IISc hosts discussions to advance global TV tech

The Indian Institute of Science (IISc) and the Department of Telecommunication (DoT) are hosting international experts in deliberations on enhancing the quality of television content transmission.

The meetings featuring the International Telecommunication Union (ITU)’s Study Group 9 commenced at the IISc campus here on May 9 and will be on till May 18.

DoT’s Telecommunication Engineering Centre is IISc’s partner in organising the SG9 meetings, being hosted by India for the first time.

Themed around broadband cable and TV/audiovisual content transmission and integrated broadband cable networks, the meetings were attended by over 200 delegates from countries including Brazil, China, Congo, Egypt, France, Germany, India, Japan, Kenya, Korea, Switzerland, and Ukraine, and representatives of ITU, IISc said on Tuesday.