I have 2 questions / concerns on the same :-<div><br></div><div><ol><li>There is a likelihood that the DVB-T2 set top boxes being unavailable and even if there are, will most likely have to be shipped from Europe. Cant seem to find any from the Chinese websites. That means on average 10 to 16k .</li>
<li>Is signet already using the platform i.e if I get an upgraded decoder will I get q better quality ( or even HD ) signal on DVB2 -</li></ol><div><br></div><div>Anyone from the digital Kenya secretariat on this forum ?</div>
<div><br></div><div>Kevin</div><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, Dec 2, 2010 at 10:27 AM, David Kiania | Asentric Consulting Ltd <span dir="ltr">&lt;<a href="mailto:kianiadee@gmail.com">kianiadee@gmail.com</a>&gt;</span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;">I have some good news and some bad news. Bad news for early adapters<br>
to Digital Television like myself and great news for those who have<br>
not bought Set Top Boxes (STBs). The Government of Kenya has decided<br>
to change over from DVB-T <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DVB-T" target="_blank">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DVB-T</a> to DVB-T2<br>
(<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DVB-T2" target="_blank">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DVB-T2</a>) technology, just like that<br>
(mutado?) The main difference being the number of channels that can be<br>
carried with T2 offering greater efficiency than it&#39;s predecessor.<br>
<br>
The point of contention is this, for Nairobi and greater Nairobi where<br>
the initial deployment was done, they&#39;ll carry on with Simulcast<br>
(transmitting both) until 2012 when they&#39;ll switch off DVB-T. This<br>
means for those who&#39;ve bought them STBs you&#39;ll have no option but to<br>
dump the current one and get a T2 compatible one.<br>
<br>
FYI this was a News item yesterday and there&#39;s no consultation with<br>
the public. Cmon Ministry of Communication you can do better than<br>
this, I also think they&#39;ll switch off faster DVB-T sooner than 2012.<br>
Let&#39;s wait and see.<br>
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 Disappointed<br>
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Kiania D.<br>
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