TV viewers from across the country are expected to enjoy uninterrupted high definition video signals directly from satellite with the introduction of long-awaited Direct-To-Home or DTH technology.
DTH technology which remains as the most-used TV reception method in many parts of the world, allows reaching anyone in anywhere with high-quality television connectivity without any cable.
Bangladesh Communication Satellite Company has provided bandwidth connectivity to one of the Direct-To-Home service provider from the country’s own satellite Bangabandhu Satellite-1.
Bangladesh Communication Satellite Company Limited, or BCSCL, chairman Shahjahan Mahmood on Wednesday told New Age that one of the DTH operators, Akash, has already been availing service of Bangabandhu Satellite-1 on a trial basis.
DTH operator Akash’s service is expected to start transmission in the country from today.
‘We are hopeful that they would get good quality service from Bangabandhu Stellite-1 in proving DTH service,’ the BCSCL chairman said.
DTH technology allows reaching anyone anywhere with high-quality television connectivity.
Even the people of most remote areas in the country could be provided with TV connectivity within couple of minutes by way of the ‘set top box’.
DTH technology helped attain around 24 crore subscribers across the globe at the end of December, 2018 and the number of subscribers is expected to reach 30 crore by 2020.
Speaking about its prospect in Bangladesh, Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission senior assistant director (media) Zakir Hossain Khan told New Age, ‘As DTH technology is capable of providing high-quality service without the cable infrastructure, the technology would be able to make room in Bangladesh.’
By the use of the country’s own satellite Bangabandhu-1, DTH service in Bangladesh would be cost-efficient for the customers, he said.
Under the technology, customers will enjoy uninterrupted television services as the issue
of cable cut or power cut during natural disasters or any other reasons will be the thing of the past, he said.
Customers will enjoy true 1080 pixel video and 5.1 Dolby surround sound content which has often been unachievable through cable connections even when the TV channels were fully HD.
Due to its convenience, seven operators have been providing DTH service in India since 2009 with the total number of subscribers exceeding seven crore.
In Bangladesh, the telecom regulatory body, following government approval, has formulated guidelines on DTH in 2015 after awarding licences to two operators in 2013.
As the Internet Protocol Television service, internet-based high-quality TV streaming technology, providers have become major competitors of DTH operators, providing new innovative offers and services to the subscribers has become a major issue for the DTH operators in gaining popularity.
Source: http://www.newagebd.net/article/72884/dth-operators-set-to-transform-tv-connectivity
