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How to meet the digital migration deadline of

June 2015

Accelerating Mobile Broadband Connectivity in Africa

Commonwealth Digital Broadcasting Switchover Forum 2015

Johannesburg, South Africa

17 – 19 February 2015

Mortimer Hope, Director Africa

mhope@gsma.com

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AGENDA

Why is it important to meet the deadline?

Strategies to meet the digital switchover deadline

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THE DIGITAL SWITCHOVER

Higher-quality and more efficient digital broadcasting

More widespread and affordable broadband access

Major socio-economic benefits: Better information access and connectivity for businesses and the public

New mobile-based business opportunities

Mobile access to healthcare, education, agricultural information

DSO WILL BE TRANSFORMATIONAL TO SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA’S

DIGITAL DEVELOPMENT. IT IS A ONE-TIME OPPORTUNITY FOR:

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ATTRACTIVENESS OF THE SUB 1 GHz BANDS

THE BENEFITS OF SUB – 1 GHz SPECTRUM ARE CRUCIAL FOR HIGH

QUALITY, COST EFFECTIVE MOBILE BROADBAND DEPLOYMENT

Ideal for economically deploying mobile broadband

over large areas - especially in rural areas

Improved saturation in urban areas and better in-

building penetration improves quality of service

The digital dividend means more sub-1GHz

spectrum is being made available for mobile

broadband services around the world

<700MHz

700MHz

800MHz

2100MHz

Cell radius

5800MHz

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RELEASE OF DIGITAL DIVIDEND WILL..

Source: GSMA: “The Mobile

Economy in Sub-Saharan

Africa 2013”

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THE BENEFITS OF MOBIILE

STRATEGIES TO MEET THE DIGITAL SWITCHOVER DEADLINE

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CLEARING DIGITAL DIVIDEND SPECTRUM

1. Develop consumer proposition

2. Establish DTT branding and conformance regime

3. Develop communications plan

4. Plan and deploy DTT network

5. Establish receiver specifications and costs.

1. Decide on technology and standards

2. Implement licensing framework

3. Manage radio spectrum and coordination matters

1. Develop DSO policy and legal framework

2. Establish plan for ASO

3. Develop funding policy

4. Establish principles for Help Scheme

Source: Plum and Farmcombe (2013)

Government

Regulators

Industry

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GSMA RESOURCES: DSO TOOLKITOOLKIT

http://www.gsma.com/spectrum/digital-switchover-guide/

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