Japan grants US$20m for digital broadcasting network project
“With the adoption of the ISDB network, Maldivian broadcasters can cost efficiently send their broadcasting signals across Maldives with ease,” Home Minister Umar Naseer said after signing the agreement with the the Japan International Corporation Agency (JICA). ISDB-T is a technical standard for digital broadcasting developed by Japanese and Brazilian experts.
08 Oct 2015, 9:00 AM
An agreement was signed between the Maldivian government and the Japan International Corporation Agency (JICA) today for a US$20 million project to establish a digital broadcasting network throughout the Maldives.
According to Home Minister Umar Naseer – who signed the agreement on behalf of the government – the Japanese government had agreed to provide free assistance to set up an ISDB-T digital broadcasting network during President Abdulla Yameen’s official visit to Japan last year.
ISDB-T is a technical standard for digital television broadcasting developed by Japanese and Brazilian experts.
“With the adoption of the ISDB network, Maldivian broadcasters can cost-efficiently send their broadcasting signals across Maldives with ease,” Naseer said.
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