Zuku (DTH) TV -- 3 transponders over NSS12 satellite East Africa Beam
Seems Zuku TV already have 2 transponders on NSS12 satellite ( SES ), while the third could be for VSAT apps ( am assuming will be iDirect X3 ). The two Zuku TV active (unconfirmed) transponders are on Ku Band 11105Mhz ( FTA channels 18-50 ) & 11604Mhz ( CryptoWorks encryption channels 56-81 ). I read somewhere that final target will be 80 channels. We are already on the way to DTT, I wonder why Wananchi would choose to go back to satellite which means end users will have to invest in Ku-Band sat dishes, LNBs, dish mounts, installation teams with spectrum analyzers and not to forget that during the rainy season we can expect Ku Band not to behave too well? With DTT, just one antenne and dvb is needed, come rain or sunshine. My knowledge of this sector is very rusty therefore I'd like to request if we have any broadcast engineers onlist who would care to share some insights into DTT versus Sat Transponder spacing and costing. Is it not much cheaper to go DTT on 8Mhz spacing with Mpeg4 than Sat Transponder spacing with Mepg 2? The other reason I ask is the VSAT transponder that Wananchi have chosen over NSS12, when will it be possible for us to create teleports right here in kenya with facilities for inland nations so that we not only use the national infrastructure but also provide extra services. Congratulations to Wananchi on such a commited project and hope it will be of success in the long term. Corrections are welcome. :-) Thank you.
Hi. I'm not an expert in broadcast either :) My observation of Wananchi so far is that they are looking at a regional business extending across the EAC and probably beyond. Terrestrial digital means putting down infrastructure footprints in all those countries? Satellite seems to scale faster and cheaper I think. Kind regards, *Muchiri* Nyaggah Principal Partner @muchiri +254 722 506400 Semacraft.com On Sun, Jul 31, 2011 at 10:49 PM, aki <aki275@gmail.com> wrote:
Seems Zuku TV already have 2 transponders on NSS12 satellite ( SES ), while the third could be for VSAT apps ( am assuming will be iDirect X3 ). The two Zuku TV active (unconfirmed) transponders are on Ku Band 11105Mhz ( FTA channels 18-50 ) & 11604Mhz ( CryptoWorks encryption channels 56-81 ). I read somewhere that final target will be 80 channels.
We are already on the way to DTT, I wonder why Wananchi would choose to go back to satellite which means end users will have to invest in Ku-Band sat dishes, LNBs, dish mounts, installation teams with spectrum analyzers and not to forget that during the rainy season we can expect Ku Band not to behave too well? With DTT, just one antenne and dvb is needed, come rain or sunshine.
My knowledge of this sector is very rusty therefore I'd like to request if we have any broadcast engineers onlist who would care to share some insights into DTT versus Sat Transponder spacing and costing. Is it not much cheaper to go DTT on 8Mhz spacing with Mpeg4 than Sat Transponder spacing with Mepg 2? The other reason I ask is the VSAT transponder that Wananchi have chosen over NSS12, when will it be possible for us to create teleports right here in kenya with facilities for inland nations so that we not only use the national infrastructure but also provide extra services.
Congratulations to Wananchi on such a commited project and hope it will be of success in the long term.
Corrections are welcome. :-)
Thank you.
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Also, thinking along the lines about future Teleports out of Kenya, anyone know whatever became of the Iconic Longonot Earth Station infrastructure ? This is what got some of us started in Technology, just the sight from the Rift Valley of the 2 massive satellite dishes would raise the tech urge to know more about transmission systems. If they are out of use or obsolete, hope they one day will get a lease of new life as Teleports.
Our strategy is to use both DTT and DTH. Whereas DTT I cheaper to diploy in most parts of the country, it is very expensive in Northern Kenya. It makes sense subsidizing DTH there till DTT becomes viable there. Further revenue streams for DTT will mostly come from conditional accerss thus making it almost as expensive as DTH. Ndemo. Sent from my BlackBerry® -----Original Message----- From: aki <aki275@gmail.com> Sender: kictanet-bounces+bitange=jambo.co.ke@lists.kictanet.or.ke Date: Sun, 31 Jul 2011 22:49:29 To: <bitange@jambo.co.ke> Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions<kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> Subject: [kictanet] Zuku (DTH) TV -- 3 transponders over NSS12 satellite East Africa Beam _______________________________________________ kictanet mailing list kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet Unsubscribe or change your options at http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/bitange%40jambo.co.ke The Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANet) is a multi-stakeholder platform for people and institutions interested and involved in ICT policy and regulation. The network aims to act as a catalyst for reform in the ICT sector in support of the national aim of ICT enabled growth and development. KICTANetiquette : Adhere to the same standards of acceptable behaviors online that you follow in real life: respect people's times and bandwidth, share knowledge, don't flame or abuse or personalize, respect privacy, do not spam, do not market your wares or qualifications.
Thank you Dr Ndemo for the response. I'd also like to add that the NSS12 EIRP around EA region is about 50dbW which seems will mean a minimum sat dish size of Ku 1.2metre. These dishes roughly range from 100-175USD, though am not very certain of large volume prices that Wananchi may have further negotiated with manufacturers. If the competition for subscriber base will be around the basic and mid range content packages, the additional hardware costs may mean that end users could spend at least 12 months worth of subscription amounts just on setup. If Wananchi are looking at subsidizing or absorbing initial setup and hardware costs, they are in for a very slow rollout. If they have a subscriber base target of 50,000 kenyans within 12 months, that's roughly about 136 installations per day. That's a steep target with time consuming setups like sat dishes, even if they have many installers or agents. On a DTT rollout with CAMs makes the services much more lower cost rollout ( for subscribers ) and quick access to the content markets. I wonder why they have not thought of DTT as the primary and SAT as secondary ( in remote areas ) ? Possibly combining the Basic and Mid range content packages on DTT with an immediate rollout with a simple antenne and dvb-cam receiver. I find Wananchi's Sat decision a bit baffling and if for example DSTV ever decided to roll out Basic packages on DTT to save thousands of Kenyans on setup costs with express setup times, then Wananchi and all other content providers may have to follow the same direction. Corrections are welcome. Thank you. On subsi, Aug 1, 2011 at 5:02 AM, <bitange@jambo.co.ke> wrote:
Our strategy is to use both DTT and DTH. Whereas DTT I cheaper to diploy in most parts of the country, it is very expensive in Northern Kenya. It makes sense subsidizing DTH there till DTT becomes viable there.
Further revenue streams for DTT will mostly come from conditional accerss thus making it almost as expensive as DTH.
Ndemo. Sent from my BlackBerry®
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