Maori and the Digital Civil War - TangataWhenua.com

17.9.13

Maori and the Digital Civil War - TangataWhenua.com: So it has been quite frustrating to hear about Maori not being included in the upcoming allocation of 700mhz spectrum. This new area for data sharing came about when television signals were moved from their analogue frequencies and switched over to digital channels. Digital spectrum offers a better quality signal, over a greater range. This conversion has occurring across the world, with the US, the UK, Australia and the many other countries having completed or are in the midst of changing. For broadcasters, it requires updating most of their existing infrastructure; for households, we all need to purchase set top boxes (Sky, Igloo) to access channels. It continues to be an expensive process but one, we are told, is vitally necessary.