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AMIKO SHD-8900 ALIEN
World Innovation: Linux Receiver with Dual Boot
IPTV  Fiber Optics  3DTV  Broadband
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Dear Readers,
Just when you thought it couldn’t get any better, another new the user. Can you use these apps to make the available operating
and innovative product appears: in this issue of TELE-satellite system DX compatible or to optimize the PVR functions? To some
we present more than one receiver that come with two different extent I believe the answer is ‘yes’ but not completely. An operating
operating systems. The user can start up the receiver on one day system that is written around specific features, such as for satellite
using one of the operating systems and switch to the other the next DXers or PVR fans, can also extract that extra bit of optimization.
day. It’s a surprisingly logical idea. “Why didn’t I think of that?”
some might say, but the truth is no one ever thought to include it But until we get to that point, we’ll still have to wait. For now
in any of their receivers. My guess is that this Dual Boot feature all receiver operating systems are general in nature and are not
will soon find its way in many receivers simply because of all of its geared towards any specific areas (such as DX or PVR). Until that
advantages. time, specialized apps will fill up any gaps. So we have to deal
with two different and yet similar ideas: apps to help beef up a
As our tests have shown, these operating systems behave differently receiver’s capabilities and Dual Boot to instantly convert a receiver
and depended on what the software programmers paid attention into a specialized receiver.
to. With one operating system you have a perfect cooperation with
the receiver’s hardware so that, for example, you can very quickly
find a large number of channels. With another operating system
the primary focus is to provide an easy-to-use very powerful PVR
function. Without the ability to select an operating system when
turning the receiver on, the end-user has to decide ahead of
time what features are the most important for him and choose a
correspondingly optimized receiver.
Now it can just be one receiver and depending on what the user Alexander Wiese
wants to do at that moment, he just needs to select the matching Editor-in-Chief TELE-satellite
operating system when turning on the receiver. This concept also
highlights the fact that the operation of a receiver has become so
complex that it really isn’t possible anymore to integrate every On a personal note: While I was at the CES in Las Vegas, USA, with our
possible feature in a receiver with one operating system that at the own booth, I began to experience extreme pain on my right side. It got to a
same time makes everyone happy. It’s much easier and far more point where I couldn’t take it anymore so I decide to go to a local hospital in
comfortable for the end-user to be able to choose an operating Las Vegas. The diagnosis? A nasty tumor in the right kidney. The doctor gave
system when turning on the receiver. me a choice: “Either we operate here right away or you go straight home.”
I decided on the second option and after landing back home I went straight
to a hospital. Apparently it was just in time; I was operated on the next day.
Then there’s another question that comes up with this Dual Now I’m living with just one kidney but without any other tumors. The moral
Boot solution: what about apps? Those are the small programs of the story and my advice to all TELE-satellite readers? Your health may
(applications) that a user can download to optimize a receiver’s not be the only thing on your mind as long as you’re healthy but if you’re
operating system with additional features that are important to unhealthy, everything else becomes unimportant!
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AMIKO SHD-8900 ALIEN

HDTV Receiver with
Two Operating Systems ................ 14
AB IPBOX 55HD
HDTV Linux Receiver with
single tuner and USB for PVR ........ 30
SKYWORTH ALI-HD
HDTV Combo Receiver for
DVB-S and DVB-T........................ 40
FULAN ST7111
HDTV Receiver with
Online Connection ....................... 50
SMARTWI II
A Clever Solution
for PayTV
Reception in
Multiple
Rooms ............... 62
AWARD Winning:
IPTV Receivers of 21st Century.......... 70
AWARD Winning:
Digital Receivers of 21st Century ....... 74
AWARD Winning:
HDTV PC cards of
21st Century ................................... 82
Company Report:
LNB Manufacturer Boiingsat, China .... 86
Feature:
Company Report: The New Audio: MPEG Surround ...... 142 Country Report:
TV-Sets and Receiver Manufacturer Satellite Market
Bomare Company, Algeria ............... 102 Feature: Chengdu, China............................. 160
A/V Connections of a Receiver ......... 144
Company Report: News:
Fiber Optic and CATV Manufacturer DXer Report: HDTV & 3D Programmes ................. 166
Prevail, China................................ 112 Satellite Enthusiast in Korea............ 150
DTT of the World ........................ 172
Company Overview: Company Report:
Best Digital TV Companies Satellite Wholesaler TELE-satellite Magazine
of the World.................................. 126 MIR-ANTENN, Russia ...................... 156 Worldwide .................................. 176
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8DTEK ........................................... China .................. 25 KARMACOM ................................... Hungary ............. 43

ABC-BIZNIS .................................. Slovakia ............. 89 MFC ............................................... USA ...................147
AB IPBOX ...................................... Slovakia ........ 48-49 MOTECK ........................................ Taiwan...............157
ALUOSAT ....................................... China .................. 85 NETUP ........................................... Russia ...............115
AMIKO ........................................... Hungary ............. 43
OBERON ........................................ Korea ................. 21
ANDREAWEB ................................. Germany ...........163
OIPF .............................................. Sweden .............170
ANGA 2011 .................................... Germany ...........101
AZBOX ........................................... Portugal ............179 OPENSAT ....................................... Portugal ............179
AZURE SHINE ................................ Taiwan...............153 OPENSAT ....................................... Slovakia ............. 89
BEIJING TOPREAL ......................... China .................. 95 PYCH ............................................. Poland ...............147
BOIINGSAT ................................... China .................. 73 PREVAIL ........................................ China ..............28-29
BOMARE ........................................ Algeria ..............119 ROGETECH .................................... China .................169
BOXSAM ........................................ China .................107 SATBEAMS ..................................... Belgium .............168
BYA ELECTRONIC .......................... Algeria ..............167 SATCATCHER ................................. UK .....................123
CARDATTACK................................. Germany ...........155
SATELLITE GUYS ........................... USA ...................171
CHINA BROADCASTING ................ China .................163
CLONE+ ......................................... Poland ...............147 SATFINDER ................................... Germany ...........163
CMOS ............................................ Korea ................... 9 SCHOTT ......................................... Germany ...........157
COMMUNICASIA 2011 ................... Singapore ..........145 SEN5 ............................................. China .................. 25
CNBROADCASTING ....................... China .................163 SHENZHEN SKYWORTH ................. China .................... 7
CYNEXTRA .................................... Germany ............ 37 SICHUAN JIUZHOU........................ China .................180
DEVISER ....................................... China .................. 53 SICHUAN VIDEO ELECTRONIC ...... China .................. 67
DIGITAL TELEMEDIA ..................... China .................180 SKYWORTH ................................... China .................... 7
DISHPOINTER ............................... UK .....................171
SMARTWI ...................................... Denmark ............ 45
DOEBIS ......................................... Germany ........ 12-13
SOWELL......................................... China .................. 17
DOEBIS-JAEGER ............................ Germany ...........111
FULAN ELECTRONICS .................... China .................... 5 SPAUN ........................................... Germany ............ 33
GLOBALINVACOM .......................... UK ...................... 93 STREAM......................................... Algeria ..............119
GLOBALSAT ................................... China .................. 65 SVEC ............................................. China .................. 67
GOLDENMEDIA .............................. Germany ............ 37 TEHNICB ....................................... Romania ............151
GOOSAT......................................... China .................. 65 TENOW .......................................... China .................. 63
HANGZHOU PREVAIL..................... China ..............28-29 TEVII ............................................ Taiwan...............151
HORIZON ...................................... UK .....................105 TOPREAL ....................................... China .................. 95
HUBER+SUHNER ........................... Switzerland ......... 2
TOOWAY ........................................ Germany ...........157
IBC 2011 ....................................... UK .....................117
TRIMAX ......................................... China .................155
ICECRYPT ...................................... UK ....................... 4
ICLASS .......................................... Korea ................. 21 TURBOSAT..................................... UK ....................... 4
INPAX ........................................... Turkey ................ 57 QIAOHUA ...................................... China .................153
JIANGSU YINHE ............................ China .................. 97 YINHE ........................................... China .................. 97
JIUZHOU ....................................... China .................180 ZHEJIANG BOXSAM ....................... China .................107

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TEST REPORT HDTV Receiver with Two Operating Systems
Amiko SHD-8900 Alien

Linux receiver with dual boot,
more than one simultaneous
recording and lots more…
• Linux receivers are the way to go these days, and if you look at
all the features and options they offer it’s not hard to see why.
This development pleases us no end at TELE-satellite, as we see
huge potential with Linux that is only waiting to be exploited
by innovative companies. Karmacom from Hungary is one such
company and with its own brand Amiko they are well on the way
to waking up the sleeping giant that is Linux. The company’s latest
flagship receiver SHD-8900 has a very special treat in store: two
operating systems in a single box!

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smallest (or most crowded, the built-in card reader.
for that matter), lounge
room cabinet or TV rack. The back panel of the SHD- roconnector, a USB 2.0 india features of the receiver
8900 comes equipped with terface for external storage such as YouTube, Shoutcast
And it creates a rather all connection options you’re media, an Ethernet socket Internet radio or Picasa, to
stylish impression with its likely to ever require. Apart as well as a mechanic power name just a few.
buttonless front and the from the DVB-S/S2 antenna switch and an RS-232 con-
4-digit segment display that input plus loop-through out- nection. The build quality of the
light up in a fiery hue of red. put there is HDMI for digital SHD-8900 will meet even
Two LEDs indicate the cur- signal output, a coax digi- We’ve tested our share the most exacting demands
rent operating mode. tal audio output, three RCA of remote controls, and the and the manual (currently
Of course, there’s more jacks for stereo audio and Amiko type is right up there available in Hungarian and
than first meets the eye, composite video, a scart eu- with the best. For one thing, English) that is shipped with
this is thanks to its ergo- the receiver is of equally
nomic shape and logical lay- high quality.
out. Added to that are the
hugely practical function Considering the fact that
keys that can be used to ac- the Amiko SHD-8900 Alien
cess the numerous multime- comes with two entirely dif-
ferent operating systems
we decided to split this test
report into two distinct sec-
tions as well. We’ll start
out with an in-depth look
at the default software by
0.5 the name of Spark, before
turning to all the features of
Enigma 2 in connection with
the latest Amiko offering in
section two.
Spark
In case the name Spark
rings a bell with some of
our readers there’s a reason
for that: Amiko deliberately
chose tried-and-test tech-
nology and software, which
04-05/2011
Amiko SHD-8900 Alien
Innovative dual boot receiver
with two different operating
systems

1
is why Fulan’s Spark soft- signal without even turning

ware platform was selected a hair.
alongside Enigma 2 (find
out more about Spark else- One of the great joys of
where in this issue of TELE- watching satellite TV is zap-
satellite). ping through hundreds of
channels from many cor-
Amiko has done a great ners of the earth, and it’s
job integrating the Spark here that cheer can easily
platform into its receiver, turn into jeer in everyday
2 and during our test hard- use. No risk of the SHD-
ware and software behaved 8900 falling into the jeer
like a perfect match. With its category, though, as it only
support of all DiSEqC proto- takes slightly more than
cols (1.0, 1.1, 1.2 and 1.3) as one second to switch from
well as SCR unicable solu- one channel to another. It
tions, the SHD-8900 should goes without saying that the
be happy with just about any Amiko box comes with a ful-
existing antenna setup. ly-fledged EPG system that
can either display current
Video output is just as and next events for several
flexible and allows users to channels at once, or more
select all standard HDMI detailed information for a
3 resolutions (576p, 720p, single channel.
1080i, 1080p) – if need be,
this setting can be changed You might look in vain for
on the fly with a dedicated the PVR acronym in the SHD-
button on the remote con- 8900 Alien’s model designa-
trol, without having to go tion, but this does not mean
through a separate menu. this feature is missing. Au
contraire, all you need to do
We were in for a hugely is plug in a USB storage me-
pleasant surprise as far as dium to gain full recording
the tuner is concerned: It and time-shift viewing func-
scanned the entire band- tionality. While a recording
width of HOTBIRD 13° East takes places it is possible to
4 in only three and a half watch an existing recording
minutes, detecting 1446 or another channel on the
TV channels and 394 radio same transponder. With our
channels, which is a real test sample, several record-
treat. ings at the same time were
not possible, however this
Regular readers know that is about to change: a new
none of our test reports is software release, which will
complete without checking be available when this TELE-
a tuner’s SCPC capabilities, satellite issue appears, will
and the SHD-8900 is no allow multiple recordings
exception to that rule. This of channels on same tran-
time we used the 12.620 sponder.
5
MHz (V) transponder on EU-
TELSAT W7 36° East with a If you’re having one of
symbol rate of merely 2894 those “there’s nothing on
Ks/s. We’re pleased to an- TV” moments, then you may
nounce that the Amiko box simply call up the integrat-
locked and processed the ed multimedia player which
1. Very practical channel list with excellent design

2. Cool: Contact data can be left for the user by the manufacturer
3. Editing the channel list
4. EPG view of each channel
5. The info bar appears every time a new channels is selected

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18 6. Step 1 of the installation wizard:

language selection
7. Main menu
8. MP3 playback
9. Get access to YouTube,

Shoutcast, Picasa and RSS feeds
with the new Amiko satellite
receiver
10. Photo presentation via Picasa
11. List of recorded content
19 12. Satellite entries can be edited

with a wide range of options
13. Flawless SCPC reception

during our test
14. Access to Shoutcast Internet

radio
15. Using the Spark platform

Amiko offers its customers
countless additional features such
a news service, Q&A as well as
updated channel lists and software
20 16. Thanks to FTP plug-ins can

be transferred from a PC to the
receiver
17. System settings
18. Transponder entries can be

edited easily and conveniently
19. Selecting the required video

format
20. Current weather reports are

available for download
21. Access to YouTube videos

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supports a wide range of file perfect, and even if one

formats such as AVI, MKV, system seems to offer par-
MPG, TS, WMA, WMV, M2TS, adise to Joe Average, Jane
FLV, DAT, ASF and MP3. We Average might beg to differ
threw some video sequenc- as she is looking for entirely
es at the player and found different features. So why
that all of them were played not implement dual boot
back flawlessly. We call that for a Linux-based satellite
a PVR system which really receiver, a feature that has
deserves that name. been available for PCs for
some time already? Amiko
2
A whole range of plug- has done just that with its
ins is available to add new SHD-8900 and ships the
features and functions to receiver with a boot loader
the software, and thanks to capable of starting up with
FTP the file directory of the either Spark or Enigma 2.
SHD-8900 can be accessed If you want to make use of
directly via the Internet, the these two options all you
OSD menu or a PC for plug- need to do is press OK while
in installation. turning on the box. This al-
lows selecting the preferred
With the decision to bring operating system right on
the Spark software platform the receiver. Once either
3 on board, the Amiko at the Spark or Enigma 2 is se-
same time benefits from a lected the receiver uses
full multimedia package and that operating system until
dedicated online platform, a new option is chosen.
both of which can be used
with the receiver. Multime- After the receiver is
dia features include play- turned on for the first time
back of YouTube videos, In- an installation wizard pops
ternet radio via Shoutcast, up and guides through the
photo presentation via Pica- entire installation process.
sa as well as subscribing to At first you need to select
various RSS feeds. Thanks your preferred OSD lan-
to the Spark software plat- guages, with the options be-
4 form Amiko is able to pro- ing English, German, Arabic,
vide its customers with valu- Catalan, Hungarian, Czech,
able files such as manuals, Danish, Dutch, Greek, Por-
Q&A documents, channel tuguese, Estonian, French,
lists and software updates Lithuanian, Icelandic, Ital-
in real time for online ac- ian, Norwegian, Polish, Ro-
cess. We particularly loved manian, Russian, Span-
Amiko’s own news service ish, Swedish, Turkish and
which alerts Amiko custom- Ukrainian. The next step is
ers to available software up- to adjust the video output
dates, up-to-date channel of the SHD-8900 to the ex-
lists or any other worthwhile isting TV panel. Next to the
information. This takes a lot standard HDMI resolutions
5 of work and research off the of 576p, 720p, 1080i with
shoulders of Amiko’s cus- 50/60 Hz the receiver can
tomers. also create a 1080p output,
a feature that is rare even
Enigma 2 among newer satellite re-
No operating system is ceivers. Next, the Amiko box
1. Adjusting the contrast setting on the TV using a test pattern

2. Adjusting the brightness setting on the TV using a test pattern
3. Channel list categorised by satellites
4. Automatic channel search on HOTBIRD 13° East
5. Using Enigma 2 as the operating software the Amiko SHD-8900
can download EPG for any number of pre-selected channels

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creates two test patterns for Before we’re ready to
adjusting brightness and rumble the receiver needs
contrast settings of the TV some information about the
panel so that you will arrive individual reception setup in
at an optimum video qual- place. All DiSEqC protocols
ity. In our opinion this is a (1.0, 1.1, 1.2 and 1.3) are
particularly helpful and in- supported so that the Amiko
novative feature and goes to box is the right choice for
show that developers have a standard single or multi-
put a great deal of thought feed antenna as well as for a
into this system. multi-focus dish or a DiSEqC
motor.

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17 6. DiSEqC settings
7. In our test we were able to record up to four streams at the same
time without any problems
8. Graphic multi EPG
9. The info bar appears every time a new channels is selected
10. Main menu of Enigma 2 with the SHD-8900 Alien
11. Manual channel search
12. Network settings
13. List of installed plug-ins
14. Setting the recording time
15. List of recorded events
16. Pre-stored satellite entries can easily be edited
17. Language selection
Network access is a must satellite positions are pre-
18. Two different standby modes are available
in order to use all Enigma 2 stored so that we can start
19. Creating a timer entry
feature to the full, and this scanning these birds right
is why network configura- away.
tion is included in the instal- box had a hard time locking All you need to do is press
lation wizard. Unless your Manual and automatic the 12.620 (V) transponder the MENU button while the
network at home is of a truly modes are available for on EUTELSAT W7 36° East, channel list is displayed and
complex or exotic type we channel search. We tried while the same receiver with the software will offer you
recommend activating the out an automatic search on a different software (Spark) all editing features that are
receiver’s DHCP so that it HOTBIRD 13° East, which couldn’t care less about low available. Want to move a
will detect and take over all unfortunately took nine long symbol rates. All this shows channel to your favourites
network parameters (IP ad- minutes and found 2056 TV that some fine-tuning is list (which, incidentally, can
dress, gateway, DNS server) and radio channels. It seems still required to propel the be organised using mark-
automatically. like the interplay between Amiko/Enigma couple fur- ers)? One touch of a button
hardware and software has ther up on the receiver rank- and it’s done. In the overall
Now that the basics are some room for improvement ing. list you can either chose all
finished we can’t wait to in this regard. After all, the channels, all satellites, all
explore all the features of Spark platform achieved Once the channel list is providers or favourites.
Enigma 2. Yet, there is one the same task five and half filled it can be edited to your
more job to complete – the minutes faster, which can heart’s content with Enig- The keypad on the re-
receiver’s channel list is still feel like an eternity. In ad- ma 2 without even having mote control can always be
empty and begging to be dition, the Spark software of to run through a dedicated used to enter text in the
filled with everything the the new Amiko receiver also menu. We cannot think of same way we use our mo-
sky has to offer. Transpond- did a better job with SCPC any other operating system bile phones for texting, a
er data of major European signals. With Enigma 2 the with the same ease of use. feature that is awesome for

renaming channel names on automatically at a given (3) single EPG with content under Enigma 2 (or if more
or recordings, for example. time (during night-time, for information, a listing of ac- than one is possible at all)
Several people in our edito- example) and download EPG tors in a movie and the like we were lost for words: One
rial offices tried it out and data from previously select- (if provided by the channel). recording is the minimum
they all felt this was a much ed channels to be stored lo- requirement, two simulta-
more convenient way of en- cally. That’s a truly brilliant In our opinion the Enigma neous recordings would by a
tering text than using a vir- feature which makes EPG 2 info bar is worthy of spe- brilliant bonus, three would
tual keyboard on screen and data available for channels cial praise. Every time a new be great, but the Amiko box
the arrow buttons on the from different transponders channel is selected it is in- even managed four, all of
remote to select letters. We at any time. serted on the bottom of the which were neatly stored on
should not have to mention screen for some seconds our external hard disk. The
that all channel list entries In general, the EPG of the and shows current and next impressive thing is that the
can be augmented with cur- Amiko SHD-8900 Alien in events, as well as icons for number of simultaneous re-
rent EPG data so that cur- combination with the Enig- additional channel informa- cordings is only limited by
rent event information is ma 2 software is a good ex- tion (encryption, EPG, sub- the data speed of the hard
added to channel list data. ample of how to do it right. titles, audio channels, etc.). disk, which in our case did
This way you can see what’s It offers three presentation not allow for more than four
on before even zapping to a modes: (1) graphic multi All PVR features worked SD streams at the same
particular channel. Those of EPG for five channels at time smoothly under Enigma 2 – time. As far as HD content
you arguing that the Amiko – you simply select the re- but frankly, we didn’t expect is concerned, our setup only
SHD-8900 only has a sin- quired bouquet and get EPG anything less. Time-shift managed one channel at a
gle tuner and therefore can information for five channels viewing is available at any time. As mentioned before,
only provide EPG data of per screen page, all nicely time for lossless interruption the SHD-8900 is a single
the selected channel, or of presented; (2) standard of the live program. When we tuner receiver, which means
channels on the same tran- multi EPG for 15 channels tested how many recordings that all simultaneously re-
sponder, are right. However, per screen page without the Amiko SHD-8900 Alien corded content must be
Enigma 2 can be set to turn graphic presentation and can handle simultaneously transmitted on the same

transponder. Still, we’ve to jump to a selected time lite receiver, ranging from We believe the huge variety
never had a single-tuner index within a recording. conventional video games will cater for every taste.
PVR receiver before which to current weather reports
was capable of handling up On a much brighter note, all the way to emulators. The comprehensive net-
to four SD recordings at the the multimedia features of All you need is your set-top work integration of the
same time. Even the Spark Enigma 2 are nothing short box and access to the Inter- Amiko flagship receiver is
software does not allow of unique. Not only is a me- net. Software updates are rounded off with a very spe-
more than one, although the dia player available that will loaded and implemented in cial feature of the Enigma
hardware apparently is ca- process virtually all current the same way, so you will no 2 platform: A fully-fledged
pable of much more. audio, video and image file longer need modem cables web interface for remote
formats, there is even an and a PC to install a new access to the receiver from
Where there is light, there integrated DVD player. This version of your receiver‘s anywhere with an Internet
is also shadow – in this case way you cannot only watch operating system. connection. To access your
playing back recorded con- satellite TV and listen to Amiko SHD-8900 at home
tent lacks some important satellite radio with the SHD- We particularly liked the all you need to do is key in
features. To tell the truth, 8900 but also call up a DVD option to fully customise its IP address in the address
all entries are presented movie, provided its content the OSD of the receiver un- field of any Internet browser
in a very pleasing way and has been extracted and der Enigma 2 to reflect your and – no matter where you
can be edited to make for stored on an external hard personal taste. A number are – you are then able to
large font sizes or to add disk or USB stick before. of skins (pre-stores design access the most impor-
additional information, but schemes) can be down- tant functions like channel
this is reduced to eye candy A virtually endless supply loaded from the Internet switching, creating a timer
when it’s not possible to fast of plug-ins is part and par- and then activated on the entry for a recording, send-
forward or rewind. Enigma 2 cel of Enigma 2, all of which receiver. So if you‘re not en- ing a message to the receiv-
even goes so far as to insert can be downloaded from tirely happy with the default er, and so on. If you need
a message that this feature the Internet free of charge. look of your OSD you are to access a receiver feature
is not yet available. As an With these software exten- free to browse available al- that is not implemented in
alternative, you can use the sions you can add all sorts ternatives and exchange the the web interface you can
number keys on the remote of features to your satel- existing skin with a new one. always call up a virtual re-

Expert Opinion TECHNICAL
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With two different operating systems users Manufacturer Karmacom Kft., Ganz Ábrahám street 5,
Nagytárcsa 2142, Hungary
can decide which one is best for them.
Excellent remote control with quick access to Tel. +36-1 431 8932
special features. Fax +36-1 431 8933

Both software platforms appear to be well- E-Mail info@karmacom.tv
Thomas Haring
designed and mature – we experienced no free- TELE-satellite Model SHD-8900 Alien
zes or software bugs. Test Center
Austria Function Digital HDTV receiver with various
High-definition 1080p content is processed multimedia & Internet features including dual boot
natively and put out as 1080p.
Channel Memory unlimited
- Symbol rate 2-45 Ms/sec.

SCPC Compatible yes
None
DiSEqC 1.0 / 1.1 / 1.2 / 1.3
mote control and use it like ma 2), the Amiko SHD-8900 USALS yes
your real remote at home always offers either normal HDMI Output yes
by clicking on the required standby or deep standby. Scart Connector yes
button on the screen. Since Looking at the energy dia- Audio/Video Outputs 3x RCA
you can do this from more or grams in this report the vast Component Video Output no
less anywhere you can eas- difference in power con- S-Video Output no
ily access your box while on sumption between the two UHF Modulator no
holidays, change some set- modes becomes strikingly 0/12 Volt Connector no
tings if required, and put it obvious. Digital Audio Output yes
back into standby mode – all EPG yes
with a few mouse clicks! The Amiko SHD-8900 is C/Ku-Band compatible yes
a very well built HDTV PVR PVR-Function yes
Talking of standby: No receiver with high-quality USB 2.0 Connector yes
matter which operating sys- hardware. Being shipped Ethernet yes

tem is active (Spark or Enig- with two different operating E-SATA no
systems users can decide Silicon Tuner yes
which platform better meets
their requirement and of-
ENERGY
fers the features they really DIAGRAM
want and need. We tested
both platforms and can rec-
ommend both, as neither
of them had obvious flaws.
They look and feel entirely
different, but both are user-
friendly and will work nicely
for the whole family. With its
1080p video output via HDMI Mode Apparent Active Factor Apparent Power
Regular StandBy 15 W 7.5 W 0.5
this receiver will be a good Active 16 W 8W 0.5
choice even for future HDTV Deep StandBy 3.5 W 0.5 W 0.14 Active Power
transmission standards.
First 15 minutes: Active use with recording, playback and channel

switching
Second 15 minutes: Standby mode
Third 15 minutes: Deep standby mode with very low power
consumption

TEST REPORT HDTV Receiver
AB IPBox 55HD We’ve seen several Linux-

based receivers over the
last few years. It is an excit-
HDTV Linux Receiver

ing prospect for most of us
to have a powerful and cus-
tomisable receiving system
at our fingertips. Too often
in the past though, the cost
of all this power gets a little
• Receiver allows remote satellite reception with too much. When twin tun-
ers, large hard drives and
Internet streaming of video and audio lots of interfaces are added
to the receiver, it ends up
• Easy start of recordings directly from EPG being outside the budget of
• Easy connection to the receiver’s software via FTP all but the most fanatical or
rich satellite viewers. With
• Plenty of additional software available, including a the AB IPBox 55HD, the new
model of Slovak manufac-
most versatile channel editor
News Flash!
Dual Boot
for AB IPBox 55HD
AB IPBox will soon release a dual boot software for the
AB IPBox 55HD: the user can choose between Enigma 1HD
and Enigma 2HD. This means the user can simply restart the
Enigma 2HD software to the Enigma 1HD within 15 seconds.
The big advantage is that the setup files stored in the VAR
folder are shared by both software versions. The dual boot
feature adds another big bonus to the AB IPBox 55HD.

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receiver has just one tuner up. Although the machine is Turkish Türkçe www.TELE-satellite.com/TELE-satellite-1105/tur/abipbox.pdf
and no internal hard drive. supposed to choose its out-
put and resolution based on
The AB IPBox 55HD comes which are connected, I’ve play the first four charac- Under the flap, there is
in the same uniquely styled found myself in the position ters of the channel name. a single Conax card slot –
white case with a stylish de- of having to use this method It sometimes looks OK, but but no USB port. The single
sign of flowers on the front. to regain a picture on screen if you remember back to USB is found at the back of
I still think they are chrysan- a few times. those old games of trying the receiver. This would be
themums, although I have to make words on a calcu- good to keep cables out of
no official confirmation of The front panel is com- lator display, sometimes the way if a hard drive was
this. The front panel contains pleted with a four-digit LED it doesn’t really make too permanently connected, but
buttons to control the basic display which tries to dis- much sense. could be infuriating if a drive
0.5 AB IPBox 55HD

04-05/2011
Ideal Linux receiver with plenty of

additional software for those on a budget

1
2 is shared with other devic- any new channels from the

es. Also on the back panel, providers doesn’t add any
there is a single Scart sock- extra time to the scan.
et, HDMI and SP/DIF con-
nectors for digital video and Pressing OK brings up the
audio, an HDMI output, and channel list which can be
the antenna socket and its sorted in a number of ways.
corresponding loop-through The channel storage sys-
output. And that’s it. Some tem is a little bewildering
people might miss a second at first, with channels be-
Scart, or component video, ing arranged in a master list
or stereo audio jacks, but that is not editable – which
the set of connections has caught me out again on my
3 been trimmed to only those second experience of Enig-
that are most popular and ma.
most necessary.
After giving in and refer-
Switching on the receiver ring back to the manual,
takes quite a while to get I am reminded that eve-
the operating system load- rything needs to be done
ed: two minutes or more de- through the concept of
pending on if a hard drive is “bouquets”. This term is
connected. The 55HD comes not to be confused with the
already pre-programmed sometimes-used definition
with settings and channels of a bouquet being a group
for packages and satellites of channels on a single tran-
4
worldwide. The world of sponder, or even a bunch
satellites never stands still of black chrysanthemums.
though, so there are plenty In Enigma-land this is the
of options for adding satel- equivalent of a favourites
lites and channels. A full list. In fact, the standard
range of DiSEqC controls pre-programmed bouquet is
are present, allowing for indeed called Favourites.
fixed dishes, switches and
motors. USALS is supported Whilst channels can be se-
for simple setup from just lected and viewed from the
the input of the receiving lo- master list, taking the time
cation’s coordinates. to copy them into a set of
5 organised bouquets makes
For a receiver with such a the whole experience much
powerful operating system, better. And once the chan-
scan speeds are surprisingly nels are in the list, they can
slow. A full scan of ASTRA be edited, sorted and moved
2 clocks in at just under 25 around as you’d expect. It’s
minutes. Adding the net- quite a long process, but a
work scan option to gather read of the manual helps
1. Scan options you find the best ways to do
2. Service information it for each situation. An even
3. AV settings better way is to use some
4. Main menu software on a PC to do it –
5. Antenna setup more on this a little later.

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AB IPBOX
Satellite Receiver Manufacturer, Slovakia www.abipbox.com
as Formula 1 racing where ture can be used to play a
more than one video stream recording.
can be selected.
The receiver’s standard
A picture-in-picture mode EPG is a little different than
is available, and it is much most – the EPG button on
more flexible than most – first press brings up the in-
not only can the second- formation for the current
ary picture be moved into programme, with the ar-
a different position on the row keys moving forward
screen, but it can also be and back to the next and
resized. Of course, with previous shows. Pressing
only one tuner the choice of blue for “Multi EPG” gives
channels to display togeth- a list of the channels in the
er is limited to the tran- chosen bouquet with their
www.TELE-satellite.com/TELE-satellite-1009/eng/abipbox.pdf
sponder currently in use, or programmes listed – again
the main or secondary pic- the arrow keys are used
1
Navigating channels is
nice and easy, although
zapping between them us-
ing the up and down but-
tons feels a little sluggish.
A recall button is available,
and there seems to be a
more comprehensive chan-
nel history list that could be
navigated, although this is
only available from the help
menu as it has been mapped
onto the same key as the
less useful function to move
between sub-services -
those very rare events such

4
to move to the next pro-

gramme. For those more
used to the grid-style EPG,
one is available from either
the blue button, which loads
extensions or plugins, or by
pressing and holding the
EPG button. Yes, there are
so many functions on this
receiver some are even hid-
den under long keypresses.
The “help” button is always
a good friend – showing a 5
picture of the remote and a
list of available commands.
The EPG is the easiest

route into recording onto
an external hard drive if
one is connected. To be
able to hold recordings, the
drive needs to be formatted
1. FTP via Filezilla

2. Telnet
3. The DreamSet settings editor
4. Web interface
5. Timer access via web
interface
6. The web remote
6

1
2 in the Linux EXT3 format, sess the most intuitive of

which the receiver will do interfaces, and I find myself
if required When the pro- regularly returning to the
gramme information is on help button to refresh my
screen, a press of the green memory of how to add and
button adds it to the timer. remove files to the playlist.
The start and end times, re- It’s great to see that the
peat recording options and programme information
filename can all be changed from the EPG is saved along
if required before press- with the file, something too
ing green again to submit it often forgotten.
to the recording schedule.
For a quick one-off record- The IPBox runs a version
3 ing, it’s a quick sequence of of Linux which means sev-
pressing OK, green, green eral options exist to connect
from the EPG. it to the outside world. Once
hooked up via the Ethernet
It’s also worth noting that LAN port, the box can be ac-
when specifying the file- cessed by Telnet and FTP.
name here, and in fact any- Telnet could be useful to
where else in the receiver those who have a good un-
where text input is needed, derstanding of Linux and the
that the numeric keys on the receiver, FTP is more useful
keypad can be used to input to the rest of us. If accessing
text in the same manner as the rear USB port becomes
a mobile phone. Eagle-eyed just too annoying, just use
4 readers may notice from the FTP to access your files over
pictures that the Q and Z the network, using root as
characters are in different the username and ipbox as
positions than on a phone the default password.
keypad – but in the menus
themselves they are on the When I reviewed the AB
7 and 9 keys as they would IPBox 9900HD IPBox in
be on a phone! TELE-satellite 12-01/2011,
I was somewhat disappoint-
Recordings can be re- ed by the lack of software
played via the list under available via the box’s up-
the Files button, and it’s date service. In meantime,
not necessary to wait for a a few more programs have
5
recording to finish before appeared, some which work
starting the playback. Re- better than others. There is
cordings can also be viewed a Youtube player – which is
through the media player, awaiting an update to the
this also handles MP3 audio Enigma2 software before it
and AVI files very well. The will work; a Google maps
media player does not pos- viewer that comes preload-
ed with landmarks around
1. EPG programme information
the world including motor
2. Channel list
3. PID details racing venues and mostly
4. The customize menu works well; and a live foot-
5. Picture fine-tuning ball scores application that

is a great idea, gave me up and recordings may also be and makes editing bouquets tions in the past!
to the minute scores from streamed or downloaded. so easy it should be the first
all around the world, yet the choice if at all possible. As with all Linux receiv-
English Premier League and Recordings once on a PC ers, learning how to use it
German Bundesliga were are in .ts format, and after The editor is reminiscent and all it can do is a much
not included in the list. I am some processing in software of DVBEdit for the good old greater task than other
surprised that as internet such as TSRemux are able DVB2000 on the D-Box and satellite receivers. But the
connectivity is working per- to be viewed and processed I felt quite at home using rewards are great and the
fectly from the IPBox, that as required. I’ve made use it. It can even load settings power and flexibility are
a web browser is still not of radio recordings also, from DVB2000, and this is unmatched. The AB IPBox
available. converting them with only a reminder that the Enigma 55HD has only one tuner, no
a few problems to load onto 2’s software family tree can hard drive and less output
The most useful plugin is an MP3 player. be traced right back to the options than other receivers
still the web interface which old days of the D-Box. It of its type – but this would
allows control of the receiv- A small amount of soft- almost brings tears to the only be a problem if those
er and timers from a brows- ware is also available at eyes of a satellite geek of that are absent were specif-
er. With the right router www.satupdate.net. As well too many years to see such ically required. Taking this
setup it could be accessed as firmware updates, there formats as DVB2000’s .DVB, route, the receiver’s pur-
from anywhere on the in- is a fully featured settings Nokia .N98 and even Sat- chaser can choose the size
ternet, so luckily it can be editor. This one works with coDX .SDX being importable of hard drive they require –
password protected so that many other Linux receiv- alongside their modern day or choose not to have one at
someone doesn’t log in and ers which means a much counterparts. Taking the all if they wish. All the power
delete that show from the larger internet community is trouble to connect via the of Enigma 2 remains, so it’s
timer you were looking for- opened up, as bouquet lists LAN port even just for this ideal for those on a budget
ward to watching when you created for the other receiv- function is well worth it, and or the enthusiast who just
get home. The receiver’s ers can be loaded and sent much easier than the head- wants to experiment with-
picture and sound can even to the receiver. The editor aches I remember from us- out the extra cost of two
be streamed from here, connects easily via the LAN ing RS232 and SCSI connec- tuners and a hard drive.

+ DATA
includes Internet streaming of video and Distributor AB IPBox s.r.o., M. Razusa 4795/34,
audio 955 01 Topolcany, Slovak Republic
flexible picture-in-picture mode Tel +421 38 5362 667

easy recording from EPG Website www.abipbox.com
EPG information is recorded in PVR Contact info@abipbox.com
Andy Middleton
easy connection via FTP TELE-satellite
Test Center Model 55HD
easy download of additional software UK
Function HDTV Linux Receiver with single tuner and USB for PVR
- SCPC compatible Yes
Q and Z on remote control are on different positions than in USALS Yes

menue DiSEqC 1.0/1.1/1.2/1.3
Scart connectors 1
ENERGY Symbol rates QPSK – up to 45000

DIAGRAM QPSK – up to 36000
8PSK – up to 30000
MPEG2 modes MPEG-2, MPEG-4, H.264
Audio outputs none
Video outputs HDMI
Apparent Power Resolutions 720x576 (PAL). 720x480 (NTSC) 1080i, 720p, 480i, 480p
UHF output No
0/12 volt output No
Digital audio output S/PDIF
Mode Apparent Active Factor Active Power
Active 30 W 15 W 0.5 EPG Yes
StandBy 19 W 9 W 0.47
PVR 25 W 12 W 0.48 C/Ku-band compatible Yes
Power supply 100-240V AC
Common interface None
Card slots 1 (Conax)
Just like Linux on a com- ered at all in the receiver’s to enlightenment as you fig-
puter, documentation is not manual, but to be fair if eve- ure out just how everything
always the best and the an- rything inside the box was works. And now I’ve found
swers to some questions covered, it could grow to be a channel editor that makes
are found only after some a very big book. Part of the organising the machine a
searching around on the fun, or infuriation, of using pleasure rather than the
internet. There are many this receiver is they voy- usual pain, I’d love to have
functions that are not cov- age from initial confusion one even more.

TEST REPORT HDTV Combo Receiver
Skyworth ALI-HD
04-05/2011
Skyworth ALI-HD
Easy to use combo receiver
in small size with excellent blind-scan
DVBS-2 & DVB-T Receiver

• This tiny receiver comes
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combo box, measuring just 260mm
wide and 210mm deep.

Skyworth have managed controls next to an LED dis- are pre-programmed, oth- receive DVB-S2, the terres-
to shoe-horn both a DVB- play that shows the channel ers can be added. LNB trial part does not include
S2 and a DVB-T receiver, number, a flap hides away a frequencies are fixed, but DVB-T2 to match, so there’s
quite an achievement. And CI slot and USB port, where cover most configurations no HD through the TV an-
even though the receiver a storage device can be available including C-band. tenna even if it is available
is 40mm high there is a connected. It’s worth noting in your area. Scanning here
good range of connections from the outset though that Hitting the scan button for can be over the whole spec-
squeezed onto the back the unit’s power require- the first time gave me a real trum, or an individual chan-
panel. There are single ments are for a power sup- surprise – it is very fast! A nel can be specified.
HDMI, Scart, component ply of between 175 and 240 scan over the whole of AS-
and composite video con- volts, so it would be unsuit- TRA 2 takes only 3 minutes At my location there are
nectors, audio connections able for use in the Americas and 20 seconds to find 96 only two DVB-T transpond-
in both digital and analogue and other areas that use transponders. Adding the ers and one DVB-T2 – the
flavour, along with loop- 110V. network scan option en- two traditional ones were
throughs to compliment the sures that any frequencies found and scanned in an
satellite and terrestrial in- A good range of anten- for the provider that are equally fast 27 seconds,
puts. The UHF output is for na connections are avail- not already in the receiver’s the DVB-T2 didn’t register
loop-though purposes only; able despite the initial basic database are also scanned, at all. I was a little con-
there is no RF modulator feel of the receiver. Op- but this adds a time over- cerned as the frequency
onboard. LAN and RS232 tions range from a single head onto the scan. The bands to scan are set by
ports are also present for fixed dish through DiSEqC same satellite scanned with country, and the options of
upgrade purposes. switches and motors, with this enabled took over twice Czech, Brazil, France, Ger-
USALS included for a very as long – 6 minutes 50 sec- many, Poland, Italy, Rus-
The front panel has but- easy motorised setup. 41 onds. There is another way sia and Sweden might not
tons for the most basic satellites around the world though, blind scan comes have been good for me here
to our rescue and will flew in England. But all of them
across the whole satellite, seemed to work just fine,
picking up any new fre- and if needed a look on the
quencies and adding every- internet to find the frequen-
thing it finds. The same 96 cies to enter would be a last
transponders were found in resort to find your channels
a staggering 2 minutes 54 if your country’s frequency
seconds, even faster than band did not match these
the normal scan. That is defaults.
an average of just 1.8 sec-
onds per transponder. Blind The channel list is ac-
scan is clearly the way to go cessed as usual from the
here. central OK button. Scrolling
is quite fast, and there are
Our sample receiver also page up and down buttons
had a DVB-T tuner built in. to help out here too. The list
While the satellite tuner can can be filtered with the left
0.5

1
2 and right buttons to select ble that can be renamed as

between each of the satel- required, and are accessed
lites in memory. Terrestrial quickly from the dedicat-
channels can be separated ed button on the remote.
too. Channels can be added to
more than one list mak-
A nice extra feature is the ing the system fully flexible
“find” function, accessed and usable. Channel editing
with the red button. Here too is quite comprehensive,
the list is filtered to match channels can be renamed,
the text that is entered, edited, locked or set to be
pressing B would filter it skipped in the list.
to just channels beginning
3 with that letter, and press- Picture quality is OK in
ing B again would find BBC higher quality connections
One, BBC Two etc. This – the picture through the
would be even more useful Scart was very fuzzy when
if it let us use the number first used, but switching
buttons as letters, as they into RGB mode made the
are printed on the remote picture much more accept-
in the same way as they are able. I found the pictures to
on a phone keypad. Sadly be a little bland, but a few
this isn’t available. tweaks of the colour, bright-
ness and contrast controls
Favourites lists are essen- in the menus made them
tial now we have thousands much nicer.
1. Channel list of channels to choose from,
3. Channel edit and it is good to see that the Being a HDTV receiver,
3. EPG receiver has 32 lists availa- Skyworth expects users to

4 9
5 10
6 11
7 4. Find function 8. Satellite scan

5. Media player 9. Satellite scan options
6. Motor settings 10. Terrestrial scan
7. Programme info 11. Timer

SKYWORTH
OEM Receiver Manufacturer, China www.skyworth.com

connect their tv sets via the sic, but does its job. Where ture on screen. A bonus is side the media player – a
HDMI socket. This became available, EPG data goes as that they are stored in the basic but usable interface
obvious when we tried to far as a week into the fu- standard .ts format which that seems more integrated
listen to Dolby Digital with ture. Timers can be added allows them to be edited when you notice that it is
our TV connected to the an- to switch to a channel when and processed easily on a also used to access all me-
alogue output or the Scart it starts, or record to a USB computer. As seems to be dia that may be on your USB
socket: there was no sound device. It’s worth noting usual with recording in this device. Music, videos in AVI
to hear. Analogue outputs that unlike many receivers, manner, the external drive format and pictures can all
and Scart are only meant as it does not seem to check needs to be formatted in be found in separate pages
a last-resort or for configu- for a conflict when a timer FAT format and not NTFS of the same menu. The mu-
ration, but not for regular event is running – chan- so the file size limit of 4GB sic player, often just a quick
viewing. nels can be changed, menus needs to be remembered if add-on to a satellite receiv-
accessed and even scans the files are to be used later er, is better than many.
It’s good to see that the started without warning, in Windows.
remote has some useful resulting in lost recordings Files can be renamed and
function buttons for opera- or a crashed receiver that As well as recording from moved around, folders cre-
tions that are too often hid- needs to be powered off the EPG, a recording can of ated and favourites marked.
den inside menus – nota- and back on to come back course be started manu- Pictures, video and the re-
bly those to select of audio to life. ally, and timeshifting is also ceiver’s own recordings can
track, video format between available, accessed from have the same treatment.
widescreen or normal, and Recordings though are of pause button which feels al- It’s a let-down though that
video format to choose the good quality when played most hidden away at the top all of the AVI files I tried to
screen resolution. back on a computer – there end of the remote. play appeared with a black
are none of the issues that screen with only the sound
The ALI-HD’s EPG is ba- were found with the pic- Recordings appear in- playing.

+ DATA
+ super fast blind-scan finds all channels Distributor Skyworth Overseas Ltd, Unit 1601-4 Westland Centre,
20 Westland Road, Quarry Bay, Hong Kong
+ includes all functions including high-defi-
tion Tel +852 23180500
+ a well thought-out media player is included Contact sales@skyworth.com
+ recordings are saved in .ts format Website www.skyworth.com.hk
Andy Middleton
TELE-satellite
- Test Center
UK
Model ALI-HD
- country selection for DVB-T seems out of Function Combo Receiver for and
date SCPC compatible Yes

- the Find button does not make use of the remote control‘s USALS Yes
keypad DiSEqC 1.0/1.1/1.2/1.3
Scart connectors 1
Skyworth have done well example of “simple is best”. Audio outputs 2 (left & right)
to include both satellite With the small issues of the Video outputs Composite, Component, HDMI
and terrestrial tuners and sometimes silent audio with Resolutions 480i, 480p, 576i, 576p, 720p, 1080i
recording capabilities into AC-3 soundtracks and the UHF output No (output is for loop-through only)
such a small package. De- apparent inability to cor- 0/12 volt output No
spite appearing to be quite rectly play AVI files aside, Digital audio output S/PDIF
a basic receiver, most func- the ALI-HD fulfils its role as EPG Yes
tions needed to receive TV, a receiver with a good set
C/Ku-band compatible Yes
including high-definition of basic functions that are
Power supply 175-240V AC
are here. The media player kept simple and all fitted in-
Common interface 1 PCMCIA
is well thought-out, a good side a small-sized box.
Card slots 0
Silicon Tuner Yes
Dimensions 260x210x40mm
ENERGY
DIAGRAM
Apparent Power
Active Power
Mode Apparent Active Factor

Active 20 W 10 W 0.5
StandBy 17 W 8 W 0.47

TEST REPORT HDTV Receiver with Online Connection
Fulan ST7111
Linux Receiver with its Fulan ST7111
04-05/2011
Excellently designed operating
Own Online Platform for

software with built-in
customer service
the Operational Software

• A product is only as good as the support provided by the manufacturer.
The company Fulan has been in the electronics business for the past 12
years and has really taken this wisdom to heart. They developed their
own online platform for their Linux-based receivers with the “Spark”
operating system so that they can directly reach out to their end-users
and provide support in numerous ways while the receivers are in normal
operation.

Arabic ‫العربية‬ www.TELE-satellite.com/TELE-satellite-1105/ara/fulan.pdf
Indonesian Indonesia www.TELE-satellite.com/TELE-satellite-1105/bid/fulan.pdf
Fulan is offering this in- segmented display along German Deutsch www.TELE-satellite.com/TELE-satellite-1105/deu/fulan.pdf
frastructure and software with two LEDs are visible in English English www.TELE-satellite.com/TELE-satellite-1105/eng/fulan.pdf
Spanish Español www.TELE-satellite.com/TELE-satellite-1105/esp/fulan.pdf
to other receiver manufac- the middle through this flap. French Français www.TELE-satellite.com/TELE-satellite-1105/fra/fulan.pdf
turers so that in the future Opening the flap reveals sev- Hebrew ‫עברית‬ www.TELE-satellite.com/TELE-satellite-1105/heb/fulan.pdf
we’ll see more and more re- en buttons that can be used Chinese 中文 www.TELE-satellite.com/TELE-satellite-1105/man/fulan.pdf
Polish Polski www.TELE-satellite.com/TELE-satellite-1105/pol/fulan.pdf
ceivers that are made using to operate the receiver if the Portuguese Português www.TELE-satellite.com/TELE-satellite-1105/por/fulan.pdf
Fulan’s “Spark” operating remote control mysteriously Russian Русский www.TELE-satellite.com/TELE-satellite-1105/rus/fulan.pdf
system and its built-in online disappears plus there’s also Turkish Türkçe www.TELE-satellite.com/TELE-satellite-1105/tur/fulan.pdf
platform. a Conax card reader.
When the long-awaited This receiver is available in HDMI output, a digital audio control for several reasons:
package arrived from Shen- three different models (DVB- output, three RCA jacks for first of all, it sits comfort-
zhen, China, everyone in the S2, DVB-C and DVB-T) and composite video and stereo ably and ergonomically in
lab took a break from their represents only a portion audio outputs, a USB 2.0 your hand, second, all of the
work – they all wanted to get of Fulan’s extensive product interface for linking with an buttons are nicely organized,
a glimpse of this new Fulan portfolio. For our tests we external hard drive or USB legible and have the perfect
receiver. We noticed right used the DVB-S2 version of stick, an RJ 45 network in- “feel” to them when pressed.
away that at 22x16x4 cm it the ST7111. terface, a main power switch Fulan also, with this remote
was comparatively small and as well as an RS232 serial control, addressed a particu-
easy to handle. The rear panel of the Fulan interface. lar problem, one that we’ve
receiver is nicely set up. In seen here in our test labs as
The front side of the new addition to the typical tuner The RS232 interface is re- well as received numerous
Fulan ST7111 is made en- input and looped-through ally no longer needed given e-mails about; one that’s
tirely of a mirrored flap. The output, you’ll also find an that there are so many other very irritating to end users:
ways to connect to this re- if you happen to have more
ceiver. The days of using than one device from a sin-
this type of an interface for gle manufacturer, there’s a
software or channel list up- good chance that one of the
dates via a null modem link remote controls will have the
to a PC are for the most part unwanted effect of operating
over. We especially liked that all of the devices.
Fulan is one of the first re-
ceiver manufacturers to do The blame for this lies with
away with Scart jacks. Scart the desire to save money
jacks are totally unsuitable but often a manufacturer’s
for HDTV. sloppiness is also at fault in
that they are unwilling to as-
We were also quite happy sign different remote control
with the included remote codes to all of their receiv-
ers. Only in this way can one
single remote control be in-
cluded with every receiver
model without any large ex-
pense. Fulan is handling it
differently: they have shown
0.55

1
how it’s possible to elegantly systems that can be selected

circumvent this problem. with the Dual Boot Function.
Their remote control can For this test report we will
switch between device 1 and be concentrating on their
device 2; this can be accom- home-grown Spark software
plished with the push of a and its associated online
single button. platform.
The LED for the standby Fulan has named its stan-
button indicates which de- dard receiver operating
2 vice is currently selected: system Spark and when we
for receiver 1 the LED lights turned it on for the first time
up green for every push of we immediately noticed with
a button and for receiver the installation assistant the
2 it lights up red. From the attention to detail that was
receiver side, a dedicated put into the development of
menu entry lets you switch this software. In six steps
between receiver 1 and 2 the installation assistant
and thereby handle the nec- guides the user through all
essary programming steps. of the setup steps of their
new receiver. It comes with
The manufacturer also in- the following points: lan-
cluded a button on the re- guage, time settings (the
3
mote control that can be receiver operates with a real
used to completely deacti- time clock), network, video
vate an attached USB de- output, PIN code as well as
vice. A push of this button a variety of other basic set-
halts all read/write activities tings. The P+ and P- buttons
to this device and for hard on the remote control allow
drives moves the read/write you to easily switch back and
heads to a neutral position forth between the six dif-
and shuts off power. ferent steps making it very
easy to go back and make
The user manual that any corrections.
came with our test pack-
4 age was at this point in time The Spark software’s main
only in English but with the menu is also very nicely or-
expansion of the Spark plat- ganized and logically laid
form other language ver- out. We were actually very
sions will undoubtedly be- impressed with the overall
come available. layout of the OSD (on-screen
display). It is very easy to
Taking the cover off of the use and you can communi-
receiver reveals a 450 MHz cate with the OSD in English,
main processor, 8GB NOR German, Russian, Spanish,
Flash, 512MB NAND Flash Italian, Portuguese, Turkish,
as well as two 128MB DDR Polish, Greek, Finnish, Swed-
SDRAM memory modules. ish, Farsi, French, Czech,
5 The power supply also left us Slovakian, Danish, Hungar-
with a very positive impres- ian, Persian, Ukrainian, Ro-
sion. manian, Kurdish, Bosnian,
Croatian, Bulgarian, Indo-
Fulan’s receivers come nesian, Slovenian, Hebrew,
with two different operating Lithuanian and Serbian.
1. Adding an FTP server for downloading software, plug-ins and

channel lists
2. Adding a transponder
3. Automatic channel scan of HOTBIRD at 13° east
4. Backing up the entire system on an external storage device
5. The ST7111 channel list

6 11
7 12
8 13
9 14
10 15

16 21
17 22
18 6. A multitude of DiSEqC settings

are available for each satellite
entry
7. Editing the Favorites list
8. EPG for a channel
9. Channels can be found in the
channel list using the first letters
in the channel name
10. The integrated image viewer
properly displays digital photos
11. An Info bar appears
19 momentarily after changing
channels
12. The ST7111 main menu
13. Display showing the available
MP3 titles
14. Network settings
15. Overview of currently installed
plug-ins
16. Overview of recorded
programs
17. RSS feeds can easily be
20 displayed over the receiver’s OSD
18. The list of preprogrammed
satellites
19. Manual transponder scan
20. FAQ’s via the Spark online
platform
21. News reception via the Spark
online platform
22. Fulan has provided a practical
online platform for its customers
via Spark online

23
The system settings can to all of the preprogrammed

be used to adjust a variety LOF values, signals in both
of parameters, such as the the Ku-band and C-band can
resolution of the HDMI vid- be received; there are even
eo signal, the display of 4:3 other LOF values for use with
signals on a 16:9 TV and of other frequency ranges.
course a variety of on-screen
24 display settings. We can’t If you want to use this re-
forget to mention that this ceiver with an SCR single-
receiver is fully HD compat- cable solution, Fulan didn’t
ible in that it can provide an forget about you either; the
output signal in 1080p and is new receiver also supports
therefore perfectly prepared these protocols. Especially
for the future. interesting is the automatic
DiSEqC recognition. The
The list of preprogrammed receiver uses this feature
satellites and transponders together with the prepro-
includes the more important grammed satellite list to try
European and Asian satel- and automatically recognize
lites but there are also a few which signals are connected
25 American satellites that have to what DiSEqC multiswitch
found their way into this list. port.
An interesting highlight is
the display of the satellite Fulan has designed a vi-
positions on a world map di- sually appealing and nicely
rectly in the settings menu. organized satellite and tran-
This lets you get a visual sponder editor. The same
idea of where the satellites can also be said for the au-
are located over the equator. tomatic and manual chan-
nel scan. The corresponding
Since this new Fulan re- settings and parameters can
ceiver supports DiSEqC 1.0, all be accessed via a central
26 1.1, 1.2 and 1.3, it can be menu that has all the neces-
used with the simplest of an- sary functions.
tennas as well as with more
complex multifeed dishes As you would expect with
that can carry up to 16 LNBs. a high-valued product, the
Of course, it can also be used ST7111 supports not only an
with DiSEqC motors. Thanks automatic channel scan for
23. The technical parameters of a channel

24. Setting up timer entries
25. New software and channel lists can be downloaded from the
Internet via the Spark online platform
26. Data transfer speed test via USB

27
one or more satellites, but tion can be selected in the

also a manual transponder left column, the middle col-
scan that includes individual umn contains the individual
PID entries. Of course, DVB- folders and the right column
S2 compatibility is auto- consists of the correspond-
matically understood with an ing channel list entries. With
HDTV receiver; the ST7111 the push of just one button
was no exception: it handled the current EPG data of a
DVB-S transponders as well channel can be blended in
as DVB-S2 transponders in over the channel list.
MPEG-4.
28
The EPG itself is nicely
The Fulan receiver is basi- organized and is available
cally a fast receiver; this can in two different modes: the
also be seen in its channel first mode displays ten chan-
scan speed. A scan of HOT- nels at the same time with
BIRD at 13° east required information on the current
just about five minutes to or subsequent program. The
complete and managed to second mode provides a
find 1849 TV channels and general overview of a chan-
570 radio channels. We also nel up to seven days in ad-
weren’t disappointed with vance. To round it all off,
the tuner in our SCPC test: timer entries can be handled
29 it was able to correctly pro- directly from the EPG.
cess a 12.620 GHz transpon-
der on EUTELSAT W7 at 36° Since this is also a PVR
east with a symbolrate of receiver, you can not only
just 2.894 Ms/sec. record programming on an
external storage device, but
Since the channel list can you can also take advantage
be filled with an endless of the time shift function
number of channels, it would which will let you pause a
make sense to organize the program if you have to walk
list before the receiver is away from your TV and then
put into normal, everyday continue watching it from
service. The Fulan ST7111 the point you paused it when
30 comes with an easy to use you return. If the data trans-
channel list editor that lets fer rate of the storage me-
you move, delete, rename dium you use is fast enough,
or lockout channels with you can use the time shift
a PIN code. Thanks to the function at the same time an
numerous Favorites lists, HD channel is being record-
more popular channels can ed. The term “fast enough”
be shifted there so that they isn’t very specific; for that
can be accessed more quick- reason Fulan included a
ly at a later time. data transfer speed test that
measures the speed of a
After we began testing data transmission and dis-
the new Fulan receiver for plays it graphically and at
31
a few days, it became clear the same time indicates if
that the channel list display it’s possible to time shift and
is an especially practical fea- record an HD channel at the
ture. It is divided into three same time.
columns. While Favorites,
satellite, provider or encryp- Because an external stor-
27. Internet login to access the Spark online platform

28. Accessing a new user manual
29. Adding a new question/answer
30. Sending a news update to a few end users or all of them
31. Editing account information

32
33 32. Thanks to FTP access, plug-ins can also be downloaded to the

receiver via a PC
33. Explanation in the online user manual of the automatic DiSEqC
recognition feature
34. Our Spark-online-created news update appears on the receiver
35. Our Spark-online-created question/answer appears in the
FAQ’s of the receiver
storage device so that if the about as much power as if it

receiver ever has a problem, were in normal operation.
the settings become cor-
rupted or if you accidentally YouTube, Shoutcast, Pi-
34 deleted some channels from casa oder RSS Feeds are
the channel list, it can all be services that Internet users
immediately restored. would unlikely want to do
without these days. Since
But wait, there’s more. Fulan included a network
The receiver comes with a interface in its receiver, the
multimedia player that sup- only thing needed to be done
ports a variety of formats would have been to incor-
such as AVI, MKV, MPG, TS, porate these services in the
WMA, WMV, M2TS, FLV, DAT, receiver.
ASF and MP3. The video clips
we used to test this feature And that’s exactly what
were all correctly processed Fulan did. Now you can view
35 and played back. The MP3 video clips via YouTube or
jukebox didn’t disappoint listen to radio stations via
us either, nor did the image Shoutcast. You can also view
viewer have any problems your friend’s latest pictures
displaying our demo JPEG via Picasa. Thanks to RSS
pictures. feeds, you can always keep
yourself up to date with cur-
So, if you’re the proud rent events. If you’re watch-
owner of this Fulan receiver, ing TV and there’s a long
you can use it to listen to commercial break, you can
your collection of music as take a quick look and see
well as check out your fa- what’s going on in the world.
vorite pictures. External MP3
age device is used, any re- mat external storage media players or image viewers are Despite all of these net-
cordings are immediately directly from the receiver. not needed. work features, the Fulan
available on a PC for further Additionally, the extended engineers were still not sat-
processing such as burn- recording time, the standard The ST7111 is very effi- isfied. They took it to an en-
ing a DVD. There’s no time- recording time as well as the cient when it comes to pow- tirely new level and incorpo-
consuming data transfer via time shift cache memory can er usage: it uses only 20W rated a few other specialties.
USB or FTP. be set as desired. while in normal operation This included the expan-
and a mere 4W when it’s in sion of the software to al-
Our overall positive im- As a precautionary mea- deep standby. If you want low plug-ins (small software
pression of the ST7111 was sure, the channel list set- the Fulan receiver to be able packets that enhance the
further amplified by the tings and plug-ins can be to instantly wake up from function of the receiver in
ability to partition and for- backed up on an external standby, it would need to use specific areas) and the Spark

online server. A calculator would all work but it opens server via the Internet as a were easily able to access all
plug-in was included in our up possibilities for third-par- licensed user. of the functions through the
test model although for de- ty providers who are also us- test account that was set up
velopers the sky’s the limit. ing this platform. In our tests For this Fulan uses AIR for us by Fulan.
we liked the FAQ section; it (Adobe Integrated Run-
With the Spark online serv- contains the answers to nu- time) as the system’s cen- The Fulan ST7111 also
er, Fulan is attempting to merous questions posed by tral switching point; it’s an comes with the ability to
create a direct communica- other end users and all of extension available for all boot the system using Enig-
tion link between the receiv- this was handled directly on the popular web browsers ma 2 instead of the manu-
er manufacturer and the end the receiver without having such as Internet Explorer, facturer’s own Spark soft-
user. This would allow, for to refer to the user manu- Firefox, Safari, etc. With ware. Simply hold down the
example, receiver news to al! And while we’re talking just a few mouse clicks and OK button while turning the
be sent to the user; it could about the user manual, it is the entry of the correct ac- receiver on and the option to
also be used to make avail- also available online in one cess data, new questions choose which operating soft-
able user manuals, FAQ’s of the selectable folders. If and answers can be added ware to use will be displayed.
and other information. It you have any questions re- to the system, new software
could also be used to access garding the operation of the can easily be made avail- We enjoyed using the
the end users local weather receiver, you no longer need able, even receiver news Spark software during our
data as well as other useful to get up from your comfort- can be sent to you. tests. It was stable in its
information. Even software able couch to get an answer. performance, operated with
updates and new channel In our tests it was the a large assortment of fea-
lists could be made available Since Fulan is making the easy, organized operation tures and can be expanded
to the customer. Spark software available to of the system that stood out with plug-ins. It worked per-
other receiver manufactur- for us and as you can see fectly with the built-in tuner
Fulan is demonstrating ers, they would be able to with the pictures that ac- in such a way that fast chan-
with its own devices how it fully control the Spark online company this test report, we nel scans as well as problem-

+ DATA
Stable software with a large assortment of fea- Manufacturer Fulan, 3/F, A1 Block, Cyber-Tech Zone Gaoxin AVE.7.S,
Hi-Tech Industrial Park, Nanshan District,
tures
Shezhen/China
Very fast channel scan
Tel. +86-755-86153611
Outstanding video and audio quality
E-Mail ltt@fulan-soft.com
Speedy channel surfing
Thomas Haring
Exceptional customer service thanks to TELE-satellite Model ST7111
Test Center
the online platform of their home-made Spark Austria Function Digital HDTV receiver with various
software which is also available to third parties Multimedia & Internet Features, including Dual-Boot
and Spark online-plattform
- Symbolrate 2-45 Ms/sec.

The alternative Enigma 2 software will allow multiple record- SCPC compatible yes
ings at the same time, a feature that is not yet available with the DiSEqC 1.0 / 1.1 / 1.2 / 1.3
Spark software USALS yes
HDMI Output yes
Scart Connector no
free SCPC reception were Fulan, with its Spark on-
Audio/Video Outputs 3x RCA
both possible. line platform, has taken a
Component Video Output no
very big step in the direc-
S-Video Output no
The video and audio qual- tion of customer service; it
UHF Modulator no
ity of this receiver are out- offers user manuals, FAQ’s,
0/12 Volt Connector no
standing and even chan- software updates as well as
nel surfing was fun with its news updates sent directly Digital Audio Output yes
channel switching time of to the end user. EPG yes
roughly one second. C/Ku-Band compatible yes

PVR-Function yes
USB 2.0 Connector yes
Ethernet yes
Silicon Tuner yes
E-SATA no
ENERGY
DIAGRAM
Mode Apparent Active Factor

Apparent Power
Regular StandBy 17 W 8W 0.47
Active 18 W 10 W 0.55
Deep StandBy 4W 1W 0.25 Active Power
First 15 minutes: Active operation with recording, playback and

channel switching
Next 15 minutes: Standby mode
Third 15 minutes: Deep standby mode with very little power usage

TEST REPORT Wireless Smartcard
SmartWi II
A Clever
Solution
for PayTV
Reception
in Multiple
Rooms
• PayTV providers typically
give you only one SmartCard
per subscription yet in most
households this is simply not
enough. In addition to the
typical receiver in the living
room, these days you could
also find one in the bedroom,
the kid’s room and even in the
kitchen.
04-05/2011
SmartWi II
Technically sophisticated solution
to providing multiple receivers
in your home with PayTV

Arabic ‫العربية‬ www.TELE-satellite.com/TELE-satellite-1105/ara/smartwi.pdf
Indonesian Indonesia www.TELE-satellite.com/TELE-satellite-1105/bid/smartwi.pdf
German Deutsch www.TELE-satellite.com/TELE-satellite-1105/deu/smartwi.pdf
English English www.TELE-satellite.com/TELE-satellite-1105/eng/smartwi.pdf
Spanish Español www.TELE-satellite.com/TELE-satellite-1105/esp/smartwi.pdf
French Français www.TELE-satellite.com/TELE-satellite-1105/fra/smartwi.pdf
Hebrew ‫עברית‬ www.TELE-satellite.com/TELE-satellite-1105/heb/smartwi.pdf
Chinese 中文 www.TELE-satellite.com/TELE-satellite-1105/man/smartwi.pdf
Polish Polski www.TELE-satellite.com/TELE-satellite-1105/pol/smartwi.pdf
Portuguese Português www.TELE-satellite.com/TELE-satellite-1105/por/smartwi.pdf
Russian Русский www.TELE-satellite.com/TELE-satellite-1105/rus/smartwi.pdf
Turkish Türkçe www.TELE-satellite.com/TELE-satellite-1105/tur/smartwi.pdf

1
Before the appearance that would ultimately end

of HDTV, the signal from a up in the receivers. Hence
PayTV receiver could eas- the name SmartWi: which
ily be distributed through- stands for ‘SMART’ card and
out the house or apartment, ‘WIreless’.
either via coax cable from
the built-in modulator or, for The SmartWi system is set
example, via a transmitter up for a maximum of five re-
that can take an audio/video ception cards that are mated
signal and transmit it in very with the master station for
good quality with a range of security reasons. Therefore,
roughly 30-50 meters. But all a card that doesn’t belong to
2
of these solutions only work the system will not work with
with SDTV; with HDTV it’s a the system. Only those cards
different story. The problem that were physically linked
is that the high-resolution with the master station will
HDTV content can’t be car- be able to decode the sig-
ried by these kinds of analog nals. The entire transmission
transmission systems. process is encrypted.
If you want to watch HD- To decode a radio or TV

quality PayTV in your home channel, the receiver needs
on more than one TV, you a valid decryption key which
might have a big problem. can be found on the Smart-
A few PayTV providers allow Card that comes from the
for the addition of a second provider. This key is ac-
or even third subscription for cessed every ten seconds; if
an end-user but this option the key is valid, the channel
3
is not especially interest- is decrypted, if not, the TV
ing either because of some screen remains dark. The
technical limitations such as SmartWi system does noth-
connecting each receiver to ing more than take these key
a telephone line or because requests that appear every
the added costs would be too ten seconds at the SmartWi
high. cards inserted in the receiv-
ers and transmits them wire-
So, what’s the alternative? lessly to the master station.
The answer is a clever solu-
tion by the Danish company The master station then
SmartWi: the wireless card reads the correct key from
splitter. the original SmartCard and
sends the reply back to the
The idea behind a card reception cards so that the
4 splitter is actually quite receiver can continue to de-
simple: since most PayTV crypt the channel.
providers only supply their
customers with one card, The SmartWi system op-
this card would simply be in- erates in the 868 MHz band
serted in a card reader unit which is not as congested
(master station) the con- and interference-prone as
tents of which would then the 2.4 GHz range would be
be forwarded wirelessly to and is therefore more reli-
multiple reception cards able. The transmission range
1. The SmartWi box should be connected to the PC only after the

software installation
2. SmartWi toolbox for configuration and updating the master
station
3. Detailed information on the SmartCard in use
4. Transferring new software to the master station

5
in enclosed rooms is around (green, red, orange) on the

15 meters which should be front side as well as a micro
good enough for most homes USB port on the rear panel.
and larger apartments. Walls
should not hinder the signal The black finish on the box
at all unless they happen allows it to fit in nicely with
to be outside walls covered any TV setup. The original
in aluminum siding on the PayTV card from the provid-
exterior; that could lead to er disappears conveniently
problems. into a port on the underside
of the box. Although this
The SmartWi system won’t port is fitted with slots for
6 let you watch PayTV without two cards, only one of them
paying for it nor will it allow can be used; the other is in-
a large number of people to ternally blocked. Because of
access the PayTV content. this, the SmartWi card split-
All of this is guaranteed by ter can’t be used with two
the pairing of the reception different PayTV cards at the
cards with the master sta- same time. This feature will
tion as well as the limited become available in subse-
range of roughly 15 meters. quent versions.
Additionally, SmartWi strict-
ly adheres to the ISO 7816 The package includes two
standard that is associated reception cards (up to three
with the technology used. additional cards can be pur-
chased separately), a USB
According to the manu- cable for connection to a PC
facturer, the SmartWi sys- and a power supply.
7 tem supports the Seca Me-
diaguard 1&2, Viaccess 1, 2 Operating the SmartWi
&3, Cryptoworks, B-CAS as system is so simple that the
well as the Conax and Ird- user manual supplied by the
eto encryption systems. The manufacturer consists of
latter two encryption sys- just a single page; it includes
tems will only work as long all the necessary steps to
as the SmartCard and re- put the card splitter into op-
ceiver aren’t logically linked eration.
together through the serial
number. Also not supported Of course, the very first
is any encryption system in step would be to insert the
which a SmartCard is not original PayTV card into the
used, in other words, a sys- card reader slot. After just a
tem where the provider ac- few seconds, the orange LED
cesses the receiver directly. begins to blink signaling that
8 Nagravision and Videoguard the system is reading the
are also not compatible with card and setting itself up for
the SmartWi system. the proper encryption sys-
tem. The green LED shows
SmartWi has given its the current operational sta-
newest product an elegant tus while the red LED would
new look. At 90x56x23mm indicate a problem.
the master box is rather slim
and comes with three LEDs When the orange LED goes
5. The software update was successful

6. The Logger function provides valuable error information to
SmartWi support
7. A variety of test functions are also available to the support team
8. Communication status between the master station and the
reception cards

out, the original PayTV card and all of the channels that
from the provider can be we tested were promptly
removed after which the re- and correctly decrypted re-
ception cards can be inserted gardless if the channels were
one after the other into the SD or HD. And the type of
master station. The orange signal (DVB-S/2, DVB-T/2
LED will once again blink for or DVB-C) didn’t matter to
a few seconds while the re- the SmartWi system; it only
ception cards are linked with transmits the necessary
the master station and pre- key from the master station
pared for use with the pro- to the reception cards and
vider’s encryption system. leaves the DVB signal itself
undisturbed.
Once the reception cards
are set up, the original Pay- Since there were misun-
TV card is reinserted into derstandings in the past, we
the master station while the want to make it clear once
reception cards make their again: the SmartWi system
way to the receivers. Un- only transmits the necessary
fortunately, the reception keys for PayTV decryption to
cards, with their on-board the reception cards; it does
electronics, are larger than not provide each individual
1 normal cards and therefore receiver with the actual TV
will stick out from the CI signal (DVB-S/2, DVB-T/2 or
slot or card reader prevent- DVB-C). The signal itself still
ing in most cases the flap comes from an antenna or
on the receiver from being via coax cable and must be
2 closed. SmartWi is working separately routed to each in-
on smaller versions of the dividual receiver by the end
reception cards that would user.
then allow these flaps to be
closed. Each of the encryption
types supported by the
For our tests we used three SmartWi system are in prin-
receivers that we had lying cipal very similar but there
around. We inserted recep- are slight differences and
tion cards into the CI slots because of this it is neces-
or card reader slots of these sary for the master station
three receivers and began to know ahead of time what
surfing through the PayTV encryption system will be
channels. The first encryp- used and what information
tion system we tested was is available on the original
an ORF Cryptoworks card. PayTV card. Therefore, be-
After that came an SRG Vi- fore the reception cards are
access card followed by a programmed, the original
SECA card. PayTV card from the pro-
vider needs to first be in-
No matter how hard we serted in the transmitting
3 put each of the three cards station. Also note that if a
4
to the test, we could not dis- different encryption system
turb the SmartWi system comes into play or if a new
original PayTV card needs to
1. Front of the SmartWi II with
three control LEDs be used, the entire program-
2. SmartWi Client Cards ming process would have to
3. Smartcard slots on the base be repeated.
of the unit
5 4. USB power connection
5. The SmartWi gets its power In other words, it’s not
via USB, either connected to possible to first set up the
a PC or to the power supply,
which comes with the unit master station and the re-

ception cards with a Crypto- also then be updated with SMARTWI

works PayTV card and then the newest software. Wireless Card Reader Producer, Denmark www.smartwi.net
swap the Cryptoworks card
in the master station with a The SmartWi Toolbox is
Viaccess card. In order for a free program that can be
this to work, the reception used for master station up-
cards would have to momen- dates; it takes care of all the
tarily be inserted into the necessary steps to get the
master station so that they job done. In order for the
can be reprogrammed to the PC to be able to recognize
Viaccess system. the SmartWi station, it is
first necessary to install the
In our tests we were able SmartWi toolbox software
to achieve a range of around before the SmartWi box is
17 meters in enclosed rooms connected via USB to the PC.
with the signal having to In this way the necessary
pass through several walls drivers are made available www.TELE-satellite.com/TELE-satellite-1011/eng/smartwi.pdf
www.TELE-satellite.com/TELE-satellite-0709/eng/smartwi.pdf
here in our test labs. Out in which Windows can then au-
the open its range is natu- tomatically activate.
rally better. If the master Expert Opinion
station is placed on the bal- After starting the soft- +
cony, the signals would have ware, you can not only up- With the SmartWi II system, the manufac-
no trouble reaching a receiv- date the master station with turer has provided a reliable and sophisticated
er in the backyard shed if it the latest software, but also card splitter solution that is compatible with a
were more than 17 meters handle several additional wide variety of encryption systems. We were
Thomas Haring
away. The SmartWi system settings as well. especially pleased with its ease of use and its TELE-satellite
Test Center
also was not bothered by perfect, error-free operation. At no time during Austria
any other signal interfer- Up to five different trans-
our tests were we able to recognize any interfer-
ence. It didn’t matter if we mission channels are avail-
ence or blackouts in the picture; each of the receivers behaved
used a wireless headset, a able. If you happen to be us-
as if they were using the original PayTV card. Thanks to the
WLAN router or even a mi- ing more than one SmartWi
simple update process, the manufacturer can easily react to
crowave oven that happened system, you can select dif-
any encryption system changes by updating the software. The
to be right next to the mas- ferent transmission chan-
system uses less than one watt of power and even if used all
ter station; we simply could nels for each one. You can
not disrupt the SmartWi also view details of the day would have a negligible impact on your electric bill.
system. Communication be- original PayTV card as well

tween the SmartWi compo- as name the individual re- -
nents occurred at more than ception cards and also set Unfortunately, the reception cards are built in such a way
30 Kbytes/s so that there up special options to match that any CI slot or card reader flaps on the receiver in most
could be no interruption of the individual receivers. The cases cannot be closed. It is also not possible to use two differ-
the decryption process due Logger function can be used ent PayTV cards at the same time. SmartWi is working on both
to a slow signal transmission to display the communica- of these points and will eventually provide a solution.
rate. tion between the client cards
and the master station; this
Since SmartWi is con- would provide SmartWi sup- TECHNICAL
stantly working on improv- port with invaluable infor- DATA
Manufacturer SmartWi International A/S Aabenraavej 1,
ing and expanding their card mation should there be a
6340 Krusaa, Denmark
splitter systems, it pays to problem. You can also find
Phone +45 70260031
check their website www. out what special parameters
Fax +45 86406622
smartwi.net from time to can be set up for your recep-
Email www.smartwi.net/contact.html
time to see if there happens tion cards. A valuable source Model SmartWi II
to be new software available of tips and tricks for your Function Wireless SmartCard Reader
for the SmartWi II box. And SmartWi system can also be Supported CAS systems Irdeto, Seca Mediaguard 1&2, Viaccess 1&2&3,
thanks to the USB interface, found in the manufacturer’s Cryptoworks, Conax, B-CAS
any new software can easily discussion forums on its Max. receivers 5
be transferred to the Smart- website. Nearly every pos- Max. distance about 17m (indoor)
Wi box using a MS Windows sible problem has already Transmission band RF 868 MHz
PC. When reception cards been discussed and solved Transmitter power -10, -2, +6 & +10 dBm
are programmed, they would there. Power supply 5V DC

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Website www.aminocom.com
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Stream Protocol UDP Indonesian Indonesia www.TELE-satellite.com/TELE-satellite-1103/bid/netup2.pdf
Menu Standards NetUP Middleware German Deutsch www.TELE-satellite.com/TELE-satellite-1103/deu/netup2.pdf
English English www.TELE-satellite.com/TELE-satellite-1103/eng/netup2.pdf
WLAN —
Spanish Español www.TELE-satellite.com/TELE-satellite-1103/esp/netup2.pdf
French Français www.TELE-satellite.com/TELE-satellite-1103/fra/netup2.pdf
Hebrew ‫עברית‬ www.TELE-satellite.com/TELE-satellite-1103/heb/netup2.pdf
Chinese 中文 www.TELE-satellite.com/TELE-satellite-1103/man/netup2.pdf
Polish Polski www.TELE-satellite.com/TELE-satellite-1103/pol/netup2.pdf
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Manufacturer Jiuzhou
Website www.jiuzhou.com.cn
Function IPTV Set-Top-Box Arabic ‫العربية‬ www.TELE-satellite.com/TELE-satellite-1101/ara/jiuzhou.pdf
Stream Protocol UDP Indonesian Indonesia www.TELE-satellite.com/TELE-satellite-1101/bid/jiuzhou.pdf
Menu Standards
HTML4, Javascript 1.5, Java German Deutsch www.TELE-satellite.com/TELE-satellite-1101/deu/jiuzhou.pdf
Virtual Machine English English www.TELE-satellite.com/TELE-satellite-1101/eng/jiuzhou.pdf
WLAN ● (via USB stick) Spanish Español www.TELE-satellite.com/TELE-satellite-1101/esp/jiuzhou.pdf
French Français www.TELE-satellite.com/TELE-satellite-1101/fra/jiuzhou.pdf
Hebrew ‫עברית‬ www.TELE-satellite.com/TELE-satellite-1101/heb/jiuzhou.pdf
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Website www.netup.tv
IPTV Gateway for DVB
Function Arabic ‫العربية‬ www.TELE-satellite.com/TELE-satellite-1011/ara/netup.pdf
Signals
Stream Protocol UDP Indonesian Indonesia www.TELE-satellite.com/TELE-satellite-1011/bid/netup.pdf
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German Deutsch www.TELE-satellite.com/TELE-satellite-1011/deu/netup.pdf
Menu Standards NetUP Middleware
English English www.TELE-satellite.com/TELE-satellite-1011/eng/netup.pdf
WLAN — Spanish Español www.TELE-satellite.com/TELE-satellite-1011/esp/netup.pdf
French Français www.TELE-satellite.com/TELE-satellite-1011/fra/netup.pdf
Hebrew ‫עברית‬ www.TELE-satellite.com/TELE-satellite-1011/heb/netup.pdf
Chinese 中文 www.TELE-satellite.com/TELE-satellite-1011/man/netup.pdf
Polish Polski www.TELE-satellite.com/TELE-satellite-1011/pol/netup.pdf
Portuguese Português www.TELE-satellite.com/TELE-satellite-1011/por/netup.pdf
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Website www.azbox.com
HDTV and IPTV
Function receiver with various Arabic ‫العربية‬ www.TELE-satellite.com/TELE-satellite-1009/ara/azbox.pdf
Multimedia&Internet Features Indonesian Indonesia www.TELE-satellite.com/TELE-satellite-1009/bid/azbox.pdf
Stream Protocol UDP German Deutsch www.TELE-satellite.com/TELE-satellite-1009/deu/azbox.pdf
Menu Standards html English English www.TELE-satellite.com/TELE-satellite-1009/eng/azbox.pdf
Spanish Español www.TELE-satellite.com/TELE-satellite-1009/esp/azbox.pdf
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Website www.amikostb.com
Function
Digital HDTV
including dual boot Arabic ‫العربية‬ www.TELE-satellite.com/TELE-satellite-1105/ara/amiko.pdf
/LAN ●/● Indonesian Indonesia www.TELE-satellite.com/TELE-satellite-1105/bid/amiko.pdf
Channel Memory unlimited German Deutsch www.TELE-satellite.com/TELE-satellite-1105/deu/amiko.pdf
English English www.TELE-satellite.com/TELE-satellite-1105/eng/amiko.pdf
DiSEqC 1.0 / 1.1 / 1.2 / 1.3
Spanish Español www.TELE-satellite.com/TELE-satellite-1105/esp/amiko.pdf
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Polish Polski www.TELE-satellite.com/TELE-satellite-1105/pol/amiko.pdf
Portuguese Português www.TELE-satellite.com/TELE-satellite-1105/por/amiko.pdf
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AB IPBox
www.abipbox.com
HDTV Linux Receiver with Arabic ‫العربية‬ www.TELE-satellite.com/TELE-satellite-1105/ara/abipbox.pdf
Function single tuner and USB for PVR
/LAN ●/●
Channel Memory 10000
English English www.TELE-satellite.com/TELE-satellite-1105/eng/abipbox.pdf
DiSEqC 1.0 / 1.1 / 1.2 / 1.3 Spanish Español www.TELE-satellite.com/TELE-satellite-1105/esp/abipbox.pdf
S-Video/HDMI —/● French Français www.TELE-satellite.com/TELE-satellite-1105/fra/abipbox.pdf
Scart/Digital Audio ●/●
Hebrew ‫עברית‬ www.TELE-satellite.com/TELE-satellite-1105/heb/abipbox.pdf
Chinese 中文 www.TELE-satellite.com/TELE-satellite-1105/man/abipbox.pdf
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Website www.skyworth.com.hk
Combo Receiver for
Function
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Channel Memory 6000
English English www.TELE-satellite.com/TELE-satellite-1105/eng/skyworth.pdf
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Website www.fulansoft.com
Digital HDTV Receiver with
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Manufacturer Golden Media
Website www.golden-media.net
Digital HDTV Dual Tuner
Function Arabic ‫العربية‬ www.TELE-satellite.com/TELE-satellite-1103/ara/goldenmedia.pdf
PVR Receiver with Blindscan
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German Deutsch www.TELE-satellite.com/TELE-satellite-1103/deu/goldenmedia.pdf
Channel Memory 8000
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Website
AB IPBox
www.abipbox.com
Twin Multimedia Arabic ‫العربية‬ www.TELE-satellite.com/TELE-satellite-1101/ara/abipbox.pdf
Function
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/LAN ●/●
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S-Video/HDMI —/● French Français www.TELE-satellite.com/TELE-satellite-1101/fra/abipbox.pdf
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Chinese 中文 www.TELE-satellite.com/TELE-satellite-1101/man/abipbox.pdf
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Manufacturer Jaeger / Doebis
Website www.doebis.de
Digital HDTV Receiver
Function with Smart Card reader Arabic ‫العربية‬ www.TELE-satellite.com/TELE-satellite-1101/ara/jaeger.pdf
for HD+ Indonesian Indonesia www.TELE-satellite.com/TELE-satellite-1101/bid/jaeger.pdf
/LAN ●/— German Deutsch www.TELE-satellite.com/TELE-satellite-1101/deu/jaeger.pdf
Channel Memory 5000 English English www.TELE-satellite.com/TELE-satellite-1101/eng/jaeger.pdf
Spanish Español www.TELE-satellite.com/TELE-satellite-1101/esp/jaeger.pdf
DiSEqC 1.0 / 1.2
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Polish Polski www.TELE-satellite.com/TELE-satellite-1101/pol/jaeger.pdf
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Digital HDTV Receiver with
and Tuners Arabic ‫العربية‬ www.TELE-satellite.com/TELE-satellite-1101/ara/azbox.pdf
Function and various Multimedia
& Internet Features
Indonesian Indonesia www.TELE-satellite.com/TELE-satellite-1101/bid/azbox.pdf
German Deutsch www.TELE-satellite.com/TELE-satellite-1101/deu/azbox.pdf
/LAN ●/●
English English www.TELE-satellite.com/TELE-satellite-1101/eng/azbox.pdf
DiSEqC 1.0 / 1.1 / 1.2 / 1.3 French Français www.TELE-satellite.com/TELE-satellite-1101/fra/azbox.pdf
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COMPANY REPORT LNB Manufacturer Boiingsat, China
Boiingsat’s Numerous
Production Facilities
• Three Production LNB Manufacturer Boiingsat operates tence since 1997. However it all really
multiple production facilities in Zhuhai, started in Taiwan. Hoawen Chiang, Gen-
Locations in Zhuhai/ China, a city with 1.5 million inhabitants eral Manager of the company who was
China located in western Guangdong Prov- also born in Taiwan, explains to us how
ince. Zhuhai sits right next to Macao and it all began.
• Large Sales Expansion slowly but surely is attracting more and
in South America more satellite component manufactur- “In 1996 I was a Production Manager
ers. at an LNB manufacturer in Taiwan. But
• In the Works: LNB things didn’t go exactly as I had planned
But one of the first of these manufac- so in 1997 I along with three investors
with Two Feed Rings turers was Boiingsat; it has been in exis- founded Boiingsat in Zhuhai, China”,

remembers Hoawen Chiang. “Two of the tion plant which they used to manu-
investors have in the meantime moved facture 240,000 C-band LNBs
on to other things but investor, Yunnjye every month.
Qin, is still here and is in charge of Pro-
duction.” 2004 became rather tur-
bulent: “We sold our first
The main reason for moving from production facility and
Taiwan to China was obviously the costs.
Wages in China are still lower than that
of Taiwan. “But we still have a small R&D
office in Taiwan with three engineers”,
then built a new one for
Ku-band LNBs.” Now
with 500 employees,
production climbed
ë Zhuhai
says Hoawen Chiang. Thus far the tech- to 350,000 C-band

nical expertise in Taiwan is somewhat LNBs per month and
more advanced than in Mainland China 150,000 Ku-band LNBs
at least as far as high frequency LNBs per month.
are concerned.
The next expansion
“Back then we started with 30 employ- step took place in 2008:
ees and produced 20,000 C-band LNBs “We constructed our third
every month”, he says looking back. In factory this time for produc-
2002 Boiingsat started a second production of die-cast housings.” With
■ One of Boiingsat’s three factories in Zhuhai in southern

China; soon it’ll be four factories. The company’s
administration offices can also be found here.

this third plant, Boiingsat was in control Hoawen Chiang to us. These two coun- of Ku-band LNBs looks quite a bit differ-
of every aspect of production; they only tries still received the bulk of their deliv- ent.
needed the SMD components which they eries in 2010: 40% of their production
went out and purchased. In 2010 produc- went to Indonesia and 30% to Thailand. “Our primary market for Ku-band LNBs
tion capacity reached 500,000 C-band 20% went to Brazil with 10% going to is the Middle East. In 2010 60% of our
LNBs and just as many Ku-band LNBs. A other countries like South Africa, Dubai, Ku-band LNBs were shipped to Dubai,
fourth factory should begin operations in Russia, Singapore as well as Malaysia. 15% went to North Africa, 5% to South
2013 which would then raise the capac- Africa with the remaining 20% going to
ity of Ku-band LNBs to a staggering one When we heard him mention Brazil, North America, Australia and Europe.”
million a month. our ears perked up. “We’ve been deliv- But in 2011, Jason Chiang sees these
ering C-band LNBs to Brazil since 2004 numbers shifting considerably: “The
Of course, we want to know where but demand has recently taken a strong North African market will pick up quite
all these LNBs are going to. “In the jump upwards”, revealed Hoawen a bit; we expect to ship 30% of our total
beginning, we delivered our production Chiang, “In fact, for 2011 we’re expect- production there, 45% will go to the
to Indonesia and Thailand”, explains ing that 35% of our LNB production will Middle East, 5% to South Africa, 10% to
be delivered to Brazil.” Brazil with another 10% going to the rest
of the world.”
Hoawen Chiang’s son
Jason Chiang also Once again Brazil is mentioned but this
works for the time in connection with Ku-band LNBs.
company. He’s Jason Chiang revealed a little secret: “I
currently passing have good contacts in Brazil.” That along
through a number with the steadily increasing demand in
of stations in the that South American country makes for
company but above all a very attractive market.
he‘s involved in Interna-
tional Sales. He breaks down It’s common knowledge how prices for
for us the product distribution by LNBs have been falling considerably and
■ Haowen Chiang groups; the geographical distribution when General Manager Hoawen Chiang
Boiingsat’s founder
and General
Manager

1 3
1. Annie greets visitors at the reception desk

2. Yunnjye Qin is co-owner of Boiingsat and in charge of produc-
tion.
3. Jason Chiang is the son of the company’s founder and desig-
nated successor to the Captain’s chair. Here in the showroom he
shows us one of the company’s specialties: a four-way combi-
nation with 4 x C-band LNB. This LNB lets four receivers receive
four C-band satellites independently from each other; this setup is
2 especially in demand in Indonesia.
4. Sales Manager Joseph Liu runs a team of six employees

such an increase in sales, could it? “Well,
actually, we’re expecting this increase in
sales also because we’re expanding into
a new business sector; in 2012 we’ll be
opening up a new factory for LED lights.
In 2013 we expect that 30% of our sales
will be from LEDs with the rest coming
from LNB production.” OK, now the pic-
ture is getting clearer.
But back to LNBs. Sales Manager Jason

Chiang tells us that in 2009 70% of all
the LNBs shipped were single models. In
2010 that number dropped to 50% and
it will obviously continue to sink. Single
LNBs will cease to exist in a few years.
Twin models made up 35% of the total
in 2010; the rest consisted of quad and
octo models.
The time has come for new models.

Jason Chiang gives us some insight:
“In the second quarter of 2011 we’ll be
releasing a Ku-band LNB with a shorter
revealed his sales figures, a tendency in then he surprised us with his prognosis housing, for the third quarter there’ll be a
that direction was clearly visible: “For for 2013: “We expect sales to jump to Ku-band LNB with only two rings instead
2010 we calculate sales of USD$ 20 mil- USD$ 24 million!” What? Is he serious? of the previous three rings in the feed.
lion. For 2011 we expect a fallback to And then he surprised us for a second For the fourth quarter we’re planning on
USD$ 18 million and for 2012 we expect time: “I believe that demand for LNBs an SCR LNB.” So, it’s plain to see that
a further fallback to USD$ 16 million.” will drop off for several years but then it there are several new products coming
will turn around and go back up.” But that for 2011. “But that’s not all”, he says,
Those aren’t very pretty numbers but alone couldn’t possibly be the reason for “In 2012 we’ll be starting with Ka-band

LNBs.” Since SCR LNBs and LNBs for
Internet-via-satellite (Ka-band) have the
most demand in Europe, the next ques-
tion must be how production will con-
form to European requirements. “We’re
in the process of converting our produc-
tion to the RoHS standard step-by-step.
We should be ready no later than 2012”,
explains Hoawen Chiang.
Clearly the company Boiingsat is pre-

paring to move itself onto higher levels.
With consistent small improvements in
technology and improvements in produc-
tion, they can raise their standard and
thereby enter those sophisticated mar-
kets such as Europe and North America
that up until now couldn’t be breached.
And for this reason you can only meet up
with Jason Chiang at a Boiingsat stand
at trade shows outside of Europe. For
2011 that would be CABSAT in Dubai,
the EEBC in Kiev as well as the two local
Canton shows in the Spring and the Fall.
“But for 2012 we’re looking to be at the
IBC in Amsterdam”, says Jason Chiang
optimistically regarding the future of the
company with its many factories.
1. Sam Ho is Production Manager for C-band

LNBs
2. A Boiingsat specialty: mounting components
for the 4 x C-band LNB for the Indonesian
1 market.
BOIINGSAT Company Details
LNB Manufacturer, China www.boiingsat.com
Engineers in Research & Development | Total Number of Employees
▼ ▼
0.............................. 500 .............................. 1000
Average Turnover (Previous, This, Next Year Estimates)
▼
0............................. 12.5 ................... 25 Mio US$
Production Certificates
RoHS in preparation
Main Products
LNBs for Ku and C bands, Ka band in preparation. Variants in
Single, Twin, Quad, Quattro and Octo.
www.TELE-satellite.com/TELE-satellite-1105/eng/boiingsat.pdf

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2
Research & Development
at Boiingsat
1. David Chou is R&D Manager and is in charge
of a team of six R&D engineers. Three additional
engineers should be added in 2011.
2. R&D engineers here in the lab test product
samples taken from the production line and
check for product improvements.
3. An employee is testing the gain/noise figure of
a C-band LNB.
4. New from the R&D team: the LNB on the left is
from current production, the LNB on the right has
a new shape that is somewhat shorter and makes
possible even smaller LNBs. Current LNBs are
103.5mm long; the new model will only be 85mm
in length.
5. A look into the feed. Up until 2008 these
feeds were manufactured with four rings. Then
1 advances in technology allowed one of the
rings to be removed. Now, as can be seen in the
picture, there are only three rings. But it won’t
be long before the third ring can be eliminated.
An LNB with two rings is planned for the third
quarter of 2011.
2 4
3 5

LNB Circuit Board
Production
1. The LNB circuit boards are
produced here using four SMD
machines. Boiingsat uses two
Yamaha SMD machines and two
from Siemens. SMD Production
Manager Andy Gong explains,
“These machines operate 24
hours a day and produce 40,000
LNB circuit boards in that time.”
2. The stuffed boards exit
the oven and are checked by
an employee for mechanical
defects.
3. Employees use two optical
measurement tools to check the
circuit boards.
4. If any defects are found, this
employee manually resolders
any cold solder joints.
5. Every tenth circuit board
is optically rechecked by an
employee.
6. Before they move on to actual
production, this employee
solders the reception probes
onto the circuit boards. For each
version (Single, Twin, Quad,
Opto) a variety of different
reception probes are needed.
2 3
4 5 6

1
Production
of a Ku-Band LNB
1. A look onto the factory floor.
2. The LNB housing that Boiingsat produces
in another factory is fitted with “F”
connectors here in this first step.
3. The just-completed circuit boards are
placed in the LNB
4. The “F” connector is soldered to the circuit
board.
5. An initial test with power applied: is there
a short circuit or does the circuit board work
correctly?
6. Mounting screws are placed on the
separately manufactured LNB circuit board
cover…
2 3
Loctite on the adjustment screws to make them
operate smoothly.
11. The LOFs are adjusted. With a universal LNB it
would be 9.75 GHz and 10.6 GHz. An employee uses
a foot switch to shift between the two reception
bands.
12. Gain is checked.
4 6
7. ...the cover is then screwed onto the LNB. 13. Noise figure is tested. Using a transmitter
8. Visual checkpoint: does it all fit? that fits perfectly on the feed opening, an
employee checks the behavior of an LNB.
9. An oven is waiting for the LNBs: the LNBs are
burned in here for 20 minutes at 80°C 14. And that’s just about it: here the
protective cap is placed on the feed opening.
10. Next is fine tuning. An employee dabs 5

15. Next comes the cold soak: The
completed LNBs are placed in these
refrigeration chambers and cooled to
-18°C. If the LNBs are to be delivered to
colder climates such as Russia, the LNBs
would be cold tested to -40°C. And they
have to work perfectly.
16. After the cold soak the LNBs are
waterproofed: the circuit boards are
covered with silicon paste that dries in
four hours.
7 8
9 10 11
12 13 14
15 16

17. The plastic top is
mated on the side with
the “F” connector…
18. ...and then mated
with the plastic bottom.
19. A final functionality
test.
20. The completed LNBs
are cleaned..
21. Next comes the
sticker.
22. The completed LNBs
are packed and ready to
ship to the customer.
17 18
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COMPANY REPORT TV-Sets and Receiver Manufacturer Bomare Company, Algeria
Bomare Company:
a new OEM ë
Manufacturer
Birtouta
(Algiers)
In 2005 the European Union entered into an

agreement with the Democratic Peoples Republic
of Algeria to support economic cooperation between
the two. This agreement provides an interesting
opportunity for satellite receiver manufacturers
and, in the case of the Algerian Bomare Company, also
for TV manufacturers. Actually, Bomare Company produces both products. For 2011
Bomare Company has decided to take their products and service capabilities to the
European market. We paid a visit to
Bomare Company’s production facility
in Birtouta, about 20km from Algiers,
and had a look around.

The industrial city of Birtouta is very enough: one day it dawned on him that especially proud of our LCD TVs with
conveniently located: the airport, harbor he could assemble these receivers on integrated DVB-T tuners”, commented
and numerous highways are all within his own production line. Together with Tewfik Lamrani whose five-member R&D
easy reach. It is an excellent location a South Korean manufacturer that sup- team developed this TV. “Now we also
especially for a company that wants to ported him with not only the components manufacture HD TVs”, says Tewfik and
expand its export business. but also the “know-how” in setting up an explains why now is the right time to
It all started many years ago with assembly line, Ali Boumediene started begin exporting their products: “In the
the distribution of satellite receivers. his own production in 2001. Back then 20 past several years we learned how to
The founder, Ali Boumediene imported employees assembled digital receivers start a production line.”
receivers from South Korea and sold using the supplied components. Today The old adage holds true: “You learn
them locally. But for him it wasn’t Bomare Company has 120 employees. from your mistakes”; Bomare Company
Right from the start Ali Boumediene has accepted all of the setbacks and over
had a great idea: he chose the brand time has become a professional manu-
name “Stream System” for his line of facturer.
receiver products. An excellent choice “Now we have the right products and
considering that in today’s IPTV age now we know how to make them”, says
everything revolves around streaming. Tewfik Lamrani, “And now the time has
But lets get back to the beginning: come to start exporting.” Bomare Com-
in 2003 Ali Boumediene took the next pany is not only going to export their own
expansion step. He created his own products such as HD receivers and LCD-
production line for power supplies and TVs in various sizes from 19” to 47”, but
then in 2006 he took one more step by they are now ready to become an OEM or
investing two million Euros and install- ODM maker for other manufacturers and
ing an SMT line in a new production distributors primarily in Europe.
facility complete with automatic compo- Tewfik Lamrani gives us a few reasons
nent mounting machines and an oven. why Bomare Company with its location
Bomare Company also owns a unit of in Algeria would be a good choice: “We
plastic injection and silkscreen painting are in the same time zone as Europe, we
Technical Director Tewfik Lamrani speak the same languages (French and
gives us some insight into their pro- English), we can ship economically to
duction numbers: “From 2001 to 2007 Europe, we provide a high-quality prod-
we produced a total of three million SD uct and our production follows the RoHS
receivers.” directive and just recently also the Euro
Production numbers dropped every 1 Norm.”
year because of the ever-increasing com- The subject of quality control is espe-
petition with imported receivers. But Ali cially critical for the export market: “Five
Boumediene also managed to find a solu- engineers are directly involved with
tion to this: he simply started a second quality control during production (pre-
assembly line to produce TVs. “We are production) and five additional engineers
BOMARE Company Details

TV and Receiver Manufacturer, Algeria www.bomarecompany.com
▼ ▼
■ Even in Algiers it rains occasionally 0................................ 75 ................................ 150
and when it does it pours: a look at Average Turnover (Previous, This, Next Year Estimates)
Bomare Company’s production facility ▼

0............................. 12.5 ...................25 Mio €uro
in Birtouta not far from the capital
Algiers. Working hours are from Production Certificates
8AM-12PM and 1PM-5PM Sunday to RoHS, DVB
Thursday (they are closed Friday and Production Categories
OEM, ODM
Saturday). Main Products
LCD and Plasma TV-Sets with integrated DVB-Tuner, Satellite
Receiver for DVB-S/S2, DVB-T, Home Theatre Systems
www.TELE-satellite.com/TELE-satellite-1103/eng/bomare.pdf

Arabic ‫العربية‬ www.TELE-satellite.com/TELE-satellite-1105/ara/bomare.pdf
Indonesian Indonesia www.TELE-satellite.com/TELE-satellite-1105/bid/bomare.pdf
German Deutsch www.TELE-satellite.com/TELE-satellite-1105/deu/bomare.pdf
English English www.TELE-satellite.com/TELE-satellite-1105/eng/bomare.pdf
Spanish Español www.TELE-satellite.com/TELE-satellite-1105/esp/bomare.pdf
French Français www.TELE-satellite.com/TELE-satellite-1105/fra/bomare.pdf
Hebrew ‫עברית‬ www.TELE-satellite.com/TELE-satellite-1105/heb/bomare.pdf
Chinese 中文 www.TELE-satellite.com/TELE-satellite-1105/man/bomare.pdf
Polish Polski www.TELE-satellite.com/TELE-satellite-1105/pol/bomare.pdf
Portuguese Português www.TELE-satellite.com/TELE-satellite-1105/por/bomare.pdf
Russian Русский www.TELE-satellite.com/TELE-satellite-1105/rus/bomare.pdf
Turkish Türkçe www.TELE-satellite.com/TELE-satellite-1105/tur/bomare.pdf

■ Technical Director Tewfik Lamrani in front
of one of Bomare Company’s flagship products
- a complete home theater system currently
marketed inside Algeria under the Stream
System brandname.
deal with testing products after pro-

duction to make sure they perform as
required.”
Besides these quality assurance engi-
neers, there are ten more engineers in
Bomare Company’s R&D Team. They
are constantly working to improve their
product line and also incorporating the
latest requirements (such as MPEG4 for
DVB-T). Bomare Company also works
closely with the Technical University and
is actively involved in Standards Com-
missions like CETA (Comité Electrotech-
nique et Télécommunication Algérien)
and the Comité Techniques Normatives
Nationaux.
In January 2009 Bomare Company
installed a management system to
comply with the requirements of ISO9001
V2008, ISO14001 V2004, OHSAS 18001
V2007, thus becoming an proactive and
efficient organisation, aimed at satisfy-
■ Mellat Abdelkrim is Senior Engineer for SD
and HD Receivers and shows us here in
ing its customers. Bomare Company’s showroom their newest
Stream System receiver model BM-200HD with
The quality of Bomare Company’s slots for a SmartCard and PCMCIA.
products has become so high that they

■ Ahmed Lounes is SMT Manager. Here
we see him in the SMT machine room.
■ The SMT machines in operation: the

motherboards are automatically loaded with
components and then soldered in place.

1. Mohamed Demiche is Production
Manager. He explains to us, “for every eight-
hour shift we can produce between 300 - 400
CRT TVs and 700 LCD TVs. Our receiver
production line can produce 2000 boxes per
shift including quality control.”
2. The line of soldering control & correction

in the Electronic Card Production Unit is
here.
3. LCD-TV sets with integrated DVB-T tuners

are assembled here and then fully tested by
a quality inspector in the foreground.
provide a five-year guarantee. “This is

only possible through strict quality man-
agement”, comments Tewfik Lamrani.
You can meet him personally either at
the “FIA - Foire International d` Alger”,
that takes place every year in June in
Algiers, or at the MIDEST every year in
November in Paris.
An energetic production team is ready
to take on clients from Europe and other 2
countries!

4. Final testing for a just-completed
TV with integrated DVB-T tuner.
5. The young employee in the

background is Abdelhak Kemane.
He is responsible for pre-
production quality control.
6. Faten Azzouz of the R&D Team

checks out a new DVB-T tuner
using an Algerian test channel
receivable with an antenna.
4 5

■ The after sales service is also very important. Ferrag
Farida is a SAV assistant, she is responsable of supplying
spare parts to the different after sales services.
■ Tewfik Lamrani, Technical Director, with two of his vital

employees: IT-Engineer Ismail Walid (left) and Receiver
Engineer Abdelkarim Mellat (right)

COMPANY REPORT Fiber Optic and CATV Manufacturer Prevail, China
Prevail’s • Substantially Increased Sales for

2011 Thanks to Rising Exports
Perfect • Additional Factory Soon to be in

Operation
Organization • Increased Number of Employees

• Four New SMT Machines in Operation
• Very Active R&D Team
A recipe for the continued success of a manufacturer is a well-

organized operation. A perfect example of this would have to be
ë Hangzhou
the Chinese manufacturer Prevail located in Hangzhou, the capital
of the Zhejiang Province which is south of Shanghai. This company
manufactures fiber optic products, CATV components and profes-
sional digital TV modulators and accessories for signal distribution.
The first thing you notice when you visit Prevail is how neat and
clean the entire factory is; nothing is out of place. Another small
detail are the uniforms that the employees wear. It’s not out of the
ordinary to see workers on an assembly line wear uniforms, but
at Prevail the office workers also wear uniforms. For the visitor it
■ Two of the three Prevail

factories in Xiaoshan in
Hangzhou City in, China.
The fourth is under
construction.

becomes immediately clear that the work here is very disci-
plined and organized. And of course the products themselves
would also be associated with this high standard.
To confirm this we paid a visit to the three manufacturing
plants and had a look around; a fourth factory is currently
under construction.
Necy-xu is General Manager Sales & Marketing and provides

us with a little history about the company: “Prevail was founded
in 2001 by Managing Director Xu Quanhai along with ten other
partners.” The company is in private hands and continues to
manufacture the same product groups that it did at the begin-
ning: fiber optic products, CATV components and accessories
as well as distributors and splitters for coaxial cable lines.
Necy-xu remembers the early days: “In our first year 2001
we had sales of roughly 50 million RMB (5 million Euros) with
about 100 employees. 70% were domestic sales and the rest
were exported.”
For 2010, however, this changed considerably. Necy-xu

revealed to us that now only 50% of their products are sold
domestically in China; exports have increased markedly. To
what countries and regions does Prevail export to?
Helen is Prevail’s International Sales Manager and tells us,

“40% of our exports end up in the south Asian region and this ■Two elephant statues greet visitors
in Pevail’s entrance lobby.
includes India, Pakistan, Indonesia, The Philippines, Thailand
and Vietnam. 30% land in South America, 20% go to Europe significantly and we have exactly the right products for them.”
and the rest go to The Middle East, North America and Africa.” Exports to South America look to sharply increase for 2011,
but Eastern Europe is also rapidly on the rise.
Necy-xu adds that sales in South America have picked up
quite a bit and that Prevail is shipping more and more products Prevail achieved sales of 200 million RMB (roughly 20 mil-
to that region: “The cable TV providers there are expanding lion Euros) in 2010. The number of employees has also been

1 2
3 4
on the rise: now about 450 employees work know-how and that therefore cable operators 1. Necy-xu is General Manager
Sales and Marketing and takes
at Prevail. But for 2011 Necy-xu is extremely prefer to tackle this on their own. This is not care of the company’s exposure,
excited: “The number of our employees will true for accessories although cable operators such as, at trade shows and in the
press.
climb to over 500 and we also expect a jump are still the largest customers for this product
2. Helen is International Sales
in sales.” Prevail is actually optimistic that group as well since they need large numbers of Manager and is constantly in
they can be on the Shanghai Stock Exchange these products. contact with customers all over
the world. She can often be found
in 2012. That’s quite an achievement for such at trade shows at the Prevail
a young company! As an international company, Prevail can be stand.
found at numerous trade shows. International 3. This man is very critical for a
quality manufacturer like Prevail:
Who actually buys Prevail’s products? “90% Sales Manager Helen gives us an overview: he is Yu Xinghong and with his
of our customers are the cable operators “In 2011 we’ll be exhibiting at CCBN in Beijing, 20 engineers he is responsible
for quality assurance during
themselves”, explains Necy-xu, “only about Cabsat in Dubai, CommunicAsia in Singapore, production.
10% are shipped to distributors.” The obvious ANGA in Cologne, Cable-Tec in New Orleans 4. He manages production: Ren
reason for this is that at this point fiber optic as well as three shows in South America: one Guorui is Production Manager
and organizes the entire
products require a great deal of installation in Columbia and two in Brazil.” This provides production process at Prevail.

quite a few opportunities to take a closer look at
Prevail’s product line and learn more about their
1
capabilities. “We always have at least one engineer
present at our booth to answer any technical ques-
tions”, explains Helen regarding Prevail’s strategy.
Prevail is a company that is clearly geared for

expansion and is perfectly organized to do just
that. Prevail’s product segment offers the best
opportunities for further growth since, for exam-
ple, the Triple Play service offered by cable net-
works or IPTV offered through fiber optic networks
are in ever-increasing demand requiring Prevail’s
carefully manufactured products. Prevail’s perfect
organization knows only one way to go: up!
PREVAIL Company Details

Fiber Optic and CATV Manufacturer, China www.prevail-catv.com
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0.............................. 250 ................................ 500
▼
0............................. 12.5 ...................25 Mio €uro
Production Certificates
RoHS
Production Categories
OEM
Main Products
Fiber Optic Nodes and Systems, Optical Receivers and
Transmitters, CATV Equipment, Bi-directional Network
www.TELE-satellite.com/TELE-satellite-1105/eng/prevail.pdf Transmission Equipment, Head-Ends, Splitters, Taps

Arabic ‫العربية‬ www.TELE-satellite.com/TELE-satellite-1105/ara/prevail.pdf
Indonesian Indonesia www.TELE-satellite.com/TELE-satellite-1105/bid/prevail.pdf
German Deutsch www.TELE-satellite.com/TELE-satellite-1105/deu/prevail.pdf
English English www.TELE-satellite.com/TELE-satellite-1105/eng/prevail.pdf
Spanish Español www.TELE-satellite.com/TELE-satellite-1105/esp/prevail.pdf
French Français www.TELE-satellite.com/TELE-satellite-1105/fra/prevail.pdf
Hebrew ‫עברית‬ www.TELE-satellite.com/TELE-satellite-1105/heb/prevail.pdf
Chinese 中文 www.TELE-satellite.com/TELE-satellite-1105/man/prevail.pdf
Polish Polski www.TELE-satellite.com/TELE-satellite-1105/pol/prevail.pdf
Portuguese Português www.TELE-satellite.com/TELE-satellite-1105/por/prevail.pdf
Russian Русский www.TELE-satellite.com/TELE-satellite-1105/rus/prevail.pdf
Turkish Türkçe www.TELE-satellite.com/TELE-satellite-1105/tur/prevail.pdf
1. One of Prevail’s many new products: an AGC

Controlled Optical Node.
2. Also new: an Optical System Platform with a vari-
ety of inputs, for example, for 1310nm and 1550nm
optical signals.

1
1. The export sales

team works here.
10 employees take
care of international
customers here while
20 employees serve the
domestic market in China.
2. The employees at 10
packing stations ensure
that every product is carefully
packaged in the correctly sized
carton.
3. Hu Chei He runs the shipping
department with five employees.
3 She ensures the proper shipping of
customer-ordered products.

1
3 5

Fiber Optic and Amplifier
R&D Team at Prevail
6 1. A look into the perfectly organized R&D
lab. Each of the 20 engineers here has an
expansive work area with all the necessary
test equipment.
2. Zhu Shuihu is in charge of the fiber optic
R&D team. He can be seen here working on
a fiber optic transmitter.
3. New from Prevail: an E-pon system
terminal for Triple Play. The connections on
this terminal that would be installed at the
end-user’s home are the coaxial input from
the cable provider and the three outputs:
a coaxial jack for the TV, an Ethernet jack
for the Internet as well as another Ethernet
jack for VoIP (telephone). Prevail is just
introducing this product and a test report
will appear in TELE-satellite shortly.
4. This engineer is working on the design of
a coaxial cable splitter.
5. This employee is troubleshooting a
problem with an optical receiver. He has
all the necessary test equipment at his
fingertips to help him solve the problem.
6. Block diagram of a Triple Play system:
in a local terminal at the distribution point
the TV and Internet signals are combined
and then sent via a coaxial cable to the a
receiver at the other end.
Fiber Optic Production

7. Fiber Optic Nodes are assembled here. Hu Chan Song is in
charge of this department with 80 employees. Not only are
the optical nodes assembled here, but the optical receivers,
transmitters and amplifiers as well.
8. Fiber optic product Quality Control. Every product is checked
8
out here.

SMT
at Prevail
1. Huang Yang is in charge
of the SMT department.
“These machines started
operations in November
2010”, he explains to us,
“20 employees work here in
two shifts.” A total of four
Yamaha SMT machines were
installed.
2. A fully automatic PCB
pressing machine. It delivers
the boards that are then
stuffed with components by
the SMT machines.
3. A semi-automatic pressing
machine for smaller product
versions.
4. The stockroom with the
SMT components is fully
stocked and thoughtfully
organized.
1 5. Optical controllers for the
completed circuit boards.
2 3
4 5

Accessories
Assembly
1. Huang Li Mao is
Production Manager and is
responsible for mounting
of the accessories. Each
employee has their own
vacuum connection to
exhaust the solder smoke
2. Production line for
circuit board installation for
splitters and taps.
3. An employee installs
components on a circuit
board that will ultimately
be installed in a splitter
housing.
4. Completed splitters at
the end of the assembly line
that are being fully tested
by this employee before
the QC sticker is placed on
them.
5. Many of the assembly
lines at Prevail are already
‘lead-free’ and are therefore
RoHS certified. The
products produced here
are, for example, for export
to Europe. This is one of the
RoHS compatible assembly
lines for accessories.
1
2 4

Power Supply Production
6. Prevail also manufactures the power supplies
7. A look in the burn-in room in which the power supplies
need to function correctly for 24 hours before they can be
shipped out.
5 6

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BOMARE Company Details

TV and Receiver Manufacturer, Algeria www.bomarecompany.com
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0................................ 75 .................................150
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0............................. 12.5 ...................25 Mio €uro
RoHS, DVB
OEM, ODM
Main Products
LCD and Plasma TV-Sets with integrated DVB-Tuner, Satellite
Receiver for DVB-S/S2, DVB-T, Home Theatre Systems
www.TELE-satellite.com/TELE-satellite-1103/eng/bomare.pdf
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AZURESHINE H
SKYWORTH H H JIUZHOU
GLOBALSAT H H SOWELL
TRIMAX H H TENOW
BOIINGSAT H H JIUZHOU
PREVAIL Company Details

Fiber Optic and CATV Manufacturer, China www.prevail-catv.com
▼ ▼
0.............................. 250 .................................500
▼
0............................. 12.5 ...................25 Mio €uro
RoHS
OEM
Main Products
Fiber Optic Nodes and Systems, Optical Receivers and
Transmitters, CATV Equipment, Bi-directional Network
www.TELE-satellite.com/TELE-satellite-1105/eng/prevail.pdf Transmission Equipment, Head-Ends, Splitters, Taps
TEVII Company Details

PC Card & Receiver Manufacturer, Taiwan www.tevii.com
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0................................ 25 ...................................50
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0............................... 2.5 ..................... 5 Mio US$
RoHS
OEM, ODM
Main Products
PC Cards for DVB-S/S2 and DVB-T/MPEG-4, Boxes for DVB-S/S2,
DVB-T/MPEG-4, PC Sticks for DVB-S/S2
www.TELE-satellite.com/TELE-satellite-1101/eng/tevii.pdf
JIUZHOU SVEC
Receiver Manufacturer, China www.jiuzhou.com.cn Professional Dish Manufacturer, China www.svec.com.cn
www.TELE-satellite.com/TELE-satellite-1003/eng/jiuzhou.pdf
www.TELE-satellite.com/TELE-satellite-0903/eng/jiuzhou.pdf www.TELE-satellite.com/TELE-satellite-1003/eng/svec.pdf
BOXSAM AZURESHINE
Receiver Manufacturer, China www.boxsam.com Professional Dish Manufacturer, Taiwan www.azureshine.com.tw
www.TELE-satellite.com/TELE-satellite-1009/eng/boxsam.pdf www.TELE-satellite.com/TELE-satellite-0707/eng/azureshine.pdf
YINHE MOTECK
High Volume Receiver Manufacturer, China www.yinhe.com Antenna Motor Manufacturer, Taiwan www.moteck.com
www.TELE-satellite.com/TELE-satellite-1007/eng/yinhe.pdf www.TELE-satellite.com/TELE-satellite-0707/eng/moteck.pdf
BOIINGSAT Company Details

LNB Manufacturer, China www.boiingsat.com
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0.............................. 500 ...............................1000
▼
0............................. 12.5 ................... 25 Mio US$
RoHS in preparation
Main Products
LNBs for Ku and C bands, Ka band in preparation. Variants in
Single, Twin, Quad, Quattro and Octo.
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TENOW Company Details

PC Card Manufacturer, China www.tenower.com
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0................................ 12 ...................................25
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0............................... 1.5 .....................3 Mio €uro
RoHS, DVB
Main Products
PC-Cards for DVB-S/S2, DVB-T/T2, DVB-C with single, dual and
quad tuner, CAM Box for DVB-S2, USB-Stick for DVB-S/S2, DVB-
C and ISDB-T
www.TELE-satellite.com/TELE-satellite-1103/eng/tenow.pdf
SKYWORTH Company Details

OEM Receiver Manufacturer, China www.skyworth.com
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0............................ 1250 ...............................2500
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0........................... 1.250 ................. 250 Mio US$
RoHS, CE, REACH, DVB
Main Products
Receiver for DVB-S/S2, DVB-T, ISDB-T with single, twin and
combo tuner, Receiver Sticks for USB, SCART in DVB-S and
HDMI in DVB-S2
GLOBALSAT Company Details
Receiver Mass Manufacturer, China www.globalsatdvb.com
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0.............................. 125 .................................250
▼
0................................ 75 ................. 150 Mio US$
RoHS, FCC, UL, CE, DVB, ISO
Main Products
Receiver for HDTV and SDTV in DVB-S/S2, DVB-T, DVB-C, ISDB-
T, HD+, CI+ and HbbTV, Multimedia Receiver, IPTV Boxes, Media
Player
www.TELE-satellite.com/TELE-satellite-1103/eng/globalsat.pdf
TRIMAX Company Details

Signal Analyzer Manufacturer, China www.trimaxtec.com
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0................................ 25 ...................................50
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0.................................. 1 ..................... 2 Mio US$
RoHS, FCC, DVB
Main Products
Signal Analyzer with built-in Monitor for DVB-S/S2, DVB-T and
DVB-C
www.TELE-satellite.com/TELE-satellite-1103/eng/trimax.pdf
SOWELL Company Details

OEM Receiver Manufacturer, China www.sowell-tech.com
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0................................ 50 .................................100
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0................................ 25 ................... 50 Mio US$
DVB
Main Products
Receiver for DVB-S/S2, DVB-T/T2, DVB-C and ISDB-T, Receivers
with 3D graphics
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H SATMAN
FORTECSTAR H H WORLDWIDE SATELLITES

H MFC
SEATEL H SADOUN H
SONICVIEW H H COWMIX
QUALITY SATELLITE H
GLOBAL SATELLITE
BEST DIGITAL TV
H
H SEATEL
COMPANIES in
AMERICA
GLOBAL SATELLITE COWMIX
Satellite Dealer, USA Satellite Dealer, USA
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QUALITY SATELLITE SEATEL

Satellite Dealer, USA Maritime 3-Axis Dish Manufacturer, USA
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www.TELE-satellite.com/TELE-satellite-0901/eng/seatel.pdf
WORLDWIDE SATELLITES SADOUN
Satellite Wholesaler, Canada Satellite Dealer, USA
www.TELE-satellite.com/TELE-satellite-0905/eng/worldwidesatellites.pdf www.TELE-satellite.com/TELE-satellite-0707/eng/sadoun.pdf
SONICVIEW SATMAN
Satellite Receiver Manufacturer, USA Satellite Dealer, Canada
www.TELE-satellite.com/TELE-satellite-0903/eng/sonicview.pdf www.TELE-satellite.com/TELE-satellite-0705/eng/satman.pdf
MFC FORTECSTAR
Satellite Filter Manufacturer, USA www.microwavefilter.com Receiver Manufacturer, Canada
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FEATURE Audio Transmission
The New Audio:

MPEG Surround
Are we to forget the old good
audio codecs? Not exactly!
Jacek Pawlowski
MPEG-4 HE AAC Level 4. Some Euro-

• When we think about digital TV we usually pean providers introduced Dolby Digi-
focus on the video performance. The terms SDTV tal Plus in their networks and distrib-
uted suitable receivers among their
and HDTV refer to video resolution. To save subscribers.
bandwidth, the original video data stream has to
be compressed. Most of our TELE-satellite readers And now another new standard ap-
pears: MPEG Surround. Is this yet an-
are very familiar with the two most popular video other kid on the block? Not exactly.
compression standards: MPEG-2 and H.264 (also MPEG Surround works together with
one of the existing codecs (we will call
known as MPEG4 AVC or MPEG-4 Part 10). them: legacy codecs).
Look at the drawing in Figure 1. The

What is often ignored: the audio bit Other standards also found their way MPEG Surround encoder converts a
streams have to be compressed as well into digital TV and radio and now we 5.1 signal bit stream into a stereo bit
before broadcast. However, we need can meet many kinds of audio codecs stream enhanced with some additional
different compression methods than in use: data („Auxiliary data” in the drawing).
those required for the video. In the be- Then a legacy stereo encoder does the
ginning of digital TV era, the MPEG-1 • MPEG-1 Layer 1, 2, 3 normal coding. This can be just MPEG-
Level 2 codec was used almost exclu- • AC-3 (also known as Dolby Digital) 1 Level 2 encoder if this is a satellite
sively to compress stereo or mono au- • Enhanced AC-3 ( also known as TV system, or HE-AAC encoder if this
dio signals. AC-3 also known as Dolby AC3+ or Dolby Digital Plus ) is a DVB-T or DVB-H system. In any
Digital has been implemented a little • MPEG-4 Advanced Audio Coding case, the legacy encoder is needed.
later for 5.1 audio. So now, when the • MPEG-4 Low Delay Advanced Audio The auxiliary data (sometimes called:
providers want to make their TV chan- Coding spatial parameters) inserted into the
nel available for the users with regular • MPEG-4 High Efficiency Advanced stereo data stream make up only a
stereo TV-sets and the others owning Audio Coding Level 4 (also known as
home cinema equipment, they need aacPlus)
to transmit two audio bit streams: the
stereo signal compressed with MPEG-1 For example, the terrestrial receiv-
Level 2 codec and additionally the 5.1 ers dedicated for Ireland have to com-
signal compressed with AC-3 codec. ply with MPEG-1 Layer 2 as well as ■ Fig. 1. Principle of operation.

few percent of the total bit stream (3- tice that there is yet another output 2 classical stereo is usually transmit-
10%). This little data make it possible from MPEG Surround decoder shown ted with bit rates from 128 kbps (many
to reconstruct the original 5.1 signal in Figure 1. And this is another excit- popular satellite radio channels) to
on the reception side! It is essential ing feature of MPEG Surround. The 256 kbps (MTV ROCKS TV channel on
for this system that the auxiliary data binaural signal is the stereo output HOTBIRD 13 E). Dolby Digital (AC-3)
is completely transparent for the leg- for the headphones. Using this mode, requires 640 kbps for 5.1 audio and
acy encoder. MPEG-1 L2 or whatever the listener experiences a 3D virtual Dolby Digital Plus 1.7 Mbps for 6.1/7.1
encoder it is, simply does not recog- multi-channel loudspeaker setup when audio.
nize this information and let it pass listening over headphones. This exten-
through. At the output, we get trans- sion is of especially significant interest But speaking of Dolby Digital and
port stream packets that are combined for mobile devices (such as DVB-H re- Dolby Digital Plus, will MPEG Surround
with the whole multiplex and transmit- ceivers) but also for car radios. make those modes less attractive?
ted to the end user. Multiplexing is not This is very likely. But do not worry,
shown on the picture. The theory behind the binaural au- Dolby were among the inventors of
dio is quite complex (as almost eve- MPEG Surround (next to: Fraunhofer
On the reception side the process is rything in digital world) but we can Institute for Integrated Circuits IIS,
the opposite. First the legacy stereo understand the principle of opera- Phillips, and LSI). So the eventual
decoder (e.g. MPEG-1 L2) converts the tion in the following way. The system switch from DD/DD+ to MPEG Sur-
input signal to the stereo signal while calculates when the particular sound round should not hurt their business
passing through the auxiliary data, generated in each of 5 loudspeakers too much.
then the MPEG Surround decoder con- reaches the left ear and when the right
verts the stereo and auxiliary infor- ear. Additionally, the system „knows” To sum it up. MPEG Surround does
mation into 5.1 signal. This signal can how human ear (and mind) perceives not require broadcasters to send sep-
then be converted to DTS and fed to the sound volume when it comes from arate audio streams for stereo and
the output on S/PDIF connector in a different direction. Based on that, it 5.1 surround, as it can decode a sin-
typical way. can slightly change the 5+1 signals gle stream into either format. In this
by changing its amplitude and delay- way 100% backward compatibility is
As you can easily deduce from the ing one signal versus another before retained (including support for matrix-
drawing, if the receiver does not have combining them together to form the downmixes and artistic downmixes)
the MPEG Surround decoder but only left and the right ear signals. In this while the auxiliary information permits
the basic decoder it is still able to de- way our mind is tricked to perceive it next-generation receivers to present
code the stereo signal. MPEG Surround as 3D audio. a high-quality multi-channel surround
solution is backward compatible – all experience. MPEG Surround provides
set-top-boxes can decode the stereo By the way, have you noticed that all very high quality, very efficient com-
signal and the modern ones with MPEG that digital video and audio is nothing pression and scalability (higher bitrate
Surround decoder can additionally but the illusion of our mind? And we all = better surround experience). One of
output 5.1 signal. agree to pay hard earned money for the most exciting extensions of MPEG
that! Surround is the capability to render
The term „artistic stereo” means a 3D/binaural stereo output and ex-
that the L/R stereo signals are not just Various listening tests were per- perience surround effect in the head-
equal to the front left and front right formed to confirm the quality of MPEG phones. Definitely, MPEG Surround is
channels taken from 5.1 signal. They Surround system. The results depend an excellent companion for contempo-
can be the result of downmixing front on the audio bit rate and the legacy de- rary HD video.
and rear channels in a specific way to
ensure the best effect. This is the job coder used. MPEG-4
of an audio engineer in a recording HE AAC accompa- ■ Fig. 2. Compatibility “power”
studio. As such L/R audio channels of nied by MPEG Sur- of MPEG Surround.
the artistic audio are slightly different round decoders at
from the content of 5.1 group. When 64 kbps got a „good”
we receive the MPEG Surround signal, mark while at 96
we are getting the artistic stereo after kbps the mark was
the legacy stereo decoder.
But the good news about backward

compatibility does not end here. MPEG
Surround system is compatible with
matrix surround decoders – see Figure
2. So, depending on your receiver, the „excellent”. MPEG-1
same MPEG Surround encoded signal Layer 2 + MPEG Sur-
can be received as classical stereo, round decoders re-
legacy matrix surround or MPEG Sur- quired 192 kbps for
round. As could be expected, MPEG a „good” mark and
Surround ensures better quality than 256 kbps for an „ex-
the legacy matrix surround like Dolby cellent” mark.
Prologic II.
For your compari-
The perceptive reader would no- son, MPEG-1 Layer

FEATURE Audio and Video Connections
A/V Connections of a Receiver:

What are they used for
and which possibilities do
they open up?
Thomas Haring
If you take the time to look at all the sockets and

interfaces on your receiver’s back panel you might ask
yourself what they all are for. And more importantly,
which option will give you the ultimate video and audio
quality, and which is remnant of a by-gone era?
This feature report sets out to answer all these

questions, and more: It will help you decide which
connection to use for optimum quality, and it will prevent
you from jumping with joy simply because of an endless
list of options, when the one you really need is nowhere
■ Classic antenna cable with male/
in sight. female connector
Video - How are images analog transmissions dates back all the mixed with an audio signal and modu-
carried from receiver way to the beginning of television. lated to a high-frequency RF carrier and
than transmitted via radio broadcasting:
to TV set? Our good old analog terrestrial TV
Here, the major line is drawn between
RF modulator signal is a brilliant example of that trans-
analog and digital signal transmission. This means a composite video signal mission mode. It is received from a con-
Digital signal transmission is a rather – which in techno-speak is an unmodu- ventional antenna and sent right to the
recent development and has only really lated TV video signal in the base band TV set’s tuner.
sprung to prominence with the roll-out (FBAS) – is transmitted via a coax cable. In the early days of video recorders,
of HDTV in large parts of the world, while Such a composite signal may also be satellite receivers and the like, many TV
■ Connection panel of a modern receiver (AB

IPBOX 9900 HD)

sets only had this single antenna input as the coax cable. Even though, they still
available without any additional options. cannot work wonders with regard to a
In turn, almost all receivers came composite video signal – the only help
with RF inputs and outputs which meant would be to split up all components of a
that – on the one hand – it was easy video signal into dedicated cables.
to receive and loop through terrestrial
signals and – on the other hand – the Y/C
receiver’s output signal was led to the TV Y/C, or Super VHS / S-Video as it is also
tuner through the regular coax antenna referred to, is a cable standard which
cable. consists of two signals lines (inside a
These days you’d have to look long and single cable) to separately transmit lumi-
hard for satellite receivers with RF con- nance (Y – brightness) and chrominance
nections, as this transport mode is so (C – colour) information using mini-DIN
last century and not up to present-day connectors.
quality demands. When compared to composite video
■ YUV cables
Cinch (RCA) luminance (Y), the difference between
A Cinch (RCA) connection carries a red and luminance (R-Y) and the differ-
composite signal that is not modulated ence between blue and luminance (B-Y).
to a high frequency via a thin coax cable. Green can be created out of theses
Audio and video signals are transmitted parameters.
on dedicated lines which means a total of Form a purely technical perspective,
three cables are required for audio (L and this transmission technology exploits the
R stereo) and video. Cinch (also called fact that the human eye does not react
RCA) connections are colour-coded, with to colour as sensitively as it reacts to
yellow indicating video, white L stereo brightness, which means that brightness
and red R stereo. (Y – luminance) must be reproduced as
Almost all currently sold TV panels accurately and with as few errors as pos-
and satellite receivers are equipped with sible.
these three Cinch (RCA) connections for YUV is capable of transmitting 720p
composite video and stereo audio. and 1080i resolutions, making it the only
■ Y/C cable with mini-DIN connector analog standard that is fully HDTV-com-
Y/C is able to deliver markedly improved
patible. It is not possible to use YUV for
colour separation and a significantly
1080p, however.
better overall video quality.
When it comes to analog video trans-
When S-VHS recorders flooded the
mission YUV definitely is the way to go,
market in the 1980s this standard rose
even though in the consumer market it
to the occasion and was quite popular for
has been losing ground against HDMI,
some time. Today, however, it lives in the
which is a purely digital technology.
shadow of its more able successors.
If your receiver at home features YUV
outputs and your TV has the correspond-
RGB ing connections as well, you are able to
RGB norm splits up the colours red, enjoy HDTV on your screen, even though
green and blue (hence the name) into the digital HDMI output should be pre-
separate signal lines. This allows creating ferred, if available.
all available colours without interference,
■ Classic coax cables with Cinch connectors thanks to additive colour mixing. Adding All four signal transmission modes
for composite video and stereo audio 100% of each colour creates white. discussed so far are based on standard
Why is that? Quite simply because For a long time RGB has been the coax cables to connect various devices.
composite video and stereo audio rep- method of choice for professional appli- Depending on technology, the number of
resent the lowest common denominator cations and – with some lag of time – cables and signal lines differs consider-
and whenever no higher-quality option is even in the consumer market. ably and even the connector types are
available you can conveniently fall back To this day most AV devices are per- not the same for different modes.
on this established standard. fectly happy to accept RGB signals and While professionals use massive coax
However, you should take into account to create an RGB output signal. This cables which are perfectly shielded
that the video quality, in particular, makes RGB far more widespread than against outside interference and attach
leaves some room for improvement. Y/C, which it also leaves behind as far as top-quality BNCs (bayonet nut connec-
Since all video information is transmit- video quality is concerned. tors), more cost-efficient systems have
ted in a single cable colour errors invari- conquered the consumer market.
ably occur, especially in case of extended YUV (Y, R-Y, B-Y) As mentioned previously, a rather thin
cable lengths. YUV is the first analog transmission coax cable with Cinch (RCA) connector
Aside from conventional Cinch (RCA) standard to allow resolutions that are has turned out to be the lowest common
connectors we also find BNC connectors, higher than 576 lines (PAL) and 480 lines denominator which is supported by
mainly professional settings. (NTSC). Thanks to three discrete signal almost all devices. Depending on the
BNC connectors have an impedance of lines colour signals are not split up into number of signal lines it is possible to
50 Ohms, which is exactly the same value red, green and blue any longer, but into transmit either composite video, RGB or

YUV. Y/C is the only standard that uses everything else fails. Cinch (RCA) sockets
mini-DIN connectors rather than Cinch are all you need for that.
(RCA), making it incompatible with all Avoid RF connections, as these should
other types. really be a thing of the past by now. Mini-
DIN and Y/C are nice extras, but you can
SCART nicely do without those.
SCART, short for Syndicat des Con- For readers in Europe SCART connec-
tions are the easiest way of dealing with
structeurs d’Appareils Radiorécepteurs
all sorts of analog signals.
et Téléviseur, is a European peculiarity.
As can be seen on the picture, it is a
cable with a thickness of more than 1 cm
Digital signal
and consists of up to 20 separate signal transmission - HDMI
lines. Consequently, a SCART connectors The acronym HDMI stands for High Def-
features 20 pins, with the connector shell inition Multimedia Interface and refers
made of metal as well, so that at the to an interface for fully digital trans-
same time it serves as pin no. 21 which ■ SCART cable mission of audio and video information.
is required for grounding purposes. Developed in 2003 it is the first fully
With such a high number of available digital transmission option, which is the
lines a SCART connection can simulta- most distinguishing characteristic when
neously transmit composite video, Y/C, compared to YUV.
RGB, YUV as well as a whole range of A second major feature in terms of
additional information such as a control access and content control is its inte-
signal for automatically switching to the grated digital rights management (in
SCART input, for example. other word: built-in copy protection) by
If a receiver is connected to the TV set the name of HDCP, which is short for
via SCART cable the receiver’s software High-bandwidth Digital Content Protec-
is used to select the desired transmis- tion. This integrated – and so far also
sion mode with the result that the indi- perfectly efficient – mechanism was the
vidual signal lines of the SCART cable are conditio sine qua non for all stakeholders
fed accordingly. Have a look at table 1 for to agree to a fully digital standard in the
all pin assignments. first place.
Similar to a SCART cable a HDMI cable
■ Scart connector with all 21 pins easy to notice
In summary, the following transmis- (Type A) consists of 19 separate signal
sion modes are available for analog video lines for transmitting digital content
signals: Pin Signal based on the TMDS (Transition-mini-
mised Differential Signalling) protocol.
1 Audio R output
• composite video Thanks to this method it has become pos-
• Y/C 2 Audio R input sible for the first time to digitally transmit
• RGB 3 Audio L output high-definition content up to 1080p via a
• YUV single cable. With 1080/30p this means
4 Audio ground
30 full images per second at a resolution
as well as the following connector 5 RGB blue ground of 1920x1080 pixels, which requires a
types: 6 Audio L input typical bandwidth of 27 Mbit/s.
HDMI also carries digital audio content,
• RF 7 RGB blue signal so a single cable is all it takes for both
• Cinch (RCA) 8 AV switching voltage fully digital audio and video transmission.
• mini-DIN In theory, HDMI is capable of carrying
9 RGB green ground
• BNC all audio formats that are available from
• SCART 10 Data line 1 DVD and DVB. In actual terms, Dolby Dig-
11 RGB green signal ital has established itself as the format of
Of all these, YUV is the only trans- choice which covers the full range from
12 Data line 2
mission standard compatible with high- single mono channel to 6-channel digital
definition video, while composite video 13 RGB red ground surround sound.
via Cinch (RCA) represents the still very 14 AV switching voltage ground Thanks to available bandwidth via
important base level of video transmis- HDMI even multi-language audio tracks
15 RGB red signal
sion, mainly due to its wide-spread use. can be made available. Even when it
Our recommendation is that receivers 16 Blanking signal comes to very recent developments such
should at least be equipped with com- 17 Composite video ground as Dolby Digital Plus or DTS-HD HDMI
posite video and stereo audio outputs for cannot be pushed to its limits since the
analog transmission. This way you can 18 Blanking signal ground required audio bandwidth is very small
always fall back to this base level in case 19 Composite video output signal when compared to video, and the over-
you encounter installation troubles with all bandwidth available via HDMI is more
20 Composite video input signal
higher-quality connection types. than sufficient.
Even though composite video is not 21 Shielding What’s more, thanks to digital tech-
exactly state-of-the-art, it will still bring ■ Table 1: PIN assignment of a scart nology HDMI is perfectly fit for future
the receiver’s OSD on your TV even if connector upgrades and actually has experienced

As far as HDMI connectors are con- the problem of audio transmission
cerned, there are four different types between AV device and TV panel, as the
available, with types A and B being the HDMI standard carries audio alongside
most popular by far. Types C and D are video.
miniature versions which were intro- This is an aspect that should not be
duced only some time after HDMI was underestimated, since the data rate of S/
launched (type C with HDMI 1.3 and type PDIF is somewhat limited and does not
D with HDMI 1.4). These smaller types really allow the most recent audio for-
are mainly used for camcorders, still mats such as Dolby Digital Plus and DTS-
cameras and the like. HD.
No currently available receiver should For the sake of compatibility the data
have to do without a HDMI connection. rate via S/PDIF is down-converted to 6
If an HDTV box comes without HDMI you Mbit/s for transmission via S/PDIF, even
should not even bother to give it a closer though it has to be said that the full audio
look. bandwidth for these latest audio formats
■ HDMI cable can only be enjoyed via HDMI.
Audio - Striking
the right tone
Most of what can be said about video
is also true for audio, with the excep-
tion that – due to much lower bandwidth
requirements – audio has gone digital
long before video.
For analog stereo transmission two
separate signal lines are required, which
are connected to the two devices either
with Cinch (RCA) or BNC connections. In
the consumer market red and white lines
are the established standard.
The European SCART connection with
its 21 lines also has more than enough
■ HDMI Type A connector capacity for stereo audio and thus allows ■ BNC connectors
convenient audio and video transmission
Pin Signal for analog signals with a single cable. Which connection
1 TMDS Data 2 + Yet, the advent of various surround
sound systems has quickly shown that option should your
2 TMDS Data 2 Shield
3 TMDS Data 2 –
analog transmission was not sufficient to receiver have?
meet consumer demands any longer. For
HDMI is an absolute must for any
4 TMDS Data 1 + Dolby Surround the industry got around
by implementing matrix coding in order modern receiver, not least because it will
5 TMDS Data 1 Shield
to package signals for four audio chan- keep your box fit for future digital trans-
6 TMDS Data 1 – nels into two existing lines, but as soon mission standards.
7 TMDS Data 0 + as 5.1 channels (left and right front,
Analog component video transmission
8 TMDS Data 0 Shield centre, left and right rear plus sub-
is also very capable, particularly in case
woofer) were required a simple two-line
9 TMDS Data 0 – a problem occurs with the HDMI connec-
standard simply didn’t do the trick any-
10 TMDS Clock + more. tion. YUV and SCART connection are nice
11 TMDS Clock Shield You have to go digital in order to trans- to have, but you can easily do without
mit six discrete audio channels side by them as HDMI is a better option by far.
12 TMDS Clock –
side, and the S/PDIF (Sony/Philips Digi-
13 CEC RF socket and Y/C are long past their
tal Interface) standard was established
to that end. This digital standard uses ‘use by’ date and these days are more or
14 N/C (Reserved)
either a fibre optic cable or a coax cable less useless.
15 SCL
with Cinch (RCA) connectors to digitally On the audio front you need to make
16 SDA transmit audio. sure to either have a digital optical
17 DDC/CEC Ground output or a digital coax output as well as
Most devices these days use a fibre
18 + 5 V Power two Cinch (RCA) connections for analog
optic cable, and if the need arises an
19 Hot Plug Detect inexpensive converter box is able to con- stereo.
■ Table 2: PIN assignment of an HDMI vert an optical signal into an electrical Even though HDMI is bound to fully
Type A connector (coax) signal. So if you’re faced with a take over audio transmission in future
some revisions already. We currently receiver that only offers optical audio
it’s never a bad idea to have additional
stand at HDMI standard 1.4a, but it output, while your home stereo only has
analog and digital outputs to connect
should be stressed that any HDMI stand- a coax input then this is something that
ard always has to be compatible with need not cause headaches. with older devices that may not be HDMI
previous standards. The introduction HDMI has also solved compatible.

DXer REPORT Satellite Enthusiast in Korea
The Shovel DXer

Farmer Jang Lee lives in the Gangwon
province in northeastern South
Korea. As is typical for any farmer,
he most often uses shovels of all
different shapes and sizes. But since
he’s also a satellite enthusiast, he
uses these shovels not only for
his daily farming work but also as
satellite dishes! This is something we
just had to take a closer look at. ■ So what do you think of this
nice sieve reflector?
For Jang Lee it’s not “I was determined to show Sure enough, it isn’t all that “It’s fun to work with uncon-
the lack of “real” satellite how easy satellite reception hard to receive strong satel- ventional equipment”, says
dishes that make him reach really is”, explains Jang Lee lite signals using unconven- Jang Lee. As a farmer he is
for shovels. His home and as he shows his collection of tional reflectors. Anything quite used to working with
garden are filled with all various shovels, cooking pot that can even partially focus his hands, so much so that he
different kinds of dishes. lids and sieves. satellite signals can be used. even welded the LNB mount
into place. “This makes for a
very stable set up”, Hisaka
comments proudly regarding
his handiwork.
Jang Lee has shown that a

shovel can be used for more
than just digging a hole!
■ TELE-satellite presents Jang

Lee’s latest dish creation: could
it be this shovel? Or that one? Or
even a lid?

■ A small lid works too!
■ Jang Lee also has a folding spade at his disposal.
■ A cooking pot lid reflector with thanks to Jang Lee’s ■ A satellite dish doesn’t need to be big: this small lid
grandmother for supplying the lid. also does the trick.
■ Jang Lee from South

Korea knows his way around
satellite reception: with
his numerous antennas he
receives all of the visible
satellites in northeastern
South Korea.

■ Don’t feel like permanently
installing the shovel?
Then just lean it against
something and mount the
LNB in front of it to start
your satellite reception.

COMPANY REPORT Satellite Wholesaler MIR-ANTENN, Russia
Tevii PC Cards and SVEC

Antennas as Pillars of Success
Wholesaler MIR-ANTENN in Moscow was only MIR-ANTENN uses the office prem-
ises of one of the large and airy build-
founded in 2010 and thus ranks as a very young ings for their business. Three employees
company in the satellite field. Even though, the take care of customers, who are com-
company has embarked on an impressive road to mercial customers only, such as retailers
success right from the start with its distribution of and installers. The company does not do
business with private end users.
Tevii PC cards and SCEV satellite antennas. In its Rinat Gubeydullin is the Managing
position as wholesaler, MIR-ANTENN obviously also Director and tells us some more about
offers all sorts of other equipment and components himself and MIR-ANTENN. “I have a
degree in electrical engineering,” he says
a satellite installer might require. We visited the
and at the same time admits that at home
start-up business in the north-western area of all he uses is a 60cm satellite antenna for
Moscow, only a few blocks from Mitino station, the reception of local channels. “However,
end of metro line 3 – an area mostly made up of our range also includes a multi-LNB dish
with a diameter of 90cm – and it even
new residential buildings.
■ MIR-ANTENN
(the Russian
word ‘mir’ means
‘peace’ in English)
can be found on
the ground floor
of this recently
built apartment
building.

sells reasonably well,” Rinat Gubeydul- Sales Manager Shamil Nyrimanov to find Sales figures are modest at the moment,
lin continues. This goes to show that his out more. “We mainly sell the 60cm and but taking into account the very young
company does not only have things in 90cm dishes made by SVEC,” he reveals, age of the company this is hardly sur-
store for your average Joe, but for more but an increasing number of customers prising. “Some 50 SVEC dishes go over
demanding satellite enthusiasts as well. requests other sizes as well. “That’s why the counter every month right now.” All
Incidentally, we have tapped into a we also offer 55cm, 120cm and 180cm indicators are pointing up sharply, how-
major issue there: MIR-ANTENN is a big dishes, and even mesh antennas with a ever, and that is the only thing that really
player when it comes to selling satel- diameter of 240cm are in demand time counts at this stage.
lite antennas made by SVEC. We turn to and again,” Shamil Nyrimanov goes on. The number of Tevii PC cards that are
■ SVEC antennas are

displayed prominently
in the MIR-ANTENN
reception area. Also
shown are additional
terrestrial antennas
offered by the company
as well.

sold by MIR-ANTENN also is quite small
at the moment. Technical Manager Mike
Ilyukhin shows us the PC cards in the
display cabinet and explains “we sell
approximately ten of them each month.”
While this will hardly take your breath
away it is still a good start and set to
increase substantially.
As a start-up business MIR-ANTENN
seems to have chosen the right track
with selecting excellent products. On the
Internet the company can be found at
www.mir-antenn.ru and www.satellite-
trade.ru and for everyone in or around
Moscow looking for Tevii PC cards or
SVEC satellite antennas they are the
place to go.
■ Technical Manager Mike Ilykhin in front of

the Tevii PC card display cabinet in the MIR-
ANTENN showroom.
■ Shamil Nyrimanov (left) is the Sales Manager

of satellite and antenna wholesaler MIR-
ANTENN, while Rinat Gubeydullin (right) pulls
the strings as Managing Director.

COUNTRY REPORT Satellite Market Chengdu, China
The World of Satellite Markets

Backlist: Previous Reports about China Satellite Markets
Satellite Market in Changchun, Jilin, China: www.TELE-satellite.com/TELE-satellite-0801/eng/chinasatshop.pdf
Note: Replace eng with corresponding language code - see page 178
Satellite Chengdu is the capital of the province of

Sichuan in southwestern China. With a
Shopping population exceeding eight millions it is one

of China’s high-tech centres. So where do you
in Chengdu, shop for satellite equipment in Chengdu? We

turned to Luo Shigang from Shenzen-based
China
Aluosat and naturally he knew the answer:
“Why not visit Cheng Huangmiao Market?”

■The entrance gate to Huangmiao
Market lies right between two high-rise
buildings.
Just before Dongda Street merges equipment. Bear in mind, though, that And it’s true that small satellite anten-
into the Third Circular Road (Northern these dishes can only be used to receive nas galore can be seen in the market,
Area, Third Section) a symbolic gate signals from China’s new DTH satellite. but you’d be hard pressed to also find
marks the entrance to Huangmiao a corresponding receiver, for example.
Market. The place consists of numerous We meet Mr. Pei in the small office “We’d rather leave these components
buildings with apartments on the higher behind his shop. He is one of only few in the warehouse,” Mr. Pei ambiguously
levels and a huge number of small elec- dealers also selling larger dishes with explains. “After all, we prefer to be on
tronics shops on the lower levels. A diameters of 1.2 or 1.5 metres, even the safe side.” Now we also understand
walk through the market leads you past though you would never notice that why he declines to reveal his full name.
a new electronics shop virtually every when walking through his store. “This Way more than 2.000 dealers create
few metres. Simply look out for 35 or is a somewhat delicate matter,” Mr. Huangmiao Market’s typical buzz. Seve-
45-cm dishes displayed in shopfronts if Pei admits. “Officially, private satel- ral hundreds of them also sell satel-
you’re after a shop dealing with satellite lite reception is not allowed in China.” lite equipment. When asked about

the number of satellite systems pas-
sing hands each day in all of Huang-
■ Mr. Pei provides some miao Market’s shops Mr. Pei estimates
market insight in his office.
that it’s definitely between 10.000 and
20.000. “Even 20 or 30 of the larger 1.2
and 1.5 metre antennas are sold on a
single day.”
In another shop we meet Tiam Cheng,
who takes out a receiver for the Chinese
ABS-S norm from below the counter.
“You can buy a complete set including
antenna, LNB, cable and this receiver
for 130 RMB,” which is no more than
13 EUR. “And this is the retail price, in
wholesale you will get it for even less,”
Tiam Cheng hastens to add. She should
know, after all more than 100 sets go
over her counter every month.
In China, satellite reception is well
on its way to becoming a mass market.
Most people can easily afford to buy
a satellite system as China’s electro-
nics markets are virtually bursting with
extremely inexpensive components.
■ Meet Tiam Cheng: Here she presents an ABS-S

receiver which she sells for 130 RMB complete
with 35-cm dish, LNB and coax cable.

■ Heaps of 35-cm mini-dishes.
■ Antennas and coax cables in any required length.
■ Shopfront parade of dishes.

■ Looking for remote controls and satellite antennas?
■ Customer checking out a satellite system.
■ Customer examining one of the 45-cm antennas that are

available here in sheer endless numbers.

NEWS HDTV & 3D Programmes
TVCINE INCREASES HD CHANNEL OFFER ing to John Cassy, Sky 3D’s channel director,
TVCine has increased the number of HD chan- around half of all 3D TVs sold so far in the UK are
nels provided to pay-TV operator Zon TV Cabo connected to Sky 3D. Sky now has 3.5 million
Edited by for its cable and DTH offering. TVCine 1 HD HD customers, a 68% increase year-on-year.
and TVCine 2 HD are offered exclusively and
Branislav Pekic free of charge to all TVCine customers. MORE THAN ONE MILLION
FREEVIEW HD SETS SOLD
MEO LAUNCHES THREE NEW HD CHANNELS More than one million Freeview TVs and set-
EUROPE Meo has launched three new HD channels, top boxes that can receive HD channels have
dedicated to lifestyle, music and documenta- been sold. Some 642,000 homes in the UK have
ries. They are: Food Network HD (also avail- hardware that allows them to access Freeview’s
ESTONIA able in the SD version), Mezzo Live HD (with HD service, which was launched nearly a year
distinct programming to the SD version of the ago. The TV service hopes that by the end of
TALLIN TV FIRST IN HD channel Mezzo) which is 100 percent in Native next year, 98.5 percent of the UK will be able
The city-government-financed channel, Tallinn HD, as well as the Travel Channel HD. A to receive Freeview HD. After BBC HD, BBC
TV, which began broadcasting in January, is the One HD and ITV HD, Freesat is adding the
first Estonian TV channel which promises airs SERBIA Channel 4 HD channel to its line-up in April.
programs in HD format. The channel is avail-
able to Elion cable clients who may choose ARENA SPORT OPTS FOR
between regular- and HD-quality broadcasts. OMNEON FOR HD CHANNELS
Serbia’s Arena Sports has built one of the region’s
NORTH AMERICA
ITALY first HDTV stations and automated, file-based
CANADA
workflows on an Omneon infrastructure. A
MEDIASET LAUNCHES FIRST MediaGrid active storage system is integrated
TERRESTRIAL 3D TV SERVICE SHAW HAS OVER 1.2 MILLION
with five MediaDeck server systems in a platform
Mediaset launched the world’s first terrestrial HD CUSTOMERS
that connects systems within the new Arena Sport
3D TV service in January, following a success- Shaw Communications said in January it now has
Belgrade facility. The MediaDeck server systems
ful trial. 3VOD, runs on Motive’s Bestv STB, over 1.2 million customers capable of receiving HD
operate under the control of Snell Morpheus
offers subscribers the ability to view films from programming. The number includes 790,000 HD
automation and are connected to HD satellite
a selection of around 50 films. It was originally capable customers at Shaw Cable and 415,000
receivers and a digital HD routing system.
offered as a limited trial to subscribers from HD customers at Shaw Direct, the company’s DTH
late last year. 3VOD trickleS the movie file to SPAIN division. Overall the company has 3.23 million cable
the Bestv STB throughout the day and night and satellite television subscribers which means
and the box stores the film on its hard drive. COSMOPOLITAN TV TO LAUNCH HD FORMAT about 37.3% of its customers can receive HD
Cosmopolitan Television Iberia, a 24-hour programming. Shaw cable now offers over 50 HD
KOSOVO network that offers lifestyle programming channels as well as HD programming through its
for young women in Spain, is available in VOD while Shaw Direct now offers 78 HD channels.
IPKO AND DIGITALB PROVIDE HD since January. Launched in partnership
6 HDTV CHANNELS with Digital +, the Cosmopolitan HD channel UNITED STATES
IPTV operator Ipko and DTH platform Digitalb will broadcast movies and TV series, includ-
are offering six new HD channels to subscribing Gossip Girl, Army Wives and Hellcats. 3NET LAUNCHES ON DIRECTV
ers equipped with HD or HD Ready TV sets. A new 3-D television network from Discovery
Premium HD is a package that contains 98 SWEDEN Communications, Sony Corp and Imax Corp
channels (84 TV Premium channels, 8 Super
Super- launched in February on DirecTV. The network,
Sport channels and 8 HD channels) and can be CANAL DIGITAL SELECTS PACE called 3net, is available to more than 18 mil-
purchased for a time period of six or 12 months. FOR HEAD-END UPGRADE lion homes and is the first distribution deal.
Canal Digital Sweden will deploy the Pace
MDC1000 head end platform to support its nation- PENTHOUSE TO LAUNCH 3D CHANNEL
MALTA wide upgrade of SMATV head ends, enabling it to Penthouse announced the launch of the Pent-
deliver digital TV, including HDTV, with minimum house 3D Channel, featuring original adult-
MELITA ADDS SUNDANCE CHANNEL IN HD disruption to customers. The Pace MDC1000 is oriented programming shot in native HD and
Melita TV subscribers can now access an exclusive an easy to install and adaptable solution, enabling 3D. Penthouse 3D will compliment the already
channel, Sundance Channel, which will be avail- Canal Digital to rapidly deploy digital services to successful and growing Penthouse HD Chan-
able both in standard and High Definition. It offers smaller SMATV and cable TV networks, including nel line-up covering over 30 platforms in more
audiences a selection of films, documentaries and previously hard to access areas such as sub- than 15 countries. The Penthouse 3D Channel is
original programmes under the creative direction urbs and rural communities. The system can be expected to be available to system operators for
of Robert Redford. The Sundance Channel HD managed remotely for diagnostics, configuration, broadcast to the general public in the 2Q 2011.
is available on the XL HD package. In addition, maintenance, and upgrades, reducing the time and
Melita provides another 15 high-definition channels cost of sending out engineers to specific sites. HDTV PRICES EXPECTED TO DECLINE
such as Food Network HD, Sky News HD, ESPN According to a recent report from the Consumer
America HD, Discovery HD Showcase, National UKRAINE Electronics Association, in 2010, 34.4 million HD TV
Geographic HD, Nat Geo Wild HD, Luxe TV HD, sets were shipped by manufacturers. That’s down
iConcerts HD, History HD, FashionTV HD, MTVN TWO HD CHANNELS LAUNCH IN UKRAINE 500,000 from 2009, the first drop since 2005, and
HD, Eurosport HD, Stars HD and Melita Sports HD.. Two new foreign TV channels - Discovery HD it’s expected these sales will continue to decline
Showcase and Animal Planet HD - have joined the in 2011. Critics suggest that many people already
list of foreign channels in Ukraine, following a deci- own HDTVs, and that the decrease in demand is
PORTUGAL sion taken by the National Council on Television and likely due to market saturation. Also, there simply
Radio Broadcasting in January. According to the
just too much choice when it comes to HDTVs.
TVI SELECTS ATEME FOR MPEG-4 SNG Deputy Head of the Council, Oksana Holovatenko,
TVI is upgrading its SNG vehicles with ATEME’s both channels fully corresponded to the require-
H.264/MPEG-4 capable contribution encoding ments of the European Convention on Trans-border
system for covering sporting and other outside Television and contained no direct advertising. LATIN AMERICA
events in HD. TVI has started by upgrading
one of its SNG vehicles to ATEME’s CM4101/ UNITED KINGDOM BRAZIL
DR8400 broadcast contribution encoder/decoder
pair in order to provide HD coverage of football 70,000 HOMES SIGN UP FOR 3D BBC TO LAUNCH HD TV CHANNEL IN BRAZIL
matches for worldwide distribution by the EBU/ Sky has announced that 70,000 customers BBC Worldwide Channels is preparing the launch
Eurovision satellite services. The ATEME solu- have signed up for the pioneering 3D TV chan- of the BBC HD channel for Brazil, according to
tion supports H.264/MPEG-4 HD 4:2:2 10-bit nel Sky 3D since it was launched last October, local media reports. The idea is that the channel’s
encoding scheme as the broadcast industry indicating the channel’s early success and the programming is similar to the BBC Entertainment
migrates to that over the next few years. level of enthusiasm for 3D television. Accord- channel, but is also customised to the local public.

The channel will broadcast exclusive to Brazil ISRAEL of the population were overcome. The Govern-
with Portuguese subtitles, from later this year. ment announced in September that it would
ISRAEL GREENLIGHTS meet the $7 million capital cost of extending
FOUR HD CHANNELS the service to Wairarapa, Taupo, Whanganui,
The Israeli Government in February unani- Taranaki, Nelson, Gisborne, Rotorua, Whanga-
ASIA & PACIFIC mously approved expanding the number of rei, Timaru and Invercargill. However, the
free TV channels available to the public from project was held up by negotiations between
five to 12 regular channels and four HD chan- transmission companies and broadcasters over
CHINA nels within the next two years. Currently, only
the ongoing costs of running the service.
channels 1, 2, 10, the Knesset Channel and
BIGBAND TO HELP JIANGSU CABLE Channel 33 are free. Under the latest decision,
DELIVER MORE HD SERVICES Educational TV channel 23, Russian-language SINGAPORE
BigBand Networks is providing its Switched channel 9, music channel 24 and an HD chan-
Digital Video (SDV) solution to Jiangsu Broad- nel will be added at first. In the second stage, MEDIACORP SELECTS SNELL
casting Television Network Corporation (Jiangsu one channel in Arabic, a heritage channel and KAHUNA FOR HD MIGRATION
Cable). This is BigBand’s first commercial SDV additional HD channels will also be added. MediaCorp has chosen Snell’s Kahuna HD/SD
deployment outside of North America and will multi-format production switcher as a central
free up the bandwidth necessary for the growing MALAYSIA element in the company’s migration to HD opera-
demand for more HD VOD services in China. tions. As the first Snell Kahuna installation in Sin-
Jiangsu Cable is one of the largest cable opera- UNIVERSAL HD ARRIVES IN MALASIA gapore, the system provides seamless mixing of
tors in China with over 17 million subscribers. The Universal Networks International has launched
SD sources into HD broadcasts from MediaCorp’s
company selected Zhenjiang as the initial regional its first HD channel in South-East Asia. The
deployment of SDV within the province and Comcast-owned network distribution unit newly refurbished, state-of-the-art Studio 4.
plans to expand to other cities in coming years. has debuted Universal Channel HD on Tel-
ekom Malaysia’s IPTV platform HyppTV. SOUTH KOREA
The launch comes on the back of the chan-
INDIA nel’s arrival in Japan last year, with plans for KBS FORMS CONSORTIUM
further HD launches of its channel brands in FOR 3D CONTENT
DISH TV TO USE ASIASAT 5 the Asia Pacific region in the year ahead. KBS has signed on to form a consortium with
TRANSPONDERS TO BOOST HD the leading companies of 3D industries to
Dish TV India will be using four 54 MHz Ku-band NEW ZEALAND accelerate the development of 3D content.
transponders on AsiaSat 5 to enhance its HD and
Last year, KBS broadcast the 2010 Daegu
SD DTH offerings in India. Dish TV serves over FREEVIEW HD COVERAGE
IAAF World Challenge live in 3D, achieving a
9.5 million subscribers with an expanding bouquet TO EXPAND BY JUNE
of some 270 channels and services. Additional Ten more centres should be able to receive new standard of 3D broadcasting. Among the
transponder capacity on AsiaSat 5 will enable FreeviewHD by the end of June, after obstacles companies that are involved in the consor-
Dish TV to significantly increase its DTH offerings that threatened to delay the expansion of the tium are Stereopictures, which specialises in
to more than 30 HD and 320 SD channels. HD free-to-air service to another 12 per cent 2D to 3D conversion, and Two Eye Digital.

NEWS IPTV & Cable
nels as well as a free premium movie Android applica- THE NETHERLANDS

tion. Complementing its 130 channel IPTV offering, is
its new (Extra) video channel package, which includes KPN TO CARRY BBC UK CHANNELS ON IPTV
Edited by offers 35 new channels in addition to 10 new on-demand KPN has signed a distribution deal with BBC Worldwide
channels. Orange is offering Extra at a €7 discount for the under customers of its IPTV service will get access
Branislav Pekic first three months in an effort to expand VOD take-up. to the BBC One, BBC Two, BBC Three, BBC Four and
BBC HD Look channels. KPN added around 60,000
EUROPE subscribers for its IPTV service Interactieve TV in
the 4Q 2010 to reach a total of 302,000 customers by
ITALY the end of the year. KPN also added live HD coverage
CROATIA
of premier football league Eredivisie. The new pack-
SKY ITALIA, FASTWEB TO age called Eredivisie Live costs €12.50 per month.
T-HT USES SATELLITE TO EXPAND COMBINE OFFERING
IPTV PLATFORM COVERAGE Sky Italia and Fastweb in February agreed to Sky’s
T-HT has selected the 16 degrees East satellite position PORTUGAL
satellite TV offer with Fastweb’s broadband internet
operated by Eutelsat to extend reach of its MAXtv pay-TV and landline services. Under the terms of the new
platform to all homes across Croatia. The two companies offer, named “Home Pack”, consumers will be able
RTP LAUNCHES MUSIC CHANNEL ON IPTV
have concluded a 10-year contract for three satellite tran- RTP launched a TV channel dedicated to Portuguese
to choose entertainment, connectivity and telephony
sponders. The new satellite service will extend coverage music in March on both cable and IPTV. RTP is
with a single bill that combines the Sky Italia subscrip-
to semi-urban, rural communities and Croatian islands investing €1.3 million in the project and the expecta-
tion with Fastweb’s broadband services. The two
in the Adriatic. In addition, for T-HT’s ADSL subscrib- companies said the new offer is better priced than tion is that advertising and distribution revenues
ers, a new hybrid box will enable users to benefit from purchasing the single services separately and is aimed will cover the investment by the end of this year.
interactive services through the DSL network and a broad at winning new customers in the Italian market. RTP Music will predominantly air Portuguese music
range of digital and HD television delivered by satellite. and artists of Portuguese-speaking countries.
REGULATIONS AND CONTENT RIGHTS
T-HT INTRODUCES PPV ON IPTV PLATFORM HINDER IPTV DEVELOPMENT RUSSIA
T-Hrvatski Telekom (T-HT) has expanded its IPTV platform Italy has now reached 700,000 subscribers to IPTV
MAXtv with the addition of PPV services on the Arena services, according to the first report issued by the NTV PLUS CONFIRMS IPTV PLANS
Sport channels. Every weekend, an average of 12 sport- recently-formed Italian IPTV Association. Some 5% of NTV-Plus has confirmed that it is planning to enter the
ing events is available including football, basketball, Italian households now own Web-connected devices IPTV market this year. The operator, which offers over
hockey and rugby. Users can subscribe to individual such as TVs, Blu-ray players and games consoles 130 channels on its satellite TV platform (including
sports events and prices range from HRK 20 to HRK 60. which enable the streaming of OTT content to the HD), states that it is looking for partners to meet key
main screen in the home, and the number of users of needs within the project, including content provi-
FRANCE IP-based television services could grow considerably sion, content protection and project management.
in the coming years. However, regulator framework
FRANCE TELECOM ADDS NEW CHANNELS geared for traditional media and problems in signing VOLGA TELECOM LAUNCHES IPTV
France Telecom has boosted its IPTV offering, TV content rights deals could hinder further development. Volga Telecom has launched IPTV services across
d’Orange, with the addition of new music and video chan- the territory of Nizhny Novgorod in the Volga federal

district. The new service offers more than 100 linear channels divided
into seven thematic packages, including an HD package and trial
versions of 3D channels, as well as VOD options. The service also
offers TV catch-up options, parental controls, information services
such as exchange rates, weather forecasts, news and more.
SLOVENIA
TELEKOM SLOVENIJA OPTS FOR NETGEM STB

Telekom Slovenija has selected Netgem’s N5000 TV/Web adaptor device
for its IPTV service SiOL TV, branding the device the SiOL BOX S.
Telekom Slovenije selected set-top boxes and middleware from Netgem
last August as part of its plans to upgrade the legacy infrastructure for
its IPTV service. The operator had reached around 120,000 subscrib-
ers for SiOL TV by August 2010, up from 105,000 one year previously.
SWITZERLAND
SWISSCOM LAUNCHES IPTV APP

Swisscom has launched a new smart phone app, designed respectively
to enable users to access the programming guide of its IPTV service
Swisscom TV and schedule recordings. Swisscom TV customers
can now access the free new Swisscom TV Guide app, available
immediately on the Apple App Store and downloaded automatically
in the language of the user’s iPhone. They can also use it to browse
through the IPTV service’s full VOD library, watch trailers and schedule
films for later viewing. Swisscom had reached 358,000 subscrib-
ers for its IPTV service Swisscom TV by the end of the 3Q 2010.
TURKEY
IPTV TO BRING TURKISH TV CHANNELS WORLDWIDE

A new agreement signed between Cihan and IPTV 0leti_im (Com-
munications) Holding will introduce a new IPTV service that
allows Turkish speakers worldwide to watch Turkish TV stations.
The system will allow users to watch television programmes in
HD quality up to eight days after the programme is first aired,
and also record them. The new technology will go into service
first in the Netherlands and other European countries, deliver-
ing 10 local and 40 national channels in HD quality and 3D.
UNITED KINGDOM
BT VISION INCREASES IPTV TAKE-UP

BT saw 40,000 people sign up for broadband TV service BT
Vision in the last three months of 2010, its highest subscrip-
tion figures in two years. In the previous three months it had
24,000 additions, bringing its total customer base to 545,000.
NORTH AMERICA
TV2MORO BRINGS ORIENT TV TO NORTH AMERICA
Orient TV has launched in North America, thanks to an agreement
between TV2Moro and Modern Class Media. The two will work
together to expand the markets for Dubai-based Orient TV among
the diaspora in the Americas and Australia, in two phases. The first
phase of distribution will include North America, while the second
phase will include South America and Australia. TV2Moro will be
the only IPTV platform carrying Orient TV in North America.
CANADA
TELUS ADDS 48,000 IPTV SUBSCRIBERS IN 4Q 2010

Telus had reached 314,000 IPTV subscribers by the end of 2010, up
85% from one year previously. The strong gains in 2010 are attributed
to the launch of its Optik TV brand in June, as well as to increased
installation capabilities, the introduction of enhanced services
including OVR Anywhere, and expanded broadband coverage. At
the end of 2010, there were 2.1 million homes within its IPTV-capable
footprint, and Telus also continued to upgrade its broadband network
to VDSL2 technology, enabling Optik TV subscribers to watch or
record up to four channels simultaneously on the same connection.
UNITED STATES
AT&T REGISTERS BEST QUARTER FOR IPTV SERVICE

AT&T has posted its best-ever quarter for its IPTV service U-verse TV
in the three months to December 2010, adding 246,000 customers in
the period to reach a total of 3 million in service. More than three-
quarters of its IPTV subscribers now take a triple- or quad-play option
NEWS IPTV & Cable
and ARPU per user for its U-verse triple-play customers

reached over USD 160 million in the 4Q of last year.
Saudi Telecom Company (STC) has formally launched its
new Fibre-to-the-Home (FTTH) service Verve, offering
A U S T R A L I A & O CE A N I A
speeds of 40 Mbps and 100 Mbps, as well as new sports
packages for its IPTV service InVision. The new sports AUSTRALIA
LATIN AMERICA packages available for its IPTV service includes domestic
and international sports championships. The IPTV IPTV BOOSTS TELSTRA’S RESULTS
BRAZIL service was launched in August 2010 in the three major IPTV and the delivery of movie content are paying off for
cities of Riyadh, Jeddah and Dammam, and is planned Telstra with total pay-TV bundling revenue increasing by
to be made available nationwide in the medium term.
NET LAUNCHES VOD SERVICE 15.8 percent to $286 million. Telstra said that customer
Net launched a VOD service in March, with a line-up of growth was driven largely driven by new and existing
unreleased films and linear programs of the major pay-TV
SINGAPORE Foxtel customers converting their service to a Foxtel from
programmers. The new content should be available in an Telstra service in order to receive the entertainment bun-
exclusive window, prior to displaying the content on linear
SINGTEL ADDS NEW CHANNELS
TO IPTV SERVICE dling benefits. Foxtel bundling increased by 6.0% resulting
channels. Pay-TV programming will be available as “catch- from strong sales of Platinum and Platinum HD packages.
SingTel has added the news channel Bloomberg Televi-
up TV” for subscribers. The operator will adopt two forms Telstra said that more than 120,000 consumers a week
sion and the Hindi-language channels Colors and MTV
of marketing: price per title and unlimited access for a fee.
India to its IPTV service mio TV. Bloomberg TV is available were now spending on average $4.00 a week buying
to all subscribers of the service for free, the channel content via their T Box or BigPond Movies connection.
Colors is priced at SGD 5.35 (USD 4.18) per month, while
ASIA & PACIFIC MTV India is priced at SGD 3.21 per month. SingTel had
reached 245,000 customers for mio TV by the end of the
HONG KONG 3Q 2010, having added 25,000 new subscribers in period. WORLD
NOW TV ADDS VOD MOVIES SOUTH KOREA ASIAN IPTV DEMAND TO OVERTAKE EUROPE
Now TV has launched a PPV movie on-demand service Europe was still well ahead of Asia at the end of the 3Q
called now Video Express. The service kicks off with some SK BROADBAND ADDS 123,000 2010, with 46.3 percent of the world’s 41,892,171 IPTV
1,500 hours of on-demand content following deals with IPTV SUBSCRIBERS subscribers, with France accounting for about half of
Hollywood studios Paramount Pictures, 20th Century Fox SK Broadband had reached 735,000 IPTV subscribers by that (10 million), according to the Broadband Forum.
Home Entertainment and Warner Bros. Digital Distribu- the end of 2010, having added 123,000 customers in the French IPTV subscriber numbers grew from around 7
tion and local-language rights holders. Viewers can 4Q 2010. The IPTV business showed continuous growth
million to 9 million between Q1 2009 and Q1 2010, but
choose between HD with Dolby 5.1 surround sound at thanks to higher average revenues per user (ARPUs) and
HK$30 $3.87) or in SD format versions at HK$25 ($3.23). the long-sustained growth seemed to be slowing down
additional revenue from services such as shopping and
advertisement. Its total TV subscribers, including for VOD by the end of the year as the pay-TV market as a whole
SAUDI ARABIA services, increased by 947,000 in the three-month period. became more saturated. As such, Europe will soon be
overtaken by Asia, while France will lose its top spot to
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