News Set top box (DTH) portability in India

[timkamat]

Mobile portability has been adopted by a lot many people.Coz it is easier and won't cost you more than around 50 bucks.This wouldn't be the case with DTH portability...I have ported my number 3 or 4 times.

 

[IndianMascot]

We have mobiles working on different technologies. You get GSM+CDMA dual sim mobiles. Plus within GSM also, you have 2G+2G+4G compatible mobiles which work with as many as a dozen or more frequencies.

So, a STB can surely include a lot more such stuff. Its not really difficult.

Plain thing is all mobile have similar manufacturing standard. They have same radio recievers and same sim slot where as in DTH we have MPEG 4 compression which do not work on a MPEG 2 STB. Also, Smart card size if different in various companies and not not follow any common international standard. So, its almost impossible for old users to get benefited with interoperability.

 

[IndianMascot]

Mobile portability has been adopted by a lot many people.Coz it is easier and won't cost you more than around 50 bucks.This wouldn't be the case with DTH portability...I have ported my number 3 or 4 times.

Only Rs 19

 

[Sanjeev]

Only Rs 19

But it takes one week for complete process which I hate

 

[IndianMascot]

But it takes one week for complete process which I hate

Yeah and its necessary as two operators interact with a Govt mediator to follow the process of smooth transition but mobile services are effected only for some minutes or hours.

 

[Sanjeev]

Yeah and its necessary as two operators interact with a Govt mediator to follow the process of smooth transition but mobile services are effected only for some minutes or hours.

But I am happy with my current network and not looking to do portability

 

[DashMajor]

But it takes one week for complete process which I hate

Nothing wrong in it you hardly miss out with network.

 

[DashMajor]

Plain thing is all mobile have similar manufacturing standard. They have same radio recievers and same sim slot where as in DTH we have MPEG 4 compression which do not work on a MPEG 2 STB. Also, Smart card size if different in various companies and not not follow any common international standard. So, its almost impossible for old users to get benefited with interoperability.

Until and unless equipment were not made with particular standards nothing will happen also I don't think portability is practical in DTH.

 

[Akash Modi]

Now, on the lines of mobile network portability Dititiac soon will begin. The Information and Broadcasting Ministry is planning portability in DTH.

Information and Broadcasting Minister Prakash Javadekar told the media industry work in this direction. Digital cable TV digitization process, he said the Prime Minister of India is an integral part of the initiative.

The overall aim is to be sensitive to customers' preference and requirements.

Indeed, so far the only other company DTH consumer can only close when the first company to provide services. The ministry is planning to set-top boxes are the only company to be changed.


Source :-http://मोबाइल नेटवर्क की तरह अब जल्द ही डीटीएच को भी किया जा सकेगा पोर्टेबल | samachar4media.com

 

[Devesh]

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