The impact of competitiveness in satellite television services in the developing world
Ab initio, satellite television services were only available to a privileged few rich in society. Around the late 1980s and mid-1990s, the bourgeoisies were only seen with very large diameter plates (around 2m) pointing to the sky on their roofs and in secluded areas around the courts in their enclosures. . Some of the plates were beautifully designed plastic with nets, while others were metallic and painted to protect against rust. During this period, great resources and manpower are required to mount a satellite dish as crane trucks and forklifts were used to transport and mount the antennas receiving mostly free signals from stations transmitting in Arabic and few English speaking stations. Satellite pay TV services were very few with large dishes as well. The ownership of the dish at this time is a mark of opulence and a mark of distinction.
Today, what used to be the pride of the rich in society has become of little importance to the poor and depraved among men. Thanks to the proliferation of the satellite television service and the competitiveness between providers. It is a common phenomenon to see very small apartments (sometimes even adobe houses) in remote villages in some developing countries with very small plates (around 0.35 m in diameter) hung on the wall or on small metal poles (of about 2 m high and 0.1 m in diameter) providing satellite television services to the occupants of the dwellings. Some of the houses do not have satellite dishes but rather specialized antennas to receive signals from the base stations of their service providers.
Before this era of proliferation and competitiveness among satellite television service providers, the cost of providing a set-top box, satellite dish and other accessories needed to broadcast to home televisions was not less than $ 600, while the monthly subscription was about 100 dollars. This cost can only be borne by high-income people. You could say that the trend has been reversed and spending as little as $ 50 during promotional periods can afford a satellite TV connection, while around $ 12 can be spent on a monthly subscription. This development has made information available to low-income people in the developing world.
As many vendors strive to dominate the corporate world, they have introduced many innovations designed to gain an edge over their competitors. These innovations include watching TV shows on your mobile phone wherever you go, codes to control channels to ensure children are not in danger, recording services to ensure that TV shows can be stored and viewed at your leisure. convenience, etc. they have put some providers at an advantage over others and have left customers the option to migrate through the providers at will.
The introduction of software to browse thousands of satellite television stations through the Internet with the computer without service cost by some programmers has contributed greatly to liberalize their services, therefore, making the client have the freedom to decide how and when to use the Service. Since the Internet facility has no domicile in any country, customers from all over the world can view satellite television services free of charge for service from all over the world with the Internet facility. This has facilitated the dissemination of information, so the emancipation of the poor and mediocre from ignorance is imminent.
I believe that as technology continues to be dynamic, the competitiveness of the satellite television service will continue and the level of dissemination of knowledge will increase. This will make it possible to achieve the UN Millennium Development Goals among the developing nations of the world.