Germany - Details of Trials - History
12.08.2010
Between 2005 and 2008, the European DMB-project MI FRIENDS, was operated by the Bayerische Landeszentrale für Neue Medien (BLM) as a pilot project aimed at enabling mobile and interactive usage of new and existing media applications in receivers. This multi-standard trial allowed services to be broadcast on all digital multimedia standards DAB, DMB, DVB-H, TPEG and GPRS/UMTS using a single device.
25.03.2010
Germany has over the years tested and trialled all of the flavours of the DAB family of standards. If you require information on these tests and trials please contact the WorldDMB Project Office.
The European DMB-project MI FRIENDS, ‘Mobile Interactive Television, Radio, Interactivity, Entertainment and New Digital Services’, was launched by the Bayerische Landeszentrale für Neue Medien (BLM) as a pilot project based on article 30 of the Bavarian Law of Media (BayMG). This project is attempting to realise ‘anywhere-anytime-anyway’ and its goal is to enable mobile and interactive usage of already existing as well as new media applications in receivers. The project is also aimed at gaining experience relating to new (interactive) technologies, business models and user requirements to support the commercial launch in Germany. MI FRIENDS uses ‘ready for market’ receivers, which are to be developed further. This project is currently using Band III (South Tyrol also L-band) frequencies. The latest subproject, in Lake Constance on the border of Germany, Austria & Switzerland, is designed to be a “mixed mux approach” broadcasting DAB/DMB & DAB+ on the same ensemble. This multi-standard trial allows services to be broadcast on all of today’s digital multimedia standards DAB, DMB, DVB-H, TPEG and GPRS/UMTS on a single device.
02.09.2008
The European DMB-project MI FRIENDS, ‘Mobile Interactive Television, Radio, Interactivity, Entertainment and New Digital Services’, was launched by the Bayerische Landeszentrale für Neue Medien (BLM) as a pilot project based on article 30 of the Bavarian Law of Media (BayMG). This project is attempting to realise ‘anywhere-anytime-anyway’ and its goal is to enable mobile and interactive usage of already existing as well as new media applications in receivers. The project is also aimed at gaining experience relating to new (interactive) technologies, business models and user requirements to support the commercial launch in Germany. MI FRIENDS uses ‘ready for market’ receivers, which are to be developed further. This project is currently using Band III (South Tyrol also L-band) frequencies. The latest subproject, in Lake Constance on the border of Germany, Austria & Switzerland, is designed to be a “mixed mux approach” broadcasting DAB/DMB & DAB+ on the same ensemble. This multi-standard trial allows services to be broadcast on all of today’s digital multimedia standards DAB, DMB, DVB-H, TPEG and GPRS/UMTS on a single device.