Ministry of Communications Digital Broadcasting Migration Committee The Transition from Analogue to Digital Terrestrial Television in Ghana PROGRESS REPORT PRESENTED AT THE DIGITAL BROADCASTING AFRICA FORUM 2016 MAY 2016
Planning Network roll-out (Digital) Integrated Digital Receiver / Set Top Box Specification Manufacturing Distribution Retail & Installation Dual illumination Public Education Uptake Analogue Television Switch-off Yield Digital Dividend After sales support 18-May-16 Steps in the Transition Presentation to CTO DBAF 2016, Lagos, 2
PROGRESS REPORT - PLANNING
Implementation Body Digital Broadcasting Migration Committee (DBMC) established in December 2010: Chaired by Honourable Minister of Communications Membership of 13 from all stakeholder institutions Ministries, Parliament, Regulators, State Broadcaster, Private Broadcasters Secretariat located at National Communications Authority (the ICT regulator) Responsible for: policy implementation integrated planning budgeting communication with the public performance monitoring 18-May-16 Presentation to CTO DBAF 2016, Lagos, 4
GE-06 Plan Frequency Planning WRC-07 created 790 862 MHz as 1 st dividend WRC-12 created 694 790 MHz as 2 nd dividend Re-planning of TV frequencies (470-694 MHz to amend GE-06: Creation of eleven (11) allotment areas Provision of four (4) layers/frequency channels for each allotment. Provision of additional frequency layers in the allotments for Greater Accra, Ashanti, Western and Northern regions. Suppression of 106 UHF assignments in the existing GE06 18-May-16 Presentation to CTO DBAF 2016, Lagos, 5
PROGRESS REPORT NETWORK ROLLOUT
Status of Gov t DTT Network $82.3m GoG Contract with K-Net Ltd. signed in July 2015 for delivery of: Transmission Network (42 sites, 2transmitters per site, 95% population coverage; 89% of land coverage) Plus cost of 3 years operations & maintenance [including transponder & energy costs] 18-May-16 Presentation to CTO DBAF 2016, Lagos, 7
Status of Gov t DTT Network cont. Rollout will be executed in three phases Phase 1 Headend & Tx for G. Accra & Ashanti Regions by Installation complete. Testing and optimization to be completed June 2016 Phase 2 Tx for Volta, Northern, U. East and U. West Regions by Sept. 2016 Phase 3 Tx for Western, Central, Eastern & B. Ahafo Regions by Dec 2016 Rollout will be completed in December 2016 18-May-16 Presentation to CTO DBAF 2016, Lagos, 8
PROGRESS REPORT Integrated Digital Receiver / Set Top Box
Key Components of Ghana DTT Spec HE-AAC RF Operation Video & Audio Codecs Accessibility EPG LCN SI/PSI Functionality Network Changes 18-May-16 Presentation to CTO DBAF 2016, Lagos, 10
Conformance Testing Labs Sony (Malaysia) EMCS DTV Accredited Compliance Lab (Samsung) Sony EMCS Kisarazu Sony Koda EMC EMC Compliance Co. Ltd., Korea CS & Environment Centre of Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd, Korea 18-May-16 Presentation to CTO DBAF 2016, Lagos, 11
Conformance Logos 18-May-16 Presentation to CTO DBAF 2016, Lagos, 12
Where to verify 18-May-16 Presentation to CTO DBAF 2016, Lagos, 13
Where to verify 18-May-16 Presentation to CTO DBAF 2016, Lagos, 14
Where to Verify (cont d) 18-May-16 Presentation to CTO DBAF 2016, Lagos, 15
Market Surveillance National Communications Authority Scheduled official market visits Audit Testing of samples from the market Enforcement of compliance requirements Media & General Public Encouraged to look out for logos when they go out shopping Encouraged Report suspicious logos or products to the NCA 18-May-16 Presentation to CTO DBAF 2016, Lagos, 16
PROGRESS REPORT Public Education
Public Education Strategy National to raise overall awareness Regional to increase awareness and promote understanding District Local Area to promote understanding and encourage action to promote understanding and encourage action message should be simple and straight forward materials should be transmitted in at least the languages identified to be widely spoken in Ghana all media platforms should be used Outreach events to schools, churches, mosques, etc Presentation to CTO DBAF 2016, Lagos, 18-May-16 18
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PROGRESS REPORT Digital Dividend
800MHz Licensing - Objectives 18-May-16 Presentation to CTO DBAF 2016, Lagos, 21
800 MHz Licensing - Lots 18-May-16 Presentation to CTO DBAF 2016, Lagos, 22
800 MHz Auction Results 18-May-16 Presentation to CTO DBAF 2016, Lagos, 23
Thank You! 18-May-16 Presentation to CTO DBAF 2016, Lagos, 24