Four bids for DTT infrastructure contract

The Ministry of Communications and Transport (FMPIK) in Bosnia & Herzegovina (B&H) has received four bids to provide the infrastructure for the country’s DTT and associated digital microwave services.
The bids are from UNIS Telekom, Croatia’s Ericsson Nikola Tesla, Serbia’s Nera Beograd and Hungary’s Metalcom.
The tender calls for the Sarajevo, Banja Luka and Mostar to be the first areas provided with DTT and microwave-link infrastructure for the DTT platform
FMPIK is expected to announce a winner for the licences by the middle of May.
The three main broadcasters in B&H are likely to spend in region of BAM25 million (€12.8 million) in launching DTT services.
Source: Broadband TV News
Item added: 3rd May 2011