The Digital Radio Mondiale Consortium, its members and partners plan to have a strong presence at the 22nd international Broadcasting Engineering Society (BES) conference and exhibition on terrestrial and satellite broadcasting.

The event will take place in New Delhi, India, from February 4 to 6. 

DRM is the universal, openly standardised digital broadcasting system for all broadcasting frequencies.

Its key members Ampegon, Communication Systems INC, Fraunhofer IIS, Nautel, NXP and RFmondial will be in attendance at the event.

As DRM digital radio starts to become a reality in India with 75 percent of DRM installations now on air and an Indian-made receiver in the market, visitors will be able to experience the DRM sound at the Nautel/Comcon stand.

The consortium is also looking forward to receiving excellent audio quality and regular All India Radio (AIR) services to be shown on fixed and mobile receivers.

According to Ruxandra Obreja, DRM Consortium Chairman: “DRM transmissions will offer the majority of the Indian population improved audio quality similar to FM but across much wider areas, multi-lingual text news, improved service reliability, diversified content and many additional features. We are proud to support the BES event and this year our presentations and demonstrations will practically prove the progress made in India while we will learn from our Indian colleagues how the media landscape of India is changing.”