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The Joint SADIBA/NAB Digital Radio DAB+ Trial Working group is pleased to announce that the application for the high–powered DAB+ trial licence has been approved. The trial licence was granted to the South African Broadcasting Corporation (the applicant on behalf of the NAB radio members) by the regulator, the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA). The trial will run from the 1st April 2014 to 31st March 2015, and Sentech will be the signal distributor for the duration of the trial. The SADIBA/NAB Working group is encouraged by the commitment of all stakeholders in putting digital radio firmly on the South African broadcasting agenda.

A new mobile digital media broadcasting (T-DMB) service that was developed in South Korea launched recently in Mongolia, the Korean culture ministry announced.

Thailand’s National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission says it plans to prioritize digital radio in 2014.

A number of key announcements were made at the Go Digital conference to support the future of digital radio in the UK.

Renault UK will start fitting DAB as standard on its models from 2014, beginning with the new Trafic and Twingo.

Principal sponsor WorldDMB and major sponsors Sony, Harris Broadcast, Grass Valley and EMC are among the key industry partners participating in the ABU Digital Broadcasting Symposium 2014, taking place in Kuala Lumpur on 4-7 March.

A new mobile digital media broadcasting (T-DMB) service that was developed in South Korea launched recently in Mongolia, the Korean culture ministry announced.

As the UK prepares to make the switch, Renault will start fitting DAB as standard on its models from 2014, beginning with the new Trafic and Twingo.

SMS4470 supports a range of digital radio formats, including DAB+. Samples of the SMS4470 are already available to select Siano partners and exhibit superior performance of DVB-T2 reception.

The next stage for mobile phones looks like it could be digital radios, a surprising departure from current technology. Sir Hossein Yassaie, CEO of Imagination Technologies, said: “The next big stage is the penetration of digital radio technology into mobile devices.