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17.04.2018

Italy

The new system is equipped with an 8 "screen, DAB+ digital radio, 1 CD and compatibility with smartphones, both with iOS and Android operating system.

17.04.2018

Italy

Italian public broadcast Rai announced that it intends to accelerate its investments in digital radio broadcasting at a recent digital radio conference held at the broadcaster’s headquarters in Rome on April 13.

17.04.2018

Russian Federation

The Minister of Communications and Mass Communications of the Russian Federation, Nikolai Nikiforov, held a meeting on 17 April in Moscow of the State Commission for Radio Frequencies (GKRC) during which the possibility of deploying DAB+ was discussed, where appropriate and dependent on availability of spectrum. Relevant regulation and licensing measures would also be required.

17.04.2018

France

French media regulator CSA has approved seven multiplexes for Lille, Dunkirk and Calais earlier this month, with services starting from 19 June.

17.04.2018

OFCOM Switzerland WorldDAB Member, Pure

Switzerland

According to Pure representative Rob Haycock, no German-speaking country has digital radio been so successfully established over the past few months as it has been in Switzerland. This is confirmed by the latest figures from OFCOM stating that 600,000 DAB+ radios were sold last year.

17.04.2018

Switzerland

The trend towards digital radio usage is driven mainly by DAB+. DAB+ currently stands at 34% and has gained 11% of use since autumn 2015. In all age groups, DAB+ has developed faster than IP radio.

17.04.2018

Switzerland

According to OFCOM's six-monthly surveys conducted by the GfK research institute, electronics stores sold 304,000 DAB+ radios in 2017. 290,000 vehicles were either already equipped of a DAB+ device or have been after their circulation. The number of vehicles equipped with DAB+ car radios in a standard way has risen sharply, from 66% at the end of 2016 to 85% a year later.

16.04.2018

Switzerland

According to figures from OFCOM, 3.5 million devices are currently in circulation in Switzerland. In addition, there were 290,000 vehicles that were equipped with a DAB+ device or retrofitted with it.

16.04.2018

Switzerland

Digital radio continues to grow in Switzerland: nearly 600,000 DAB+ radios and car radios were sold in 2017, according to OFCOM. In total, there are now 3.5 million DAB+ devices in circulation.

16.04.2018

OFCOM Switzerland WorldDAB Member

Switzerland

Electronics stores sold 304,000 DAB+ radios in 2017, according to OFCOM. In addition, 290,000 vehicles were either already equipped with a DAB+ device or were after their circulation. The number of vehicles with digital car radios has risen sharply from 66% to 85% in one year.