The government of Antigua and Barbuda has joined up with other regional states to forge ahead with plans to effect a harmonised approach to switching over from analogue to digital broadcasting by the 2015 deadline, with telecoms minister Dr Edmond Mansoor adding that the state is planning to issue two Long Term Evolution (LTE) licences for two additional companies in 1Q13. The discussions over the digital switchover are taking place at a three-day forum organised by the Caribbean Broadcasting Union (CBU), the Commonwealth Broadcasting Association (CBA) and the Caribbean Telecommunications Union (CTU). The Minister of Telecommunications and Broadcasting told delegates: ‘I understand that by the end of 2013, if not by the end of 2015, analogue-free-to-air signals will be switched off and replaced with digital-only signals.’ Dr Mansoor went on to say that demand for broadcast space would be exacerbated by the likely commissioning of 4G LTE technology by two additional telecommunications companies in the first quarter of 2013
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OVETEL Antigua govt pushes ahead with digital switchover; hints at LTE licensing in 1Q13
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