- Ericsson supports TRBNA migration from analog to digital DVB-T2 throughout the country
- Transition to digital DVB-T2 will allow TRBNA to expand its broadcasting offerings, especially in the regions and offer a new level of high quality TV broadcasting to Armenian citizens
- With this deployment and integration project, Ericsson showcases its technological and operational excellence and will open new opportunities to expand its TV&Multimedia business in the region
“Television and radio broadcasting network” of Armenia (TRBNA), closed joint stock company of the Ministry of Transport and Communication of Armenia, together with Ericsson (NASDAQ: ERIC) launched a first digital broadcasting signal in company’s network in Yerevan, Armenia. With this project, TRBNA will be able to immediately implement the DVB-T2 standard, which offers a with a number of key advantages, including: transmitters operating on the same frequency; enabling the capability to transmit at higher data rates; improving the efficiency of channel spectrum utilization. As TRBNA completes the final stages of its migration from analog to digital, it will be able to maximize the opportunities presented in the Networked Society.
“After the digital switchover viewers of Yerevan and those of the settlements nearby will be able to watch 18 channels absolutely free and 9 channels will be available for viewers in regions. Nowadays all the existing channels will be included in the social package. Positive results will be obviously visible especially for the people living in regions. Especially in those regions where only 2-5 TV programs are available and the guaranteed broadcasting of 9 TV programs will be great progress” – Grigor Amalyan, TRBNA General director, says.
The migration involves a massive infrastructural transformation of the entire TV broadcasting network throughout entire Armenia, including construction of more than 95 new TV towers, installation of 1 Central Headend, 10 regional Multiplexing stations and 207 regional reception sites, supply of 70 SP310 switches for the distribution of the TV and management traffic over Optical Transport Network, as well as provision of E2E services for solution deployment and integration.
Wojciech Bajda, CU Head Ukraine and Eurasia, Ericsson RECA: “The project with TRBNA is one of the largest TV&Multimedia contracts for Ericsson in RECA, which increases our portfolio of successful projects with leading nationwide TV broadcasting networks in the region. With this project Ericsson showcases not only its technological excellence, but also operational superiority and flexibility, which allow matching highest customer demands when it comes to the deployment and integration of complex infrastructural network upgrades. We firmly believe that our successful partnership with TRBNA will open new opportunities to Ericsson’s TV&Multimedia business expansion in RECA to the benefit of our customers and end consumers.”
