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    MTN warns of second digital migration

    MTN South Africa has told the Independent Communications Authority of SA (ICASA) that a second digital migration may be necessary once the move from analogue to digital television broadcasting has been completed because of the fragmentation of the spectrum that will be freed up when analogue signals are turned off.
    Craig WilsonBy Craig Wilson
    14 Mar 2012

    The operator also doesn't want set-top-boxes to be subsidised by the Universal Service and Access Fund (USAF).

    MTN says that as the "digital dividend" - the spectrum to be freed up by the move from analogue to digital broadcasting - becomes available, "it will be in small blocks scattered throughout the upper broadcasting frequency bands and there has been no plan on how to deal with that".

    Continue reading the full story on www.TechCentral.co.za.

    Read more: DTT, MTN South Africa, Craig Wilson, MTN SA, DTT migration, digital dividend
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    Founded by Duncan McLeod, TechCentral is the leading quality news and information resource for people involved in South Africa’s fast-growing information and communications technology industry and those interested in the fast-changing world of information technology. It provides quality news, reviews and comment relevant to its quickly expanding audience. Follow TechCentral on Twitter at TechCentral, become a Facebook fan and subscribe to the daily newsletter.

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    About Craig Wilson

    Craig Wilson is an ICT journalist and speaker based in Johannesburg. He is deputy editor at TechCentral, the South African source for technology news, reviews and opinion, and regularly provides insight into the technology industry for radio and television. Email him at az.oc.lartnechcet@giarc, follow @craigwilson on Twitter and connect on LinkedIn.
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