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Originally Posted by cheekyangus
I just had a look at another forum and a thread which had a post which presumably Richard saw as he has posted earlier in that thread. My interpretation of the information located there is that it is a technical test and could ultimately lead to more usable space on a transponder, so more services could fit in the same space.
So something that could result in either more services or reduced costs. Or both.
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Your interpretation is spot on
This could potentially see more channels coming onto Freesat as capacity costs reduce because more channels can be squeezed onto one transponder without a degradation in picture quality.
I can't understand why they don't do something similar on Freeview, given the chronic lack of space and the fact that there may be no home for channels on the temporary muxes 7 & 8 that are gradually being closed down to reallocate part of the spectrum for 5G mobile.