LS telcom, Inc. Announces Integrated Support for ATSC 3.0 Broadcast Planning

Global Leader on Spectrum Management Enhances CHIRplus_BC with support for the ATSC 3.0 Standard

Bowie, Maryland – LS telcom, Inc., a worldwide leader in Spectrum Management and Spectrum Monitoring solutions, today announced that it has integrated support for the recently approved Advanced Television Systems Committee (ATSC) 3.0 standard into its CHIRplus_BC Broadcast Planning Tool.
The integrated solution provides comprehensive capabilities for planning OFDM based broadcast networks including coverage propagation analysis, interference mitigation, best server determination, and Single Frequency Network (SFN) planning. A critical step in the evolution to the Next Generation TV digital broadcast technology, the deployment of ATSC 3.0 delivers broadband throughput enabling the delivery of custom content, improved streaming capabilities and support for a wide array of on demand options.

As the Over-the-Air (OTA) broadcast industry faces the reality of a post-Incentive Auction repack into a compressed allocation of spectrum, as well as increasing competition from Over-the-Top (OTT) streaming applications, the spectral efficiency and broadband throughput provided by the ATSC 3.0 standard is necessary for network viability. “OTA Broadcasters are facing increasing competition in the next two to five years. Their deployment of ATCS 3.0 is critical to maintain the throughput required to offer a competitive service,” said Casey Joseph, Vice President of Sales and Business Development. “These broadcasters represent a vital component of the communications fabric in the United States. With LS telcom’s CHIRplus_BC support of ATSC 3.0, broadcasters can be assured that they are maximizing the network throughput while maintaining a consistent footprint as they move through the transition to the next generation of technology.” The CHIRplus_BC planning tool is currently used by OTA broadcasters and spectrum regulators around the world for accurately planning their broadcast network capabilities. Already supporting a global footprint of users for DVB-T2, the addition of the ATSC 3.0 support expands the reach of CHIRplus_BC to the Next Generation TV market in the United States as OTA broadcasters evolve to the next generation of digital broadcast capabilities.

With integrated support for the requisite FCC database information, integrated maps, population coverage, and a comprehensive list of supported propagation algorithms including OET-69 Longley-Rice, CHIRplus_BC delivers a compliant planning capability with comprehensive configuration options that allow network engineers to maximize the operation of the ATSC 3.0 standard to deliver the highest throughput possible. Additionally, to further improve the accuracy of the projected coverage mapping, the CHIRplus_BC toolset supports the incorporation of custom antenna broadcast patterns captured by Colibrex (www.colibrex.com) UAS (Unmanned Aircraft System) based measurements. This custom input collected from the installed antenna array delivers the most accurate antenna input for the broadcast propagation analysis. To best serve the range of broadcaster needs, LS telcom is offering CHIRplus_BC for purchase as well as a cloud based service.

About LS telcom LS telcom’s software, system solutions, and services address the efficient use of radio frequency spectrum and the optimal operation of radio communication services. We are a worldwide market leader in the provision of automated spectrum management systems and their integration with monitoring systems. We also have our own monitoring system, including fixed, portable, and airborne sensors. At the same time, we develop and market software for the design, planning, and optimization of broadcast, LMR, mobile and microwave networks. Strategic consulting, radio engineering services, and training on network technologies, standards, and regulations as well as transmitter installations and measurements complete our area of expertise. Frequency regulatory authorities, ministries, network operators and infrastructure providers, system integrators and military organizations in over 90 countries across all continents rely on our solutions and services.

LS telcom operates worldwide with subsidiaries and affiliates in Canada, China, France, South Africa, UAE, UK and USA, as well as representative offices in Argentina, Hungary, and Oman. Colibrex is a subsidiary of LS telcom. With its headquarters in Lichtenau, Baden, Germany, LS telcom is listed on the German stock exchange under ISIN DE 0005754402 since 2001. For more information please visit the LS telcom website at www.LStelcom.us.