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Tech update RFmondial’s field proven DAB measurement and monitoring receiver RF-DAB has recently received a major update, adding valuable functionality to the device. On the one hand, data services related features like service following (FIG006/021/024) analysis and transparent data channel (TDC) monitoring as well as seven days of storage of dynamic labels have been implemented. The latter is quite helpful if irregularities have been reported by the listeners. On the other hand, our archivi...

Introducing DAB modulator / exciter module with integrated proven monitoring capability Hannover, 11.09.2024 – For IBC 2024 RFmondial is introducing its broadcast DAB modulator / exciter LV5e module, which is designed for enabling transmitter manufacturers to enter the DAB broadcast market or for providing existing manufacturers an alternative source for their production. The LV5e is an OEM fully digital broadcast exciter, which can be easily integrated into existing transmitter designs. Built...

Zukunftstag für Mädchen und Jungen Gestern hatten Schülerinnen und Schüler bei uns die Gelegenheit einen kleinen Einblick in den Bereich der Elektrotechnik zu bekommen. Unter professioneller Anleitung und in Zusammenarbeit mit dem Institut für Kommunikationstechnik haben die Kinder eine Bluetooth Box gebaut. Neugierig und motiviert wurden die Komponenten ausgewählt, Platine bearbeitet und programmiert, alles zusammengebaut und getestet. Mit Pizza und einem kleinen Austausch wurde der gemeins...

World’s firsts DECT NR+ demonstrators supported by RFmondial During the first public workshop of the Franco-German research project MERCI ("MERCI stands for “Media and Event Production via Resilient Communication on IoT Infrastructure”) several DECT NR+ demonstrators were supported by RFmondial’s technology. Among these demonstrators several “world’s firsts” could be experienced:      First loopback audio over DECT NR+ First Ultra-Low Latency video streaming over DECT NR+ in cooperation wit...

Successful upgrade of Continental Electronics shortwave  transmitter using RFmondial’s DRM/AM exciter LVe In late 2023 RFmondial got the task to replace a malfunctioning Transradio DMOD3, which was feeding a Continental Electronics short-wave transmitter located at Kajang site. This traditional Malaysian site can be heard since the 1970’s all around the world and it stands out with its massive antenna masts located south of Kuala Lumpur. The upgrade of the transmitter was necessary, as Transra...

DRM Multichannel is now part of RFmondial’s modulator series LV For many years, RFmondial has advanced the ITU digital radio standard Digital Radio Mondiale (DRM) and provided high quality transmission equipment including modulators. With the latest developments, a cost effective and spectrum efficient method has been integrated in RFmondial’s modulator line LV, namely DRM multichannel. The great advantage of the digital radio standard DRM is its flexibility, which leads to cost efficient impl...

RFmondial extends radio monitoring platform with DAB, DRM, FM, AM, EDI and MDI   For many years, RFmondial has proven to deliver high performance measurement and monitoring equipment for digital radio standards DAB and DRM. With the latest developments, analogue standards FM and AM can be included into the measurement devices. The system can decode up to 4 RF inputs and an unlimited number of distribution-streams (EDI or MDI) – all streams, all services, all audio, all data, all in parallel. ...

The research project AI4Mobile has successfully come to an end   The research project AI4Mobile (AI-supported mobile communication systems for mobility in industry and transport) has successfully come to an end. The project was funded by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) with 5.1 million euros as part of the German federal government's high-tech strategy in the field of "Artificial Intelligence in Communication Networks". In order to modernize mobile communications s...

Zukunftstag für Mädchen und Jungen bei RFmondial  Elf Schüler/innen im Alter zwischen 10 und 16 Jahren aus der Region Hannover erhielten am Zukunftstag einen Einblick in verschiedene Bereiche eines/einer Entwicklungsingenieur/in. Die Kinder durften aus dem 14. Stock der Leibniz Universität mit Ausblick über Hannover eine Bluetooth Box bauen. Unter professioneller Anleitung wurden gemeinsam die Komponenten ausgewählt, Platine bearbeitet und programmiert, alles zusammengebaut und getestet. Absch...

DRM – COMPREHENSIVE, ATTRACTIVE, SUCCESSFUL PRESENCE AT THE BES EVENT IN INDIA The DRM Consortium proved the great audio and data transmission qualities of the DRM standard in both AM and FM bands by running a low-power transmitter on site. The enhanced service of using one shared transmitter and one antenna to deliver up to 18 audio programmes plus up to 6 dedicated Journaline text services on DRM in FM band was shown with the support of RFmondial and Fraunhofer IIS on mobile devices, standalo...

BBC and Encompass have been successfully enabled by RFmondial for the DRM education project test transmission  BBC and Encompass have been transmitting DRM for testing the distribution of audio, text and graphics in parts of the world where the internet is not available. The broadcast has been transmitted via a shortwave RIZ transmitter, which has been upgraded by RFmondial’s DRM Exciter LVe to be capable of performing DRM as best as possible. The upgrade of the RIZ transmitter was necessary...

Australia successfully tests DRM in AM/FM the support from RFmondial - On Wednesday 29 June 2022, ABC, the public broadcaster, and the Australian network operator BAI hosted a demonstration of Digital Radio Mondiale (DRM) on both AM and FM in Wangaratta, a location in the state of Victoria with the support of the DRM Consortium and some of its key members, including RFmondial. Senior representatives from the public, commercial and community stations, the regulator and interested parties (ABC, ...

RFmondial has successfully tested DAB rebroadcasting in the case of a disaster Hannover - In the event of a failure of the distribution link (modulation lines) to digital radio transmitters (DAB+), a stable radio broadcasting provision to the population must be guaranteed. As recent events have shown in the event of a disaster, broadcasting coverage in particular is an essential building block for informing citizens, since mobile phone networks are usually the first to fail. In order to increas...

Studentenjob / Praktikum bei RFmondial Hannover - RFmondial sucht aktuell Studierende, die Lust und Freude haben, browserbasierte GUIs für Messgeräte des digitalen Rundfunks mit neuester Webtechnologie zu bauen. Dabei werden insbesondere Javascript, Angular sowie MQTT als Datenlieferant eingesetzt. Mehr Details und eine Aufgabenbeschreibung finden sich hier....

Online Sitzung des Deutschen DRM-Forums 2021 Die jährliche Sitzung des Deutschen DRM Forums fand am 17. November als ein Online-Event statt. Die 18 teilnehmenden Mitglieder repräsentierten die Bereiche Rundfunkveranstalter, Administration, Forschung und Anwender.Hauptthema war der Informationsaustausch über die weltweiten DRM-Aktivitäten. Dazu gehörten u. a. der erfolgreiche Feldtest von DRM Ausstrahlungen im UKW-Band in Indien sowie in St. Petersburg, Aktivitäten an den Lang- und Mittelwellens...

RFmondial entwickelt alternative Programmzuführung zu DAB+ Sendern im Katastrophenfall Hannover – RFmondial führt im Rahmen der Entwicklung von Lösungen zur alternativen Programmzuführung zu DAB+ Sendern im Katastrophenfall einen Feldversuch in Hannover unter realen Bedingungen durch. Bei Ausfall von Programmzuführungen (Modulationsleitungen) zu Digitalradio-Sendern (DAB+) muss eine stabile rundfunktechnische Versorgung der Bevölkerung gewährleistet sein. Dazu wird von RFmondial ein System entw...

GatesAir uses RFmondial Equipment for its Research Illinois / Quincy – GatesAir, market leader for solutions of over-the-air-broadcasting, uses RFmondial equipment for its research and development. As seen in a current YouTube Video, Dave Kroeger (software engineer / GatesAir) is testing single frequency networks to improve the quality for digital radio standards like Digital Radio Mondiale (DRM). RFmondial supports the GatesAir testbench with its RF-SE19 DRM measurement and monitoring receive...

News Article about the DRM-Trial in the FM-Band in India Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur - The Asia Pacific Broadcasting Union issued an informative and well structured report about the successful demonstration and trial of DRM in the FM-band in India in its Technical Review, public edition No. 286.The news article desribes amongst others the test setup for the measurement vehicle, which was fitted with the professional RFmondial DRM Monitoring Receiver RF-SE19. It reports about the RFmondial DRM Modula...

RFmondial monitoring tools supports Australian National DAB+ Rollout Melbourne - Paneda and Agile Broadcast have recently completed a sizeable national deployment of DAB+ software, hardware and implementation services to provide a comprehensive, national Digital Radio Multiplexing solution.A total of 16 multiplexers have been commissioned in only two geographically diverse data centers, with over 140 audio encoders deployed at client contribution sites nationally. Despite this widespread instal...

RFmondial supports India Trial of DRM radio standard in the FM band New Delhi / Jaipur - The international DRM Consortium has just concluded successfully the demonstration and trial of the DRM digital radio standard in the FM band in New Delhi and Jaipur on March 22th 2021.As well as other members of the DRM Consortium like Fraunhofer IIS, Nautel or NXP, RFmondial gave its full support and provided its Monitoring Receivers RF-SE12 and RF-SE19 and the DRM Modulator RF-LV.In Delhi, the trial demo...

RFmondial supports FM DRM Trial in Russia St. Petersburg - The Russian company Digiton Systems has been carrying out a high-power field trial of the DRM standard in the FM band using the simulcast mode. The simulcast transmission started in St. Petersburg in 2019, and the company has just made public the first trial results.The Russian television and Radio Broadcasting Network ordered and funded the effort with support by the russian transmitter manufacturer Triada-TV and some key members of th...

TechUpdate: Flash Player Support ends by the end of 2020 San José / Hannover - Adobe Flash has been for a very long time the leadership technology for interactive web applications. But at the end of 2020, Adobe will stop updating and distributing the Flash Player Support. This includes the support of all major browsers, i.e.Chrome, Firefox, Edge, Safari, Internet Explorer.The discontinuity of Flash Support will also affect the DRM / AM Monitoring Receiver Product Line RF-SE of RFmondial, for ex...

C-PMSE -- Cognitive Program Making and Special Events Video. (A research project to improve the frequency utilization and coexistence for PMSE systems by cognitive methods) The project is funded by the German Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology (BMWi). The project management agency is the German Aerospace Center (DLR) in Cologne. The goal of the project is the design, development, test and research on a cognitive PMSE system which provides cooperative coexistence with other C-PMSE sy...

Annual Meeting of German DRM Forum Königs Wusterhausen - The German DRM Forum met on 02nd and 03rd September 2020 at the Cultural Hall of the "Museum of Broadcast and Radio Technology" in Königs Wusterhausen (KW) near Berlin. Chairman Detlef Pagel from RFmondial GmbH welcomed many participants of the industry and the scientific community, broadcasters and network operators. The German DRM Forum is considered as common information and communication platform for the members of the DRM Consortium ...

Virtual DRM Event via ZOOM London - Even though the IBC 2020 has been cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic, the DRM Consortium would like to continue the IBC tradition by hosting a big virtual event on Wednesday, 9th September 2020 at 11:00h - 13:00h BST, hosted on ZOOM.It`s a good opportunity to showcase latest developments, new devices and their features and technical advances, to ask questions and connect with the global DRM familiy.During the ZOOM broadcast, Dr. Albert Waal, Head of Hardware ...

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RFmondial at IBC 2019 RFmondial shows its innovations at IBC in Amsterdam, September 13-17, 2019 RFmondial shows its innovations at IBC in Amsterdam, September 13-17, 2019 RFmondial shows its innovations at IBC in Amsterdam, September 13-17, 2019 RFmondial shows its innovations at IBC in Amsterdam, September 13-17, 2019 RFmondial shows its innovations at IBC in Amsterdam, September 13-17, 2019...

RFmondial supports DRM Demonstration in Pakistan Islamabad - The public broadcaster in Pakistan, PBC, successfully demonstrated the first ever DRM for FM test transmission on a consumer receiver in Pakistan.  The country joins thus Russia, Indonesia, South Africa that have been demonstrating very recently the quality and efficiency of DRM in the FM band. For the current demo setup which is located at the National Broadcasting House PBC headquarters in Islamabad, they also used the RFmondial DR...

Transmitter Combining DRM for FM: Building an Extended DRM Multiplex Transmitter combining is ideal for closely packed DRM signals and can be used effectively with analog channel combiners at shared transmission sites for signals spaced out in frequency.The ability to freely mix and combine analog and multiple digital DRM signals, in adjacent channels, with individually varying power levels, supporting single frequency networks, allows broadcasters, network regulators and frequency planners a n...

RFmondial supports DRM shortwave transmission of Radio Marti Greenville, North Carolina - Radio Marti began DRM shortwave transmission on February. Part of the U.S. Agency for Global Media (USAGM), Radio Marti broadcasts news and other programs to Cuba.For these successful transmissions, they also use RFmondial DRM ContentServer, as well as the RFMondial Monitoring Receiver RF-SE12 and the RFmondial Livewire audio router RF-LW. The DRM shortwave transmissions are from USAGM`s Greenville, North ...

DRM-Highlights of the International BES conference and Exhibition in New Delhi BES India showcases DRM expansion plans. At Delhi`s Broadcast Engineering Show (BES) in February 2020 there was a big contingent of companies showing DRM transmission and receiver technology. Also Dr. Jens Schroeder, CEO of RFmondial GmbH, presented successfully its professional products and services for the digital broadcasting industry, and gave a lecture concerning the DRM transmitter infrastructure.The DRM Conso...

RFmondial at BES EXPO 2020 New Delhi - the 26th International Conference & Exhibition on Broadcast & Media Technology takes place 13 to 15 February in New Delhi. Nearly 300 exhibitors from 25 countries and estimated 4.000 professionals and decision-makers are expected at BES EXPO 2020.The DRM Consortium (www.drm.org) and some of its Indian and international members and partners, including RFmondial, will welcome all visitors at Hall 7A -Booth 61, ready to present the latest DRM receiver...

RFmondial at CABSAT 2019 in Dubai World Trade Center RFmondial shows its products at CABSAT 2019 RFmondial shows its products at CABSAT 2019. Presenting the a full DRM30 solution at Nautel`s booth (Hall 2, A2-30), RFmondial displays its full DRM30 product line featuring ContentServer, modulator, receiver and monitoring technology.Please contact Jens Schroeder, CEO, ( This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. +49 (179) 1232059)  for scheduling a meeting at CABSAT 2019....

RFmondial at BES EXPO 2019 RFmondial shows its products at BES EXPO 2019 in New Delhi / India, 17 - 19 January 2019. RFmondial is ready to present the latest DRM receiver models and solutions at booth 73 (in Hall 7B). BES EXPO is rated as the biggest broadcast technology show in India with nearly 300 exhibitors from 25 countries and an estimated 3,000 professionals and decision-makers attending. Please contact Jens Schroeder, CEO, (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. +49 (179) 1232059) or Stefan Galler, ...

Natexpo November 2018 YouTube Update Check out the latest YouTube Update from the Natexpo in Moscow...

RFmondial supports successful DRM field test of US Coast Guard in Alaska RFmondial supported the US Coast Guard in conducting a year-long field test of the DRM system in Alaska to investigate how a single transmitter can provide coverage for the arctic. The field test demonstrated that DRM is capable of transmitting maritime and navigation safety information over a wide geographical area. Underway vessels were able to receive detailed images such as wave, surface and wind forecasts as well as i...

DRM Trial in Westbury, South Africa, with RFmondial Equipment The Johannesburg community station WECODEC (Westbury Community Development Centre Trust), with support from the BBC World Service and Fraunhofer Institute for Integrated Circuits initiated a trial broadcast project to evaluate DRM Digital Radio Mondial in the VHF Bands (also known as DRM+) between March and October 2017. As loan from the BBC WECODEC received a complete DRM transmission / broadcast chain, containing also RFmondial eq...

RFmondial participates in DRM round table meeting in India The DRM consortium, in collaboration with BECIL, hosted a high level round table meeting in New Delhi on January 31st, to which Dr. Jens Schroeder / RFmondial participated, too. The event was inaugurated by the Honourable Shri M Venkaiah Naidu, the India Minister for Information and Broadcasting.The aim of the meeting was to update and stimulate the interest of key Indian stakeholders in the public phase launch of the project to digitis...

RFmondial at First DRM European Workshop "Flexible and Complete Digital Radio for Europe" The Digital Radio Mondial (DRM) Consortium and the German DRM Platform held a most comprehensive European workshop hosted by Fraunhofer IIS in Erlangen, Germany from 6th to 7th April 2016.The participants urged all stakeholders of Digital Radio in Europe to embrace publicly the duality and complementarity of the open DRM and DAB standards as the complete Digital Radio solution for Europe. This means a digi...

DRM Simulcast in Indonesia RFmondial's monitoring receiver RF-SE was used to receveive DRM  Simulcast at RRI trial in Indonesia....

RFmondial's products presented in Fraunhofer IBC video RFmondial's products are well placed in Fraunhofer IIS video, which has been taken during IBC 2015 in Amsterdam....

High Technology – High Accuracy: RFmondial presents its RF-SE19 DRM member RFmondial recently announced a new DRM monitoring receiver model within its RF-SE series.The RF-SE series is known for its high performance frontend with preselector filter banks and a digital direct-down conversion system approach. To suit the specific needs of the desired application, the well-proven digital base-band decoder and various modular blocks are available: for example, RSCI capability, audio and multimedia d...

RFmondial supports DRM trial in with Radio Republik Indonesia (RRI) The Digital Radio Mondiale (DRM) Consortium and the Indonesian public broadcaster, Radio Republik Indonesia (RRI), are pleased to announce a DRM30 digital radio trial and workshop in Jakarta, Indonesia in the week of 24th of March. For more details, please read Press Release....