Pay DTT services are now available in 13 countries of the European Union, including the Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Hungary, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, the Netherlands, UK, Spain and Sweden.
There are also limited services in Germany, and also some non-EU European countries like Albania, Iceland, Macedonia, Norway and Switzerland
he migration will oblige Spaniards to re-tune their DTT channels and even make adjustments to their terrestrial aerials. The Government has allocated a budget of €800 million to finance the operation to be completed before January 2015.
The plan states that DTT channels may simulcast their present transmissions on the current band with those on the new bands for a six month period. The main objective is that Spaniards
award of spectrum in the range 550 to 606MHz (the 600MHz band).
published Reference Offers provide a basis upon which potential bidders for 600 MHz spectrum are able to assess the possible transmission costs involved in establishing a transmitter network for digital terrestrial television
Ofcom has separately commissioned an independent audit of the Reference Offers by the consultants Deloitte to test the technical and financial assumptions that underpin the Offers
Costs are provided for the situation where the customer engages Arqiva to provide Transmission Services
Offers provide a starting point for bidders based upon a notional design of network with transmitters at 80 locations across the UK
otential customers will need to engage with Arqiva's transmission business to refine plans and costs based upon their anticipated actual needs