During the Nuremberg Local Broadaster Days, DRM+ was presented for first time to German local and regioncal broadcasters. DRM+ is the configuration of the Digital Radio Mondiale standard that was recently recognized by ITU as a worldwide recommended technology for digital radio, and published by ETSI for use in all VHF bands.
Senior members of the German DRM Platform could talk to an interested and well-informed audience, pointing out the benefits of considering DRM+ as a perfect complement to the DAB+ networks, which had been successfully launched in 2011in Germany.
Detlef Pagel, chairman of the German DRM Platform and CTO of the Media Authority Lower-Saxony, started with a full overview of the DRM Consortium, the history of the DRM technology, and the basic features of DRM+.
This presentation was follows by a discourse on the applicability of DRM+ in the FM band II or the VHF band III by Joachim Lehnert, technical director of the Media Authority of Rhineland-Pallatinate. He came to the conclusion that a start of DRM+ broadcasts in band III would be the most suitable option, and immediately be possible both from a technical as well as a regulatory stand point.
Finally Alexander Zink, Co-President of the DRM Association and vice-chair of the DRM Consortium’s technical committee, pointed out that DRM+ and DAB + form a perfectly harmonizing family of digital radio standards, with identical functionality from a listener’s as well as broadcaster’s perspective by comparing features such as modulation, audio codec, available data applications, and service linking. While DAB+ is the efficient system for a large number of broadcasters sharing an identical coverage area, DRM+ was identified as the missing solution for local and highly regionalized broadcasts with their individual coverage areas.
The discussion following the presentations led to the conclusion that DRM+ might be the perfect opportunity to complete the digital radio infrastrcture in Germany, and a detailed discussion on regulatory and financial aspects with all relevant parties will be the logical next step.
Senior members of the German DRM Platform could talk to an interested and well-informed audience, pointing out the benefits of considering DRM+ as a perfect complement to the DAB+ networks, which had been successfully launched in 2011in Germany.
Detlef Pagel, chairman of the German DRM Platform and CTO of the Media Authority Lower-Saxony, started with a full overview of the DRM Consortium, the history of the DRM technology, and the basic features of DRM+.
This presentation was follows by a discourse on the applicability of DRM+ in the FM band II or the VHF band III by Joachim Lehnert, technical director of the Media Authority of Rhineland-Pallatinate. He came to the conclusion that a start of DRM+ broadcasts in band III would be the most suitable option, and immediately be possible both from a technical as well as a regulatory stand point.
Finally Alexander Zink, Co-President of the DRM Association and vice-chair of the DRM Consortium’s technical committee, pointed out that DRM+ and DAB + form a perfectly harmonizing family of digital radio standards, with identical functionality from a listener’s as well as broadcaster’s perspective by comparing features such as modulation, audio codec, available data applications, and service linking. While DAB+ is the efficient system for a large number of broadcasters sharing an identical coverage area, DRM+ was identified as the missing solution for local and highly regionalized broadcasts with their individual coverage areas.
The discussion following the presentations led to the conclusion that DRM+ might be the perfect opportunity to complete the digital radio infrastrcture in Germany, and a detailed discussion on regulatory and financial aspects with all relevant parties will be the logical next step.
Alexander Zink, Fraunhofer IIS
(Source : DRM Consortium)
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