WorldDAB is a global industry non-profit organisation responsible for defining the standards of the ''Eureka-147'' family, which includes the DAB (
Digital Audio Broadcasting
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Types
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) and DAB+ standards of
digital radio
Digital radio is the use of digital technology to transmit or receive across the radio spectrum. Digital transmission by radio waves includes digital broadcasting, and especially digital audio radio services.
Types
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. WorldDAB oversees the DAB/DAB+ standard, ensuring compatibility between broadcast and receiver equipment; supervising upgrades, and future proofing the technology. WorldDAB is based in
Geneva
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with headquarters in London,.
The membership consists of over 80 companies and organisations around the world. They include public and private broadcasters, receiver and
electronic equipment
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manufacturers, car manufacturers, data providers, transmission providers, regulators and government bodies.
Countries represented
* Australia
* Belgium
* Brunei
* Canada
* China
* Czech Republic
* Denmark
* France
* Germany
* Gibraltar
* Hong Kong
* Ireland
* Hungary
* Israel
* Italy
* Japan
* Malaysia
* Malta
* Monaco
* Netherlands
* New Zealand
* Norway
* Poland
* Romania
* Singapore
* South Africa
* South Korea
* Spain
* Switzerland
* Taiwan
* UK
* USA
References
External links
WorldDAB WebsiteWorldDAB Eureka! online industry magazine* http://telematicsnews.info/2014/09/16/infographic-worlddab-shows-progress-for-digital-radio_s5161/
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International organisations based in London
Organisations based in the London Borough of Camden
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