Airtcle : Set top box (DTH) Portability in India

[amarnathkvk]

One set top box is all you need to buy, whoever your DTH service provider is! Soon to come, the portable DTH Connection!
This scenario is very common in households today. Get a new service provider for your DTH connection and you have to go for a new set top box, new registration numbers and new rules and regulations.
It was the same with the mobile industry, as well some years ago! To change the service providers meant new numbers and the works! That has now changed and now, DoT (Directory of Telecommunications) has just said that set top boxes will become portable from one service provider to another. That means:

1. No changing of set top box
2. No changing of registration numbers
3. The amount spent on the set top box (anything from 1700 to 2200) which is non refundable, will now be a onetime exercise!
4. This means you can switch the service provider/cable operator with just a card change and not a set top box change.

How soon will this become possible? Well, the CDoT (Centre for Development of Telematics), under the Department of Telecommunications, has already created a sample piece to test the inter-usage among service providers. Once it proves how well portability can be achieved, the economic and commercial viability will be checked along with work ability issues across the nation.
Either way, a portable dth connection is very much in the cards now.

Sun Direct DTH

 

[Amit1079]

Is this correct section to post this news

 

[Bishnu15]

Amarnath bro why is this in sun direct section as DTH portability is common for all dths.

 

[amarnathkvk]

Is this correct section to post this news

I think so article copied from Sun direct blog, if not admins can move

 

[sskarnold]

whatever it is very old news, i heard this news before 2 years. practically it is very difficult to dth portability. because dish tv still using mpeg2 tech. sundirect started hevc tech. others using mpeg4. so dish stb cannot decode mpeg4 channels. sametime airtel & other mpeg4 normal stb cannot decode sun hevc channels. even they support , u need to align the dish direction. for this the service provider taking service charges. For mobile portability, there is only 2g,3g,4g bandwith. so every mobile provided mimimum 2g (except jio)so any body can use any mobile services in any mobile....