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SPECIAL BRIEFING REPORT:
DTT State of Readiness
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BACKGROUND
DTT is a ITU compulsory transitioning of broadcasting
migration system from analogue to digital technology
broadcasting.
Digital broadcasting technologies will releaseadditional spectrum which will be used to licence
new mobile services.
Its advantages includes better quality picture, added
channels of more that 16 per single frequency, and
benefit for language and content diversity.
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DTT BACKGROUND
South Africa as a member of InternationalTelecommunications Union, has committed to finish its digital
migration from analogue to digital broadcasting technology by
June 17, 2015;
The initial South African self-imposed digital migrationtimelines were November 2008 to November 2011;
In early 2010, SADC made a decision to revisit the decision
made in ITU Regional Conference of 2006, to adopt Digital
Video Broadcasting Terrestrial (DVB-T);
In January 2011, the Cabinet adopted the second generation
of the same standard known as DVB-2 ;
DVB-2 has almost twice spectrum efficiency compared to the
first generation DVB-TMaking South Africa a Global Leaderin Harnessing ICTs for Socio-economic
Development
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BDM Policy Amendments
The final Broadcasting Digital Migration (BDM) Policy
Amendments in February 7, with the substitution gazetted in
February 17, 2012. The main amendments are:
The adoption of the DVB-T2 technology in line with the
Cabinet decision;
Pronouncement of new Digital Migration timelines which
are; the DTT services launch during the 2012/2013.
In both instances , the announcement of precise dates
for DTT services launch and analogue transmissions
switch-off, the Minister will make pronouncements after
consultation with the Cabinet and broadcasting industry.
Making South Africa a Global Leaderin Harnessing ICTs for Socio-economic
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BDM Policy Amendments
Accommodation of three tier broadcasting services
The Policy Amendments promotes public, commercial and
community television services, prioritising the incumbent
broadcasters during the dual illumination;
Promotes competition and introduction of new services
The Policy Amendments also promotes competition and
introduction of new broadcasting services where possible
during dual illumination;
Establishment of the Digital Migration Office
The Policy Amendments give effect to the establishment of
the Digital Migration Office to provide Project Management
and Monitoring services to the DTT Programme
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DTT: KEY MILESTONS
Key Strategies
The STB Manufacturing Sector Development Strategy and
SOS Framework were approved by Cabinet in March 2012;
DTT Communication and Consumer Awareness Campaign The Department has finalised the DTT Consumer Awareness
Campaign Plan
STB Conformance Authority
DOC has finalised and signed an MOU with DTI and SABS forthe establishment of STB Conformance Authority to support
Digital Migration and local electronics manufacturing industry;
procurement of conformance test facility has began.
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DTT: KEY MILESTONS
SOS Roll-Out: Post Office Partnership
The roll-out of STB subsidy is an inherently complex process;
The Department is seeking a centralised system which will
reduce costs and complexity of subsidy roll-out promoteefficiency and DTT take up;
The Department has signed the MOU with Post Office as a
possible SOS logistic partner;
STB RFI AND RFP The Department is conscious that the availability of Set Top
Boxes is key to the successful launch;
To this end the Department has finalised STB RFP for local
manufacturing of Set-Top-Boxes.Making South Africa a Global Leaderin Harnessing ICTs for Socio-economicDevelopment
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DTT ROLL-OUT
STATE OF READINESS
STB Standard- SABS Process
The STB Standard trough SABS process has been finalised and
was launched by Minister;
The Department urges all partners involved to assist in thespeedily conclusion of this overdue process.
The STB Control system will be developed under Sentech
domain to the tune of R12 million.
Final selection of Manufacturers will be completed bySetember 2012.
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Sentech cont. DTT network coverage currently at 61% of total
population coverage
Sentech on track to hit 80% coverage by March 2012and 88% by December 2013. Remaining 12 % to becovered by satellite technology
Sentech has so far been allocated R1.8bn for the DTT
rollout and to cover the dual illumination .
Satellite portion of the network ready to launch,small technical infrastructure upgrade being done toaccommodate network growth
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SABC Ready to transmit SABC 1,2,3 on DTT network
SABC will have an additional 24 hr news channelready for DTT launch
SABC has submitted a Business Case for funding
for additional channels for DTT
SABC and etv collaborating on a Free-To-Air
partnership
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E-tv ready to launch on DTT platform, awaiting
approvals on ICASA regulations and tariff structures
Memorandum of Understanding has been finalizedwith SABC for a joint FTA brand collaboration
M-Net also ready to launch on DTT platform, also
awaiting approvals on ICASA regulations and tariffstructures
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SAPO
SAPO has signed MoU with DoC, USAASA and SABCfor the distribution logistics
SAPO has begun designing software processes forthe distribution of STBs to qualifying subsidyrecipients
SAPO will be working with USAASA on distributionlogistics countrywide, under DoCs supervision
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USAASA
R940m ring-fenced at USAASA for this financial year
in relation to STB subsidies USAASA to place STB orders with manufacturers on
behalf of DoC and pay after STBs have been deliveredat SAPO warehouses
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ICASA Draft DTT Regulations have been released for
public comment
Target end September for approval andfinalization
ICASA also finalizing tariff structures withSentech and in collaboration with the
broadcasters
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SABS
Completed their tender process and partnering withDTG & DTVL from UK for their STB Conformance
Intellectual Property STB Specification finalized and launched at ICT
Indaba in June 2012
Conformance lab to be ready by October 2012 SABS have been allocated R10m by DoC to fund the
conformance laboratory
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DTT Phase 1 Launch
Launch dates 26 - 27 of September 2012.
The objectives of the Launch are as follows:
Proof of Technical Concept and announce to the nation
that the network is ready and available
Launch is a build up to Phase 2 Commercial Launch to be
held at the end of November 2012 or December 2012
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DTT Phase 1 Launch cont.
The Launch will be in two folds:
Satellite or Direct-To-Home (DTH) around SKA area. Digital Terrestrial Television (DTT) in a township around
Kimberley, which currently has the only DTT transmitter inthe Northern Cape
20 Satellite STBs have been ordered by Sentech forthe September Phase 1 Launch to be divided into 10DTH and 10 DTT.
R3.5million has been put aside for the publicity
campaign for Phase 1 Launch among other activities
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Where are we Now August 2012
Sentech has rolled out the DTT network to 61% of the
population with all major metro poles up and running.
New equipment has been ordered to cover 80% ofpopulation by Mar 2013.
RFP process for appointing local manufacturers of STBs
has been released and evaluation will be completed by Mid
September 2012.
Sapo distribution procedure has been finalized and MOU
between DoC and SAPO signed.
SABC is ready to transmit all existing channels onto the
DTT network
Etv and Mnet are ready to transmit their channels as well.
Call centres are being finalized in the SABC, etv, Sentech
and the DoC already has a Call Centre set up for the
awareness campaign questions that have been coming in.
SABS is busy setting up the Conformance lab and has
ordered the test equipment from the successful bidder of
their tender process..target date for completion is end
September.
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Challenges
Budget shortfall for the Set-top-boxes
estimated R4 Billion.
Budget shortfall of over R800 million for DTT
Awareness Campaign.
Government to cover the costs of dual
illumination transmission through Sentechs
R2.4 Billion ending in 2015.
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