The DVB-S To DVB-S2 Upgrade Process
The conversion process from DVB-S to DVB-S2 is being accelerated, due to the rapid increase of HDTV and introduction of 3D-HDTV. The main factor slowing down this process is the need to replace or upgrade set-top boxes, which makes the transition slower for established operators.
DirecTV in the US is now switching over to DVB-S2 with H.264/MPEG-4 AVC codec for their local and some national HDTV channels.
Current direct-to-home broadcasters using DVB-S2 are:
- Germany, Austria and Switzerland
- ARD and ZDF
- HD+
- Servus TV
- Sky
- SRG SSR
- Hungary
- Hello HD (also uses DVB-S for some SD and HD channels)
- T-Home
- UPC Direct; also operates in Slovakia and the Czech Republic
- Iran
- IRIB on Badr5 26°E and on Asiasat 3S 105.5°E and on Eutelsat W3A 7°E
- Gem Group on YahSat 1A 52.5°E
- India
- Airtel Digital TV
- Dish TV for all its HD and SD channel transmissions via Asiasat 5. DVB-S is being used for transmissions via NSS-6
- Tata Sky for its HD channel transmissions via INSAT-4A
- Videocon D2H
- Turkey
- Digiturk on Eutelsat W3A 7°E
- D-Smart on Turksat 3A 42°E
- UK and Ireland
- Sky+ HD
- BBC (for all its HD channels, which are part of the Sky and Freesat services)
- ITV; Granada variant of ITV1 HD only
- Saorsat (only available in Ireland)
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- Other countries
- Astro in Malaysia (currently only for HD channels; uses DVB-S for backwards compatibility with SD channels).
- Bell TV in Canada (experimentally)
- Canal+ in Spain
- CanalDigitaal in the Netherlands (HD channels only + some SD channels on Astra 3 23.5°E)
- CanalSat in France
- Cignal Digital TV in Philippines
- Claro TV Satelital in Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua and Dominican Republic
- Digital+ in Spain (currently only for HD channels and only on Astra)
- Dish Network in the US (experimentally)
- GVT TV in Brazil. (Available to current customers of the GVT ADSL and telephony services; was due to launch to public on October 15, 2011 but was delayed)
- meo in Portugal
- n in Poland
- Platform HD in Russia
- Sky HD in Italy
- Skylife in South Korea
- SKY PerfecTV! in Japan
- TopTV in South Africa (services launched May 1, 2010)
- Viasat in Ukraine
- Vivacom in Bulgaria
- Satellite BG in Bulgaria
- VTC in Vietnam
- OTE TV in Greece
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These broadcasters have used DVB-S2 in their internal broadcast distribution networks, but may not have instituted DVB-S2 transmissions for consumers.