Framework of the Digital Terrestrial Television Broadcasting (DTTB) Migration

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23 October 2019 | Palacio Del Sur, Zamboanga City

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Ceremonial Digital Switch On (DSO)

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nationwide implementation

Circle size indicative of population.

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Adoption of ISDB-T as sole DTT standard

Analog Switch Off (ASO) Target:

4 – 6 Years

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GLOBAL TRENDS IN BROADCASTING

PHILIPPINES’ RESPONSE

AREAS OF CONCERN OF THE DTTB MIGRATION PLAN

Policy and Legal Framework

Fiscal Considerations and Budgetary

Reference

Communications and Awareness

Strategy

Standards and Technical Guidance

BASIC TERMINOLOGIES

ASOAnalog Switch Off

BMLBroadcast Markup

Language

EWBSEmergency Warning

Broadcast System

FTAFree-to-Air

STBSet-Top Box

ISDB-TIntegrated Services Digital Broadcast -

Terrestrial

HDHigh Definition

1SegSingle Segment

CASConditional Access

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DSODigital Switch On

IDTVIntegrated Digital TV

DTTBDigital Terrestrial

Television Broadcasting

COMPARISON OF ANALOG AND DIGITAL TV

DIGITALANALOG

Both signals weaken over distance and due to blockings

ANALOG SIGNAL

DIGITAL SIGNAL

Weak signal causes snowy pictures and ghosting

Clear picture can be received even at a weak signal

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COMPARISON OF ANALOG AND DIGITAL TV

BENEFITS OF DTTB MIGRATION TO STAKEHOLDERS

FOR BROADCASTERSGlobal Competitiveness

Reduced Infrastructure Cost

Opportunities for Growth

FOR THE NATIONDigital Dividend for Basic Services

Stimulating Economic Growth

Job Creation and Employment

FOR CONSUMERSBetter Quality TV Experience

More Program Choices

Portability and Mobility

WHY MIGRATE TO DIGITAL TV?

Interactivity/Enhanced TV Services

Additional Pay TV Platform/Conditional Access System (CAS)

and Billing Facilities

Addition Services/Multi-Channel Offering

Lower Costs(one-off and/or recurring)

Better Picture andReception Quality

Usability/Portability

95%SITUATIONAL ANALYSIS

Population Percentage of TV Households

TV Household

22,984,971Total Households2015 Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA)

BRIDGING THE DIGITAL DIVIDEConsumer who have every TV set in their house digital capable

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DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY

Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM)is used in many high data rate wireless systems• Immunity to selective fading

• Resilience to interference

• Spectrum efficiency

• Resilient to ISI

• Resilient to narrow-band effects

• Simpler channel equalization

SAMPLE QUESTIONS

Digital TV Migration in the Philippines is in full swing eversince the Ceremonial Digital Switch On (DSO) last 2017. Aregional approach to implement the Analog Switch Off (ASO)is targeted. What is the sole standard adopted by thePhilippines for Digital TV Broadcasting Service?

Integrated Services Digital Broadcasting – Terrestrial (ISDB-T)

SAMPLE QUESTIONS

According to NTC MC 02-03-2016, Sale and Labeling of ISDB-T Receivers, Annex A, the Integrated Receiver shall offer atleast one antenna terminal input, type F, unbalanced, withimpedance of how many ohms?

75 Ohms

SAMPLE QUESTIONS

NTC MC 04-06-206 has been issued in relation to the currentallocation for UHF broadcast from 512 MHz - 698 MHz whichis insufficient to support all broadcasters to provide bothanalog and digital TV services. AS such, re-allocating a rangeof frequencies for the migration will provide room for thesmooth introduction of DTTB services. What is this range?

470 MHz - 512 MHz

SECTION 1. ALLOCATION

As provided in MC No. 04-06-2016, the 470-512 MHz band (or “Channels 14

to 20”) has been re-allocated for the deployment of Digital Terrestrial

Television Broadcasting (DTTB) Service.

Republic of the Philippines

NATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

NTC Bldg., Agham Road, East Triangle, Diliman, Quezon City

MEMORANDUM CIRCULAR

NO. 01-02-2018

Subject: IMPLEMENTING RULES AND REGUILATIONS OF MEMORANDUM CIRCULAR

No. 04-06-2016 RE: RE-ALLOCATION OF THE 470-512 MHz BAND FOR

DIGITAL TERRESTRIAL TELEVISION BROADCASTING (DTTB) SERVICE IN

THE PHILIPPINES

SAMPLE QUESTIONSRefers to the unused TV channels between the active ones inthe VHF and UHF spectrum.

TV White Space

A. Use of Unassigned and Unused Allocated TV Broadcast Channels for TVWS Technology

1. DICT shall be allowed to use the unassigned and unused VHF TV broadcast channels in

the implementation and operation of ICT projects of the government including but not

limited to the “Free Wifi” project.

2. The use thereof shall be a secondary and strictly non-interference basis and must accept

interference from the VHF TV broadcasting service to which the band is allocated on

primary basis. The TVWS radio stations and devices shall immediately cease operation

upon receipt of a Notice of Interference Report from the NTC.

3. TV broadcasters shall have priority on the channels such the assignment of any channel to

such entities shall automatically have the effect of recalling its use from DICT.

Republic of the Philippines

NATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

NTC Bldg., Agham Road, East Triangle, Diliman, Quezon City

MEMORANDUM CIRCULAR

NO. 02-04-2017

Subject: Allowing the use of Unassigned and Unused Allocated TV Broadcast Channels

(TV White Space) on Secondary and Non-Interference Basis

TRANSMISSION STANDARDS CONSIDERED IN DTTB

DVB-T2Digital Video

Broadcasting –Second Generation

Terrestrial

ATSCAdvanced

Television Systems Committee

ISDB-TIntegrated Services Digital Broadcast -

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DTMBDigital Terrestrial

Multimedia Broadcast

ISDB-TSection 1.1 Digital Terrestrial Television Broadcasting (DTTB) – An implementation

of the digital technology in the television service intended to provide a greater number

of Standard Definition Television (SDTV) channels and/or better quality of picture (e.g.

HDTV) and sound (e.g. ACC, EAC3, Dolby Digital) through a conventional aerial

antenna instead of a satellite or cable connection. It also pertains to Digital Terrestrial

Television (DTT).

Section 1.2 integrated Service Digital Broadcast Terrestrial (ISDB-T) – A flexible

digital television (DTV) transmission system that is capable of providing three (3) levels

of hierarchical modulation that can carry audio, video and data services to fixed, mobile

and handheld terminals using a single transmission facility with an integrated

Emergency Warning Broadcast System (EWBS).

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Transmission Standards Considered in DTTB

IntegratedServices

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Terrestrial Standard

• Multiple Platforms• Convergence of Broadcast,

Telecommunications, and IT

• Transmission and Reception Technology

• Upgrade of Analog

• Using RF Propagation, distinct from Satellite and Cable

• Over-The-Air

Fixed Reception

Mobile Reception

Handheld Reception

One TV Channel6 MHz (13 segments)

1 Segment(1-Seg)

1 or 12 Segment

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ISDB-T SUPPORTS 3 RECEPTION TYPES

HDTV, TV Sets, STB, Recorder

Navigation System, In-Car TV

Cellphone, Laptop, etc.

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12 segments HDTV program

8 segments (Mid. DTV) program

SDTV program 1 SDTV program 2 SDTV program 3

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One TV Channel6 MHz

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TELEVISION remains to be an important

source of information for Filipinos

WHY GO DIGITAL?EMERGENCY WARNING BROADCAST for information dissemination to the public.

WIDER CHOICE IN TV CHANNELS stemming from enhanced spectrum utilization.

ENHANCED QUALITY OF SIGNAL RECEPTION even at weak signal level.

Developmental innovations can be built around the ISDB-Tstandard like data broadcast and emergency warning

EMERGENCY WARNING BROADCAST SYSTEM

EMERGENCY WARNING BROADCAST SYSTEM

Centralize and unify varied information and distribute

necessary information nationwide

Provide emergency warning information to citizens

Provide advance and real-time information on impending

natural calamities

Provide advance information to local agencies who are responsible in

disaster management

DTTB MIGRATION PLAN• Policy Issues

• Regulatory Issues

• Technical Issues

• Fiscal Considerations

• Industry Support

• Consumer Support

• Migration Timeline

• Public Communications Strategies

• Stakeholder Engagement

• Compliance Monitoring

• Implementation Guide

• Other Measures

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Switch from an analog to a digital broadcasting system

Deliver better quality content and allowing new revenue streams

Create economic opportunities by way of more capable technology

Rationalize and reassign valuable VHF spectra (digital dividend for other broadband services)

Driven by the ITU in response to the need for spectrum efficiency

DTTB Migration Plan

E X E C U T I V E S U M M A R Y

The DTTB Migration Plan is a comprehensive document to address

Policy Regulatory Technical

It aims to reap the benefits of the technological advances that DTTB incorporates, including spectrum

efficiency gains and having more TV services, as well as new service features.

ISSUES ON DTTB MIGRATION

Technical Standardsfor digital broadcasting transmission equipment

and receivers

Regulatory Framework

i.e., licensing, monitoring and enforcement

Frequency Spectrum Assignment

to broadcasters and new usage for the spectrum

Plan for the Analog Switch-Off (ASO)

date and new broadcasting services

Advocacy Plan and Consumer Participation

with other stakeholders

Migration to digital broadcast is seen as an enabler

FOR CONSUMERSto benefit from

enhanced picture and sound quality

FOR BROADCASTERSto widen their program and

service offerings

FOR GOVERNMENTutilization of the frequency spectrum to be vacated for enhancing the delivery of

public service

PRE-IMPLEMENTATION STAGE

Need for an Institutionalized

Stakeholder Group

Frequency Planning and Review of Existing

Allocation

Timing and Implementation of DTTB

Trials

Need for an Institutionalized

Stakeholder Group

Frequency Planning and Review of Existing

Allocation

Timing and Implementation of DTTB

Trials

DIGITAL SWITCH ON(DSO) STAGE

Measures for Areas with No or Poor Reception

Infrastructure Sharing and Competition in the

DTTB Market

Competition between Digital TB and Service

Delivery Platforms

SIMULCASTPERIOD

Simulcast Period

Analog Switch Off (ASO) Model

ANALOG SWITCH OFF (ASO) STAGE

ASO Threshold

Assistance for the Most Vulnerable of Philippine

Society

Ecological Waste Management

DTTB MIGRATION DEVELOPMENT STAGES

Conduct of evaluation is necessary to appropriately address identified implementation issues and to assess the overall progress and success of DTTB migration in the Philippines.

Issuance of MC on the Adoption of ISDB-T Standard14 Nov 2013

Issuance of IRR for DTTB Service16 Dec 2014

Digital Switch On (DSO)01 Jan 2015

Ceremonial Digital Switch On (DSO)14 Feb 2017

S I M U L C A S T P E R I O DEnsure no service disruption in the reception of TV programs

Ensure access to TV programming while testing the quality and coverage of digital transmission

Ensure enough time and capacity to supply and distribute receivers

Challenge: Internet for AllUtilization in Disaster

Mitigation, etc.

VHF Allocation for Broadband Deployment Nationwide

Utilizing long range characteristics• Rural broadband/backhaul• Wide-coverage hotspots• Sensor network• Wireless surveillance system

Utilizing obstacle penetration / avoidance characteristics• Indoor video distribution• M2M-factory floor automation• Device to device network

REALIZATION OF NEW SERVICES

Enhancement of Mobile Phone Services

Realization of a Safer Road Traffic Society

Expansion of New Multimedia Services

Support the radio-wave needs of mobile phones, which continue to increase• Even more people can use mobile

phones• Advanced functions, such as

transmission of large amounts of data, can be realized

• Based on the above, use of mobile phones is even more convenient

Secure radio waves for accident prevention systems right before they occur• Avoid collision accidents at

intersections with poor visibility (Communication between vehicles)

• Avoid rear-end accidents based on provision of information from roadside communication devices, etc. (Communication between the road & vehicles)

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Whenever, wherever

Mobile programs for mobile terminals

Disaster information

News

Watch sports in trains…

While walking…

Realize new broadcasting that provides various kinds of information to mobile terminals

• Make it possible to watch television “whenever and wherever”

• Possible to definitely receive disaster information even during disasters

• Possible to provide detailed local information

REALIZATION OF NEW SERVICES

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Analog Switch Off (ASO) Target: 4 - 6 Years

Digital Switch On

(DSO)

Ceremonial Digital Switch On (DSO)

COMPREHENSIVE NATIONWIDE IMPLEMENTATIONPRE – IMPLEMENTATION PHASE

TEST BROADCASTPILOT TRIALS

Migration Committee Convened

Preparatory WorkStakeholder Consultations

Approval of Technology Standard, and Policy Issuances

Approval of Implementing Rules and Regulations

Broadcaster Roll Out

Receiver Market Penetration

Implementation of Sale and Labelling

of ISDB-T Receivers

SIMULCAST PERIOD

Conduct of Digital TV Promotions and Implementation of Public Communications Strategies

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