Digital TV and DD in Macedonia
Jane Jakimovski
Head 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 channels
513 analogue frequencies
Terrestrial Broadcasters
• National level
3 channels for Public broadcaster (more than half
of the assigned frequencies)
4 channels for commercial broadcasters
• Regional level
10 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
STOGOVO
28
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 band
UHF-DVB-T
Allotment zone
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
D1 CRN VRV
23
26
28
30
40
47
52
53
61
65
D2 STRACIN
21
37
41
42
46
50
56
60
64
67
D3 TURTEL
22
24
32
38
39
43
44
55
58
62
66
D4 BOSKIJA
21
34
37
41
49
50
54
57
64
68
69
D5 PELISTER
22
25
29
33
37
38
42
46
58
60
63
67
D6 MALI VLAJ
26
32
36
39
41
44
50
52
61
65
66
69
D7 STOGOVO
21
28
31
35
37
43
47
51
57
59
D8 POPOVA
SAPKA
24
27
34
36
38
41
50
55
56
64
D9 GRAD
SKOPJE
25
29
33
37
45
48
51
57
68
66
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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.mk
www.aec.mk