C'emeka nzeih gsma asm may 2019
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1. Digital switchover is the transition from analog to digital television broadcasting which Nigeria agreed to complete by 2015 but has faced delays. 2. Effective spectrum management is needed to reallocate the 700MHz-800MHz digital dividend freed up by the switch to new uses like mobile broadband. 3. However, Nigeria has faced challenges in fully implementing digital switchover due to issues like ineffective stakeholder engagement, regulatory unclearity between agencies, corruption and inadequate funding.
C'emeka nzeih gsma asm may 2019
- 1. Imperatives for Effective Spectrum Management for Digital Switchover in Nigeria Chukwuemeka Nzeih Digital Bridge Institute Abuja Nigeria cnzeih@dbi.edu.ng GSMA Advance Spectrum Management Course May 2019
- 2. Introduction Digital Switchover is the transition from analogue to digital terrestrial television broadcasting. Nigeria as part of ITU Region 1 signed the Geneva 2006 Agreement on Transition from Analogue to Digital Terrestrial Television Broadcasting. International Telecommunications Union (ITU) had set 2015 as the deadline for full transition to digital broadcast in ultra-high frequency (UHF) and 2020 for very high frequency (VHF) all over the world. Nigeria planned to implement a 9 year transition window (June 2006 June 2005. The full implementation date was shifted to June 2017, unfortunately it was not achieved.
- 3. Introduction
- 4. SPECTRUM MANAGEMENT & DSO IN NIGERIA ANALOGUE BROADCASTING DIGITAL TERRESTRIAL TRANSMISSION All terrestrial television stations in Nigeria presently are operating on 450MHZ 862MHZ frequency range. Upon full digital switchover, all the TV stations, will operate under 450Mhz- 694Mhz Freeing up the 700MHz - 800MHz as digital dividend
- 5. The Digital Dividend or 700-MHz band is defined as the upper segment of the UHF band, lying between 698-806-MHz (GSMA). It is the radio spectrum that is freed when a nation transits from analog to digital television transition. Thus, the radio spectrum 700MHz - 800MHz freed up as a results of DSO in Nigeria will be farmed back into the Spectrum Management framework. DIGITAL DIVIDENT AND SPECTRUM MANAGEMENT
- 6. POTENTIAL UTISLISATION OF DIGITAL DIVIDEND Digital Terrestrial TV Mobile Broadband services Mobile TV services Wireless Broadband services. Broadcasting Services
- 7. POTENTIAL BENEFITS OF DSO IN NIGERIA Improved Television Services Improved broadband coverage for rural, semi-urban areas and underserved communities. Increased affordability of mobile services. Provide platform for the growth of the entertainment and multimedia industry. Create new job opportunities Achievement of SDG 1, 4, 9 and 13
- 8. Source: GSMA Advance Spectrum Management Eample ECONOMIC BENEFITS DIGITAL DIVIDEND Improvement of ICT and Telecommunications Services Revenue from Sale of Frequency. Tax and Revenue from Set Top Boxes Create Jobs from STB Manufacturers, New Revenue Stations/Broadcast Houses Growth in creative Industry, Media and Entertainment. Increased access to more TV stations Spectrum from Digital Dividend
- 9. CHALLENGES OF FULL IMPLEMENTATION OF DSO IN NIGERIA Ineffective Stakeholder Engagement Poor Regulatory clarity among government ministry and agencies. - Nigeria Broadcasting Commission - Nigeria Communication Commission - Federal Ministry of Communication. - Federal Ministry of Information Corruption. Inadequate funding. Inadequate technology and logistics
- 10. CONCLUSION 1. For effective implementation of Digital Switch Over the government would need to do the following; 2. Full DSO will bring about enormous benefit to Nigeria. 3. The government need to review the legal and policy framework of its initial DSO implementation plan so as to avoid continuous shifting of implementation dates. 4. Create awareness om the benefits of DSO. 5. The Presidential Implementation Task Force should engage and come up with a strategic roadmap for full DSO implementation.
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