On Wednesday, 24 August 2016, at 07:16 p.m., Multichoice launched a new satellite called the IS20B from the Guiana Space Center in Kourou, French Guiana.
The IS20B satellite is mainly a backup for the IS20 satellite should something go wrong with the current DSTV satellite. The new IS20B satellite is located next to the current IS20 satellite to allow the dishes to face the same way. The new satellite will make way for more channels as it allows more bandwidth space.
The new IS20B satellite will use different frequencies and would require that your current DSTV system be upgraded to be able to see these new frequencies. If your current decoder is still one of the old SD PVR decoders, your decoder will not work on the new satellite, and you may need to upgrade to the new Explora decoder with the new Smart LNB.
So how will you know if your current DStv system will be compatible with the changes to come in 2017? Keep your eye on this space for our next post on “Is your DSTV system compatible with the changes in 2017?”