DD to set up VSAT network in 70 places

New Delhi, Apr 8 (UNI) Doordarshan has approved a scheme for establishment of a network of VSAT (Very Small Aperture Terminals) at 70 places all over the country with a central hub at Delhi with a view to strengthening the newsgathering facilities.

Action for procurement of VSAT has already been initiated.

Establishment of the VSAT network would enable feeding of news from the 70 places to National/Regional News Units through satellite.

This network would also enable voice/data communication among the places, where VSAT are set up.

Doordarshan's proposal for a pilot project in HDTV has been recently approved. As part of this project, facility for field production in HDTV is envisaged to be set up at Delhi in 2007-08.

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