Tashkent, Uzbekistan, August 8
By Demir Azizov- Trend:
Chairman of the Uzbek State Committee of communications, information and communication technology and vice president of the Japanese NEC Corporation Takayuki Morita discussed the primarily measures for further development of digital television in Uzbekistan, the press service of the committee told Trend.
"The parties agreed to intensify work for bringing the coverage of the population with digital TV up to 50 percent from the current 45 percent by the end of the year," the report said.
The exchange of views on the state and prospects of cooperation in the field of telecommunications and information technologies was held during the meeting, according to the source.
The sides also discussed the expansion of cooperation in the spheres of new telecommunications and information technology, and qualification improvement of the field's specialists.
The leadership of the state committee noted the long-term cooperation with NEC Corporation and its significant contribution to the digitization of the telecommunication network and TV broadcasting in the country.
Today, gradual transition to digital television, which should be completed by the end of 2017 is being continued in Uzbekistan in collaboration with NEC corporation.
The head of the NEC Corporation arrived in Uzbekistan within the delegation of Japanese business circles. The delegation included representatives of Japanese companies operating in the fields of trade, engineering, aviation, electrical engineering, ICT, energy and petrochemical industries.
Edited by CN