[kictanet] much ado about migration but small steps on the ground...

[bitange at jambo.co.ke]

Gitau,
All the requirements you ask were published.  If none of the Digital
Migration Committee member on this list does not post them, I will by
tomorrow.  All imports of STBs must be type approved by CCK and must meet
the minimum requirement.  KEBS was given the requirements and cannot
release anything that does not meet local standards.

Ndemo.




> On a different thread (several threads on this list actually) what we all
> seem to be asking for is where the documents governing this migration are.
> Im keen on the STB hardware/software requirements if any, what interfaces
> MUST be on each STB, is interoperability of the hardware a requirement so
> I
> dont have to buy multiple STB's? if KEBS or some other certifying body is
> involved, exactly what do they look for at a minimum? Robert raised the
> question of smart TV's, is internet TV or any other disrupting technology
> a
> part of this? questions questions...
>
> gitau
>
> On Tue, Jul 10, 2012 at 3:09 PM, David Makali <dmakali at yahoo.com> wrote:
>
>> *members,
>> there is a healthy discussion thriving here and on other ICT
>> fora/platforms about the digital migration. yet quite frankly, this
>> enthusiasm is not matched by concrete steps on the ground. for example,
>> can
>> anyone tell me where to get that decoder/top box in the whole of nairobi
>> for receiving the signet (kbc signal where all local broadcasters seem
>> to
>> have moved? APPARENTLY there is no supply in town, as at my last check
>> this
>> past weekend (despite the government having waived duty on the gadgets
>> in
>> this year's budget). Also, it seems like the service is being charged a
>> monthly fee - for those who want to subscribe to PANG. was that the
>> intention of the govt? so then what happens to the whole notion of
>> competition and the expected quality service if kbc is the sole provider
>> of
>> the signal? and do kenyans understand that the licence to pang was not
>> free
>> to air but pay to view?
>>
>> two, there seems to be confusion about the type of decoder to acquire
>> if,
>> as i gather, the types could be different for subscribers to PANG,
>> SIGNET
>> or the one that the media owners consortium will be gifted with. Is it
>> T1
>> or T2 decoder?
>>
>> three, the signal distributors don't have enough capacity yet - the
>> signal
>> only being available so far in nairobi and environs and (soon) Mombasa.
>>
>> which leads me to wonder whether the intense promotion/adverstising
>> campaign by cck is not going to waste. shouldn't the switch be instant
>> and
>> nationwide?
>>
>> just wondering.
>> david makali
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