-OFDM, 16QAM-OFDM, QPSK-OFDM, DQPSK-OFDM

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Thursday 27 June 2013