Douglas, Isle of Man, 4th December 2013 – The Satellite Interference Reduction Group (IRG) today announced the launch of its campaign to achieve Carrier Identification (CID) implementation on ALL video carriers for the Football World Cup in 2014.
The initiative was first announced during the IRG Annual Conference in Rio de Janeiro in October, where the group’s Executive Director lay down the gauntlet to those present to make that happen.
The announcement follows the success of a similar campaign leading up to the London Olympics, where half of the carriers had ID. This resulted in very few instances of interference, and the hope is that the industry can take it one step further in time for the Football World Cup in 2014.
“We are entering the challenging part of implementing CID,” commented Martin Coleman, Executive Director, IRG. “We have the ETSI standard, fantastic, but now the hard work begins! Building the system, databases and processes, and ensuring widespread implementation and getting the users to turn CID on!”
The Space Data Association and Analytical Graphics Inc. showed the first demonstration of the prototype CID database at the recent IRG conference in Brazil. The creators are now encouraging feedback and input from the industry in order to build the final working database.
The other part of this campaign is to educate users about CID and crucially, how to turn it on.
About Satellite IRG
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, Intentional Interference, and VSAT interference. 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
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