Zambia has finally awarded the digital migration tender to Chinese firm Star Software Technology Limited.
The contract valued at 9, 554, 124,. 49 is for the supply, delivery, installation and commissioning of Phase I of the national digital terrestrial broadcasting system in Zambia.
The project will be undertaken in three phases with the first one involving installation of equipment along the line of the rail from Chililabombwe to Livingstone for a period of eight months.
Phase II of the project will be for provincial centres including the purchases of studio equipment for Lusaka, Kitwe and Livingstone and expected to run from this year to January 2015.
This was announced by Information Permanent Secretary Bert Mushala at the signing ceremony held in Lusaka.
The third stage of the project will be implemented in 2015 in line with the International Telecommunication Union deadline and will include the installation of transmission sites in the rest of the country.
Mr Mushala announced that arrangements to im0lement the other phases are being made and therefor Zambia will ensure that it fulfills the international deadline as required by the ITU.
“Ladies and gentlemen, you may wish to appreciate that this programme has got full government backing with Cabinet having approved the Policy on Digital Migration on 10th March 2014 and June 12th 2014 the same was launched in the presence of all stakeholders. I wish to emphasize that Government is funding the Digital Migration Project as a demonstration of its commitment that Zambia moves with the rest of the world in embracing the digital television broadcasting technology,” Mr Mushala said.
He said, “With these measures in place, Government is on course and on schedule migrate from analogue to digital television broadcasting. We have no doubt that a company of Star Times expertise and experience will deliver as provided in the contract.”
Mr Mushala said with the approval of the Policy on Digital Migration and the signing of this contract today,
Government, through the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting Services will scale up public sensitization on Digital Migration.
Mushota please comment o his personality
Kekekeke, Mulenga Sata lost deal he promised the South Koreans.
And I should warn Mulenga not even to think about calling Bert, that Mushala family is not push-over. Ask KK.
How can Mushota comment on Mushala’s personality the person he/she little knows about. Its most likely that he/she does’nt even know him. Maybe you just don’t know the meaning of personality.
Good move, Zambia should not be left behind on this front.
What’s wrong with his personality? The way you look @ him is the way the creator God who created him looks.
Liar! God is not a black man!
Iwe J.J. wansekesha mwe! Kwena chachine ngatwakonka abamuletele ku Africa;The jews and the Arabs, he is supposed to look like them not us. This is because Adam who is the father of the jews (as can be deduced from the Bible) was made in his image, meaning Lesa musungu
THE WAY ONE LOOKS ISN’T PERSONALITY. THOSE ARE PHYSICAL FEATURES AND HAVE NOTHING TO DO WITH SOMEONE’S TEMPERAMENT OR EMOTIONS. PERSONALITY IS INSIDE YOU. IT CAN ONLY BE SEEN WHEN REACTING TO MESSAGES FROM outside. WHEN THEY SAY YOU HAVE A GOOD PERSONALITY THEY ARE NOT SAYING YOU LOOK BEAUTIFUL. THEY ARE SAYING YOU ARE A HAPPY PERSON OR GOOD NATURE PERSON. SO HOW CAN MUSHOTA KNOW THE PERSONALITY OF MUSHALA. IF YOU MEANT THE MAN WAS UGLY- NO MR MUSHALA IS NOT UGLY. HE IS AN AVERAGE GOOD-LOOKING PERSON.
IT WAS STARTED BY MMD WE ALL KNOW THAT PF DELAYED THIS PROGRAM TO EARN FAKE GLORY AS THEY HAVE DONE WITH PEDICLE ROAD THAT CONECTS C/BELT AND LUAPULA WHICH MONEY WERE RELEASED BY MMD .RB DID A BETTER JOB ON THIS ONE AND MANY EQUIPMENTS WERE BOUGHTY BY MMD FROM CHINA AND WERE SHOWN LIVE ON TV PRIO TO DE ELECTION ,THUMB UP MMD EVEN THOUGH AM NOT YO SUPPORTER.
Does this conform to SADC requirements? Iam told that SADC wants the region to acquire Brazillian technology. Someone confirm?
I CAN ONLY CONGRATULATE THE GOVT ON THIS PROJECT. ZAMBIA NEEDS TO MODERNIZE IN MANY AREAS INCLUDING COMMUTTER TRANSPORT, HOUSING ETC.
How so negative are you guys!! And why the personal comments? GUESS WHAT……the good news is Zambia’s going digital at great pace!
Be a good citizen and congratulate the positive and reject the negative for the sake of all Zambians.
Have you read the comments from the bloggers. There is few if any negative comments. Just questions and other side issues. So I wonder what you are commenting about. Blogging for the sake of blogging?
Where is the shortlist for the companies that bid…let’s learn to be transparent…why cheap Chinese products in everything.