Chinese regulators announced Tuesday they had chosen a homegrown format for the nation’s digital television broadcasting standard, according to Chinese media reports.The Standardization Administration of China (SAC) approved Digital Media Broadcasting Terrestrial (DMB-T), as developed by researchers of Beijing’s Tsinghua University. SAC gave its approval Aug. 18, and DMB-T will become the digital standard as of Aug. 1, 2007, according to Sina’s Sina.com website.The system is different from the South Korean digital broadcasting technology that is also known by the abbreviation DMB-T.The Chinese government estimates that the digital television market is worth 1 trillion renminbi (US$125 billion), and as such was unwilling to make the royalty payments that would have been required to use a foreign standard, according to the English-language China Daily website. China expects 10 million households to have access to digital TV by the end of the year, China Daily said, adding that most households with television in China rely on terrestrial broadcasting, and therefore the new standard.The choice of a domestic standard could indicate that China will make similar decisions regarding standards for third-generation (3G) telephony and IPTV, which supports both television and mobile broadcasting. Trials are under way throughout the country for both domestic and foreign standards. Telecom regulators met Aug. 10 and 11 in Guilin to discuss their choice for the 3G standard, but made no announcement following the conference. China’s time division synchronous code division multiple access (CDMA) 3G format has strong government support, but faces competition from foreign standards CDMA2000 and wideband CDMA.China has not yet issued 3G licenses to telecom operators, but is under pressure to do so quickly, as implementation of the mobile data system in time for use at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing is one of the government’s stated goals. With less than two years left before the games’ opening ceremonies, there is little margin for error for the licensing, buildout, testing and promotion processes.-Steven Schwankert, IDG News Service (Beijing Bureau)Related Link: Chinese Digital TV Standard Coming ‘Soon’Check out our CIO News Alerts and Tech Informer pages for more updated news coverage. Related content brandpost Sponsored by Palo Alto Networks Operational technology systems require a robust Zero Trust strategy in 2024 Zero Trust provides a foundation for creating a stronger security posture in 2024. By Navneet Singh, vice president of marketing, network security, Palo Alto Networks Dec 05, 2023 6 mins Security brandpost Sponsored by AWS in collaboration with IBM How digital twin technology is changing complex industrial processes forever As the use cases for digital twins proliferate, it is becoming clear that data-driven enterprises with a track record of innovation stand the best chance of success. By Laura McEwan Dec 05, 2023 4 mins Digital Transformation brandpost Sponsored by AWS in collaboration with IBM Why modernising applications needs to be a ‘must’ for businesses seeking growth Around one-third of enterprises are spending heavily on application modernisation and aiming for cloud native status. The implications for corporate culture, structure and priorities will be profound. By Laura McEwan Dec 05, 2023 5 mins Digital Transformation opinion 11 ways to reduce your IT costs now Reorienting IT’s budget toward future opportunities is a big reason why CIOs should review their IT portfolios with an eye toward curbing unnecessary spending and realizing maximum value from every IT investment. By Stephanie Overby Dec 05, 2023 11 mins Budget Cloud Management IT Governance Podcasts Videos Resources Events SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER From our editors straight to your inbox Get started by entering your email address below. Please enter a valid email address Subscribe