DTH vs Analog Cable TV Technology

Direct To Home (DTH) service is a comparatively new technology, DTH technology covers entire country and provides large number of digital TV channels as compared to the analog cable TV. DTH operators provide individual dish antennas for every home, which means there will be no intermediaries. The DTH technology uses Ku Band to transmit and receive signal. Some DTH operators also allow geographical mobility.

DTH services are also available in HD(High definition) with DVR (Digital Video Recording).

DTH being a digital system offers good picture quality, provides value added services, and also FM radio channels.

The Cable TV Networks (Regulation) Act Bill seeks to digitise the cable sector in the country by December 31, 2014. It aims for complete digitisation of analog cable TV in the four metropolitan cities by March 31, 2012. The digitisation provides high quality viewing and also higher number of TV channels.