China - Current situation - History
02.09.2008
The Chinese regulator, SARFT, chose DAB for the industrial standard in May 2006. DAB is therefore the only European digital broadcasting standard that has currently been approved for commercial use in China. DMB/DAB is now on air in 11 cities across the country (see Coverage below). After the Guangzhou launch of commercial services in 2007, the Ministry of Industry and Information (MII) finally decided to issue licences for DMB in mobile phones.
Beijing Jolon was a key industrial driver for the quick roll out of DAB/DMB in China as it prepared for broadcasting the Olympic Games.
24.07.2008
The Chinese regulator, SARFT, chose DAB for the industrial standard in May 2006. This means that to date DAB is the only European digital broadcasting standard that has been approved for commercial use in China. DMB/DAB is now on air in 11 cities across the country (see Coverage below). After the Guangzhou launch of commercial services in 2007, the Ministry of Industry and Information (MII) finally decided to issue licences for DMB in mobile phones.
Beijing Jolon has been the key industrial driver for the quick roll out of DAB/DMB in China as it prepares for broadcasting the Olympic Games. This includes plans for broadcasting a free-to-air Olympic channel.
01.02.2008
The Chinese regulator, SARFT, announced in May 2006 that DAB was chosen for the industrial standard this means that to date DAB is the only European digital broadcasting standard that has been approved for commercial use in China. DMB is on air in five cities across the country including: Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Dalian and Henan. Guangzhou launched commercial services in 2007. This launch was followed by a highly anticipated decision by the Ministry of Industry and Information (MII) who have finally issued licenses for DMB in mobile phones. There are various DMB mobile phones already in the market in China. Chinese DMB manufacturers include: Lenovo Mobile, Aigo, Longcheer, BBEF and SIM. DMB PMP receivers are already available in Beijing for affordable prices around RMB2500 (250 Euro). To date over 80,000 such devices have already been sold in Beijing alone. Beijing Jolon has been the key industrial driver for the quick roll out of DAB/DMB in China as it prepares for broadcasting the Olympic Games. In November 2006, ten digital audio programs and two mobile video programs were launched. The services have since been increased to 16 DAB digital radio services and 6 DMB services using a free-to-air business model.