Israel

Last update: 01-10-2013 - older versions

DAB+ has been adopted as the official digital radio standard in Israel. The Israeli Ministry of Communication offered a permanent DAB+ country-wide licence for tender in 2008.
The licence is for a period of 14 years and the winning bidder is expected to make provision for 36 channels and
achieve a coverage area of 80%, rising to between 90% and 98%, depending on location. There has been no response to the Ministry’s initial call for bids, and it may be that a multiplatform landscape, including DAB+, would better suit the country’s needs.

Last update: 01-10-2013 - older versions

The trial period infrastructure (using DAB) was able to reach about 85% of the population. However, this infrastructure is no longer in use.

Last update: 01-10-2013 - older versions

BEZEQ, Israel’s largest telecom company, ran a trial DAB multiplex between 1996 and 2008 broadcasting seven services to 80% of the country via six transmission sites.

In 2008, these transmissions ceased as the Ministry of Communication put out to tender a national DAB+ multiplex licence.

LG Stylus 2 review

- 26.06.2016 - LG Electronics - Israel -

The LG Stylus 2 is the world's first smartphone to have a DAB+ tuner included.

From Dtown:

Siano Launches Advanced Multi-Standard Digital Radio Receiver Chip ...

26.02.2014 - Israel -

The SMS2160 is the world's most versatile digital radio IC and supports T-DMB/DAB/DAB+.

From Business Wire (press release):

EtherWaves newly released DAB+/ DAB software receiver version for multicore Linux also supports TPEG

21.09.2012 - Israel -

The new version of the Software Defined Radio (SDR) based ClearSignal supports novel services such as TPEG, DL+ and EPM, while executing across multi cores of Linux based GENIVI and Android architectures.

EtherWaves to add Software Defined Radio (SDR) based DAB/DMB Receiving Software to GENIVI and Android devices

01.11.2011 - Israel -

The increasing processing power pushed by the smartphone market finally enables an upgrade path to automotive and mobile devices, to avoid the need for specialized DSPs

Novel Digital Radio - FM Synchronization Mechanism for In-Car Multi-Standard Receivers from EtherWaves

08.01.2010 - Israel -

Seamless switching between DAB, DAB+, T-DMB, DRM and FM reception for high-class SDR (Software Defined Radio) in-car receivers

EtherWaves Reveals New Innovative In-Car Multi-Standard Dual-Tuner Digital Radio Solution

08.01.2010 - Israel -

New DAB, DAB+, T-DMB and DRM Version Ensures Long-Term Cost-Performance for Car Manufacturers

Siano unveils newest multistandard mobile TV chip

- 07.10.2009 - Siano Mobile Silicon - Israel -

In addition, it supports digital radio — DAB and DAB+ technologies as well as analog FM radio. Integrating two SMS1230 units supports antenna diversity, ...

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