set-top box

  1. Kevin Lancaster

    Why South Africa’s set-top box saga is hurting our Internet

    Why South Africa’s set-top box saga is hurting our Internet Government’s slow advance on its digital television set-top box roll out is holding back local hopes for faster, more widely available mobile internet, say experts.
  3. Kevin Lancaster

    Set-top box registrations kick off

    Set-top box registrations kick off The registration for set-top boxes in the digital migration project started in earnest on Sunday in Tiyani village in Limpopo.
  4. Kevin Lancaster

    Set-top box investigation launched by government

    Set-top box investigation launched by government South Africa’s television set-top box tender is coming under the spotlight as an investigation has been launched into its procurement process.
  5. Kevin Lancaster

    SA's broadcast policy will benefit the country

    Black manufacturers will benefit from digital TV policy — DoC Spokesman for the department of communications, Siya Qoza, hits back at those critical of encrypted set-top boxes and his department
  6. Kevin Lancaster

    Local businesses will not benefit from set-top box control

    Carrim sidelines black business: Namec A column by Namec president, Keith Thabo, and electronic manufacturing sector chair, Vijay Panday, say only foreign competitors will benefit from set-top box control
  7. jes

    MultiChoice tells communications minister to put consumers first

    Put consumers first, MultiChoice tells minister MultiChoice said that it is extremely disappointed by communications minister Yunus Carrim’s utterances on digital migration
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    • communications minister digital tv dstv headline multichoice set-top box yunus carrim
    • Replies: 16
    • Forum: Broadband and IT News
  8. QuintonB

    Union welcomes SABC digital set top box decision

    SABC “free-to-air” set-top boxes welcomed The Media Workers’ Association of SA (Mwasa) on Friday welcomed the SABC’s decision to make its digital terrestrial television (DTT) set-top boxes free-to-air.
  9. jes

    DoC sets new analogue TV signal switch-off deadline

    DoC sets new analogue TV signal switch-off deadline Non-satellite TV viewers will have about a year to buy digital terrestrial TV equipment if the DoC has its way
    • jes
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    • department of communications digital migration digital terrestrial television dina pule doc dtt e.tv headline icasa independent communications authority of south africa long term evolution lte set-top box stb
    • Replies: 25
    • Forum: Broadband and IT News
  10. jes

    Digital TV commercial switch-on date announced

    Digital TV commercial switch-on date announced The Minister of Communications has announced the commercial switch-on for digital TV in SA
    • jes
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    • digital terrestrial television dina pule dtt dual illumination period dvb-t2 e.tv roy kruger select committee for labour and public enterprises set-top box ska square kilometre array stb
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: Broadband and IT News
  11. jes

    Long road for digital TV in South Africa

    Long road for digital TV in South Africa There is still much to be done before South Africa can begin its migration from analogue to digital broadcasting, according to E-TV
    • jes
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    • bronwyn keene-young digital terrestrial television dina pule dtt dvb-t2 e.tv roy kruger set-top box stb
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: Broadband and IT News
  12. jes

    Digital TV set-top box tender deadline extended

    Digital TV set-top box tender deadline extended The DoC has extended the deadline of the tender for subsidised digital TV set-top boxes
    • jes
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    • department of communications doc headline request for proposal rfp set-top box tenders universal service and access agency of south africa usaasa
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: Broadband and IT News
  13. jes

    R7 billion more needed for digital TV

    R7 billion more needed for digital TV The project to migrate South Africa’s TV from analogue to digital broadcasting needs another R7 billion
    • jes
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    • department of communications digital terrestrial television doc dtt sabc set-top box stb themba phiri
    • Replies: 11
    • Forum: Broadband and IT News
  14. jes

    Digital TV set-top box price estimate dropped

    Digital TV set-top box price estimate dropped South Africans will be paying far less for a DTT set-top box than the anticipated R700, the DoC said
    • jes
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    • department of communications digital migration digital terrestrial television doc dtt dvb-t2 sentech set-top box stb themba phiri usaasa
    • Replies: 50
    • Forum: Broadband and IT News
  15. jes

    SA Digital TV set-top box return path welcomed

    SA Digital TV set-top box return path welcomed The SACF welcomed the inclusion of return path functionality in the “Request for Proposal” for subsidised STBs issued by the DoC
    • jes
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    • department of communications digital divide digital terrestrial television digital tv migration dina pule doc dvb-t2 headline loren braithwaite-kabosha sacf set-top box south african communications forum
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: Broadband and IT News
  16. QuintonB

    South Africa still faces big broadband woes: SACF

    Broadband woes threaten South Africa: SACF Bridging the digital divide is about more than just offering access to technology, argues SACF
    • QuintonB
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    • digital terrestrial television dtt headline loren braithwaite-kabosha sacf set-top box south african communications forum united nations world internet statistics
    • Replies: 19
    • Forum: Broadband and IT News
  17. Jan

    Digital TV set-top box specification officially unveiled

    Digital TV decoder specification unveiled The Minister of Communications officially unveiled South Africa’s minimum specification for digital TV set-top boxes.
    • Jan
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    • bahle sibisi dina pule loren braithwaite-kabosha lucky masilela marian shinn sa communications forum sabs set-top box stb
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Broadband and IT News
  18. jes

    Digital TV decoder dilemma drags on

    Digital TV decoder dilemma drags on The DA wants the DoC to clarify whether imported digital TV STBs may be used in SA
    • jes
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    • butch steyn democratic alliance digital terrestrial television dina pule dvb-t2 sabs set-top box south african bureau of standards stb
    • Replies: 12
    • Forum: Broadband and IT News
  19. jes

    Cheaper digital TV set-top box for South Africa

    Cheaper digital TV set-top box for South Africa But does it come at a cost?
    • jes
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    • digital divide digital terrestrial television dtt dvb-t2 loren braithwaite-kabosha sacf set-top box south african communications forum stb
    • Replies: 28
    • Forum: Broadband and IT News
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