Leaders of the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and the Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union (ABU) have demanded global action to protect spectrum to guarantee the future of broadcasting.
The call was made on the closing day of the 50th Anniversary Annual Assembly of the ABU on October 28.
EBU director general Ingrid Deltenre told delegates that 250 million Europeans rely on spectrum to watch DTT: “DTT remains the backbone to public TV access. We cannot allow the mobile industry’s insatiable appetite for spectrum resources to highjack this precious resource.”
“Terrestrial broadcasting remains a crucial tool in emergency situations,” said ABU Secretary General Dr. Javad Mottaghi.
“It is often the only technology which continues to function and can reach a mass audience despite difficult external conditions. Terrestrial television is the cornerstone of the broadcast industry and its survival is essential to the region’s people.”
With preparations well underway for the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) conference on spectrum WRC-15 administrations around the world are taking positions on the assignment of spectrum to different applications.
The broadcast industry has been working with administrations to illustrate the efficiency of modern DTT networks, the strong demand for DTT services, and the evidence that the spectrum assignments currently reserved for DTT should not change.
(Pictured above are EBU president Jean-Paul Philippot, director general Ingrid Deltenre and ABU secretary general Dr Javad Mottaghi (ABU))
