dvb-t v dvb-t2 what were the eurocrats thinking ?

why did they choose dvb-t2 as a replacement to dvb-t in order to deliver HD programming when thousands of tonnes of dvb-t Hd ready capable kit has already been sold ? which will end up being landfilled, because of small decisions to pick a standard that requires the development of new hardware.

has anybody got any idea of the presumeably massive benefits of going this route.