NextGen TV is Being Used to Deliver Remote Learning in Washington DC

The new TV broadcast technology, known as NextGen TV or ATSC 3.0, is being used to deliver remote learning services to kids in Washington (DC), who might not have access to traditional broadband. Education technology company SpectraRep is working with Sinclair Broadcast Group’s tech company One Media 3.0 and its DC station WIAV-CD to deliver EduCast, a broadcast internet product for K-12 and college learners without broadband internet services at home. In addition to providing viewers with better picture and sound quality and additional channels, ATSC 3.0 is able to deliver internet content and data services such as EduCast within a station’s broadcast footprint to both fixed and mobile receivers. SpectraRep worked with the company DigiCAP to create an in-home receiver that can operate using both the current ATSC 1.0 standard as well as the NextGen TV standard ATSC 3.0. This DigiCAP receiver connects to a TV antenna that receives the broadcast signal digital content it carries, establishing a Wi-Fi hotspot in the home that students connect to with their tablet, laptop, or smartphone. The receiver stores up to 128 gigabytes of content such as videos, presentation slides, worksheets, interactive documents, and images.