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DAB radio coming to Nokia phones (at some point)
By admin on December 8,
 2008 at 00:00,

We missed this one last week, but it's a little news nugget that'll interest radio-heads: Nokia has said that it will eventually squeeze DAB radio tuners into its mobile phones.

While it might not offer the audiophile quality that was initially promised ("better than CD" apparently), DAB trumps standard AM and FM radio by delivering more stations and, in general, better performance. For example, if you listen to Radio 5 Live on DAB it's clear as a bell - tune in on your analogue FM dial and it's got more pops and crackles than a big bowl of Rice Krispies.

Anyway, Nokia told Pocket-Lint that DAB would be wending its way to its handsets at some point in the future. When? Well, there's the problem. According to the report, Nokia isn't going to make the move to digital until DAB becomes universally adopted. DAB has been around for years now but less than a third of adults listen to it each week - until that figure rises significantly we won't see the tuners in the phones. So if you want DAB in your Nok, start listening more at home!

Source: Pocket-Lint

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  • Dave

    DAB on the phone is the number one priority for me now, the one really missing feature on my N82. My three most favourite radio stations are only available on DAB in south east England. I was going to write to Nokia and ask this same question.

    With chipsets now available that can receive DAB, DAB+ and T-DMB (and WiFi) for DAB radios, there is no excuse not to launch a product that can work on all the leading digital radio systems in Europe and Asia-Pacific.

    Come on Nokia, include this in the near future.

  • Dave

    Oh – and a third of adults is 15 million, in the UK alone.

    How many people are watching DVB-H TV? Why has it gone from the N97? Why was the only live DVB-H network shut down in Germany? What about the BT / Virgin lobster phone that they canned?

    I’ve installed iPlayer on my phone and I don’t use it, it’s a gimmic

    Mobile TV is a flop already. DAB radio is a ready-made audience with a lot of decent content available already.