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Frontier Smart Technologies is a fabless chip company providing solutions for DAB/DAB+ radios and SmartRadio. Powering over 50 million devices worldwide since 2002, they provide a range of radio chips and modules – from turnkey entry-level solutions to sophisticated, highly configurable options – to leading consumer electronics brands.

Advertisers in Switzerland can now display adverts on DAB+ receiver screens, both at home and in the car, thanks to the DAB+ feature SLS. Brands now advertising via DAB+ include Opel, Heinz, Tabasco, AutoScout24 and FinanceScout24, joining early adoptors Smile.direct, Lattesso, Helvetica and Seeklinik Brunnen.

The first DAB+ display adverts were shown in cars across Switzerland in August 2020 and the offer has now been expanded to show product advertisements on DAB+ home radios with displays.

Monte Carlo Doualiya (MCD) had no possibility of broadcasting on FM in France, which has been saturated for some time. The rollout of DAB+ provided MCD with the opportunity to obtain digital frequencies in two large population basins both of which have large Arab-speaking diasporas and Arabic-speaking communities.

Organised by the national body responsible for coordinating the promotion of digital radio, maRadio.fr, Digital Radio Day 2021 will take place on 11 February 2021 as a live, virtual event featuring the latest updates on the progress being made with Belgian radio’s transition to digital.

The campaign, launched by Digital Radio Italy, features three rap songs that highlight the advantages of DAB+ digital radio, including its reliability, great sound quality and availability in new cars.

The campaign, launched by Digital Radio Italy, features three rap songs that highlight the advantages of DAB+ digital radio, including its reliability, great sound quality and availability in new cars.

The full rollut of small-scale DAB in the United Kingdom has mvoed a step closer with regulator Ofcom receiving 45 applications for new multiplex licences.

Three new transmitters are being launched in the state of Saxony-Anhalt, bringing indoor reception to 89 percent and outdoor reception to 99 percent (Saxony) and 97.5 percent (Saxony-Anhalt).

German company teleropa GmbH launched DAB+ Store, the first online retailer to offer DAB+ products exclusively. The site offers a wide selection of DAB+ radios and accessories for different listening situations. Shoppers can now access a wide range of products at any time via their laptop or mobile device.