Country Information for DAB, DAB+ and DMB - New Zealand
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Latest News from New Zealand
NZ issues digital dividend radio spectrum allocation paper (26-08-2011)
New Zealand's Communications and Information Technology minister Steven Joyce has released a discussion document prepared by the Ministry Of Economic Development on the allocation of the 'digital dividend'; radio spectrum. The digital dividend is the ...Read more...
Current situation
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Last update: 20-08-2010
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| Population: | 4.2 million |
New Zealand's government owned broadast and telecoms company, Kordiia, has been operating a DAB test service in Auckland and Wellington since October 2006. The multiplex currently delivers a mix of DAB and DAB+ services, including nine audio channels, slideshow and EPG.
Originally, New Zealand's digital radio allocation was in the L-Band, but the majority of broadcasters prefer spectrum in Band III. Band III, however, is currently being used for terrestrial telelvision, so it is unlikely that a full roll out of services will happen much before 2012 by which time TV will be digital in New Zealand.
Digital radio services in New Zealand are expected to be broadcast in DAB+.
Details of Trials
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Last update: 20-08-2010
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Kordia's test transmissions in Auckland and Wellington are ongoing using a mix of DAB and DAB+ broadcasts.