Kim Kikwon Senior Engineer/BDT, ITU

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Kim KikwonSenior Engineer/BDT, ITU

ITU Activities on Digital Migration

Digital Migration & Spectrum Policy Summit 29 November 2011, Nairobi, Kenya



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Table of Contents

Ⅰ. Why the Migration Issues?

Ⅱ. ITU Activities

Ⅲ. Projects on Digital Migration

Ⅳ. ITU Future Plan

Ⅴ. Conclusions



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Why the migration raise issues?



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Why Digital Migration Issues?

High Cost and Long Term

Over the last 10 years, broadcasting has been experiencing a revolution through the influence of digitization

Transition from A to D takes at least a few years, costs so much and has the immense influence on society, economy and industries

It is essential for each country to make a project plan (roadmap) of the migration

However, there is a big difference in the digital broadcasting transition process among countries



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Digital Dividend

The released spectrum after the analogue services switch-off

Digital Dividend could be used for: - Digital Terrestrial TV and MTV

- Improving the coverage of digital TV transmissions, - Wireless broadband services

- Enhancing sound and picture qualify, in particular HDTV

Immense economic potential : 150-200 Billion Euro (European Commission estimation)



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Key issues to Digital Transition

Policy and Regulatory : - Licensing, Network Operators - Public TV services, Commercial TVs - Analogue Switch off (ASO), etc. Economical : - Introduction of new business model - Transition costs, subsidizing vulnerable

people Technical :

- Standards ( DVB, ISDB, ATSC )- Compression technique (MPEC2/MPEG4) - Spectrum availability , Coverage areas

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GE-06 Agreement : for 120 countries in Europe + Africa

The Geneva plan(GE-06) is an all-digital plan for use of the band 3 and 4,5 after the Analogue TV Switch-off.

GE-06 makes clear that analogue TV services in UHF Band 4,5 will not be protected against interference after 17 June 2015.



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Transition map



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World overview: DTTV adoption



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ITU Activities & Outputs for Digital Migration



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ITU Activities

Assist developing countries in transiting to digital broadcasting

- provide consulting of broadcasting infrastructure development

- develop reports and guidelines

- Provide training

Close cooperation with international and regional broadcasting organizations (WBU, ABU, AIBD, EBU)

- regular workshops and seminars



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ITU Outputs Spectrum allocation (WRC/RRC)

Wave Propagation recommendation

REPORT ITU-R BT.2140 :Transition from analogue to digital Terrestrial broadcasting

ITU-D Question 11-2/2

“Examination of terrestrial digital broadcasting technologies…”

ITU-D SG 2’s Report on question 9-2/2

“Identification of study topics in the ITU-T and ITU-D study groups which are of particular interest to developing countries



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Spectrum Management Guideline

- Handbook and recommendation : Spectrum management, Computer Aided Techniques for Spectrum Management, Spectrum Monitoring

SMS4DC

- Purpose: to assist developing countries in efficiently managing their radio spectrum

- Features: Engineering and administrative applications, Results on Google Earth, linkage with monitoring system

- Annual License fee: CHF 4,630(1 Workstation) Member State Admin & Sector Member : -15% Admin of Least Developing Countries : -80% The Number of license country : over 50



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Digital Broadcasting Roadmap Project in Africa



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Introduction of the Project in Africa

The objective of the project To assist the African countries in making their own roadmap to shift smoothly from analogue to DTTB and to introduce MTV

1st Phase of the project Period : January – July 2008 Survey on broadcasting & transition situation in Africa

2nd Phase of the project Period : November 2008 - October 2009 Guidelines were developed for assisting the transition - Questionnaires has been sent to all African countries, 23 countries responded, 3 beneficiary countries(Mali, Ethiopia and Angola) have been selected



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3rd Phase of the roadmap project

Period : January 2010 – February 2012

Roadmaps were customized for selected countries based on developed guidelines

- Roadmaps of Digital Broadcasting for Angola, Ethiopia and Mali were completed

Launched Integrated Workshop - Deliver and share the three countries cases and the roadmaps to the other countries in Africa

Feed back the process and results of migration in 3 pilot countries



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Survey conducted to assess the current situation on digital broadcasting

- Questionnaires has been sent to 38 countries, 22 responded, 5 beneficiary countries (Cambodia, Mongolia, Nepal, Sri Lanka, and Tonga) selected

Adaptation of the guidelines : Guidelines customized for Asia Pacific

Development of roadmap for the selected beneficiary countries : December 2011

Integrated workshop : Sharing the roadmaps and Case studies, training the local experts (March 2012)

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Roadmap project in ASP



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Guidelines designed to provide Information and recommendations on policy, regulation, technologies, network planning, customer awareness and business planning

For free download at

http://www.itu.int/publ/D-HDBGUIDELINES.01-2010/en

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Guideline



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Functional layer of the Guideline

A. Policy and regulation B. Analogue switch-off (ASO) C. Market and business development D. DTTB & MTV networks E. Roadmap development

⇒ Each layer has 3 to 13 functional building blocks.

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Guideline



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Guideline

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Functional Building Blocks under each layer



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ITU Future Plan for Assistance of the Migration



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Future plan Survey regularly on digital broadcasting

migration

Develop broadcasting policy toolkit

Develop training material and provide on-line training

Develop portal site to provide all relevant information on the migration

Cooperate actively with other international and regional organizations for assisting the Digital Migration



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…and At first, this roadmap project focus on the

African region, the outputs, knowledge and experience of it will be used in other regions widely e.g. in ASP

Especially the guidelines are a good reference for all countries which need to develop their own roadmaps

ITU is also making its efforts to develop this kind of roadmap project in other regions



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Conclusion

Digital Migration is a complex process

• Every country should be ready to handle the complicity

Successful Migration requires • Strong leadership of government• Firm decision of analogue TV switch-off date • Close cooperation of Regulator and market parties • Clear and timely regulatory framework • Adequate information and assistance to viewers

Explore the potential of the Digital Dividend

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