France - Details of Trials - History
17.07.2008
In the first half of 2007, the CSA, the French regulatory body, created a working group on digital radio and has now authorised eight trials to take place in France for a duration of six months; six in T-DMB, one in DMB and DAB+, and one in DRM.
Following the decree project by the French Ministry of Industry, the Digital Radio Association launched one trial to compare DAB+ and DMB. This trial took place in Nantes at the end of July 2007. Six other trials have also been authorised. These trials will demonstrate the capacity of both standards for radio services and applications for associated data services.
| Operator | System | Band | Location | Duration |
| TDF | DMB | III & L | Paris | 6 months |
| Towercast | DMB | III & L | Paris | 6 months |
| VDL | DMB | III | Paris | 6 months |
| Cofiroute & TDF | DMB | L | A10 Motorway between Tours Poitiers | 6 months |
| Association DR | DMB & DAB+ | III | Paris and Nantes | 3 months |
| ASF & VDL | DMB | III | A7 Motorway between Lyon-Valence | 6 months |
| TDF Radio France | DMB | III | Lyon | 6 months |
| TDF | DRM | MW & 26 MHz | Paris and Rennes | 6 months |
A 12-month trial of DMB, broadcasting TV and radio took place in Paris in 2005 and 2006.