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Nigeria - According to The Guardian Nigeria is bound to miss the June 17, 2015 deadline set by the International Telecommunication Union's (ITU) for a global switchover of television signals from analogue to digital transmission.
The reason is that FG is yet to release the N60 billion, long earmarked in 2007 under former president Olusegun Obasanjo's administration as the cost of the Digital Switchover (DSO) process in the country
The rest of the world is switching to digital TV, especially as analogue transmission has become costly to run owing to outdated and obsolete technology.
Besides, DSO is a seen as good economic decision as Nigeria can make better use of the airwaves. Frequencies currently used for analogue TV will become available for next generation mobile and telecommunication services, which will improve productivity.
What this means is that, if nothing is done within the next 41 days, individuals and companies that have made huge investments in preparation for the switchver would have their capital either eroding or lying idle until government facilitates effort for Nigeria to join the rest of the world in the digital broadcasting space.
#Nigeria #Digitalswitchover #itu
The reason is that FG is yet to release the N60 billion, long earmarked in 2007 under former president Olusegun Obasanjo's administration as the cost of the Digital Switchover (DSO) process in the country
The rest of the world is switching to digital TV, especially as analogue transmission has become costly to run owing to outdated and obsolete technology.
Besides, DSO is a seen as good economic decision as Nigeria can make better use of the airwaves. Frequencies currently used for analogue TV will become available for next generation mobile and telecommunication services, which will improve productivity.
What this means is that, if nothing is done within the next 41 days, individuals and companies that have made huge investments in preparation for the switchver would have their capital either eroding or lying idle until government facilitates effort for Nigeria to join the rest of the world in the digital broadcasting space.
#Nigeria #Digitalswitchover #itu
