Abstract
The digital dividend is seen as a public resource with an exceptional social,
cultural and economic potential. How is it being allocated and for what uses?
We examine approaches around the world ahead of the transition from analogue
to digital.
Table of Contents
- Executive summary
- In a nutshell
- Key messages
- What is the digital dividend?
- Spectrum released by the digital switchover
- Potential uses of the digital dividend
- The importance of a coordinated approach in Europe
- Country case studies
- EU approach
- Future uses of the spectrum
- Timing
- Denmark
- Finland
- Progress of switchover to digital TV
- Allocating the digital dividend
- France
- Hong Kong
- Digital terrestrial television penetration
- Digital dividend plan
- Japan
- Switchover to DTT
- Digital TV broadcasting penetration
- Plan for frequency freed up by digitising terrestrial TV broadcasting
- Sweden
- Putting the plan into action
- UK
- The switchover
- The award
- US
- Spectrum policy: bringing the digital dividend to all Americans
- Allocation of the 700MHz band
- Switchover to digital TV
List of Tables
- Table 1: Allocating the digital dividend
- Table 2: Snapshot of DTT status
- Table 3: Spectrum bands relevant to TV broadcasting
- Table 4: Proposed usage of digital dividend in the consultation paper of
2007
- Table 5: 700MHz auction result in 2008
List of Figures
- Figure 1: Plans for 800MHz band across Europe
- Figure 2: Most likely common spectrum bands (clusters)
- Figure 3: Timetable for the transition to digital TV broadcasting
- Figure 4: Illustrative LTE deployment
- Figure 5: Ofcom' s intention to clear the 800MHz band
- Figure 6: Revised 700MHz band plan for commercial services
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