It is "a" recommended standard, not "the" recommended standard.
In monochrome analog TV days, the ITU adopted as recommended standards
systems A, B, B1, C, D, D1, E, F, G, H, I, I1, K, K1, L, L', M, and N.
That's before considering color. They ranged from 405 (total) scanning
lines to 819 and channel bandwidth from 5 to 14 MHz.
TTFN,
Mark
On 1/2/2020 8:13 PM, Manfredi (US), Albert E wrote:
An impressive milestone for ATSC 3.0, IMO. It could be more significant to some
countries than others, though.
I'm waiting with "abated breath" to see whether this large assortment of ATSC
3.0-equipped TVs really materializes, this year, along with HDMI or USB dongles. CES 2020
is next week. We should soon see if all the promises were real or hype.
Bert
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https://www.tvtechnology.com/atsc3/itu-adopts-atsc-3-0-as-recommended-digital-broadcast-standard
ITU Adopts ATSC 3.0 As Recommended Digital Broadcast Standard
The move clears the way for broadcasters worldwide to evaluate and use 3.0.
Phil Kurz 5 hours ago
WASHINGTON-The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) has adopted ATSC 3.0
as a recommended digital broadcast standard, opening the door for countries
around the world to evaluate and use the standard, the Advanced Television
Systems Committee (ATSC) has announced.
"With initial U.S. deployments in place, we're anticipating the first announcements of
consumer receivers for the U.S. market in the coming days," said ATSC Board Chairman and NAB
Senior Vice President of Technology Lynn Claudy. "The decision by the ITU is yet another
signal that digital terrestrial broadcasting has a bright future ahead."
ATSC 3.0 is the world's first IP-based digital television broadcast standard.
More than 60 U.S. television stations are expected to be on-air with 3.0 by the
end of 2020, and consumer receivers for U.S. TV households are expected to be
unveiled at the 2020 Consumer Electronics Show, which opens next week in Las
Vegas (Jan. 7-10).
For ITU, the next step is to update its ITU Digital Handbook with best
practices for implementing the Next Gen TV standard. Members of ATSC, including
those on the new ATSC Planning Team 6 on Global Recognition of ATSC 3.0, are
set to continue their support for international standardization efforts, the
committee said.
"ATSC appreciates the efforts of the U.S. delegation to the ITU, led by the U.S.
FCC, and we congratulate the ITU on its careful review and decision to include ATSC 3.0
as an official ITU standard," said ATSC President Madeleine Noland.
"The system is currently commercially deployed in South Korea where audiences have been
enjoying high-quality Ultra HD video and next-generation audio from ATSC 3.0 broadcasts since
2017," she said. "U.S. commercial deployment begins in earnest this year."
"I am very proud of our international progress and would like to thank ATSC members
Sinclair Broadcast Group, ONE Media 3.0 and [South Korea's Electronics and
Telecommunications Research Institute] ETRI for their leadership role in the ITU process.
ATSC is an international organization with members hailing from across the globe. This
milestone achievement is testament to the spirit of international collaboration that our
members infused into the standard at every level," she said.
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