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South Africa's firm commitment to DVB-T2 versus ISDB-T

Following the recommendations of the South African Development Community (SADC), finally the Minister of Communications, Radhakrishna Padayachie, has assured in Midrand (South Africa) that his government is firmly committed to the analogue switch-off at the end of 2013, opting for DVB-T2.

As Panorama Audiovisual already announced on December 1, the South African Development Community (SADC) had decided to support the development of DVB-T2. Now, the South African government has made public its firm commitment to the European standard. The Minister of Communications, Radhakrishna Padayachie, has assured in Midrand (South Africa) that his government is committed to carrying out the analogue switch-off at the end of 2013, betting decisively on DVB-T2.

With this announcement, the number of countries that have adopted DVB-T2 now reaches 21, with many other countries in the trial phase.

Phil Laven, president of DVB, who has actively participated in the DVB promotion campaign against the tough Brazilian competition from the Japanese ISDB-T standard, has pointed out that "the announcement of South Africa's decision puts an end to the uncertainty about which digital standard this strategic country would finally adopt in the area. The measure will allow the country to carry out without delay a migration to digital technology. I firmly believe that they have made the right decision as also demonstrated by the rapid adoption of DVB-T2, in other nations and which it surpasses with You grow all the effort carried out during all these years.”

Por su parte, Peter Siebert, director ejecutivo de DVB, ha felicitado y agradecido “a toda la comunidad DVB que haya trabajado incansablemente para llevar a cabo este anuncio positivo por parte de Sudáfrica. Es otro gran respaldo de esta norma en su segunda generación que, sin duda, ha demostrado ser tan exitosa como su predecesora”.

Sudáfrica optó finalmente por el DVB-T2 por su eficiencia, robustez y flexibilidad ya que la segunda generación de esta norma incrementa hasta en un 50% la eficiencia.

By, Jan 21, 2011, Section:Business, TDT

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