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To address these questions, the WorldDAB team gathered existing research from around the world and spoke to experts from the radio and mobile worlds to better understand the issues and challenges. The outputs from this work include a factsheet, slideshare and interview with a 5G expert.

The conference, for which the organisation is still accepting registrations, will serve as a platform for discussions on the future of digital radio and DAB+ deployments around the world. It will also give an overview of the advances made in the transition to digital radio and the impact of DAB + on the future of radio.

The second Australian Share of Audio study by GfK, which measures listening to all forms of audio including radio, owned music collections, streaming services, podcasts and online music videos, found Australians spend 65.3% of audio time, or 2 hours and 10 minutes per day, listening to live Australian radio...

Many see the digital terrestrial radio (DAB+) only as a bridge technology until the new mobile radio standard 5G from 2020 the digital radio broadcast can take over.However, the WorldDAB digital radio world warns of such a scenario. If radio were only transmitted via the mobile radio standard 5G, 2.2 GB of data per month per user per month were used. This means that alone for the radio 11 euros per month and listeners incurred. On the other hand, DAB+ is free for the listener.

The DAB or mobile networks argument is something we often hear at events and in conversation with DAB sceptics. But do the claims for mobile platforms provide a complete and accurate picture? To address this issue, we have spoken to industry experts ...

Radio Link Telemark As has ordered a complete DAB Head-end system from Paneda. The system contains a DAB Multiplexers Server with encoders..

Even entry-level cars are well equipped, with 18-inch alloys, dual-zone climate control, DAB radio, sat nav, a parking camera and BMW’s ConnectedDrive Services among the standard equipment.

Andslimoen car is one of many workshops in the area that can help with the installation of DAB. Although most new cars have DAB by default in recent years, most people have to get it retrofitted if they want to hear the radio in the car in the future.

"In addition to all the technical advantages, DAB+ is also much cheaper. Deutschlandradio could lower technical costs by 14 million euros per year. And even if the costs for the further DAB+ expansion and higher streaming costs are counted against, a savings potential of 10 million euros per year results," says Deutschland Radio Director Stefan Raue.

WorldDAB has announced the first speakers and topics for its General Assembly 2017 which will take place in Paris on November 7 and 8...