During a conversation with Shinzo Abe, the current Prime Minister of Japan, President Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III mentioned that our country will soon be migrating to ISDB-T (Integrated Service Digital Broadcasting – Terrestrial) signal from the current analog setup.
According to President Aquino, the determining factor that finally swayed him to give the go signal was the reliability of ISDB-T even during calamities such as the Fukushima incident in Japan.
Before the decision was made, NTC has already zeroed in on two possible candidates; the ISDB-T and Digital Video Broadcasting – Terrestrial 2 (DVB-T2) from Europe. Based on their research, the Japanese standard proves to be the better option as far as the migratory cost is concerned. Moreover, unlike the DVB-T2, the ISDB-T is equipped with early warning mechanism which will come in handy during typhoons and earthquakes.
Although the decision puts the long-delayed transition to digital broadcast one step closer to reality, NTC commissioner Gamaliel Cordoba claims that it will take five more years for the transition to be finished.
Mga Sir, ano po ba yung pinamimigay ni Ted Failon na black box? kasi nakabili ako ng isdb-t one seg sa China nung mapadpad ako dun, pero pag try ko dito sa Manila “no signal” sya kahit anong scan ko walang masagap. Salamat.