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Peru to promote Japan digital broadcasting tech in S. America: minister+
TOKYO, Aug. 19 Kyodo - Peru will work together with Brazil to promote the adoption in Latin America of Japan's technological specifications for terrestrial digital TV broadcasting in order to reduce initial costs, the visiting Peruvian transport and communications minister said Wednesday.
To cut the cost of introducing the Japanese specifications, the number of users
should increase, Enrique Cornejo said during an interview with Kyodo News in
Tokyo.
Peru decided in April to adopt the Japanese specifications for its terrestrial
digital TV broadcasting, becoming the second country outside Japan, after
Brazil, to do so. Brazil began airing terrestrial digital television programs
with Japanese technology in December 2007.
Peru picked the Japanese specifications over three others -- U.S., European and
Chinese standards -- because so-called one-segment broadcasting can be received
by mobile phones free of charge under the Japanese technology, Cornejo said.
The availability of such broadcasting programs aimed at owners of mobile phones
should win popular support in Peru.
While tuners to enable analogue TVs to receive digital programs are priced at
more than $100 each in Peru, the Peruvian government is seeking ways of
lowering the price, Cornejo said.
Peru and Brazil will hold an international conference in Lima in September to
encourage other Latin American countries to adopt the Japanese specifications.
Argentina and Venezuela are reportedly considering adopting the Japanese format.
Peru plans to begin terrestrial digital TV broadcasting on a trial basis in
March next year to pave the way for launching full-scale services in 2015.
Meanwhile, Cornejo said Peru may be able to conclude a free trade agreement
with Japan in November.
On the occasion of attending the summit of the Asia-Pacific Economic
Cooperation forum to be held in Singapore in mid-November, Peruvian President
Alan Garcia will possibly visit Japan to sign the accord, he added.
==Kyodo
To cut the cost of introducing the Japanese specifications, the number of users
should increase, Enrique Cornejo said during an interview with Kyodo News in
Tokyo.
Peru decided in April to adopt the Japanese specifications for its terrestrial
digital TV broadcasting, becoming the second country outside Japan, after
Brazil, to do so. Brazil began airing terrestrial digital television programs
with Japanese technology in December 2007.
Peru picked the Japanese specifications over three others -- U.S., European and
Chinese standards -- because so-called one-segment broadcasting can be received
by mobile phones free of charge under the Japanese technology, Cornejo said.
The availability of such broadcasting programs aimed at owners of mobile phones
should win popular support in Peru.
While tuners to enable analogue TVs to receive digital programs are priced at
more than $100 each in Peru, the Peruvian government is seeking ways of
lowering the price, Cornejo said.
Peru and Brazil will hold an international conference in Lima in September to
encourage other Latin American countries to adopt the Japanese specifications.
Argentina and Venezuela are reportedly considering adopting the Japanese format.
Peru plans to begin terrestrial digital TV broadcasting on a trial basis in
March next year to pave the way for launching full-scale services in 2015.
Meanwhile, Cornejo said Peru may be able to conclude a free trade agreement
with Japan in November.
On the occasion of attending the summit of the Asia-Pacific Economic
Cooperation forum to be held in Singapore in mid-November, Peruvian President
Alan Garcia will possibly visit Japan to sign the accord, he added.
==Kyodo
