Free TV and Broadcast Australia have announced an agreement to conduct trials of next-generation broadcast technology in Sydney. The SBS and the ABC will also be active participants in the trials, which will assess the performance of next generation DVB-T2 technologies in the Australian environment.
DVB-T2 is being considered as a technology to replace the current standard for television delivery. When combined with new compression technologies, DVB-T2 will have the potential to allow Ultra HD TV reception. Laboratory trials are currently underway at BA’s premises in Chatswood, New South Wales. Wider trials will commence from three transmission sites across Sydney from April to June.
