Early Warning Broadcast System (EWBS) : Standard Operating Procedures (SOP)
Early Warning Broadcast System (EWBS) : Standard Operating Procedures (SOP)
Early Warning Broadcast System (EWBS) : Standard Operating Procedures (SOP)
(EWBS)
Standard Operatingz Procedures (SOP)
23 October 2019 | Palacio Del Sur, Zamboanga City
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Emergency Warning Broadcast System
EWBS?
impending or ongoing emergency
situation by delivering warning
information through an audible sound
and the superimposition of data to
various types of ISDB-T receivers that
are automatically activated
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EWBS Implementation
EWBS
Signal
Alert AUTOMATIC
Messages ACTIVATION
Alert
Information
TRANSMITTER
EWBS
Section 2.1 All ISDB-T receivers to be used for the reception of DTTB
broadcasts in the country shall conform to the standards set by the Commission as
provided for in the attached Annex A, the EWBS Harmonization Document
pertaining to EWBS functions of this Memorandum Circular.
Section 2.2 EWBS shall be mandatory for all ISDB-T devices. All ISDB-T
receivers including One Seg ISDB-T receivers shall at the minimum, have the
capability to support EWBS information. An audible tone shall be generated by
ISDB-T receivers, while on stand-by mode, once an EWBS signal is received for its
corresponding location.
Automatic switch-on from stand-by mode is encouraged for ISDB-T receivers when
an EWBS broadcast signal is received.
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Integrated Services Digital Broadcast - Terrestrial
(ISDB-T)
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ISDB-T supports three (3)
reception types
13 Segments HD TV
FIXED RECEPTION TV Sets, STB,
Recorder
Internet
13 SEGMENTS (FULL-SEG)
1 SEGMENT (1SEG)
MOBILE RECEPTION
HOME RECEIVER
HANDHELD RECEPTION
Cellphone, Navigation
Laptop, etc. System, In-Car
TV
HANDHELD TERMINAL
RECEIVER IN VEHICLE 7
Migration
DTTB Framework
Migration Plan of the Philippines
TELEVISION remains to
be an important source of
EMERGENCY WARNING
information for Filipinos
BROADCAST for public
dissemination to the public.
WIDER CHOICE IN TV
CHANNELS stemming from
enhanced spectrum utilization.
ENHANCED QUALITY OF
SIGNAL RECEPTION even
at weak signal level.
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Objectives
In the event of an impending emergency, DTT Broadcasters are directed to send out early
warning and/or alert messages at regular intervals as required by the National Disaster Risk
Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC), and other relevant agencies
Warning Agencies, Regulating Agencies, and Broadcasting Companies shall use all available
means of communication simultaneously in transmitting Emergency Warning and
Broadcast Message (EWBM)
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Role of Regulating Agencies
Philippine National
Information Telecommunications
Commission (NTC)
Agency (PIA)
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Role of Broadcasting Agencies/Companies
Digital TV
Broadcasting
Networks
Peoples Television Private Broadcasting Companies
Network (PTV4)
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Transmission Procedure of EA/WM thru EWBS
Transmit alert
Send emergency Notify approving message to
alert and/or warning authorities for Send alert subscribers
message(s) action message to
broadcasters
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Some EWBS Activities/Demo/Testing in Philippines
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