| From the Editor | | Inside the January issue of Radio:
This month's facility showcase features a look inside NPR's headquarters in Washington, DC. Our "sign off" column begins a new series featuring commentary from "The Wandering Engineer." Also in this issue; Doug Irwin talks with equipment manufacturers about AES-X210 and how it might complement AES67, Jeremy Ruck explains Method of Moments licensing for AM stations, Lee Petro comments on the FCC's proposed rules that would require online public files for radio stations, and Chriss Scherer reviews the Zoom H6 multitrack handheld recorder. More» |
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| | Headlines | | Author Blasts Ineffectiveness of Streaming Radio During French Anti-Terror Protests
An interesting article written by Olivier Oddou in lalettre last Wednesday points out failures in IP distribution of 'radio' in France. Evidently, due to the sheet mass of protesters, the communications normally provided via smartphones, using the internet, were completely unavailable. More»
Musk, Wyler Planning Satellite-Delivered Internet Systems
Grey Wyler's company OneWeb plans on building a 'micro-satellite' network for that purpose, and has gained financial backing from Qualcomm, as well as Richard Branson's Virgin Group. Elon Musk, the founder of Tesla and SpaceX, has also announced plans to provide satellite-delivered internet connectivity, also from a network of small satellites. More»
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| | Streaming and Mobile | | Rdio Starts New Streaming Service in India
Rdio's CEO Anthony Bay said that India is Rdio's largest office outside of the U.S. He believes there is a real opportunity in India, due to the huge growth in smartphone ownership that is anticipated over the coming years. More»
Cricket Wireless Launches Music Service With Deezer
On January 31, Cricket customers will have access to 35 million songs and more than 30,000 Internet radio stations from around the world, combining Deezer's streaming music catalog with its 4G LTE coverage. The deal marks the first time Deezer will be available to mobile subscribers in the U.S. More»
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| | Around the World | | EBU's Digital Radio Summit Planned for Feb. 11
Simon Fell, the Technology and Innovation Director, will open the event. Michael Hill, of Radioplayer UK, will take a closer look at how OTA broadcast and internet radio will offer an attractive listener experience in the future. More»
U.K. Government Announces Major Expansion of DAB Local Networks
The plan will also allow modifications to 49 other existing sites, and will increase the coverage of local stations on DAB from 76% of the population to 91.2% within 18 months. The first new transmitters will be built in March 2015 and the program will complete by September 2016. In total, nearly 40,000km of roads will be covered by the local DAB signals. More»
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| | Regulatory | | FCC Considers Fining AT&T for 'Throttling'
The article goes on to say that AT&T's "maximum bit rate" program temporarily reduces mobile data speeds for some users to prevent service degradation for all "by preventing heavy users of data from overwhelming the mobile network," AT&T said in its filings. The program complies with FCC rules, according to AT&T. More»
Wheeler: Get Ready for Title II and Metered Home Internet
FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler was interviewed in Las Vegas recently by CES CEO Gary Shapiro, according to RCRWireless.com. The interview revealed details about the 'new and improved' open internet rulemaking that will be released on February 5, and voted on by the commissioners on the 26th. More»
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