Satellite Digital Radio

Introduction

Digital radio broadcast via satellite provides a means for delivering of high-quality audio channels plus associated services to fixed and mobile receivers. Satellite Digital Radio will deliver tens of high-quality audio channels with associated services, and is already proving successful in the United States.

Our Role & Activities

In 2006, ETSI produced the first technical specifications to enable the provision of satellite digital radio systems in Europe. The specifications include gap-fillers providing complementary terrestrial coverage in specific areas, such as dense urban environment, where the satellite-only reception quality of service is not adequate.

Standards

The following is a list of recently published and frequently downloaded standards. Please use the ETSI Work Programme to find further related standards.

Standard No.

Standard title

TS 102 551-1

Satellite Digital Radio (SDR) Systems; Inner Physical Layer of the Radio Interface;
Part 1: Single carrier transmission

TS 102 551-2

Satellite Digital Radio (SDR) Systems; Inner Physical Layer of the Radio Interface;
Part 2: Multiple Carrier Transmission

TS 102 550

Satellite Digital Radio (SDR) Systems; Outer Physical Layer of the Radio Interface

TR 102 525

Satellite Digital Radio (SDR) service;
Functionalities, architecture and technologies