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    SADC spurns Brazil, adopts DVB-T2

    It's official. Southern Africa will adopt the European standard for digital terrestrial broadcasting. In addition, the region has adopted the latest version of the standard, known as digital video broadcasting terrestrial version 2, or DVB-T2.
    Candice JonesBy Candice Jones
    25 Nov 2010
    SADC spurns Brazil, adopts DVB-T2

    After months of uncertainty, a Southern African Development Community (SADC) special task team has settled the digital TV standards argument by choosing the upgraded European standard. In a statement following a three-day meeting of the SADC committee responsible for reviewing the digital TV migration standard, committee chairman Joel Kaapanda said the best standard for the region is DVB-T2.

    Kaapanda said the committee based its decisions on several factors, including the looming international deadline for digital migration of 2015. The region's migration to from analogue to digital broadcasts was thrown in disarray earlier this year when SA's department of communications proposed a review.

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

    Read more: digital TV, digital broadcasting, Digital Terrestrial Television, digital terrestrial TV, DVB-T2, Candice Jones, digital terrestrial broadcasting, Joel Kaapanda, Southern African Development Community, DTT migration, digital TV standards
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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 Candice Jones

    Candice Jones is company writer and media advisor at Cell C (www.cellc.co.za). She used to be deputy editor of www.TechCentral.co.za. Follow her on Twitter at @CandiceJones.
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