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Digital audio radio service (DARS) is any type of digital radio program service.In the United States it is the official FCC term for digital radio services.. The most popular type of DARS in the U.S. and Canada is SDARS (Satellite Digital Audio Radio Service), used by Sirius Satellite Radio and XM Satellite Radio.
Official DAB+ logo [1] Official DAB logo (1990s–2018) A Pure branded DAB receiver [2]. Digital Audio Broadcasting (DAB) is a digital radio standard for broadcasting digital audio radio services in many countries around the world, defined, supported, marketed and promoted by the WorldDAB organisation.
The UK currently has the world's biggest digital radio network, with about 500 transmitters, two nationwide DAB ensembles and 48 local and regional DAB ensembles, broadcasting over 250 commercial and 34 BBC radio stations; about 100 stations can be received in London. On DAB digital radio most listeners can receive around 30 additional stations.
2G refers to the second-generation of cellular network technology, which were rolled out globally starting in the early 1990s. The main differentiator to previous mobile telephone systems, retrospectively dubbed 1G , is that the radio signals of 2G networks are digital rather than analog , for communication between mobile devices and base ...
An asteroid first spotted in December has a 1.2% chance of hitting Earth in 2032. Scientists are tracking the space rock to learn more about its size and trajectory.
Enhanced Data rates for GSM Evolution (EDGE), also known as 2.75G and under various other names, is a 2G digital mobile phone technology for packet switched data transmission. It is a subset of General Packet Radio Service (GPRS) on the GSM network and improves upon it offering speeds close to 3G technology, hence the name 2.75G.
The first hi-fi DAB tuners go on sale, at a cost of around £2,000. 14 November – BBC Parliament's audio feed on the BBC's national multiplex is closed down. 2001. Digital News Network launches to provide rolling news for the regional DAB multiplexes then licensed in England and Wales. [7] 2002. 2 February – BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra is ...
Dual Transfer Mode (DTM) is a protocol based on the GSM standard that makes simultaneous transfer of Circuit switched (CS) voice and Packet switched (PS) data over the same radio channel simpler.