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Background information

Terrestrial Systems
Digital Audio Broadcasting (DAB/DMB)
Digital Radio Mondiale (DRM)
High Definition Radio (HD Radio)
FmExtra
ISDB-T
Satellite Systems
WorldSpace
XM Radio
Sirius
ONDAS
S-DMB/MobaHO
 
Background information
Digital Broadcast Radio solutions offer several advantages:
  • better and more efficient usage of the RF bandwidth
  • coverage of large areas using single frequency network (SFN)
  • encryption and conditional access.

    The advantages offered to the radio listener are:
  • multiple streams of digital data (audio, video, data)
  • additional auxiliary services/information
  • better quality reception
  • greater number of channels enabling more specialized programming

    Competing Digital Radio Standards: Geography