The United States of America has proposed to the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) adoption of the ATSC 3.0 digital broadcast standard for use by all countries in the world.

Developed by the Advanced Television Systems Committee, the ATSC 3.0 standard has been adopted in both the United States and the Republic of Korea. The suite of voluntary technical standards and recommended practices will provide an alternative to other digital terrestrial television standards including the European DVB-T, Japanese/Brazilian ISDB-T and Chinese DTMB platforms.
“We’re delighted to begin this process and look forward to an expedited consideration so that other nations can confidently implement this remarkable new standard,” said US delegation spokesman Larry Olson, assistant chief of the Global Strategy and Negotiation Division in the International Bureau of the Federal Communications Commission.