The commercial start of operation of Slovenia's second national multiplex  (DTT Multiplex B) will be September 1^st 2010. This is in due time before the analogue shut off (ASO) for Slovenia which is decided by the authorities to be December 1st 2010. The coverage for Multiplex B will reach more than 85% of the households in Slovenia before the analogue shut off takes place. The Multiplex B will carry the programs for the commercial broadcasters, and Multiplex A will continue to carry the programs of RTV Slovenia.

STN d.o.o will provide complete Head End Services and realize the hosting and power supply for Norkring's equipment for DTT multiplex and transmission to the terrestrial antenna(s).Coding standard MPEG-4 (H.264 for video and AAC for audio) will be used in Slovenia for terrestrial digital television broadcasting.

"STN d.o.o is very proud to be part of the second Slovenian national multiplex (DTT Multiplex B) operated by the Norwegian company Norkring (part of the Telenor Group) in the area of the Republic of Slovenia. As a Slovenian company it is a privilege to take part in the analogue switch-off process in our country and to continue to drive the digital era forward" said Tomaž Lovsin (Managing Director, STN)

"We are very satisfied with our choice. In STN we have found a state of the art facility, which is amongst the best we have seen in Europe. We are looking forward to a prosperous cooperation with STN " said Christian Skottun (Managing Director, Norkring Slovenia)

Norkring AS was chosen by the Agency for Post and Electronic Communications (APEK), as the operator of the second digital terrestrial broadcasting network (MUX B) in the area of the Republic of Slovenia, on 19th December 2008. The license is valid for a period of ten years.