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This work takes forward the UK Government’s Order and the policy set out our Statement (published in April 2008) to enable new services on digital terrestrial television (DTT) in the UK through the upgrade of one multiplex (Multiplex B operated by the BBC) to the new DVB-T2 and MPEG-4 technical standards.

We expect Multiplex B will have capacity for up to four HD services (three services at launch) and that the new services will be introduced regionally (at or after digital switchover), commencing in late 2009 or early 2010.

The decision to award capacity for the first HD slots has now been made. More information on this decision can be found here http://www.ofcom.org.uk/radiocomms/digital/hd_on_dtt/ita/

Key documents

Policy documents

• Statement - Digital Television: Enabling New Services
• Future of DTT Consultation
• Temporary use of UHF analogue interleaved frequencies
  Consultation published 22|10|08
• T2 Mode Decision

Project Implementation

• Multiplex B Capacity Allocation
• Technical Pilot
• Information for industry

Other Information

• Consumer workshop
  19 February 2008
• Nov07 condoc launch presentation
• February 2009 Letter to interested DVB-T2 stakeholders regarding DTT Reference parameters [pdf]

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