DD selected 5 type of STB for Free Dish

[Sagar]

I'm the only one who can't see these image :wall

Pics size is compressed:em

 

[Bapun]

Please check now, full resolution pictures updated in post #2...

 

[PRK]

for few chnls, u need to pay, rest will still be fta

No bro, only you will have to buy new STB to get encrypted channels. There will be no monthly charges, it will be free. Eventually, once STBs reach all, they might encrypt all channels, but service will be free. This is done to monitor users.

 

[Atul Bondre]

yes u wont be able too see as they will be encrypted....even in dish tv people wont be able to see...eventually dishtv have too get all these channels on their platform

As posted on some website stated that subscriber can watch 80 sdtv channel by old stb..hope for this.. new stb purchasing is not affordable who bought stb in past 2 to 3 month

 

[rahul1117kumar]

FreeDish iCAS STB: Modern Comm, Velankani, BGM, KMTS & Millennium OEMs shortlisted

Five companies including two from Delhi have been shortlisted as original equipment manufacturers for set-top boxes for Doordarshan’s FreeDish on the Indian Conditional Addressable System (iCAS).

This follows the opening of e-tenders on 9 December 2016 after which these OEMs were found suitable for the job.

The manufacturers are: Modern Communications and Broadcast Systems Pvt Ltd of Gandhinagar in Gujarat; Velankani Electronics Private Ltd of Bangalore; BGM Holding Company of Ghaziabad; and KMTS Engineering Pvt Ltd and Millennium Technology who are both from Delhi.

The STB OEM shall provide the duly certified integration testing report from the iCAS OEM and the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) certification. Five such STBs will be tested by Doordarshan.

On successful integration and testing of the STBs, Doordarshan will issue a letter of intent to the STB OEM.

After receipt of the PBG amount, Doordarshan shall enter into an agreement with the STB OEM authorizing it to sell iCAS and DD approved firmware/middleware enabled STBs in India for reception of DD Free Dish DTH Service.

FreeDish iCAS STB: Modern Comm, Velankani, BGM, KMTS & Millennium OEMs shortlisted | Indian Television Dot Com

 

[Tha.RP8]

Now dd should start selling stb and dish like private dth, instead of telling people to search for themselves in local market

 

[Bapun]

Now dd should start selling stb and dish like private dth, instead of telling people to search for themselves in local  market

Or online order and courier delivery system via India Post

 

[PRK]

Or online order and courier delivery system via India Post

Yes, very good idea. People need only new STB, nothing else. So they can easily order STB online & receive at home. (10-15% of my Amazon orders come to my home in Mumbai via India Post & service is good and fast).

Manufacturer who are tech savvy can directly sell online & give cheaper rates.

 

[rahul1117kumar]

The target is to provide 250 channels through the MPEG 4 STBs. Freedish will also get additional transponders for expanding its service. “We will get additional transponders for providing 250 channels. Currently, we have six transponders,” Jha had added.

Freedish currently provides 80 TV channels and 30 radio channels through MPEG-2 STBs. This is likely to be enhanced to 104 SDTV channels and 40 radio channels in the near future with the introduction of new MPEG-4, DVB-S2 stream.

Stage set for Freedish-encrypted MPEG4 STB rollout as DD shortlists 5 suppliers | TelevisionPost.com

 

[rahul1117kumar]

“We will get additional transponders for providing 250 channels. Currently, we have six transponders,” Jha had added.

So, soon DD Freedish will get new transponders, that's great news.