Digital direct-to-home (DTH) broadcast services have been delivered via satellite for more than 20 years. After the DVB-S specification was created in 1993, the market transitioned to an all-digital satellite television world in different phases, leading to a present mix of technologies from DVB-S/SD video transmission to DVB-S2/HD and the upcoming DVB-S2X/UHD
Due to their wide coverage, DTH transmissions must have the highest possible reliability. In this case, equipment with the utmost quality as well as hot redundancy setups is critical.