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According to Inntot Technologies MD and CEO, Rajith Nair, DAB deployment is in a high growth phase and the requirement of low-cost, high-quality receivers for all segments is on the rise. Inntot provides SDR based digital broadcast radio receiver solutions for automotive infotainment, consumer devices and smartphones.

A new state-wide multiplex is set to launch in Germany's most populated state of North Rhine-Westphalia in the west of the country. The multiplex should enable up to 15 private broadcasters to broadcast on DAB+ in the near future.

Parliamentary legislation will require new cars sold in the UK to be fitted with a DAB-compatible radio from 21 December 2020. The provision is found in The Road Vehicles (Approval) Regulations 2020, which take effect from 1 September 2020. This ensures the UK will match the European Electronic Communications Code Directive, introduced by the European Union.

The DAB+ offering in Paris continues to expand with the launch of three new stations. Specifically, euradio, MyZen and Urban Hit are available to DAB+ listeners in the French capital since 25 August 2020.

Private broadcasters in Germany have launched a creative competition enabling consumers to design their own DAB+ digital radio receivers. The competition, which is supported by Germany's digital radio association, helps broadcasters inform consumers on the DAB+ broadcasting standard in a playful and understandable way.

Southern Cross Austereo (SCA) has partnered with streaming platform Soundcloud to launch its first-ever station dedicated to new music discover – Soundcloud Radio.The channel will be available from today on DAB+ and on live streaming radio and features a number of exclusive artists.

Austria has successfully completed the next phase of its DAB+ network expansion in the south of the country. 83% of the country's population now has access to DAB+ digital radio reception.

All radios fitted in new passenger cars will come with DAB digital as standard from 2021 following new regulations [1] passed through Parliament. The regulations were approved by Parliament to support the mandating of digital for radios in passenger vehicles in the UK following a consultation by the Department for Transport.

DAB Digital Radio will be installed as standard in all new passenger vehicles by the end of this year following new regulations passed through Parliament. The new legal regulations were approved to support the mandating of digital radios in passenger vehicles in the UK following a consultation by the Department for Transport relating to aspects of the European Electronic Communications Code (“EECC”) covering vehicles.

There are now over 260 DAB+ stations in Germany - over 65 of those are available exclusively on DAB+ - with more set to launch in the near future, as Germany prepares for the launch of its second national commercial multiplex. This article outlines the state of DAB+ across a number of states throughout the country.