Transition to Digital Broadcasting and Digital Dividend 5-7 November 2012, Budapest, Hungary Momčilo Simić Adviser for International Relations Former President

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.


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%


Major customers

• Radio and television: Public broadcasting services

National commercial broadcasters • Telecommunications:

Telekom Srbija

Telenor

VIP Mobile

Orion Telekom

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Terrestrial Broadcasting – analogues services

• 11 main transmitting sites;

• More than 250 repeaters sites;

• 15 MF transmitting sites (tube transmitters).


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;


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


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!


Standards and digital transitions


• 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


Terrestrial Broadcasting-DVB-T2 services

Simulcast network: Start 21.03.2012 13 sites + 2 gap-fillers


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


Simulcast NetworkCoverage zone

- 56 dBµ/m - 53 dBµ/mReception level: 40 dBµ/m


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.


Terrestrial Broadcasting – DVB-T2 services

RTS1 HD

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Transition to Digital Broadcasting and Digital Dividend 5-7 November 2012, Budapest, Hungary Momčilo Simić Adviser for International Relations Former President