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Hackers enter EBU digital radio week 2012
24.02.2012 - European Broadcasting Union (EBU) WorldDAB Member - Switzerland Switzerland
The Digital Radio Summit side saw more than 107 participants gather despite a late program announcement. After a long absence of representation in the summit program, we can note the return from France with the overview on the multiplatform strategy from Radio France and the local/community radios coming into play with DAB+.

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SMMT boss: Digital radio key to remarketing's future
23.02.2012 - United Kingdom United Kingdom
By Jack Carfrae SMMT chief executive Paul Everitt told delegates at this month's VRA Conference that the adoption of DAB digital radios in cars will have a significant effect on the remarketing arena. Everitt, speaking at the event held at Silverstone, ...

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Samsung and IDAG Launch GALAXY S WiFi 5.0 for Digital Radio and Mobile TV
22.02.2012 - South Korea South Korea
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd, a global leader in digital media and digital convergence technologies, and International DMB Advancement Group (IDAG) today announced the launch of digital radio, mobile TV and internet services with the Samsung GALAXY S WiFi 5.0. The device will be available from April, 2012 in Germany, the Netherlands, UK, Switzerland, Norway and South Africa.

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Intel, Once Again, Plans to Remake Radio Circuitry.
21.02.2012 - Intel - United States United States
Intel has few peers when it comes to driving digital technology. Now the Silicon Valley giant believes it has penetrated one of the last bastions where another approach still prevails: radio

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Digital radio at your fingertips
21.02.2012 - United Kingdom United Kingdom
A plug in and play DAB interface is claimed to be a neat and effective way of upgrading your existing car radio. With the UK scheduled to switch fuly to digital radio by 2015, more and more drivers are wondering about DAB radio ...

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New pay-TV operators on the way?
21.02.2012 - South Africa South Africa
Mutloatse is a big proponent of a Korean broadcasting technology called digital multimedia broadcasting, or DMB, and of DAB radio. He says Mobile TV plans to offer a radio broadcasting network based on enhancement of the DAB standard, known as DAB , ...

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DAB offers “faster” traffic information
21.02.2012 - United Kingdom United Kingdom
“Thanks to the higher bandwidth available with DAB digital radio, the new TPEG standard can be used to provide drivers with more detailed and useful traffic information, whether travelling around town or making long cross-country journeys.

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DAB+ Tests in Geneva
21.02.2012 - European Broadcasting Union (EBU) WorldDAB Member - Switzerland Switzerland
Live DAB transmissions with 100 W ERP were demonstrated for the Digital Radio Summit at the EBU Radio Week, at the European Broadcasting Union headquarters in Geneva. Using mmbTools with a 600 W VHF power amplifier, mask filter and an antenna, ...

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Frequency details for DAB+/DMB trials at Mobile World Congress 2012 confirmed
20.02.2012 - WorldDAB News - Spain Spain
The frequency to be used to broadcast DAB+/ DMB signals at Mobile World Congress 2012 has been confirmed as being in block 9C in Band III corresponding to 206,352Mhz.

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Digital radio is needed in Europe
20.02.2012 - France France
After Germany in 2011, several countries plan to launch terrestrial digital radio this year or next year. Some, like Norway, are already starting to look at FM switch off. In France, the CSA attempts to revive the issue.

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