DRM in the FM band is ready for India’s mass market, being based on the vast in-country know-how, accumulated over many years; especially in chipset design and production. Adopting DRM in the FM-band, thanks to its flexibility, backward compatibility and to the fact that it is evidently part of a single standard for one nation, will only fast track the digitisation process and will be embraced by the industry and broadcasters alike. The Indian car industry has rolled-out DRM enabled radio sets in the millions and proved during the trial that, after a simple firmware upgrade, those receiver models will support DRM in the FM band with the full feature set. For more details go to:
TR286-JUNE 2021 – ABU (page 24)