Strategy to accelerate digital switchover in urban areas in Indonesia Online publication date: Tue, 30-Sep-2014
by Denny Setiawan; Djamhari Sirat; Dadang Gunawan
International Journal of Technology, Policy and Management (IJTPM), Vol. 13, No. 3, 2013
Abstract: Ministry of Communication and Informatics Indonesia has planned to terminate analogue television service by 2018 and fully implement Digital Terrestrial Television (DTT) technology thereafter. This migration will free up a large amount of radio frequency spectrum currently occupied by analogue television in UHF band (470-806 MHz). This released spectrum called digital dividend is highly valuable so it has to be used optimally to generate maximum benefits for society, business stakeholders and government. However, there are some resistances from existing broadcasters to do such migration because of several reasons such as additional costs during simulcast period, additional multiplex investments and uncertainty about digital television viewer number. Thus, this paper aims to propose a possible strategy for policy maker in Indonesia to overcome these resistances and accelerate the switchover process then measure the feasibility of such strategy from techno-economics point of view.
Existing subscribers:
Go to Inderscience Online Journals to access the Full Text of this article.
If you are not a subscriber and you just want to read the full contents of this article, buy online access here.Complimentary Subscribers, Editors or Members of the Editorial Board of the International Journal of Technology, Policy and Management (IJTPM):
Login with your Inderscience username and password:
Want to subscribe?
A subscription gives you complete access to all articles in the current issue, as well as to all articles in the previous three years (where applicable). See our Orders page to subscribe.
If you still need assistance, please email subs@inderscience.com
Our Blog 
Follow us on Twitter 
Visit us on Facebook