Digital TV and DD in Macedonia

Jane JakimovskiHead of Radiocommunications

Department

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 September 2013 to begin to be used for providing mobile communications services of the Fourth Generation

Analogue TV channels513 analogue frequencies

Terrestrial Broadcasters

• National level3 channels for Public broadcaster (more than half

of the assigned frequencies)4 channels for commercial broadcasters

• Regional level10 channels for commercial broadcasters in the

capitol Skopje• Local level

47 commercial broadcasters

Pay TV platform

• In 2009, 3 MUX were assigned for pay TV to Slovenia Telecom

Slovenia Telecom

Allotment zone MUX 1 MUX 2 MUX 3

D1 CRN VRV 25 41 51

D2 STRACIN 31 64 67

D3 TURTEL 59 63 66

D4 BOSKIJA 40 68 69

D5 PELISTER 55 63 67

D6 MALI VLAJ 65 66 69

D7 STOGOVO 51 57 59

D8 POPOVA SAPKA 49 64 68

*red channels should be changed (are not GE06 or fall into DD)

Public broadcaster

• In the beginning of 2012, 2 MUX are assigned to the Macedonian Public Broadcasting company JP MRD according to the Law

JP MRD

Allotment zone MUX 1 MUX 2

D1 CRN VRV 23 52

D2 STRACIN 37 42

D3 TURTEL 24 39

D4 BOSKIJA 34 41

D5 PELISTER 22 37

D6 MALI VLAJ 26 36

D7 STOGOVO28 43

D8 POPOVA SAPKA 27 36

Current situation

• Slovenia Telekom 3 MUX (36 locations)

• JP MRD 2 MUX (3 locations)

Ongoing activities

Public call for rest of the MUX (3):• The operator may use the radio frequencies after the

switch- off the analogue TV i.e. after June 1, 2013• 2 MUX for national and 1 MUX for Regional coverage• All domestic and foreign operators of public

electronic communication networks may apply• Technology neutral license (DVB-T or DVB-T2)

Plans for Digital Dividend bandAllotment zone

UHF-DVB-T

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 91

011 12

D1 CRN VRV 232

62

83

04

0475

25

36

16

5   

D2 STRACIN 213

74

14

24

6505

66

06

46

7  

D3 TURTEL 222

43

23

83

9434

45

55

86

26

6  

D4 BOSKIJA 213

43

74

14

9505

45

76

46

86

9  

D5 PELISTER 222

52

93

33

7384

24

65

86

06

367

D6 MALI VLAJ 263

23

63

94

1445

05

26

16

56

669

D7 STOGOVO 212

83

13

53

7434

75

15

75

9    

D8 POPOVA SAPKA 24

27

34

36

3841

50

55

56

64

66 

D9 GRAD SKOPJE 25

29

33

37

4548

51

57

68      

LTE usage in the 900/1800 MHz

• Offers a cost effective opportunity of introducing LTE services in areas covered by 900 MHz networks

• The cost savings originate from the significantly larger cell size of 900 MHz networks compared to higher frequency bands networks

• There is no doubt that refarming of 900 and 1800 MHz bands to LTE should be allowed, but the point in time when this refarming should take place has to be considered

Thanks for the attention

jane.jakimovski@aec.mkwww.aec.mk