India - Current situation - History
19.08.2013
The vast country of India with its population of over one billion people, has considered several variations of digital radio over the past decade. All India Radio (AIR), the public broadcaster, started trial DAB broadcasts in New Delhi in late 1997, and have also tested mobile TV broadcasts using T-DMB and S-DMB but was unable to progress to permanent broadcasts due to regulatory issues.
The challenge for India is to ensure that any new digital technologies have receiver prices at a realistic level for the price-sensitive Indian consumer.
08.03.2013
The vast country of India with its population of over one billion people, has considered several variations of digital radio over the past decade. All India Radio (AIR), the public broadcaster, started trial DAB broadcasts in New Delhi in late 1997, and have also tested mobile TV broadcasts using T-DMB and S-DMB but was unable to progress to permanent broadcasts due to regulatory issues.
The challenge for India is to ensure that any new digital technologies have receiver prices at a realistic level for the price-sensitive Indian consumer
24.08.2010
The vast country of India with its population of over one billion people, has considered several variations of digital radio over the past decade. All India Radio (AIR), the public broadcaster, started trial DAB broadcasts in New Delhi in late 1997, but was unable to progress to permanent broadcasts due to regulatory issues.
In 2010, the Indian government approved an AIR plan to move its entire network to DRM by 2013, with a possible FM switch off by 2015.
India has tested mobile TV broadcasts using T-DMB and S-DMB.
The challenge for India is to ensure that any new digital technologies have receiver prices at a realistic level for the price-sensitive Indian consumer.