US-based network management company, MNC Software, has secured a major contract from Studiotech, a systems integrator, to control and monitor the digital terrestrial television (DTT) network in N’Djamena, Chad’s capital city.
Overseen by the principal state broadcasting entity, the National Office for Audiovisual Media, the partnership aims to modernise the nation’s broadcasting infrastructure by transitioning from analogue to digital terrestrial television.
This comes as the Central African country recently launched a national plan called the Tchad Connexion 2030, which earmarks $1.5 billion for digital transformation.
The strategy combines infrastructure upgrades, telecoms sector reform, and e-government services, with the government aiming to boost internet penetration from 13.2% in 2025 to 30% by 2030.
According to MNC, the DTT network requires a central control facility in N’Djamena, with 30 remote transmitter sites around the country. Ten of the remote sites have capabilities to localise broadcasting services.
MNC’s control platform, the Mosaic system, will control and monitor all the transmitter sites from the central facility with minimal operator interventions.
“Mosaic has a proven track record with similar systems across remote and difficult to access sites, which gave us a great degree of confidence. The system is also intuitive to implement and operate,” said Nicolas Tardieu, general manager at Studiotech.
Darren Frearson, CEO of MNC Software, commented: “Mosaic’s flexibility makes it ideal for projects like these, where there are a lot of remote devices requiring complex monitoring and control, interconnectivity can be challenging, and skilled staff are in short supply.”
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