The first test from a real TV transmitter was performed by the BBC Research & Innovation in the last weeks of June 2008 using channel 53 from the Guildford transmitter, southwest of London: BBC had developed and built the modulator/demodulator prototype in parallel with the DVB-T2 standard being drafted.
Den første test af en rigtig TV-sendere udførtes af BBC Forskning & Innovation i de sidste uger juni 2008 med kanal 53 fra Guildford-senderen sydvest for London: BBC havde udviklet og bygget en modulator/demodulator-prototype parallelt med at DVB-T2-standarden udarbejdedes.