Information about switch over and digital dividend in France

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Information about switch over and digital
dividend in France

• Jean-Louis Rouvière
• Agence Nationale des Fréquences
• rouviere_at_anfr.fr

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Summary

• 1. Institutional organisation in France
• 2. Digital TV deployment
• 3. Switch over process
• 4. digital dividend (first elements)
• All elements presented here are subject to future
  possible modifications, due to the ongoing
  decisions

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Summary

• 1. Institutional organisation in France
• 2. Digital TV deployment
• 3. Switch over process
• 4. digital dividend (first elements)
• All elements presented here are subject to future
  possible modifications, due to the ongoing
  decisions

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1. Institutional Organisation in France for
digital dividend
Premier Ministre
Parlement
Secrétaire dEtat chargé du développement de
léconomie numérique
Comité stratégique pour le numérique
Commission du dividende numérique
Ministre chargé des communications électroniques
Autres ministères
CSA
ARCEP
Ministre de la culture et de la communication
Direction du développement des medias
Direction générale des entreprises
Comité stratégique pour le numérique aiming at
preparing governmental decisions concering DTT
deployment, Digital dividend (Décret 2006-502 du
3 mai 2006 downloadable from http//www.legifrance
.gouv.fr)
ANFR
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1. The Law of 5 March 2007

• Loi 2007-309 du 5 mars 2007 relative à la
  modernisation de la diffusio audiovisuelle et à
  la télévision du futur
• 1. Extension of Digital TV deployment
• Geographic extension 95 of population before
  analog switch off
• Addition of new multiplexes
• for HDTV,
• for personal Mobile TV (TMP)
• Provides conditions for the provision of
  additional local and national digital programs
• 2. Analog switch off and digital switchover
• Analog switch off to be completed by 30 November
  2011
• A national scheme for analog switch off and
  switchover to be decided by the Prime Minister,
  after public consultation organised by CSA. Will
  include specific switch off agenda by geographic
  areas.
• Creates a joint public-private partnership
  (France télé numérique) to organise analog switch
  off communication and assistance activities
• 3. Digital dividend
• The majority of the digital dividend has to go to
  broadcasting
• A digital dividend scheme to be decided by the
  Prime Minister after advice from a parliamentary
  committee (Commission du dividende numérique)

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1. Three Inter-related Programs
Analog refarming
Analog refarming
Analog switchoff
Extented digital television
Digital dividend for BS
Digital dividend for MS
Extension of digital television
Transitory digital frequency plan
Target digital only frequency plan
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1. Organisation Role of ANFR in DTT activities

• International negotiations on spectrum
• RRC and WRC, RSPG, RSCom, CEPT, ITU-R,
  cross-border coordinations
• Preparing the Prime Ministers decisions on
  modifications of the national table of frequency
  band allocations
• protection of television reception and spectrum
  monitoring
• Managing financial funds
• for spectrum reallocations (FRS)
• support to digitisation of broadcasting (FAN)
• Coordinating assignments and new stations
• Supervising exposure of the general public to
  electromagnetic radiation.

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Areas Subject to Frequency Coordination for
Broadcasting
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Outline

• 1. Institutional organisation in France
• 2. Digital TV deployment
• 3. Switch over process
• 4. digital dividend (first elements)
• All elements presented here are subject to future
  possible modifications, due to the ongoing
  decisions

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2. Deployment of digital TV

• Launched on 31 March 2005
• 5 digital multiplexes (29 TV programs) in UHF
  band
• Final Target 95 coverage of the French
  population by 2011
• Intermediate target 85 by the end of 2007
• Development heavily constrained by
• need to avoid any degradation of analog
  broadcasting (2/3 of the French population
  depends on analog terrestrial broadcasting)
• Cross-border coordinations, further compounded by
  RRC-06 preparation

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Coverage achieved in 2007(85 of population with
more than 110 sites)
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Deployment of DTT

• 85 population coverage
• Requires 110 primary sites
• DTT frequencies selected to avoid interference
  into analog primary sites
• 1500 analog frequencies on secondary sites needed
  to be changed
• 30 of GE06 frequencies,
• Significant financial and social burden
• Extension to 95 population coverage
• Requires more than 1500 sites
• More information on http//www.csa.fr/actualite
  /interventions/interventions_detail.php?id126406

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2. Deployment of Digital TV Use of the spectrum
reallocation fund (FRS) for analogue refarming

• Prime Minister Decree (2003-620, 4 July 2003)
• frequency changes ordered by CSA
• implemented by an entity composed of the six
  analog program providers ( GIE fréquences ),
• Pre-financing provided by the State, through the
  intervention of the spectrum reallocation fund
  (FRS), managed by ANFR
• Reimbursed by licensed digital program providers
  6 months after frequency change.
• In June 2008, 1100 frequency changes processed by
  FRS, for a total de 52,9 million euros.

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March 2007 Status 87 DTT sites (), Analog
Frequency Changes implemented (.)
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2. Deployment of Digital TV perspectives

• New services are being deployed
• HDTV (two phases for around 100 sitesoctober 2008
  and march 2009)
• Mobile TV (to be launched in 2009)
• Local digital TV is also being introduced
• Represents a challenge for CSA and broadcasters
• Requires frequency plan to be constantly updated
  and negotiated with neighbours as planning
  progresses

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Outline

• 1. Institutional organisation in France
• 2. Digital TV deployment
• 3. Switch over process
• 4. digital dividend (first elements)
• All elements presented here are subject to future
  possible modifications, due to the ongoing
  decisions

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3. Switch over process

• The law adopted on 5 March 2007 sets the legal
  framework for the switch-over process
• Sets up a new article 99 of the boradcasting
• Prime minister decision on switch over (national
  switchover scheme/ schéma national darrêt et
  de basculement) including a timetable,
• On this basis, CSA will develop a detailed
  switchover plan,
• switchoff dates, frequency changes region by
  region,
• with a mandatory 9 month period between the
  publication of the switchover plan for a
  geographic area and its implementation in the
  corresponding area.

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3. Switch over process

• CSA published on 16 April its contribution1 to
  the national switchover scheme,
• based on the conclusions of the public
  consultation.
• Recommendation from CSA is to proceed by regions.
  
• CSA recommended starting switching off by second
  semester 2009
• Prime minister decision (national switchover
  scheme, schéma national darrêt et de
  basculement) expected in the coming weeks
• 1 http//www.csa.fr/upload/dossier/contribution_
  schema_arret_analogique.pdf

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3. Switch over process

• 24 regions, taken from France 3 regional
  programs
• Arrows are indicative (they show the relations
  between main transmitters of one region and
  secondary sites of the other region piloted by a
  main transmitter, thus indicating a possible
  order, but not final, for the switch off process)

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3. Switch over process Elaborating the
switchover plan

• Ideally, the switchover plan may be elaborated as
  a step
• From point A a transitory plan with 7 DTT
  networks having up to 95 population coverage and
  5 analog networks with up to 98 population
  coverage
• To point B a target plan in conformity with
  GE-06 plan with up to 98 population coverage and
  no analog.
• But
• Point A is being established as planning of
  additional DTT sites progresses, through CSA
  decisions and cross-border coordination
• Point B is under coordination with neighbors for
  potential sub-band clearance and layer
  reconstitution. It may also be affected by
  additional layers. It also affects the choice of
  optimum frequencies for point A.
• Clear vision unlikely before mid-2009, but
  decisions have to be initiated on the first sites
  to be switched off if the overall schedule is to
  be achieved.

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Example of switchover in one step (Mulhouse)
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50
53
54
37
40
66
65
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Switzerland and Germany switchover to GE-06 by
end-08
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Example of switchover in two steps (Cherbourg)
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50
64
59
65
37
34
57
49
53
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UK analog switchover on July 2012
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Outline

• 1. Institutional organisation in France
• 2. Digital TV deployment
• 3. Switch over process
• 4. digital dividend (first elements)
• All elements presented here are subject to future
  possible modifications, due to the ongoing
  decisions

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4. Digital Dividend Report of the Digital
dividend parliamentary commitee

• The majority of the digital dividend should be
  allocated to improve (enrich) the offer in
  digital audiovisual programs
• The requirements of the audiovisual sector may be
  met by the deployment of 11 DVB-T networks and 2
  DVB-H networks. The availability of spectrum for
  this purpose is to be sought through cross-border
  coordination in channels 21 to 60.
• Future authorisations for HDTV DTT will need to
  be coupled with a significant content obligation
  for native HDTV.
• Band III should be dedicated to digital sound
  broadcasting (T-DAB).
• The band 790-862 MHz should be allocated in its
  totality to electronic mobile communications.
• d. This allocation should be coupled with
  coverage obligations (99 of the territory),
  national roaming and net-neutrality obligations,
  and financing of the spectrum refarming
  operations necessary to make the band available
  (relocation of Defense and Broadcasting).
• The digital dividend (for mobile above 790 MHz
  and for broadcasting below 790 MHz) should be
  rapidly and effectively used
• The Prime Minister should take, by summer 2008, a
  joint decision on the digital dividend allocation
  scheme and the switchover scheme, in a consistent
  way (i.e. organise the landing of existing
  multiplexes on the newly negotiated GE-06
  frequencies, under 790 MHz).
• The Prime Minister should give mandate to ANFR
  for negotiating with neighbouring countries the
  required changes to GE-06 Plan.
• The French government should promote the use of
  the band 790-862 MHz.

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Current frquency allocation in the 470-862 MHz
band
Television broadcasting - CSA
Déf
32 MHz
360 MHz
Scenario of a digital dividend for mobile
Television broadcasting - CSA
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4. Digital dividend decision process

• Broadcasting requirements
• High definition television (HDTV)
• Mobile television
• ? 10 to 11 multiplexes to be deployed 2 for
  mobile television
• Mobile requirements
• 72 to 150 MHz for large coverage and indoor
  penetration
• Internationally harmonised in one specific
  sub-band
• Constraints
• Band also used by military
• Base stations are sensitive to interference by
  broadcasting transmitters
• On 23 July 2008, the Parliamentary committee on
  the digital dividend (Commission du dividende
  numérique) published its report 1
• 7 recommendations
• 1 http//www.dividende-numerique.fr/pdf/Rapport_
  de_la_CDN_-_23_Juillet_2008_-final.pdf)

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conclusions

• DTT deployment on transitory frequencies
• Switch over plan
• Region by region from 2009 to november 2011
• still to be determined
• Digital dividend (after switch over)
• 7 recommendations from Parliamentary committee
• Majority for Broadcasting services (up to 10 or
  112 mux)
• Subband 790-862 MHz to mobile services

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Annex

• Additional elements about international issues

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Results of RRC-06

• ITU Regional Radiocommunication Conference
  established GE-06 Agreement between 119 states of
  Europe, Africa and Middle East.
• Spectrum access cleared with neighbors for seven
  DTT multiplexes with full territory coverage
• Available after analog switch off (June 2015),
  European target for switch off set to 2012
• Additional spectrum may be obtained through an
  agreed procedure based on equitable access

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GE06 Plan Allotment Areas for Channel 39
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Example of national Distribution of Channels
(blue fixed reception, green mobile reception
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Planning for the Digital Dividend

• GE06 Plan foresees detailed frequencies by
  geographic areas for 7 multiplexes in UHF band
• Can provide full national coverage for the 7 DTT
  multiplexes already authorized, but
• Insufficient to satisfy all requirements
  expressed
• GE06 plan may be modified by bilateral agreements
  to obtain additional frequency resources
• These additional resources will constitute the
  bulk of the digital dividend

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Example of investigation of additional
frequencies in GE06 Plan(here, a new possibility
on Nancy channel 28)
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GE-06 Plan Entries from Neighbouring Countries
interfering into Mobile Uplinks
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International Harmonisation for the Digital
Dividend

• RSPG opinion (February 2007) EU-wide benefits to
  the use of the digital dividend by mobile
  applications (including uplinks) in a harmonised
  UHF sub-band
• ECC/TG4 (June 2007)
• Harmonisation is feasible from a regulatory and
  technical viewpoint
• Not mandatory at the EU level
• Preferred sub-band should include at minimum
  channels 62-69
• Requirements for bilateral and multilateral
  negotiations between neighbouring countries

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Perspectives

• WRC-07 opens the possibility of a choice for the
  digital dividend in 11 of the band currently
  allocated to broadcasting
• 320 MHz are kept for exclusive use by
  broadcasting
• 40 MHz are opened to a choice between
  broadcasting and mobile
• Uncertainty is detrimental to all stakeholders
• Bilateral discussions and international
  harmonisation are key in clarifying the actual
  potential of use
• Cross-border coordination activities have started
  on this issue since October 2007. It confirms
  that potential additional resources exist, but
  their use may add interference into resources in
  the current plan.
• EU wide harmonisation is under way.

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Useful links

• Concerning digital switch-over
• http//www.csa.fr/upload/dossier/contribution_sche
  ma_arret_analogique.pdf
• Concerning digital dividend
• http//www.dividendenumerique.fr/remise_rapport.ph
  p
• http//www.csa.fr/actualite/dossiers/dossiers_deta
  il.php?id126508
• http//www.arcep.fr/uploads/tx_gspublication/rappo
  rt-ccr-151007.pdf