Today, a Contract for the procurement of equipment for digital transmission and broadcasting necessary for the implementation of the Digitalization Project of Public RTV services in Bosnia and Herzegovina was signed in Sarajevo. The contract was signed between the Ministry of Communications and Transport of Bosnia and Herzegovina and a group of bidders, in which the company SIRIUS 2010 d.o.o. from Banja Luka is the lead and Odašiljači i veze d.o.o. (OIV) is a member of the group.
After the first phase, which OIV completed back in 2016, this long-awaited continuation will realize the second and final third phase of digitalization, enabling all citizens in Bosnia and Herzegovina to receive programs from Public RTV services in BiH via the DVB-T2 platform of digital terrestrial television, OIV stated.
The project includes the delivery, installation, and integration of equipment into a unified system on a ‘turnkey’ basis, involving DVB-T2 transmitter and gap filler equipment with antenna systems at 156 locations, a headend system for processing television signals, a system for transmitting television signals consisting of 44 microwave links, IT equipment, measuring instruments, and other necessary equipment, along with the upgrade of equipment from the first phase to the new transmission system.
The deadline for putting the entire system into operation is 510 days from the signing of the contract, and the completion of both phases of the project is expected by mid-2025. However, with the commissioning of high-power transmitters by the end of 2024, the second phase of the project will be completed, allowing the majority of citizens in BiH to follow terrestrial television via the new digital signal, the statement said.
