Newtec
Enables
Indonesia’s
New Premium
DTH Platform
VIVA+
27 May 2014
New
Indonesian
prepaid
Direct-To-Home
(DTH)
satellite
service
VIVA+ will
deploy
Newtec
equipment to
deliver all
of its
content,
initially
consisting
of two HD
and 35 SD
channels.
The DTH
platform,
which
launched in
April 2014
to coincide
with the
World Cup,
is featuring
nine premium
value
‘Ultimate
World Cup
Channels’
dedicated to
broadcasting
the upcoming
World Cup
taking place
in Brazil
between June
12th and
July 13th.
Newtec
has been the
technology
partner to
VIVA+ parent
company PT
Digital
Media Asia
since the
new DTH
service was
just a
concept in
the planning
stage in
2010.
Newtec’s
modulation
equipment
for three
transponders
have already
been
installed
and are
operational
with plans
to add more
as more
subscribers
join. In
April the
company
announced
that it
expects
300,000 new
subscribers
in the first
half of 2014
and
potentially
up to a
million over
a longer
period.
“It
has been
great to be
a technology
partner for
this project
since the
very
beginning,
and use our
expertise to
help guide
its
technological
development.
We are
continuously
expanding on
our
solutions to
improve DTH
services and
have
implemented
our latest
technologies
to maximize
customer
experience
and
profitability
for VIVA+,”
said Mario
Querner VP
Asia of
Newtec.
Newtec’s
Automated
Equalink®
technology
allows DTH
operators to
either save
money on
space
capacity,
lower
programming
cost or
simply
increase
service
availability.
Up to 10%
increase in
throughput
can be
realized
without
changing any
system
parameters
or set-top
boxes,
making it
possible to
upgrade some
SD programs
to HD or add
content.
Newtec’s
equipment
also
includes
Clean
Channel
Technology®
which is a
combination
of improved
roll-offs
for DVB-S2
and advanced
filtering
technologies
to allow
optimal
bandwidth
utilization.
The
combination
brings even
further
efficiency
gains.
“Newtec
has been an
essential
strategic
partner in
the
development
of our new
exciting DTH
service
which is
already
reaching
every corner
of
Indonesia.
The
technology
is
operational
and working
exceptionally
well with
the project
delivered in
time. Newtec
is ensuring
that we are
squeezing
every bit of
capacity
possible
from our
leased
satellite
space
segment in
order to
give our
customers
the best
value and
experience
especially
for the
upcoming
World Cup,”
said David
Khim, Chief
Technology
Officer and
Chief
Operating
Officer of
VIVA+.
As well
as the World
Cup the DTH
package will
also include
a wide range
of
Indonesian
and
international
television
channels,
from
entertainment,
news and
sports, to
children’s
and
religious
programs.
Media
Rights and
Equipment
VIVA+ was
the first
media group
in Indonesia
to acquire
full media
rights for
the FIFA
World Cup
2014 and
other FIFA
events
through
cable and
satellite
transmission.
All channels
will be
broadcast
utilizing
multiple
Ku-band
transponders
on AsiaSat 5
at 100.5
degrees
East.
