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Malaysia - Current situation - History

02.09.2008

Malaysia ran a DMB trial between January and mid-March 2008.  It was a technical trial, organized with support from the regulator: the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC).  The trial involved one transmitter on the Kuala Lumpur Tower plus a filler at the MCMC head office in Cyberjaya.  It was broadcast on Band III, channel 11B and carried two radio services and two TV channels.  Asiaspace was planning an L Band pilot service for the Beijing Olympics in August 2008.

23.06.2008

Malaysia ran a DMB trial between January and mid-March 2008.  It was a technical trial, organized with support from the regulator: the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC).  The trial involved one transmitter on the Kuala Lumpur Tower plus a filler at the MCMC head office in Cyberjaya.  It was broadcast on Band III, channel 11B and carried two radio services and two TV channels.  An L Band pilot service is currently being planned by Asiaspace, with the aim of getting it on air before the Beijing Olympics in August 2008.

01.02.2008

A DMB trial was launched in January 2008 and will last for approximately three months. DAB+ has been submitted to the Malaysian regulator as an attachment to the previous DAB/DMB standard application, which is now under public scrutiny. The Government has created a Mobile TV task force to look into the advantages of the various systems available.