Who's using what?

I thought it might be worth taking a quick snapshot of those countries that have actually launched DTT services and those that have adopted a DTT standard.

ISDB-T - On Air
Japan
Brazil (variant system - SBTVD)

ATSC - On Air
Canada
USA
South Korea

ATSC - Adopted
Mexico
Honduras

DVB-T - On Air
Albania
Andorra
Australia
Austria
Azerbaijan
Belgium
Croatia
Czech Republic
Denmark
Estonia
Faroe Islands
Finland
France
Germany
Greece
Italy
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Malta
Mauritius
Namibia
Netherlands
Norway
Russian Federation
Saudi Arabia
Singapore
Spain
Sweden
Switzerland
Taiwan
United Kingdom
Total = 31

DVB-T - Adopted
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Brunei
Bulgaria
Cambodia
Cape Verde
Cyprus
Hungary
Iceland
India
Indonesia
Iran
Ireland
Laos
Latvia
Macedonia
Malaysia
Montenegro
Myanmar
New Zealand
Poland
Portugal
Romania
Serbia
Slovakia
Slovenia
Sri Lanka
Thailand
Turkey
Ukraine
Uruguay
Vietnam
Total = 31

It should also be kept in mind that all of the countries that are signatories of the Geneva '06 Agreement governing radio frequency allocations will, by definition, also use DVB-T. That's every country in Europe, Africa and the Middle East. One could place all of these countries in the DVB Adopted list, bringing the total of DVB-T countries to well over 100.

These figures are as good a reason as any for the fact that DVB-T receivers are cheaper than ATSC, ISDB-T and SBTVD receivers.

[Edited 11/12/2007 - the Brazilian system is now on air... - thanks for the comments!]

Good year for DTT in Spain

DTT has continued to grow in popularity in Spain - they're now predicting that there'll be a total of 7 million DVB-T receivers deployed by the end of the year. This isn't all that surprising when you look at the prices of receivers there. For example, this TDT Promaster NM220TNT box is selling online for €UR 26.

A quick search for this model shows that it's also on sale in Italy and France (and probably elsewhere), which is a good indication of how European viewers are benefiting from the economies of scale that come when the industry gets its act together and agrees on what standards to use. Long may it continue!