About DVB-T2

The Digital Video Broadcasting – Terrestrial 2 (“DVB-T2”) standard is the most advanced there is for broadcasting digital television on terrestrial networks. It offers a substantial increase in transmission capacity compared to DVB-T.

The DVB-T2 standard was published in the form of a Blue Book by the DVB Project in June 2008 and converted into a formal standard by the European Telecommunications Standards Institute (“ETSI”) in September 2009.

For additional technical information relating to the DVB-T2 standard, visit: www.dvb.org.

Patent owners

The DVB-T2 patents licensed by Sisvel are owned by:

  • British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)

  • DTVG Licensing, LLC

  • Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute (ETRI)

  • Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Förderung der angewandten Forschung e.V.

  • IMT Atlantique (formerly Telecom Bretagne)

  • LG Electronics Inc.

  • RAI- Radio Televisione Italiana S.p.A.

  • Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

  • Sony Corporation *

  • TDF S.A.S.

Sisvel's rights to grant sublicences under the Sony’s patents for DVB-T2 Consumer Products exclude Standalone Displays. For any additional information on the definition of Standalone Displays, please refer to the "Licence Terms".

Patents

Sisvel has the right to grant non-exclusive licences to the patents listed in the documentation provided via the below link.

The table in this document allows interested parties to understand how the SEPs offered under the DVB-T2 standard are utilised by products complying to such standard and, to this end, indicates relevant standard, versions of the standard and sections of the standard, in relation to the DVB-T2 offer.

DVB-T2 Patent Technical Coverage.

DVB-T2 Patent Call

Sisvel invites all parties that have patents or patent applications they believe to be essential to the DVB-T2 standard to submit their patent(s) and application(s) for an evaluation of essentiality by the independent patent experts retained by Sisvel.

Licence terms

Sisvel offers a royalty-bearing, non-transferable, non-assignable, non-exclusive licence, with no right to grant sublicences, to patents essential to the DVB-T2 standard (adopted by ETSI as formally specified in the ETSI document EN 302 755). The DVB-T2 Portfolio Licence Agreement offered by Sisvel covers any Consumer* and/or Professional product implementing a DVB-T2 encoding or decoding functionality.

The DVB-T2 Portfolio Licence Agreement does not cover:

  • functionality that is not DVB-T2 (including, for example, DVB-T functionality); or

  • components or subcomponents of ready-to-use devices, such as integrated circuit chips, that may include DVB-T2 decoding or encoding functionality.

The DVB-T2 Portfolio licence has a non-refundable entrance fee of €10,000 and the royalty rates are as follows:

Type of DVB-T2 Licensed Products 

Standard Royalty Rate per Unit

Royalty Rate per Unit for compliant licensees

Licensed Consumer Product with one of Encoder1 or Decoder2 function

€0.75

(seventy-five Eurocents)

€0.60

(sixty Eurocents)

Licensed Consumer Product with both Encoder1 and Decoder2 functions

€1 

(one Euro)

€0.80

(eighty Eurocents)

Licensed Professional Product3 with one of Encoder1 or Decoder2 function

€18

(eighteen Euros)

€15

(fifteen Euros)

Licensed Professional Product3 with both Encoder1 and Decoder2 functions

€24

(twenty-four Euros)

€20

(twenty Euros)

1 “Encoder function” means: a functionality for framing/modulating/encoding digital signals in compliance with the DVB-T2 Standard.

2 “Decoder function” means: a functionality for de-framing/demodulating/decoding digital signals that are compliant with the DVB-T2 Standard.

3 For professional products having a sales price greater than €1,000 (or if a product is sold in a currency other than euro, the equivalent value of €1,000 in that currency will be considered), the above royalty rate for Licensed Professional Products are applied; while for professional products having a sales price equal to or less than €1,000, the above royalty rate for Licensed Consumer Products are applied.

Royalty statements and payments for royalties accrued during each calendar quarter are due within one month after the end of that quarter.

* Sisvel's rights to grant sublicences under the Sony’s patents for DVB-T2 Consumer Products exclude Standalone Displays.

“Standalone Display” shall mean a standalone television or monitor designed primarily for consumer use, regardless of who purchases the device (whether an individual or an enterprise, and including, for clarity, enterprise versions of devices sold to mass market consumers without substantial customisation for specialised or niche enterprise markets), with a direct view display, designed or adapted to provide visual presentation of video, alphanumeric and/or graphic information transmitted over terrestrial broadcast, cable, internet protocol, and/or satellite television systems, and/or from an external set top box, computer, gaming console, character generator or other similar types of equipment, including all Components that are incorporated into such standalone televisions and monitors solely to the extent such Components are actually incorporated therein.  “Standalone Display” shall not include vehicular displays.  “Standalone Display” shall also include displays with secondary integrated computing capability (e.g. “Smart TVs”) and any separate device sold with such standalone television or monitor with an integral capability to receive, process/decode, and display content contained in compressed digital audio and/or video signals (e.g. MPEG-2, HEVC, AVC, MP3) over broadcast, cablecast, satellite, internet or similar communications systems from a geographically remote source (excluding short range connections, such as VGA, DVI, HDMI or DisplayPort).  “Standalone Display” shall exclude any wearable device, mobile phone, smartphone, or portable media player or gaming device, and/or any desktop, tablet, laptop, or notebook computer.

Our standard DVB-T2 Patent Portfolio Licence Agreement for Consumer Products can be found here.

Our standard DVB-T2 Patent Portfolio Licence Agreement for Professional Products can be found here.

List of licensees

Company

Country

2direct GmbH

GERMANY

4cv Mobile Sp. z o.o. Sp.k

POLAND

Activlog Srl

ITALY

Advanced Digital Broadcast SA

SWITZERLAND

Aedoniss SAS

FRANCE

Afex Suns S.A.

SPAIN

AirTies Kablosuz İletişim San. Ve Dış Tic A.Ş.

TURKEY

Akor SARL

FRANCE

Albers Trading B.V.

NETHERLANDS

Alcad Electronics, S.L.

SPAIN

Alden SAS

FRANCE

alphatronics GmbH

GERMANY

Alpsat Elektronik San Ve Tic. Ltd. Şti.

TURKEY

Anadolu Großhandel - Octagon

GERMANY

ANTIK Telecom s.r.o.

SLOVAKIA

Anubiss B.V.

NETHERLANDS

Appear AS

NORWAY

Arantia 2010 S.L.

SPAIN

Arcadyan Technology Corporation

TAIWAN

Arcelik A.Ş

TURKEY

Arris Group Inc.

USA

Ask Tec d.o.o.

KOSOVO

Astro Strobel Kommunikationssysteme GmbH

GERMANY

Asuka Semiconductor Inc.

TAIWAN

ATL S.R.L.

ITALY

ATX Networks Inc.

USA

Atmaca Elektronik Sanayi ve Ticaret A.S.

TURKEY

Auriga S.r.l.

ITALY

AverMedia Technologies Inc.

TAIWAN

Avtex Limited

UNITED KINGDOM

Axing AG

SWITZERLAND

Ayonz Global Limited

HONG KONG

BackstreamTV SAS

FRANCE

Barni Carlo S.p.A.

ITALY

Beijing BOE Vision-Electronic Tech. Co., Ltd

CHINA

BRIDGE Technologies Co. AS

NORWAY

Cableway AG

GERMANY

Cheap-Sat GmbH

GERMANY

CMAC Electronics Co., Limited

HONG KONG

CMX Electronics (HK) Co., Ltd.

HONG KONG

Cointer Electronica S.L.

SPAIN

Commax BV

NETHERLANDS

COMMTIA SYSTEMS, S.A.

SPAIN

Compagnie Generale de Video Technique S.A.S. (CGV)

FRANCE

ConnectedCare GmbH

GERMANY

Datwyler TeCo Holding B.V.

NETHERLANDS

DB Elettronica Telecomunicazioni S.p.A.

ITALY

DekTec America Inc.

USA

DekTec Digital Video B.V.

NETHERLANDS

DekTec UK Ltd.

UNITED KINGDOM

Denver A/S

DENMARK

DESPEC International S.A.

ROMANIA

Digital Devices Distribution GmbH

GERMANY

Digital Devices GmbH

GERMANY

Digitalus LT, UAB

LITHUANIA

DML S.p.A.

ITALY

Dune HD (HK) Limited

HONG KONG

Dune HD Limited

TAIWAN

Dustin AB

SWEDEN

Ebbei Store S.r.l.

ITALY

Edision Hellas Ltd

GREECE

EMOS spol. s r.o.

CZECH REPUBLIC

Enensys TeamCast Inc.

USA

Enensys Technologies SA

FRANCE

Erregame S.p.A.

ITALY

Europe Net S.r.l.

ITALY

Eurotek S.r.l.

ITALY

Ever Treasure Industrial Limited

HONG KONG

Express LUCK Europe Electric Kft.

HUNGARY

Expro Mobil s.r.o.

CZECH REPUBLIC

FAIT S.r.l.

ITALY

Fast CR, A.S.

CZECH REPUBLIC

Ferguson Sp. z o.o.

POLAND

Flash Trading Group s.r.l.

ITALY

Fracarro Radioindustrie S.r.l.

ITALY

Fte maximal Italia S.r.l.

ITALY

Fujian Satlink Electronics Co., Ltd.

CHINA

Galileo S.p.A.

ITALY

GatesAir S.r.l.

ITALY

GatesAir, Inc.

USA

GDO Solution S.r.l.

ITALY

Golden Media GmbH

GERMANY

Guangdong Changhong Electronics Co., Ltd.

CHINA

Hidis S.r.l.

ITALY

Hitachi Koki Co., Ltd.

JAPAN

HKC Corporation Limited

CHINA

HKC Overseas Limited

HONG KONG

Homecast Co., Ltd.

KOREA

Hong Kong Kangguan Technology Co., Ltd.

HONG KONG

Hunan Xinyuan Chain Technology Co., Ltd

CHINA

Impex-Sat GmbH & Co. KG

GERMANY

Infomir GmbH

GERMANY

Innova Celular SL

SPAIN

Innovationszentrum für Telekommunikationstechnik GmbH IZT

GERMANY

Intervision Trading-Ro Srl

ROMANIA

Intrek SARL

FRANCE

IOT Tecnologie S.r.l.

ITALY

ITS Partner Outsourcing Business Solutions, S.L

SPAIN

Jay-Tech GmbH

GERMANY

Jepssen Technology S.r.l.

ITALY

Jinpin Electrical Company Limited Zhuhai S.E.Z.

CHINA

Kalliopi Karyda & Co. LP (dba Morris Hellas)

GREECE

Kathrein Digital Systems GmbH

GERMANY

Kim Tec

BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA

Kim Tec CG d.o.o.

MONTENEGRO

Kim Tec d.o.o.

SERBIA

Kon.el.co. S.p.A.

ITALY

KWS Electronic Test Equipment GmbH

GERMANY

Lechpol Electronics Leszek sp. k.

POLAND

Lema International SAS

FRANCE

Lenco Benelux B.V.

NETHERLANDS

Lenco GmbH

GERMANY

LG Electronics Inc.

KOREA

Loewe Technology GmbH

GERMANY

Lumos Holdings US Acquisition Co.

USA

M SAN Grupa d.o.o.

CROATIA

Macroluck Technology Limited

HONG KONG

Manhattan TV Limited

UNITED KINGDOM

Marusys Co., Ltd.

KOREA

Maxcom S.A.

POLAND

Mega Vision Company Limited

HONG KONG

Metronic Italia S.r.l.

ITALY

Metronic SAS

FRANCE

Metz Consumer Electronics GmbH

GERMANY

Micaf S.r.l.

ITALY

MK Systems USA Inc.

USA

Moscatelli S.r.l.

ITALY

Multiconn S.r.l.

ITALY

Nedis B.V.

NETHERLANDS

Netgem S.A.

FRANCE

Nevion A.S.

NORWAY

New Majestic S.p.A.

ITALY

Next Elektronik San.Ve Tic. A.S.

TURKEY

Overseas Electronics Technology Limited

HONG KONG

Pakom Kompani Skopje

MACEDONIA

Panasonic Corporation

JAPAN

Partel Giuseppe Antenna System

ITALY

Polytron-Vertrieb GmbH

GERMANY

PROMAX Deutschland GmbH

GERMANY

PROMAX Electronica S. L.

SPAIN

Promax Electronics Ltd

UNITED KINGDOM

Promax France Srl

FRANCE

Qingdao Haier Optronics Co., Ltd.

CHINA

QJTronic HK, Ltd.

HONG KONG

QJTronic S.r.l.

ITALY

Quanzhou Suplink Science & Technology Co. Ltd.

CHINA

Reco S.p.A.

ITALY

Renaissance Public Service Srl

ROMANIA

RF-Tuote Oy

FINLAND

RO.VE.R. Laboratories S.p.A.

ITALY

Rohde & Schwarz GmbH & Co. KG

GERMANY

Sagemcom Broadband SAS

FRANCE

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

KOREA

Sandmartin International Holdings Limited

HONG KONG

Schwaiger GmbH

GERMANY

Screeneo Innovation SA

SWITZERLAND

Sedea

FRANCE

Sefram Instruments SAS

FRANCE

Servimat S.a.s.

FRANCE

Sharp Consumer Electronics Poland Sp. z o.o.

POLAND

Shenzhen Bright Code Hi-Tech Co., Ltd

CHINA

Shenzhen Konka Electronic Technology Co., Ltd.

CHINA

Shenzhen MTC Co., Ltd.

CHINA

Shenzhen New One Digital Technology Limited

CHINA

Sichuan Changhong Network Technologies Co., Ltd. (Set Top Box Division)

CHINA

Silva Schneider Handelsgesellschaft m.b.H.

AUSTRIA

Sistemas Integrados De Servicios de Telecontrol

SPAIN

Smart Sales S.r.l.

ITALY

Smartlabs Holding Ltd.

CYPRUS

SMIT Holdings Limited

HONG KONG

Société d'exploitation des Ets Normand S.A.S.

FRANCE

Sony Corporation

JAPAN

STEL Multimedia GmbH

GERMANY

STI Electronics, Ltd.

HONG KONG

Streamview GmbH

AUSTRIA

Strong Nederland BV

NETHERLANDS

SVP Broadcast Microwave S.L.

SPAIN

System Engineering Solutions S.r.l. (Sy.E.S. S.r.l.)

ITALY

T. Manufacturing Malta Ltd.

MALTA

TCL Electronics Holdings Limited

HONG KONG

Techmade S.r.l.

ITALY

TechniSat Digital GmbH

GERMANY

Technogym S.p.A.

ITALY

Tek One S.r.l.

ITALY

Tekno Italia S.r.l.

ITALY

Telair Srl

ITALY

Tele System Digital S.r.l.

ITALY

Teleco GmbH

GERMANY

Teleco S.p.A.

ITALY

Teleco SAS

FRANCE

Telestar-Digital GmbH

GERMANY

Teleste Corporation

FINLAND

Televés S.A.U.

SPAIN

Tesla Electronica E Ingenieria Sa

SPAIN

Tipa spol. s r.o.

CZECH REPUBLIC

TJ POINT S.R.L.

ITALY

Top Victory Investments Limited

HONG KONG

Tredess 2010, S.L

SPAIN

Tremmen Tecnologica S.L.

SPAIN

Triax (Beijing) Multimedia Co., Ltd.

CHINA

Triax Austria GmbH

AUSTRIA

Triax Digital Multimedia S.L.

SPAIN

Triax GmbH

GERMANY

Triax Kft.

HUNGARY

Triax Middle East

UNITED ARAB EMIRATES

Triax S.a.r.l.

FRANCE

Triax Svenska AB

SWEDEN

Triax UK Ltd.

UNITED KINGDOM

UAB Mobile Center

LITHUANIA

UltraMedia GmbH & Co. Handels KG

GERMANY

Unitron NV

BELGIUM

Vantiva Technologies SAS

FRANCE

Vantiva USA LLC

USA

Vbox Communications Ltd.

ISRAEL

Vertical Route SL

SPAIN

Vestel Elektronik Sanayi ve Ticaret A.Ş.

TURKEY

Vigintos Elektronika, UAB

LITHUANIA

Vispera Electronics Ltd.

UNITED KINGDOM

Vitec SA

FRANCE

VVETEK trgovina d.o.o.

SLOVENIA

Westim S.p.A.

ITALY

WeTek - Soluções Tecnológicas S.A.

PORTUGAL

Wilhelm Sihn jr. GmbH & Co. KG

GERMANY

WorldWiseTrading Ltd

UNITED KINGDOM

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