Country Information for DAB, DAB+ and DMB - Malaysia
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The 8th edition of the ABU Digital Broadcasting Symposium attracts record number of participants (09-03-2012)
Over 1000 delegates and visitors from 41 countries took part in the eight Digital Broadcasting Symposium (DBS) held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, from 6 – 9 March. Major broadcasting industry players from the Asia-Pacific region and beyond participated in the symposium, which this year was held under the theme Decision time for stakeholders in recognition of the difficult choices companies face with the proliferation of technologies.Read more...
Current situation
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Last update: 03-09-2011
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| Population: | 24.0 million |
In June 2010, Malaysia's regulator, the MCMC awarded three blocks of L-Band spectrum to Asia Media, a broadcasting, advertising and digital media company. Asia Media will use the spectrum to broadcast up to twelve T-DMB channels, including radio and data services, as well as mobile TV.
Malayasia's public broadcaster, RTM, launched a DAB+ trial in Kuala Lumpur in 2010. This multiplex carries 15 audio services, all of which are simulcasts of existing FM stations.
Commercial Radio Malaysia (a group of private broadcasters) are in discussions with the regulator about policy framework for the adoption of this digital radio platform and the start of a trial.
A DMB trial multiplex from Malaysia DMB is also on air broadcasting two TV channels and one audio station.
Details of Trials
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Last update: 20-08-2010
Malaysia ran a DMB trial between January and mid-March 2008. It was a technical trial, organized with support from the regulator: the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC). The trial involved one transmitter on the Kuala Lumpur Tower plus a filler at the MCMC head office in Cyberjaya. It was broadcast on Band III, Channel 11B and carried two radio services and two TV channels.
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Last update: 23-06-2008
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The first edition of the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission's Spectrum Plan was released on 1 January 2002. Two Digital Sound Broadcasting (DSB) systems were identified in the Spectrum Plan, Eureka 147 (DAB) and DRM, and there is spectrum allocation for both.
The Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) is the regulator for the converging communications and multimedia industry. There are two main broadcast groups under MCMC, Digital Sound Broadcast (DSB) and Digital Terrestrial Television (DTTT). Both DSB and DTTT have completed their standard submission for DAB and DVB respectively and the standards are now under public scrutiny. DSB proposed DAB & DMB as the DSB standard to MCMC. Due to the current development of DAB+, DSB is proposing DAB+ to the MCMC as an attachment to the previous document. The recent DMB trial results and findings will be used to support the preparation the mobile TV standard by the Mobile TV Working Group.