Over 50 different combined DAB/DAB+ receiver models commercially available ***
DAB family of standards is extremely flexible - it is easy to transmit DAB, DAB+ and DMB on the same transmission ***
DAB+ offers lower infrastructure costs for new services than any other digital radio platform ***
There are more DAB radios available than any other digital radio platform ***
DAB Slide show pictures enables advertisers to couple pictures with audio magnifying consumer brand awareness ***
A typical DAB kitchen radio consumes a third less power than an energy saving light bulb ***
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The vast country of India with its population of over one billion people, has considered several variations of digital radio over the past decade. All India Radio (AIR), the public broadcaster, started trial DAB broadcasts in New Delhi in late 1997, but was unable to progress to permanent broadcasts due to regulatory issues.
In 2010, the Indian government approved an AIR plan to move its entire network to DRM by 2013, with a possible FM switch off by 2015.
India has tested mobile TV broadcasts using T-DMB and S-DMB.
The challenge for India is to ensure that any new digital technologies have receiver prices at a realistic level for the price-sensitive Indian consumer.