Country Information for DAB, DAB+ and DMB - Indonesia
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Country Update from Indonesia
14-03-2008
Indonesia has shown great interest in using DMB for Mobile TV and has been progressed faster than any other country in the South East Asian region. Telco operators are expecting that Mobile TV will allow them to differentiate their overall mobile service positioning and help generate new revenue streams. Similarly, content providers and TV broadcasters are planning to use Mobile TV to open up new channel distribution platforms, with targeted content and new advertising schemes. Both PT Media Nusantara Citra (MNC) and DMB-N were granted frequencies and licenses for Mobile TV in Jakarta.
MNC is the largest and only integrated media company in Indonesia. They have been running DMB trials in Jakarta since 2006, with 1 DAB audio and 1 DMB video service using Band-III frequencies. MNC, at the same time, is also the operator of DVB-H. Mobile TV using DVB-H will be marketed as an expensive service, as a result of the increased investment in the network. DVB-H offerings will include around 15 Pay TV channels. However, DMB Mobile TV will be marketed as an affordable product which will be targeted at the mass market. Services will be on a subscription basis but will cost much less than the DVB-H services.
DMBN is a joint company of the local broadcasters and ETRI, a Korean research institute, to implement mobile TV services in Indonesia. DMBN is now running trials in Jakarta and plan for further testing in Bandung, Medan and Surabaya for mobile TV, and DAB services in the near future. It is planned to lunch in may 2008 with one multiplexer.
Both operators plan to launch Mobile TV services in Jakarta in the first quarter of 2008. It is expected that there will be a wide selection of mobile phones and other devices from South Korea.
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Indonesia is the largest country in south-east Asia with a population of around 240 million. DMB trials have been running in the capital, Jakarta, since 2006. There are currently four services on air. The trial is operated by the regulator and MNC, the largest media company in Indonesia.
In 2007 the PST Indonesian electronics company, PT Agis, IPTV systems integrator, Broadband Network Systems and Toshiba joined together to build a nationwide DMB network in Indonesia. The benefit of using DMB in Indonesia is that a single frequency could be used to cover the whole of the country.
A Ministerial Decree in 2009 confirmed that the DAB family will be the offical standard for digital radio broadcasting in Indonesia. Meanwhile, further tests are planned for Bandung, Medan and Surabaya.
A commercial launch of DMB and DVB-H in Indonesia is expected in 2010 or 2011. PT Media and Nasantara Citra (MNC) and DMB Nusantara have won the license to provide mobile TV in Jakarta and this is likely to be offered on a subscription basis.