{"id":233867,"date":"2017-10-20T09:55:25","date_gmt":"2017-10-20T07:55:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/?p=233867"},"modified":"2017-10-20T09:57:12","modified_gmt":"2017-10-20T07:57:12","slug":"how-dstv-will-work-on-your-fibre-connection","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/broadcasting\/233867-how-dstv-will-work-on-your-fibre-connection.html","title":{"rendered":"How DStv will work on your fibre connection"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>MultiChoice recently unveiled a <a href=\"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/broadcasting\/233175-dstv-customers-can-now-get-signal-through-their-fibre-line.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>fibre-based signal<\/strong><\/a> distribution system for DStv customers living in\u00a0estates, complexes, or apartment blocks.<\/p>\n<p>MultiChoice said the solution will use a\u00a0centralised satellite dish, which distributes the signal into individual homes using a fibre network.<\/p>\n<p>The service is compatible with Explora and single-view HD decoders, and users&#8217;\u00a0Explora decoders will be able to make use of\u00a0Catch Up Plus and Showmax &#8211; as they are also connected to the Internet.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This distribution does not impact on the data download speeds of the fibre network,&#8221; said MultiChoice.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">How it works<\/h3>\n<p>MultiChoice said its\u00a0fibre distribution system converts a satellite signal into an optical signal, which is then distributed over a fibre network in one of two ways:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Using a\u00a0dedicated fibre line &#8211;\u00a0Data and the DStv signal run on separate fibre.<\/li>\n<li>Using video overlay\u00a0\u2013 Data and the DStv signal run on a single fibre line.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8220;Neither method affects the Internet connection speed, nor does it impact data usage like IPTV solutions,&#8221; said MultiChoice.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The video overlay system distributes the signals from communal antennas &#8211; usually hidden from view on the roof of a block or a central building on an estate &#8211; to every home in the system using a different wavelength to that used for data, so it doesn\u2019t affect data usage or speed.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The company said this is an elegant solution for\u00a0communities, as each home no longer needs its own satellite dish.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">Rollout<\/h3>\n<p>MultiChoice said its fibre system is compatible with\u00a0most DStv decoders &#8211; including its flagship decoders &#8211; and there is no plan to sell &#8220;fibre-only&#8221; decoders.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;In instances where a community is already connected to a fibre network, a communal DStv fibre distribution system is a great solution, both for existing communal systems that require updating and for new residential developments,&#8221; it said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;As a company, we strive to continue to innovate, especially when it comes to keeping track of technology developments.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">Now read:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/broadcasting\/233779-netflix-in-south-africa-will-soon-charge-users-in-rand.html\" rel=\"bookmark\">Netflix in South Africa will soon charge users in rand<\/a><\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;This distribution does not impact on the data download speeds of the fibre network,&#8221; said MultiChoice.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":23,"featured_media":224750,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_sma_x_autopost_status":"idle","_sma_x_autopost_error":"","_sma_x_post_id":"","_sma_facebook_post_id":"","_sma_instagram_post_id":"","_sma_threads_post_id":"","_sma_x_attempts":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[24,28470],"tags":[85,35],"class_list":["post-233867","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-broadcasting","category-fibre","tag-dstv","tag-headline"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/233867"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/23"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=233867"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/233867\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":233869,"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/233867\/revisions\/233869"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/224750"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=233867"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=233867"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=233867"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}