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Transition to Digital Broadcasting and Digital Dividend
5-7 November 2012, Budapest, Hungary
Momčilo SimićAdviser for International Relations
Former President of RRB/ITU
ITU Regional Initiative for Europe on Digital Broadcasting
Company profile
• Founded in 2009;• Formally started in 2011
Company was a part of RTS, until 01.01.2011• Headquarters in Belgrade;• Human recourse:
255 employees; 40% with university degrees.
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Company activities
• Ensuring the operational readiness of broadcast facilities;• Transmission and transmitting of radio and TV programs –
public services and national commercial broadcasters;• Transmission and transmitting of radio and TV programs –
regional and local broadcasters;• Network management capabilities in systems for distribution
of broadcasting and other telecommunication signals;• Providing services to telecommunication operators;• Providing services to internet service provider;• Planning, building and maintaining of broadcasting and other
telecommunication equipment.
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Serbia Market information
• Total number of TV households: 2.7 Mil.• Market share:
Terrestrial: 57%, total Cable: 34%, analog/digital Satellite: 8%, digital IPTV: 5%
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Major customers
• Radio and television: Public broadcasting services
National commercial broadcasters • Telecommunications:
Telekom Srbija
Telenor
VIP Mobile
Orion Telekom
РТВ 1
РТВ 2
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Terrestrial Broadcasting – analogues services
• 11 main transmitting sites;
• More than 250 repeaters sites;
• 15 MF transmitting sites (tube transmitters).
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Terrestrial Broadcasting – DVB-T services
• SDTV – start in April 2005 – Avala – 27 Ch; November 2005 – Crveni Cot – 31 Ch;
Modulation: 64-QAM;Compression: MPEG-2;FFT Mode: 8k;Guard Interval: 1/4;Code rate: 2/3;Bit rate: 19,9 Mbit/s;Reception mode: FIXED
• 4 Programs – RTS1, RTS2, TV Avala and RTS Digital;
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Terrestrial Broadcasting – DVB-T services
• HDTV – start in September 2009 – Avala – 27 Ch; Modulation: 64-QAM;
Compression: MPEG-4;FFT Mode: 8k;Guard Interval: 1/4;Code rate: 3/4;Bit rate: 8,5 Mbit/s;Reception mode: FIXEDResolution: 720p/50
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Digitalization process
• RRC-06, Geneva; analogue switch-off 17.06.2015
VHF – 9 allotment zones with one coverage; UHF – 15 allotment zones with seven network coverage; Additional channels in Belgrade and South-East part of Serbia; SFN and MFN frequency network.
• Analogue switch-off not commenced yet!
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Standards and digital transitions
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• July 2009 - The Government of the Republic of Serbia has adopted Strategy for Switchover from Analogue to Digital Broadcasting of Radio and Television Programs; DVB-T2 – Standard for digital broadcasting of television
signal; MPEG-4ver.10 (H.264/AVC) – Compression standard;
4th of April 2012 is set to be the date of analogue switch-off
• March 2012 – Decision about strategy changes;
• Jun 2012 – Rule Book transition from analogue to digital;
Analogue swith-off postponed to 17 June 2015
Funds
Funds:
• EU pre-accession funds (IPA): Assistance to the digital broadcasting switchover in Serbia;
• Initial network is based on this EU assistance
• Ministry of Culture, media and Information Society: - Public procurement: Construction and design of infrastructure
systems for the broadcast and distribution of digital TV signals in the Republic of Serbia – Reconstructed 25 most important TV transmitter locations
• Own funds
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Terrestrial Broadcasting-DVB-T2 services
Simulcast network: Start 21.03.2012 13 sites + 2 gap-fillers
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Terrestrial Broadcasting – DVB-T2 services
Simulcast network
Transmitting site Channel hk (m) ha (m) ERP (kW) Pout (W) Antenna Directivity Avala (SFN) 27 439 120 1 300 ND Krusevac Goc 26 1060 20 0.2 100 80 Loznica Gucevo 27 776 20 0.2 100 50 Novi Pazar 64 769 10 0.2 100 30/300 Ovcar 64 986 50 1 100 110/260 Priboj 66 917 20 0.2 100 130 Raska Gradac 47 740 18 0.2 100 0/180/270 Valjevo Pecina 42 250 20 0.2 100 45 Uzice 57 708 20 0.2 100 45/315 Nis Gorica 21 230 20 0.5 100 30/300 Crveni Cot 31 538 50 3 300 50/320/190 Subotica 47 123 60 1 100 90/180/270 Vrsac 54 376 30 0.2 100 200/290 Stojcino brdo (SFN) 27 246 20 ------ 25 350 Kosutnjak (SFN) 27 205 20 ----- 50 225/315
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Simulcast NetworkCoverage zone
- 56 dBµ/m - 53 dBµ/mReception level: 40 dBµ/m
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Deygout (the principle edge) method Recommendation ITU-R 1546-4
Measurement
In addition to EU assistance, ITU donated vehicle and equipment for measurements of DVB T2 signals.
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Terrestrial Broadcasting – DVB-T2 services
RTS1 HD
РТВ 1
РТВ 2
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Thank you for your attention!
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