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A 20 month trial is expected to go on air in and around Bangkok this year, with a total of 11 stations set to take part in the trial.Vietnam is also ready to proceed with a further DAB+ to evaluate coverage parameters and test signal and sound quality in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh. The trial is due to start in April 2019.

The Turkish Radio and Television Corporation (TRT), which has been trialing DAB in Istanbul and Ankara for several years, aims to improve the quality of digital radio broadcasts by moving to DAB+ broadcasting model. DAB+ will be expected to launch in Istanbul, Ankara, Izmir, Bursa, Kocaeli and Antalya in coming years.

Alongside the Digital Broadcasting Symposium was an exhibition of tech companies supplying the latest equipment to broadcasters in Asia and beyond, including WorldDAB, Gates Air and AVT.

The CSA has announced the list of radio stations that have been given a DAB+ licence, with all major radio groups in France having been granted a licence to broadcast. With DAB+ population coverage in France now having reached 20%, receivers sold in France must now integrate DAB+ .

This article highlights some of the latest developments of DAB+ in Australia as illustrated by Joan Warner, CEO of Commercial Radio Australia and Grant Blackley, CEO of Southern Cross Austereo at ABU DBS 2019.

NBTC Thailand and Voice of Vietnam both provided further details and timelines for the planned DAB+ trials at this week’s ABU Digital Broadcasting Symposium in Kuala Lumpur. A 20 month trial is expected to go on air this year in and around Bangkok, while Vietnam is now ready to proceed with its second DAB+ trial in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh in April 2019.

In 2018, 286,200 DAB+ receivers were sold in Switzerland, with another 300,000 in-car DAB+ receivers sold.According to GfK's report, over 4 million DAB+ receivers have been sold since the year 2000.

Speaking at ABU DBS in Kuala Lumpur, Cath Dwyer, the manager of RN, Radio and Radio Australia at ABC reiterated the Australian national broadcaster's is commitment to DAB+ transmission as part of its multiplatform strategy.

Bayerischer Rundfunk will set to open a new DAB+ transmitter in the Bavarian region Memmingen on Friday 8 March 2019. This transmitter is set to improve the DAB+ reception in the western district of Unterallgäu, particularly in and around the city of Memmingen.

This article published by Le Monde - the leading national publication in France - reports on the latest developments related to DAB+ taking place in France, highlighting the ways in which consumers in France will benefit from an improved listening experience.