New guidelines for deploying digital radio have been released in a joint initiative involving the ABU.
They were issued at the end of a four-day DAB+ Technology Workshop
and Transmission Demonstration in Jakarta jointly organised by the ABU,
WorldDMB, the Ministry of Communication and Information Technology of
Indonesia and Radio Republic Indonesia.
The workshop developed recommendations on steps necessary when moving
towards planning for the successful implementation of digital radio
services. The recommendations will be circulated among ABU members and
other stakeholders providing guidelines in deploying digital radio
services.
More than 55 industry experts from South-east Asia attended the
workshop that showcased the DAB+ digital radio standard and its
transmission technology, demonstrating its features and efficiency
improvements compared to analogue FM broadcast.
The event began with the a two-day technology workshop, followed by a
two-day transmission demonstration using a DAB+ transmitter installed
at RRI’s facility to conduct field measurements in and around the city
of Jakarta.
Participants represented radio broadcasters and regulators from
Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand and Indonesia and the event was being
supported by industry partners including Commercial Radio Australia,
Harris, ATDI, KeyStone Semiconductor Corp, Factum Electronics,
Radioscape and Southern Cross Austereo.
(Source : Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union)
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