The 35th top level management conference of KBP was held at Taal Vista Hotel, Tagaytay, Philippines on November 13, 2009. In the conference presentations were given by DVB-T and ISDB-T representatives. From November 12 to 13, demonstrations of ISDB-T were exhibited to show a variety of features ISDB-T offers.
Seminar
Four presentations were performed from the ISDB-T side.
- Main features of ISDB-T, assistance from Japan, trial transmission of ISDB-T signals by Philippine broadcasters
Mr. Michiaki OGASAWARA
Director-General of the Global ICT Strategy Bureau
Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications - “ISDB-T Systems Overview” High robustness with time interleaving, flexible services by band segmentation, no additional transmitter nor frequency for mobile TV service, emergency warning broadcasting system, expansion of ISDB-T.
Mr. James Rodney P. Santiago
Consultant
Association of Radio Industries and Businesses (ARIB) - Set top boxes for ISDB-T and DVB-T, low price ISDB-T STBs
Mr. Kenji Sagayama
President
Eagle World Development Co Ltd(EWD) - New business opportunities brought by One-seg service
Mr. Toru SANO
Deputy General Manager of digital business planning and development
Nippon Television Network Corporation
Demonstrations
Receiving the ISDB-T signals transmitted from Manila, 60 km away from Tagaytay, the following demonstrations were displayed to the Participants: HDTV, multichannel SDTV, One-seg service and emergency warning broadcasting system.

President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo visits the ISDB-T demonstration on November 12.

Snapshot

Whole view of the demonstration

One-seg terminals

HD contents of NBN

Live broadcasting of GEMNET

SD multi-broadcasting of four programs

Emergency warning broadcasting