[kictanet] Fw: Yawe migrates to Digital TV

Tue Jul 10 12:59:06 EAT 2012

John,

Unfortunately I might not be the best person to answer most of your questions but I presume that their are many on this list who are better qualified and I hope they will come forward and give us a response.

In my understanding the STB should be a standard device that would provide access to the free to air channels, the smart card is meant to enable the descrambling of pay channels which would suggest that any providers smart card should be able to work.  

My position is taken from the issue of digital ready TVs which I believe come with a generic smart card reader otherwise you would need to buy a different TV set for each provider.

I believe this issue was left silent in the policy document so as to allow the flexibility for the early entrants to recoup part of their investment from sale of the decorders.

That's my two cents on the issue

Regards

Robert Yawe
KAY System Technologies Ltd
Phoenix House, 6th Floor
P O Box 55806 Nairobi, 00200
Kenya

Tel: +254722511225, +254202010696

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 From: John Gitau <jgitau at gmail.com>
To: robert yawe <robertyawe at yahoo.co.uk>; KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke> 
Sent: Tuesday, 10 July 2012, 9:32
Subject: Re: [kictanet] Fw: Yawe migrates to Digital TV

Robert,
on no. 6 below:

<quote> 6.  Slot in the Smart Card into the STB </quote>

Does this mean you could for arguments sake buy a smart card from another vendor - not the one you bought the decoder from and insert it on the slot? If I buy a GoTV decoder can a smart card from SmartTV be used on it to descramble their content?

Also is there a standards document somewhere that the government/KEBS uses to certify the decoders? 
Lastly is there any localization; like can I get the EPG (electronic program Guide) in Kikuyu or Swahili? 

The last one might not be a requirement now but if we go to some rural areas, this will start to make more sense. 

Does any one have a link or info on the actual government position on soem of the issues above, a policy paper maybe? Im trying to answer questions like what interfaces MUST be on a decoder for this market, is standardization of the hardware across vendors a requirement? etc etc.

Gitau

On Thu, Jun 28, 2012 at 7:15 PM, robert yawe <robertyawe at yahoo.co.uk> wrote:

 Hi,
>
>
>I will give you a narrative walk through but time permitting I should be able to do a video clip showing how to go digital.
>
>
>1.  Buy certified set top box from an approved reseller
>2.  Remove set top box (STB) from the packing
>3.  Place next to TV set (99.99% of the chances are that it will be an analogue set)
>4.  Remove the aerial/antenna cable currently connected to you TV, DVD or VCR and connect it to the STB
>5.  Connect one end of the provided RCA cable (Yellow for Video, White and Red for Audio) to the corresponding ports on the TV and the other end to the STB
>6.  Slot in the Smart Card into the STB
>7.  Connect the STB power cables to the mains and switch it on
>8.  Switch on your TV
>9.  Using your remote or the control panel set your input source to COMPOSITE if you do not have this just set your TV to auto tune and you should pick the STB signal on one of the channels.
>10. Using the STB's remote begin surfing the channels
>11.  You have gone digital, welcome to the future of broadcast.
>
>
>Regards
> 
>Robert Yawe
>KAY System Technologies Ltd
>Phoenix House, 6th Floor
>P O Box 55806 Nairobi, 00200
>Kenya
>
>
>Tel: +254722511225, +254202010696
>
>
>________________________________
> From: S.M. Muraya <murigi.muraya at gmail.com>
>To: robertyawe at yahoo.co.uk 
>Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke> 
>Sent: Wednesday, 27 June 2012, 14:14
>Subject: Re: [kictanet] Yawe migrates to Digital TV
> 
>
>
>Can someone please explain how to get (tune) these digital channels?
>Please start from the TV antenna, ariel, set box, etc on a 
>I. Non Digital TV
>II. A Digital TV. 
>On Jun 24, 2012 10:18 PM,  <bitange at jambo.co.ke> wrote:
>
>Robert,
>>Thank you for being a great Ambassador.  With competition you are going to
>>see the price of set top drom to as little as Ksh. 500.  I hear some with
>>conditional access will be offering popular bouque of some 50 channels for
>>$2 (two) dollars a month.
>>
>>I know of new venacular entrants coming in in less than a month.  More
>>content will also come from edutainment which in my view from what I have
>>seen is world class.  Perhaps this may be the greatest opportunity to
>>revive our own lanuages.
>>
>>
>>Regards
>>
>>
>>Ndemo.
>>
>>> Hi Listers,
>>>
>>> Wanted to inform you that on the 19th of June 2012 I migrated from
>>> analogue to digital TV reception, the signal is crystal clear not like the
>>> graining images I have been accustomed to over the past many years.  The
>>> move was necessitated by the need for some of my house-mates to watch
>>> Tusker Project Fame, I went VoD many months ago. 
>>>
>>> To put an issue to rest especially those in the media who have been
>>> spreading malicious roamers about the migration that I did not buy a
>>> digital TV set.  All I bought was a decoder for 2,999/- which I plugged
>>> into old faithful and "pap" I can now receive clear digital signal.
>>>
>>> It was encouraging to note that all the current free to air channels, some
>>> of which I did not even know existed, have jumped onto the transmission
>>> including NTV, KTN and Citizen which makes you wonder what all those
>>> legalise was about.  The quality of the various channels is glaring,
>>> something that was not visible with the analogue signal. 
>>>
>>> To get a more holistic experience I also paid for the basic bouquet for
>>> 500/- a month, the offering was not disappointing but the number of
>>> channels is mind boggling especially having been there during the days of
>>> single channel VOK (Voice of Kenya).  I only wish they could allow me
>>> create my own selection of channels to receive, the standard offerings
>>> make me feel like I am in a straight jacket.  Yes, this is what happens
>>> when you enlighten people, 2 days ago I was comfortable receiving 6
>>> horrible free to air channels today I am demanding a la Carte.
>>>
>>>
>>> All of you out there who where saving to buy expensive digital TV sets you
>>> can take 2,999/- of that money and migrate to digital TV today.  
>>>
>>> Regards
>>>
>>> PS.  I just took the device home handed over to my son who within 15
>>> minutes had it up and running, held on to the remote.
>>>  
>>> Robert Yawe
>>> KAY System Technologies Ltd
>>> Phoenix House, 6th Floor
>>> P O Box 55806 Nairobi, 00200
>>> Kenya
>>>
>>>
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