DIGITAL TV THIS YEAR WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR 70% OF THE POPULATION














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Uzbekistan continues its gradual shift to digital TV broadcasting. Currently, the level of coverage increased to 54%, and in 2017 digital broadcasting will cover the entire country, press service of the Ministry for Development of Information Technologies and Communications of the Republic of Uzbekistan reports.
Until the end of 2015 is planned to install 19 digital TV transmitters, which will cover up to 70% of the population. Today, the digital signal is available in Ferghana, Tashkent and most parts of Tashkent, Samarkand, Khorezm, Bukhara, Andijan, Namangan, Navoi, Kashkadarya regions and Karakalpakstan.
Recall that the Japan Bank for International Cooperation and a number of other commercial banks Country Japan last year allocated a loan of 62,59 million USD. To develop a network of terrestrial digital broadcasting in Uzbekistan.
In September last year, "Uzimpeksaloka" and the Japanese company "Ogawa Seiki Co. Ltd" signed a contract for the supply of equipment for the deployment of digital TV broadcasting a total of 73.63 million USD.
IA "Jahon"