Radio in the digital age

Whether it’s a professional broadcasting solution for setting up a DRM or DAB service, audio codecs for digital radio or new data applications for program-related information, Fraunhofer IIS develops and implements a wide range of digital radio solutions. The technologies enable and enrich digital radio broadcasts across the world as part of broadcast equipment and receiver devices. At IBC 2015 Fraunhofer IIS introduces for example the ContentServer R6 technology, a revolutionary step...

Dash in DVB: Non-stop TV

IP content over DVB networks Digital video broadcasting is a technology that has been around for decades with DVB-S (Satellite), DVB-C (Cable) and DVB-T (Terrestrial) standards having been ratified in the 90s. Between 2005 and 2010 the second generation (DVB-S2, DVB-C2, DVB-T2) of these transmission technologies were standardized. The first generation technologies packed and transmitted data...

Fraunhofer Cingo: Fabulous sound on mobile devices

The Fraunhofer technology Cingo enables fascinating sound on mobile devices and allows a full immersion into movies, games or virtual worlds. At IBC 2015, Fraunhofer and castLabs demonstrate a new VR streaming app that delivers MPEG-H encoded 3D audio content including audio objects to the Samsung GearVR. In this way users can experience impressive and immersive sound from all directions. Julien Robilliard, product manager for Cingo at Fraunhofer IIS, explains the benefits of Cingo in...