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TELEKO, s.r.o., the leader in implementation of DAB technology in the Czech Republic spreads the network coverage to central and eastern Bohemia.

SwissMediaCast AG (Wangen SZ, Switzerland) has chosen VDL (Lyon, France) and Sumatronic AG (Unterägeri, Switzerland) to supply DAB+ Encoding, Multiplexing Head-end systems, plus installation and support services. The selection was made following extensive commercial and technical evaluations.

Thanks to the BRW App, it allows users to interact with Bluetooth radio speakers and to receive live DAB slide show (SLS), radio channel list, emergency data, and now Journaline services on a smart phone or tablet screen.

Garmin is teaming with INRIX to provide up-to-the-minute traffic information across the DAB (Digital Audio Broadcast) network. By leveraging the latest breakthroughs in DAB technology, INRIX will help Garmin deliver better, more detailed live traffic data..

Australian Radio Network (ARN) is getting set to launch three new digital radio stations as the medium celebrates its third birthday in Australia.

A special edition of the opinion barometer Digital Broadcasting for IFA 2012 will be available. In 16 pages, there is updated information on digital radio with interviews, surveys and reports.

Terratec presented jointly with the Fraunhofer IIS Noxon iRadio M110 +. The receiver enables DAB, DAB +, FM and Internet radio.

Broadcast and media services provider Media Broadcast will introduce the next generation of new digital terrestrial radio services in Germany at IFA 2012. This comes around 12 months after the launch of a digital terrestrial radio system in DAB standard.

The OR7200 and ORD7300 are DAB compatible.

In Europe Factum has already delivered to the German DAB+ build out during 2012, and orders are now received also from France, Czech Republic and Norway. After the switch off statement by the authorities in Norway, Factum has noticed a growing interest not only from the public broadcaster, who recently upgraded the HW part of the multiplex machine park, but has also got orders from the private broadcasters.