The Brazilian Government closed a cooperation agreement with Paraguay by means of which Brazil commits itself to providing assistance in all DTT-related implementation aspects in such country. The agreement establishes the encouragement of the creation of a low cost STB productive pole in such Paraguay.
By means of this agreement, Brazil will provide technical training, cooperation among universities, public policy development and financial assistance in the purchase of equipment. Additionally, according to site Paraguay.com, the Brazilian National Telecommunications Agency and the Paraguayan National Telecommunications Commission will cooperate with each other with …

El Gobierno de Brasil firmó un acuerdo de cooperación con Paraguay por el cual se comprometió a proveerle a ese país asistencia en todos los aspectos ligados a la implementación de TDT. Entre otros puntos, el convenio establece que se impulsará la creación de un polo productivo de STB de bajo costo en Paraguay.
Mediante el acuerdo, Brasil brindará capacitación técnica, cooperación entre universidades, asistencia en la elaboración de políticas públicas y financiamiento en la compra de equipamiento. También está prevista la colaboración entre la Agencia Nacional de Telecomunicaciones de Brasil …

A delegation from Japan is in South Africa to demonstrate their digital broadcasting standards under South African conditions
Sentech recently hosted a technical demonstration of the Japanese ISDB-T digital broadcasting standard at their site in Kameeldrift, which was requested by the Brazillians and Japanese to prove that the technology could work under South African conditions.
Integrated Services Digital Broadcasting – Terrestrial (ISDB-T) is a broadcasting standard for digital television that was developed in Japan.
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The Brazilian Government presented a series of investments aimed at different tasks, such as digital TV, which would amount to USD 60 millions, before a group of Uruguayan representatives. The idea is that this initiative, together with Japan’s previous proposals, ends up convincing the Uruguayan Government to replace DVB with ISDB-T. Projects would be presented in Uruguay next November 5th. The final decision would be taken before year end.
According to Convergencia Digital site, the meeting was held in the headquarters of the Development Bank of Brazil. Brazilian companies from eight …

In order to co-opt Uruguay into becoming a partner in the Japanese-Brazilian Digital TV system, the Brazilian government announced investments that could reach US$ 60 million in various sectors, some of them not directly related to technology. Brazilian expects that its Latin American neighbors will give up the European standard DVB and move to ISDB-T later this year.
Uruguay’s Vice-Minister of Science and Technology met Brazilian authorities last week at BNDES (Brazilian Social and Economic Development Bank) to discuss financing of Brazilian investments or joint-ventures with Uruguay.
According to Andre Barbosa, Special …

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The Japanese company Furukawa, manufacturer of advanced communications infrastructure, will offer a series of technologies aimed at the deployment of digital TV in Brazil, which will be brought from its headquarter in Japan to the facility located in Curitiba, in the south area of such country. Therefore, the company will increase its business opportunities, not only in such region but also in the rest of Latin America where several countries have already adopted the standard ISDB-T.
According to Hans Geise, Furukawa Development and Research Manager in Brazil, “in Japan, Furukawa …

Dois dos principais canais de TV da África do Sul, M-Net e E.Tv esquentaram ainda mais as discussões sobre a decisão do governo em voltar atrás da decisão de adoção do padrão europeu de TV Digital (DVB-T).
Em uma coletiva de imprensa realizada no dia 08 de Junho, ambos disseram que se a decisão for favorável à adoção do padrão japonês, seria então “desastroso” para o país. Disseram ainda que a decisão de reabrir o debate foi uma “bobagem” e uma falta de “respeito” com os esforços feitos pela indústria de …