Analog switch off and use of digital dividend

Analog switch off and use of digital dividend Liljana Denkovska Agency for Electronic Communications Budva, 29-30 september 2014

ASO Goals • Full digital broadcast of terrestrial television program services in the Republic of Macedonia on 1 June 2013 • All existing broadcasters at national, regional and local level to move from analog to digital broadcast of their television programming services and • 790-862 MHz frequency band from 1 December 2013 to begin to be used for providing mobile communications services of the Fourth Generation

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Terrestrial Broadcasters • National level 3 programs of Public broadcaster (more than half of the assigned frequencies) 4 programs of commercial broadcasters • Regional level 10 programs of commercial broadcasters in the capitol Skopje • Local level 46 programs of commercial broadcasters www.aec.mk

GE06 UHF-DVB-T

Allotment zone 1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

D1 CRN VRV

23

26

28

30

40

47

52

53

61

65

D2 STRACIN

21

37

41

42

46

50

56

60

64

67

D3 TURTEL

22

24

32

38

39

43

44

55

58

62

66

D4 BOSKIJA

21

34

37

41

49

50

54

57

64

68

69

D5 PELISTER

22

25

29

33

37

38

42

46

58

60

63

67

D6 MALI VLAJ

26

32

36

39

41

44

50

52

61

65

66

69

D7 STOGOVO

21

28

31

35

37

43

47

51

57

59

D8 POPOVA SAPKA

24

27

34

36

38

41

50

55

56

64

D9 GRAD SKOPJE

25

29

33

37

45

48

51

57

68

66

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Frequency Plan for DVB-T DIGI PLUS MULTIMEDIJA ALLOTMENT ZONE D1 CRN VRV/SKOPJE D1 CRN VRV/VELES D2 STRACIN

MUX 1 26

MUX 2 28

MUX 3 30

PUBLIC ENTERPRISE MACEDONIAN BROADCASTING MUX 4 MUX 5 23

ONE MUX 6

MUX 7

33

45

40

47

52

21

41

46

37

42

50

56

D3 TURTEL

22

32

43

24

39

38

55

D4 BOSKIJA

21

37

49

34

41

57

54

D5 PELISTER

25

29

33

22

37

38

42

D6 VLAJ

32

39

41

26

36

44

50

D7 STOGOVO D8 POPOVA SAPKA

51

57

59

28

43

35

31

24

34

38

27

36

41

50

Pay TV

Free to air

In 2009 these MUX were In the beginning of 2012 these MUX awarded through tender were awarded to Public Enterprise procedure to Slovenia Telekom according to the Law (for public TV services)

Free to air In November 2012 these MUX were awarded through tender procedure (for commercial TV services) www.aec.mk

ASO Analogue switch off at the same time throughout the state: Equal treatment of all viewers, most of the population is covered by a digital signal (simulcast period), speed ​of process (in one day)

01.06.2013 at 00:00 Key factors for success: • Participation of all stakeholders in the process : Governmental institutions (Ministry of Information Society and Administration, Agency for electronic communications, Broadcasting Council), Broadcasters, Operators … • Coordinator of the process • Funds to support the process • Timely and appropriate information to viewers (Promotion campaign) • Subsidies for equipment for the reception www.aec.mk

Was ASO successful? Number of terrestrial TV broadcasters before ASO: •3 national TV channels of Public broadcaster •4 national TV channels of commercial broadcasters •10 regional TV channels of commercial broadcasters •46 local TV channels of commercial broadcasters Number of terrestrial TV broadcasters after ASO: •3 national TV channels of Public broadcaster •5 national TV channels of commercial broadcasters •26 regional TV channels of commercial broadcasters 27 local + 2 regional TV channels change platform (cable TV) 1 regional become national No closed broadcasters

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Future Challenges One operator for commercial broadcasters (potential monopoly) Measures taken: - Broadcasting market definition and analysis (ongoing) - Designation of SMP operator and appropriate obligations - Price regulation

Pending issues: Assignment of the last MUX DVB-T2 migration

Development of the strategy document (by the Media Agency)

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Digital Dividend 1 (790-862 MHz) National Frequency Allocation Table from 2007 Civil users 790 - 862 MHz FIXED BROADCASTING LAND MOBILE

Goverment 790 - 862 MHz Fixed

Notes ST 61 SRD microphone: 470-862 MHz ЅАР/ЅАВ

International documents

ERC REC 70-03

ETSI standard

EN 300 422

В7

Governmental decision on 05.10.2010 that the frequency band 790-862 MHz, after analogue switch off will be used for mobile service according to the appropriate EU/CEPT Documents - ECC/DEC/(09)03. Implementation into NFAT from 2011

Civil users 790 - 862 MHz FIXED

Goverment 790 - 862 MHz Fixed

Notes

International documents

ETSI standard

BROADCASTING

GE06 SRD microphone: 470-862 MHz SAP/SAB

ERC REC 70-03

EN 300 422

LAND MOBILE

MFCN

ECC/DEC/(09)03

MKC EN 301 908

В7

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Digital Dividend 1 (790-862 MHz) 2011 Change of the national Plan for assignment and utilization of frequencies in order to Implement ECC/DEC/(09)03 790791

791796

796801

801806

806811

811816

816821

821832

832837

837842

842847

847852

852857

Guard band

Downlink

Duplex gap

Uplink

1 MHz

30 MHz (6 blocks of 5 MHz)

11 MHz

30 MHz (6 blocks of 5 MHz)

857862

2013 Auction for 800 & 1800 bands •Three licenses for 2x10 MHz frequency block (band 800) •If there is no interest for some 2x10 MHz frequency block it will be devided onto two 2x5 MHz and auctioned in the second round of auction

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Digital Dividend 1 (790-862 MHz) Auction results (800 MHz band together with 1800 MHz band) Operator

ONE

T-Mobile

VIP

Operator

ONE

T-Mobile

VIP

downlink (MHz)

791-801

801-811

811-821

uplink (MHz)

1740-1755

1755-1770

1770-1785

uplink (MHz)

832-842

842-852

852-862

downlik (MHz)

1835-1850

1850-1865

1865-1880

One time fee 30,9 million EUR (10.3 mill each operator) Coverage obligations: 2 years – 4 years – 6 years

->

20% - 40% - 70% of population.

Authorization is granted for the period of 20 years (01.12.2013 – 01.12.2033)

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