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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

Development

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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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