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NAB FASTROAD Steering Committee Meeting
Chair: Bruce Reese, Bonneville
December 18, 2007
Call in: 1-877-848-7030 Access Code: 2182944
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Agenda
• Chairman's opening remarks (Reese)
• Report on status of projects (Claudy)
• New project proposals (Claudy/committee)
• Action items (Reese/committee)
• Other business
• Adjourn
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Report on Status of Current
Projects
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Report on Status of Current Projects
• Projects requiring NAB action– DTV reception on laptop PCs– Smart antenna development– Electronic Program Guide for HD Radio
• Other projects– In progress– Deferred or on hold
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DTV reception on PCs
Goal: Facilitate the introduction of integrated DTV reception in computers, especially laptops
Project Approach:– Outreach– Development funding– Facilitate stakeholder adoption
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DTV reception on PCs• Outreach Phase completed
– Hired consultant on retainer– Identify potential Partners
• Survey of players identified 55 organizations, • Resulted in discussions under NDA with 6 organizations
– Very high product interest found for DTV among PC firms– Finalists are Hauppauge and AMD– different innovative approaches
• Next steps– Get quotes for reference antenna designs from two companies– Negotiate contract with antenna design companies (February 08)
• NAB Action– Authorize Major Funding
• 1Q2008: $500k
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New Indoor Smart Antenna
• Goal: show feasibility of an indoor smart antenna using the new CEA standard for control signals over a single-wire coax interface
• Project approach:– Fund construction of Smart Antenna and
control signal prototype – Communications/briefings for CE
manufacturers
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New Indoor Smart Antenna
• RFP stage complete (3 responses)– Selected Antennas Direct as antenna developer– Actively recruiting a receiving device developer
• NAB Actions:– Authorize major funding
• $250k design and construction of Indoor antenna, design and construct receiving device and interface and conduct CE industry briefing/demonstrations
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Electronic Program Guide for HD Radio
• Goal: Develop infrastructure for HD Radio-based EPG, conduct field demonstration– Original Project Budget Estimate: $290k
• Project approach: – Issue RFP– Select team of vendors to implement project
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Electronic Program Guide for HD Radio• Proposal received from BIA partnered with
Broadcast Signal Lab and others– Total cost of $1.25M (too high)– Met with iBiquity; strongly support project
• Revised proposal from BIA/BSL received 12/14:– Break project into two phases, $400k each
• NAB Action:– Near-term: fund phase 1 at $400k– Mid-2008: decide on funding for phase 2
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Discussion on NAB Actions
-- DTV reception on laptops: $500K
-- Smart DTV antenna: $250K
-- EPG for HD Radio: $400K (phase I)
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Other Projects
• Projects that are in progress– Improved antenna selection program for DTV– Economic study of mobile/handheld DTV
systems– High Power FM IBOC field test evaluation
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Improved Antenna Selection Program
Goal: Enhance the current www.antennaweb.org website to improve capability of roof-top antenna selection– Scope revised to co-sponsor existing
antennaweb.org website initially, work with CEA to improve it over time
• Project Approach: – Partner with CEA
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Improved Antenna Selection Program
RFQ issued and quote received fromTitanTV– Algorithm improvement on hold– Funds reallocated to NAB co-sponsorship of
current Antennaweb.org website– Contract negotiated with CEA
Funding: $250K co-sponsorship fee to CEA
– waiting for signed contract from CEA
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Study of the Impact of Multiple Systems for Mobile/Handheld Digital
TelevisionGoal: Report to assess:(1) the possible effects of introduction of
multiple technology solutions on the introduction of M/H DTV in the U.S., compared to a single ATSC standardized solution, and
(2) the effect of delay in the standardization process
Project Approach:– Contract with team of new media consultants and
economists to produce report
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Study of the Impact of Multiple Systems for Mobile/Handheld Digital
Television• Agreement signed with BIA Financial Network (LECG as
subcontractor) in early October– Contract value $125,000 + expenses
• Consultants have carried out interviews with more than 20 broadcasters, proponents, manufacturers, and others
• Reports:– Preliminary report received 10/22/07– Interim status reports received 11/2/07 and12/2/07– Pre-final report due12/21/07– Final report due 1/14/08
• NAB actions– Review of pre-final report– Presentation at January NAB Board meeting– Distribution to Open Mobile Video Coalition, ATSC, others
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High Power FM IBOC Evaluation
• Goal: Analyze and organize the test results obtained from iBiquity/industry field testing of raising FM IBOC power 10 dB– Field tests conducted in 2007– Received the iBiquity High Power FM report
October 5, 2007
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High Power FM IBOC Evaluation
• Hired the engineering firm of Hammett & Edison to evaluate
• Preliminary report will be presented to the NAB Digital Radio Committee January 16
• Target completion for presentation at January NAB Board meeting
• Within original $47k budget
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Other projects
• Currently deferred or on hold– Add-on HD Radio devices– “Pause-plus” HD Radio receivers– HD Radio receiver in laptop PC– HD Radio front end improvement
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Add-on HD Radio devices
• Goal: Acccelerate development of personal HD Radio devices (e.g., for MP-3 players)– Personal devices require integrated circuit
devices that are low power, small size, low cost
• Project Approach: – Initial meeting with iBiquity to assess IC
development status
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Add-on HD Radio devices
• Met with iBiquity:– Low-power IC development proceeding
(Samsung, SiPort)– Very high-priority item at iBiquity, but no real
opportunities at present for NAB to accelerate this development
• Will re-evaluate FASTROAD prospects for participation in 2008– Triggering event – release of low-power ICs to
manufacturing
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“Pause+” HD Radio receivers
• Goal: Accelerate development of HD Radio receivers incorporating “Pause+” feature
• Project approach: – Initial meeting with iBiquity to assess
development status
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“Pause+” HD Radio receivers
• Met with iBiquity:– Technology development has been completed– FASTROAD involvement in development of a
commercial product could accelerate time-to-market
• Work in earnest to begin during 1Q 2008– iBiquity developing “short list” of
manufacturing partners – Will evaluate as work begins
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HD Radio receiver in laptop PC
• Goal: make HD Radio receiver a standard feature in laptop PCs
• Project approach:– Outreach– Development funding– Facilitate stakeholder adoption
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HD Radio receiver in laptop PC
• FASTROAD Technical Committee discussed this project on 9/18/07– Logical progression is from “add-on” device to
integrated feature (true for DTVs)– Since “add-on” device is not available,
development of integrated feature premature
• Will re-evaluate FASTROAD prospects once add-on devices are a reality
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HD Radio Receiver Front-end Improvement
Goal: Determine if HD Radio receiver RF “front ends” can be improved and if so, work with receiver manufacturers– Original budget estimate $552k
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HD Radio Receiver Front-end Improvement
• Met with NPR to discuss their work related to IBOC receivers
• Cost factor to significantly improve receivers may be prohibitive; practicality of influencing manufacturers’ product designs questioned
• On hold currently
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New Projects
• TV Technical Subcommittee– Document front end RF performance of existing DTV
receiver products– Participation in CableLabs project on including over-
the-air DTV reception in cable set top boxes-- ongoing
• Radio Technical Subcommittee– Digital translator/booster development and testing
• Strong committee support
– iBiquity proposal: develop broadcaster “toolkit”– iBiquity proposal: HD Radio consumer “portal”
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Current FASTROAD Commitments/Expenditures
• DTV reception on PCs: approx. $50K
• Improved antenna selection program: approx. $250K
• Study of the Impact of Multiple Systems for Mobile/Handheld Digital Television: approx. $135K
• High power FM IBOC evaluation: approx. $50K
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NAB Actions: Summary
• DTV reception on PCs: spend up to $500K
• New indoor smart antenna: spend up to $250K
• Electronic Program Guide for HD Radio: spend up to $400K for Phase I
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Agenda• Chairman's opening remarks (Reese)
• Report on status of projects (Claudy)
• New project proposals (Claudy/committee)
• Action items (Reese/committee)
• Other business
• Adjourn