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Why DSO in Africa (really) Matters and How to Handle it?ICT Conference on Broadband Access to all in East AfricaKampala, Uganda15 – 19 April 2013
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Why DSO in Africa (really) Matters and How to Handle it?
A no-brainer for better or for worse?1. A Massive One Time Opportunity2. Attached to Considerable Challenges3. An Agenda To Mitigate Opportunity Cost of the
Status Quo Undertaking DSO process in Cameroon
1. Step 1 – A Practical Guide2. Step 2 – A Pilot Project3. Step 3 – A Strategic Program
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Positives of DSO Negatives of DSOThe Digital Dividend – New spectrum for mobile broadband
The cost of the transmission infrastructure
More efficient TV transmission signals, cheaper spectrum bills
The cost of Set Top Boxes
Greater number of channels, greater diversity (entertainment, sport, vernacular languages and education)
Paying for new channels
Extending the TV transmission area to allow more people to watch TV
The environmental burden of analogue equipment disposal
Increasing availability of local contentGetting benefits from converged broadcast delivery and channels for feedback
An opportunity to review and improve the benefits offered by public broadcasting
A no-brainer for better or for worse?
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A no-brainer for better or for worse?
1. A Massive One Time Opportunity
a. Better use of broadcasting as knowledge infrastructure
b. More and Faster Broadband Internetc. DSO, Broadband and Economic Growth
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A no-brainer for better or for worse?
1. A Massive One Time Opportunity
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A no-brainer for better or for worse?
1. A Massive One Time Opportunity
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A no-brainer for better or for worse?
1. A Massive One Time Opportunity
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Why DSO in Africa (really) Matters and How to Handle it?
A no-brainer for better or for worse?1. A Massive One Time Opportunity2. Attached to Considerable Challenges3. An Agenda To Mitigate Opportunity Cost of the
Status Quo Undertaking DSO process in Cameroon
1. Step 1 – A Practical Guide2. Step 2 – A Pilot Project3. Step 3 – A Strategic Program
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A no-brainer for better or for worse?
2. Attached to Considerable Challengesa. DSO is costly
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A no-brainer for better or for worse?
2. Attached to Considerable Challengesa. DSO is costly
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A no-brainer for better or for worse?
2. Attached to Considerable Challengesb. DSO is
lengthy
DTT rollout in Mauritius
1998 National Digital Broadcasting Committee set up by Government Frequency planning done
1999 Government of Mauritius chooses DVB-T for future digital terrestrial television services
2001 TDF / MCML / MBC carried out a pilot test transmission
2004 Soft launch of single DTT Multiplex from 2 sites, Malherbes and Signal Mountain with 6 TV programmes (70% coverage
2005 Official Launch of DTTB in Mauritius with 70% coverage
2006 18 gap-fillers increased coverage to 100%
12/2007
100,000 DTT set-top boxes sold (30% penetration)
2008 2nd DTT Multiplex – 6 TV programmes
2010 Launch of 3rd DTT Multiplex – 5 programmes
2013 ASO
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A no-brainer for better or for worse?
SADC Roadmap for Digital BroadcastingStakeholder consultation, including a communications strategy
Development of harmonized frequency plans
Licensing of/and conduct DTT trials
Consumer awareness
Simulcast/dual illumination period
Digital dividend review
Monitoring and review
Timeline 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
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A no-brainer for better or for worse?
Status # CountriesTotal countries 54
look unlikely to meet the ITU’s 2015 deadline
43 Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo-Brazzaville, Cote d’Ivoire, Djibouti, DRC, Egypt. Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, South Sudan, Swaziland, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe
Policy paper or Task Force/Committee
11 Benin, Botswana, Cameroon, Ghana, Mali, Senegal, Zambia, Congo-B, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger
Pilots 6 Angola (short one), Burundi (commercial), CAR (small-scale), DRC (small-scale), Guinea (small-scale), South AfricaNote: Only 2 of which (Angola and South Africa) look likely to lead to public transition process.
Launched 9 Algeria, Gabon (private), Kenya, Morocco, Nigeria (Star Times/NTA), Rwanda (Star Times), Tanzania (Star Times/TBC), Tunisia, Uganda Note: No policy yet announced in Nigeria
Completed 1 Mauritius
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A no-brainer for better or for worse?
2. Attached to Considerable Challengesc. DSO is almost every member of a society
• Consumers• Broadcasters• Wireless Broadband Providers• Governments
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A no-brainer for better or for worse?
2. Attached to Considerable Challengesd. Policy and regulatory Issues
• Licensing process • Additional digital channels • Spectrum plan • Structure, governance and financing of signal carrier• A framework for a low-cost set-top box• A switchover plan• Public awareness body and a campaign
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Why DSO in Africa (really) Matters and How to Handle it?
A no-brainer for better or for worse?1. A Massive One Time Opportunity2. Attached to Considerable Challenges3. An Agenda To Mitigate Opportunity Cost of the
Status Quo Undertaking DSO process in Cameroon
1. Step 1 – A Practical Guide2. Step 2 – A Pilot Project3. Step 3 – A Strategic Program
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A no-brainer for better or for worse?
3. An Agenda To Mitigate Opportunity Cost of the Status Quo
a. Avoid Widening of the Digital Divideb. Avoid Hampering of the efforts to use
Broadband c. Avoid interference and duplication of
initiatives
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Why DSO in Africa (really) Matters and How to Handle it?
A no-brainer for better or for worse?1. A Massive One Time Opportunity2. Attached to Considerable Challenges3. An Agenda To Mitigate Opportunity Cost of the
Status Quo Undertaking DSO process in Cameroon
1. Step 1 – A Practical Guide2. Step 2 – A Pilot Project3. Step 3 – A Strategic Program
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Undertaking DSO process in Cameroon
1. Step 1 – A Practical GuideThe Guide Purpose
• Identify the public benefits of the DSO process
• Offer distilled wisdom from countries – both in Africa and elsewhere
• Identify specific policy choices
• Identify practical activities
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Undertaking DSO process in Cameroon
1. Step 1 – A Practical GuideGuide Outline – Five Modules
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Undertaking DSO process in Cameroon
1. Step 1 – A Practical GuideGuide Outline – Five Modules
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Why DSO in Africa (really) Matters and How to Handle it?
A no-brainer for better or for worse?1. A Massive One Time Opportunity2. Attached to Considerable Challenges3. An Agenda To Mitigate Opportunity Cost of the
Status Quo Undertaking DSO process in Cameroon
1. Step 1 – A Practical Guide2. Step 2 – A Pilot Project3. Step 3 – A Strategic Program
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Undertaking DSO process in Cameroon
2. Step 2 – A Pilot Project - eWaste E-waste and health issues
• Increase the number of devices• Old TV sets being shipped out• Availability of substandard
decoders• Broader issues of
electromagnetic radiation
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Undertaking DSO process in Cameroon
2. Step 2 – A Pilot Project - eWaste Objectives
• Establishing a working group • Developing an environmental management strategy• Establishing guidelines and standards• Inclusion of relevant guidelines• Creating public awareness• Establishing a recycling
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Why DSO in Africa (really) Matters and How to Handle it?
A no-brainer for better or for worse?1. A Massive One Time Opportunity2. Attached to Considerable Challenges3. An Agenda To Mitigate Opportunity Cost of the
Status Quo Undertaking DSO process in Cameroon
1. Step 1 – A Practical Guide2. Step 2 – A Pilot Project3. Step 3 – A Strategic Program
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Undertaking DSO process in Cameroon
3. Step 3 – A Strategic Program
a. Component 1 – Enabling Legal and Regulatory Environment
• Spectrum auditing• Liberalization • Security and state integrity• Open access approaches to program production • Financial modeling and loan support to help implement the signal carrier approach• Support for local content policies• Support for the development of policies
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Undertaking DSO process in Cameroon
3. Step 3 – A Strategic Program
b. Component 2 – Mitigating Market Failures
• Invest in subsidy schemes for STBs• Investment in e-waste programs• Rural electrification – vital in providing power in the many areas where there is none
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Undertaking DSO process in Cameroon
3. Step 3 – A Strategic Program
c. Supporting Regional Collaboration
• Promotion of best practices for speedy implementation• Cross border co-ordination• Setting up of the bodies for devising practical strategies to speed up the DSO process• National multi-stakeholder consultation processes
