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Australia - Details of Trials - History

16.09.2010
The first DAB+ trials started in Australia on 1st July 2007. Prior to this, Australian broadcasters had conducted DAB trials in Sydney on L-band since 1998 and on VHF Band III since 2003. Adelaide, Brisbane, Melbourne, Perth and Sydney launched high powered permanent commercial and public broadcast services in August 2009. Low powered regional trials are currently underway in Canberra and Darwin. There have, in the past, also been DMB trials in Australia but at the present time there is no clear view on where the mobile TV market will go.
12.08.2010

The first DAB+ trials started in Australia on 1st July 2007. Prior to this, Australian broadcasters had conducted DAB trials in Sydney on L-band since 1998 and on VHF Band III since 2003. A single high-powered Band III transmission, and two L-band cells to the west and north of Sydney, provided around 80% population coverage.

Adelaide, Brisbane, Melbourne, Perth and Sydney have already launched commercial services.  Trials are currently underway in Canberra and Darwin.

There have, in the past, also been DMB trials in Australia but at the present time there is no clear view on where the mobile TV market will go.

08.09.2008

The first DAB+ trials started in Australia on 1st July 2007. Prior to this, Australian broadcasters had conducted DAB trials in Sydney on L-band since 1998 and on VHF Band III since 2003. A single high-powered Band III transmission, and two L-band cells to the west and north of Sydney, provided around 80% population coverage.

There have, in the past, also been DMB trials in Australia but at the present time there is no clear view on where the mobile TV market will go.