The Project Group on Sharing & Planning Terrestrial services is part of the EBU's Strategic Programme on Spectrum and is carried out jointly with Broadcast Networks Europe.
The S-SPT group studies network and frequency planning of new broadcasting systems in various frequency bands. This includes the development and improvement of methods for coverage and quality of service prediction and measurements of existing systems.
The S-SPT group should also respond to the need of EBU and BNE members for possible sharing studies between terrestrial or satellite broadcasting systems and possible other systems in the concerned frequency bands.
a) Study the system, frequency and network planning for broadcasting technologies (for example, Hybrid 5G Broadcast/5G Broadband networks, DRM, etc.)
b) Study coexistence between broadcasting systems (terrestrial or satellite) and systems of other services (IMT, Non-IMT ad-hoc Mobile, PPDR, …), as required.
c) Develop and improve the methods for coverage and quality of service predictions and measurements of existing technologies, as required.
d) Produce reports for EBU and BNE members and contributions to relevant external organisations, including ITU-R, CEPT, ETSI, DVB, as required, on the items indicated above.
e) Cooperate with other EBU project groups, e.g. the SP-D/MTS group (on 5G-MAG and 3GPP activities related to 5G-Broadcast) and SP-S/PMSE on relevant subjects.
f) Monitor the relevant developments in frequency bands used for terrestrial or satellite broadcasting services at the European level and support the EBU’s and BNE’s members’ advocacy efforts.
TR 063
Frequency & Network Planning Aspects of DVB T2
An Introduction To Time-Frequency Slicing
EBU Tech Report 063 - 5G-Broadcast Network Planning and Evaluation