泰国DVB-T2 will be available in 11 provinces by June

泰国DVB-T2 will be available in 11 provinces by June, VCAN Car DVB-T2 tested and hot-sale.

By June, people in 11 key provinces – half of the country’s 22 million TV-equipped households – will be able to watch public and commercial channels on digital terrestrial television after its official launch on April 1, according to the National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission. This was revealed after the NBTC’s broadcasting committee yesterday approved the results of last month’s auction of 24 commercial digital TV licenses.

In April, residents in Bangkok, Nakhon Ratchasima, Chiang Mai, and Songkhla will be the first group in the Kingdom to experience this new digital service. Natee Sukonrat, chairman of the committee, said this would include all 24 商業頻道和一些公共廣播類. 5月, 乌邦拉查查尼嘅居民, Surat Thani, and Rayong will get access to this cutting-edge broadcasting service, 同喺辛布里嘅人, 苏霍泰, Khon Kaen, and Udon Thani will get the chance in June. Nate said the order in which various provinces were earmarked to receive the service was determined in accordance with the digital roll-out plan proposed by the four state-run operators of the existing analog networks. 嗰啲係皇家軍隊, the operator of TV5; MCOT, the operator of Moderne TV; 公共關係部, 運行 nbt 通道; 同泰國公共廣播服務 (泰國 pbs).

Under the NBTC’s “must carry” rule, subscribers to cable and satellite TV services will also be able to view the new terrestrially based digital channels – 12 公眾和 24 商業. 不僅將超過一半嘅 22 擁有電視嘅國內百萬戶家庭能夠享受新的數字頻道, they will also be provided a Bt690 discount coupon by the NBTC for the purchase of either a set-top box or an integrated digital TV (iDTV) 設置. 呢項補貼計劃旨在縮短由模擬到數字的過渡. The broadcasting committee aims to distribute discount coupons to households in the rest of the country over the next four years.

然而, 内特說, 他的小組將與 nbtc 的研發基金委員會討論提高折扣券的價值, 以支付機頂盒和天線的總價錢. (由 http://www.nationmultimedia.com/business/Digital-TV-to-be-available-in-11-provinces-by-June-30223611.html)