carry TV contents from on the roadmap for Sri Lanka in current TV broadcasters transition from analogue to DTTB 2 System licence for the Mid 2012 Seek direction from MMMI on MMMI 1 DBNO qualification and appropriate and entity to form the proposed TRCSL DBNO; 1st quarter 2012: complete system licence drafting in consultation with MMMI; 2nd quarter 2012: system licence terms and conditions ready to issue 3 Provision of pilot DTTB End 2011 SLRC has been assigned to SLRC 2 services in Northern undertake the DVB-T2 TX system Province setup at Kokavil site. 4 Provision of pilot DTTB Mid 2012 Seek from MMMI to MMMI 1 direction services in Western assign the proper entity to Province undertake the DVB-T2 TX system setup in sharing with the TV broadcaster’s transmitter site. 5 Establishing the 4th quarter 2011 Seek direction from MMMI to form MMMI 1 organizational structure a project management office and and participating entities (PMO) and NRT the proposed in the ASO planning broadcasting authority and start roadmap for the drafting an initial detailed ASO regulator. plan and determine the progress reporting procedures and structures 6 Policy direction on new 3rd quarter 2011 Seek direction from MMMI to stop MMMI 1 media licence for issuing new media licence for (with immediate analogue television analogue television broadcasting. effect) broadcasting 7 Completion of initial 1st quarter 2012 Seek direction from MMMI to limit MMMI 1 planning for DTTB the scale of frequency channel and frequency plan, DTTB assignment furthermore for TRCSL network and coverage current and new broadcasters in plan in supporting order to release DTTB frequency output document of the channels to the DBNOs; DTTB Policy in 1 of TRCSL undertakes initial DTTB roadmap for the network planning before forming regulator the DBNO. 8 Infrastructure sharing 1st quarter 2012 To seek direction from MMMI for MMMI 2 with current TV undertaking initial feasibility study and broadcasters at the and design of SFN transmission TRCSL proposed eight DTTB network and coverage planning sites based on DVB-T2 9 After the system licence Mid 2014 The DBNO takes 24 months to DBNO 3 to be issued on complete the DVB-T2 transmission and the first DBNO will network based on the proposed and NRT undertake DVB-T2 SFN eight principal DTTB sites (The transmission network final DTTB sites location is subject design/equipment to the DVB-T2 SFN network coverage planning)
carry TV contents from current TV broadcasters on the roadmap for Sri Lanka in transition from analogue to DTTB 2 System licence for the DBNO Mid 2012 Seek direction from MMMI on qualification and appropriate entity to form the proposed DBNO; 1st quarter 2012: complete system licence drafting in consultation with MMMI; 2nd quarter 2012: system licence terms and conditions ready to issue MMMI and TRCSL 1 3 Provision of pilot DTTB services in Northern Province End 2011 SLRC has been assigned to undertake the DVB-T2 TX system setup at Kokavil site. SLRC 2 4 Provision of pilot DTTB services in Western Province Mid 2012 Seek direction from MMMI to assign the proper entity to undertake the DVB-T2 TX system setup in sharing with the TV broadcaster’s transmitter site. MMMI 1 5 Establishing the organizational structure and participating entities in the ASO planning roadmap for the regulator. 4th quarter 2011 Seek direction from MMMI to form a project management office (PMO) and NRT the proposed broadcasting authority and start drafting an initial detailed ASO plan and determine the progress reporting procedures and structures MMMI and 1 6 Policy direction on new media licence for analogue television broadcasting 3rd quarter 2011 (with immediate effect) Seek direction from MMMI to stop issuing new media licence for analogue television broadcasting. MMMI 1 7 Completion of initial planning for DTTB frequency plan, DTTB network and coverage plan in supporting output document of the DTTB Policy in 1 of roadmap for the regulator 1st quarter 2012 Seek direction from MMMI to limit the scale of frequency channel assignment furthermore for current and new broadcasters in order to release DTTB frequency channels to the DBNOs; TRCSL undertakes initial DTTB network planning before forming the DBNO. MMMI and TRCSL 1 8 Infrastructure sharing with current TV broadcasters at the proposed eight DTTB sites 1st quarter 2012 To seek direction from MMMI for undertaking initial feasibility study and design of SFN transmission network and coverage planning based on DVB-T2 MMMI and TRCSL 2 9 After the system licence to be issued on the first DBNO will undertake DVB-T2 SFN transmission network design/equipment Mid 2014 The DBNO takes 24 months to complete the DVB-T2 transmission network based on the proposed eight principal DTTB sites (The final DTTB sites location is subject to the DVB-T2 SFN network coverage planning) DBNO and and NRT 3
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