New York, 11th November 2013 – The Global VSAT Forum (GVF), Satellite Interference Reduction Group (IRG), and the Radio Frequency Interference – End Users Initiative (RFI-EUI) today announced that they have launched a joint initiative to implement interference prevention measures more deeply throughout the broadcast sector.
The launch follows a number of important milestones, including a recent meeting of the Arab States Broadcasting Union (ASBU) in Tunis, where a significant action plan was agreed. The action plan is aimed at establishing a public awareness campaign to highlight that intentional interference will not prevent the media message being delivered. The plan includes guidelines around training, earth station approvals, and Carrier ID (CID), as well as regulatory and political actions.
The World Broadcasting Unions – International Satellite Operations Group (WBU-ISOG) has also issued a number of important resolutions relating to the implementation of Carrier ID. These resolutions support the requirement that by 1st January 2015, all new model modulators and codecs with integrated modulators purchased by end users for video uplinking should contain a CID. They also state that all uplinkers of SCPC and MCPC Video and Data should include CID functionality in the required specifications of all current and future Requests for Proposal, with immediate effect. The WBU-ISOG has also just approved and adopted the ASBU Action Plan, following its meeting in Rio de Janeiro.
“Over recent months we have been involved in instigating a number of key milestones across the broadcast industry,” commented David Hartshorn, Secretary General, the Global VSAT Forum. “We now need to use these documents as a basis for implementing interference prevention measures on a global scale throughout the sector.”
“I am extremely pleased with the progress being made in the broadcast community,” commented Martin Coleman, Executive Director, the Satellite Interference Reduction Group. “It is extremely important that we ensure a widespread implementation of all of these initiatives to have a significant effect on instances of interference.”
“We are pleased to be working with GVF and IRG to co-ordinate a wide scale push for interference prevention,” commented Dick Tauber, Co-Chair, the Radio Frequency Interference – End Users Initiative. “Initiatives such as training, type approvals, and CID have proven to be extremely effective at reducing satellite interference.”
The three groups will be co-exhibiting at Satcon from 13th – 14th November 2013 (booth 539).
About The Global VSAT Forum
GVF is the single and unified voice of the global satellite industry. Founded in 1997, it brings together organisations engaged in the delivery of advanced broadband and narrowband satellite services to consumers, and commercial and government enterprises worldwide. Headquartered in London, GVF is an independent, non-partisan and non-profit organisation with 230+ members from more than 100 countries. The broad-based membership represents every major world region and every sector of the satellite industry, including fixed and mobile satellite operators, satellite network operators, teleports, satellite earth station manufacturers, system integrators, value added and enhanced service providers, telecom carriers, consultants, law firms, and users.
For more information, please visit www.gvf.org
Contact martin.jarrold@gvf.org in the UK office, or in the US office please contact david.hartshorn@gvf.org or liz.grimm@gvf.org.
About The Satellite Interference Reduction Group
The Satellite Interference Reduction Group (IRG) is a leading organization working to reduce satellite frequency interference. It comprises three main working groups, covering Carrier ID, VSAT, and Geolocation technology. The Group’s membership is comprised of satellite operators, users, uplinkers, service providers, equipment vendors and other organizations with a stake in combating radio frequency interference.
For more information, please visit www.satig.space
About RFI-EUI
The RFI-EUI / Radio Frequency Interference – End Users Initiative is a voluntary group composed of media companies, equipment manufacturers, industry groups, satellite system operators and satellite service providers from around the world. It was founded in February 2011 primarily to give voice to customers, clients and essentially all end users of satellite capacity regarding RFI. RFI-EUI has been established to work in concert and in conjunction with the satellite operators to identify, mitigate and prevent – ultimately to stop – satellite interference. For more information, please visit www.rfi-eui.org.
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