Technology, critical to digital migration –Broadcaster

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The General Manager, Integrated Television Services, Mr.  Musbau Salami, has said that adoption of hi-tech technology is imperative for the success of digital switch over.

He noted that digital broadcasting would involve the use of sophisticated Information and Communications Technological equipment.

Salami, whose firm is one of the signal distribution companies for Nigeria’s digital switch over, implementation and handlers of the Ilorin switch over project, noted that arrangements were in top gear to achieve the switch over feat.

He stated this in a statement made available to journalists in Ilorin, the Kwara State capital, during the visit of the National Assembly Ad-Hoc Committee on DSO to inspect the progress of digital installation work at the Nigerian Television Authority.

Salami called for the review of the current business model arrangement put in place by the Nigerian Broadcasting Commission, to allow for more favourable operating and cost maximisation for operators.

He stated that the review of the existing business model “is imperative to allow for equitable benefits for all the operators and stakeholders.”

He said that the current business model had been a cause of disagreement for so long, especially for signal distributors.

Salami said, “Already, the Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has called for a review of it. We are eagerly awaiting the review.”

Meanwhile, multinational telecommunications company, Angola Cables, announced on Monday that construction had begun on its South American data centre, located in Fortaleza, Brazil.

“The data centre is an important next step in the company’s rollout of promoting the digital inclusion and empowerment of Africa by the use of subsea Internet cable connecting Africa to America and providing high speed Internet at some of the lowest latency speeds between the two continents,” the company said in a statement.

Angola Cables was launched in 2009 with the mission of becoming the leading driver of digital enablement in Africa. “The Fortaleza centre represents another important step in developing international routes for digital traffic between America and Africa,” the statement also read.

It also said, “Two key routes will run from the data centre. The SACS system will connect the Fortaleza centre to Luanda and is expected to be completed by mid-2018.

“The Monet Cable will connect Miami with both Fortaleza and Sao Paulo, Brazil, and is due to be completed by the end of 2017. However, the data centre aims to accommodate more cables from the cable dense region of Fortaleza.”

The Chief Executive Officer, Anglo Cables. Antonio Nunes, said, “The systems will enhance Africa’s global communications networks, provide a ‘meet me’ point with high connectivity and access to larger markets. They will also deliver the lowest latency routing between Africa and South America.”

He said collaborating with Brazil to establish the data centre had been a productive journey thus far.

“We were delighted to be a part of the ceremony to mark the start of the building of the centre. This is a Brazilian tradition we were honoured to share in,” he said.

Clients who have already signed in Brazil include Prefeitura de Fortaleza, Claranet and AmLight.

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