Webinar - WorldDAB Spectrum and Network Implementation Committee

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Session moderator

Hanns Wolter
Technical Manager, DAB Italia and Chair, WorldDAB Spectrum and Network Implementation Committee

Hanns has been working in the DAB world since 2000 as a Product Manager and has, in these years worked on all issues regarding DAB, at both a national and international level, including the introduction of DAB+ in 2007. He is involved in network planning and spectrum issues and also works closely with hardware manufacturers for the deployment of a comprehensive DAB environment. Currently, he is responsible for the planning and management of the ongoing roll-out of DAB Italia’s network and all issues related to the creation, distribution and transmission of the multiplex.

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Geir Arvid Reien
Broadcast Coverage Planner, Telenor Norge AS

Geir Arvid Reien graduated from the Norwegian Institute of Technology in 1986 with a Master of Science specialising in microwave and radio communications. He has extensive experience in telecommunications and radio network planning, including the development of mobile phones for the NMT system, planning radio relay links, and planning and optimising 2G, CDMA-450 and 3G radio networks. Since 2013, Geir has focused on the planning, field measurements and optimisation of Norway’s two national DAB networks.

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Assunta De Vita
Research Engineer at the RAI Research Center in Turin, Italy

Assunta De Vita received the M.S. degree in Telecommunications Engineering and the Ph.D. degree in Applied Electromagnetics from the University of Sannio, Italy, in 2006 and 2010, respectively. From 2010 to 2011, she was a Postdoctoral Fellow at the same university. Since 2012, she has been a Research Engineer at the RAI Research Center in Turin, Italy. Her research interests include network solutions for large-scale media content delivery to user devices. She participates in activities promoted by the EBU and 5G-MAG and follows standardization activities within 3GPP.

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Becky Keene is a broadcast media specialist with more than 10 years of experience driving the global expansion of DAB+ digital radio. Since 2012, she has served as Stakeholder Relations Manager at WorldDAB, managing international engagement, the organisation’s global membership, and supporting the digital transformation of radio across multiple markets. In her role, Becky works closely with broadcasters, manufacturers, and regulators worldwide, fostering collaboration and ensuring effective coordination across the DAB+ ecosystem. Her work spans stakeholder engagement, member retention and recruitment, and cross-sector advocacy, grounded in a strong commitment to innovation in audio broadcasting. Before joining WorldDAB, Becky worked at RadioCentre, the industry body for commercial radio in the UK, where she gained deep insight into the country’s dynamic radio landscape.

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Peter H. Matter
CEO, Sumatronic AG

Peter H. Matter, born in 1962, has a long history in radio. In 1983, as the primary driving force behind one of the first seven private radio stations, he then was the youngest radio pioneer in Switzerland. He studied electrical engineering, specialising in radio-communications, and founded Sumatronic in late 1987. Since then, the entire signal chain—from the studio and transmission networks to the FM transmitters—has been part of his daily work. For about 20 years, he has also been deeply focused on DAB+. Today, Sumatronic manufactures a complete product line of DAB repeaters and various specialty products in this field.

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Andreas Zutter
Managing Director, Sales, DSP, PrecisionWave AG

Andreas Zutter is Managing Director and founder of PrecisionWave AG in Solothurn, Switzerland. After earning his MSc in Electrical Engineering in 2011, he worked as a research associate at Bern University of Applied Sciences (BFH) before founding PrecisionWave in 2016. That same year, the company installed its first DAB voice break-in system in the Gotthard (CH) road tunnel. Today, PrecisionWave’s team of twelve develops and manufactures tunnel radio systems used worldwide. Its DRAS platform combines DAB, FM and two-way radio (e.g. TETRA) in one system. It also offers the PrecisionWave Signal Analyzer, distributed by Kathrein Broadcast, and researches software-defined radar.