Project description Broadband for all Show the project objective Hide the project objective The objective of this project is to research and develop novel techniques for broadcast transmitter networks that will minimise the complexity and power consumption of end user equipment. These techniques; Transmitter Diversity and Low Cost On-Channel Repeaters will improve reception in areas of poor coverage such as for mobile reception, indoors and sparsely populated or obscured locations. Test service scenarios will be developed to illustrate the benefits of the technology so that effectiveness can be researched in a variety of service and terrain scenarios using purpose built test systems.DVB-T DVB-H, DAB are key radio broadcast network technologies which are expected to complement emerging technologies such as WiMAX and its derivatives in future 4G networks. These technologies use Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM), which is a technique that distributes data over a large number of carriers spaced apart at precise frequencies providing frequency diversity. Complexity and power consumption of personal receiving devices can be optimised by improving the transmission of signals in non line of sight cluttered environments using Transmit Diversity and Low Cost Repeaters. Transmit Diversity exploits the statistical nature of fading due to multipaths. Resultant digital broadcast networks would have fewer transmitter sites and thus be more cost-effective and have less environmental impact. Transmit Diversity is more practical than Receive Diversity due to the difficulty of locating two receive antennas far enough apart in a small mobile device.Currently in-fill transmitters are used to illuminate ¿black holes¿ where network broadcast signals cannot penetrate. These transmitters generally use different polarisations and frequency channels to the main transmitters. Low Cost on-frequency transmitters, although technically demanding could provide a better way of illuminating ¿black holes¿ with minimal complexity and conserving valuable spectrum. Fields of science engineering and technologyelectrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineeringelectronic engineeringsignal processingnatural sciencesphysical sciencesastronomyastrophysicsblack holes Programme(s) FP6-IST - Information Society Technologies: thematic priority under the specific programme "Integrating and strengthening the European research area" (2002-2006). Topic(s) IST-2004-2.4.4 - Broadband for All Call for proposal FP6-2004-IST-4 See other projects for this call Funding Scheme STREP - Specific Targeted Research Project Coordinator BRUNEL UNIVERSITY EU contribution € 729 512,71 Address Kingston Lane UB8 3PH Uxbridge, Middlesex United Kingdom See on map Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Links Website Opens in new window Total cost No data Participants (8) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all DEUTSCHES ZENTRUM FUER LUFT - UND RAUMFAHRT EV Germany EU contribution € 188 794,03 Address LINDER HOHE 51147 KOELN See on map Activity type Research Organisations Total cost No data TAMPEREEN TEKNILLINEN YLIOPISTO Finland EU contribution € 297 054,74 Address KORKEAKOULUNKATU 33101 TAMPERE See on map Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Total cost No data ORTIKON INTERACTIVE OY Finland EU contribution € 87 664,80 Address KUNINKAANKATU 33200 TAMPERE See on map Activity type Other Total cost No data DIBCOM France EU contribution € 75 073,50 Address PARC GUTENBERG, 2 BIS VOIE LA CARDON 91120 PALAISEAU See on map Total cost No data SIRADEL France EU contribution € 121 163,13 Address ALLEE ADOLPHE BOBIERRE 35000 RENNES See on map Activity type Other Total cost No data TDF France EU contribution € 204 611,84 Address RUE D'ORADOUR SUR GLANE 75015 PARIS See on map Total cost No data DTG TESTING LIMITED United Kingdom EU contribution € 73 252,28 Address 7 OLD LODGE PLACE TW1 1RQ TWICKENHAM - MIDDLESEX See on map Activity type Other Total cost No data BROADREACH SYSTEMS LIMITED United Kingdom EU contribution € 222 872,97 Address PETITOR HOUSE-NICHOLSON ROAD TQ2 7TD TORQUAY-DEVON See on map Activity type Other Total cost No data