Major Taiwanese Radio Manufacturer Licenses RadioScape DAB Module.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 14, 2004 The critical factors for success in this current, rapid growth phase of DAB (Digital Audio Broadcasting Digital radio. It is the digital successor to analog AM and FM radio. See HD Radio and DAB. ) are being able to bring highly differentiated products rapidly to market and in huge volumes. RadioScape's innovative, software-defined module approach provides a unique solution to achieve these aims. As a result, ELANsat Technologies Inc of Taiwan, a major OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) The rebranding of equipment and selling it. The term initially referred to the company that made the products (the "original" manufacturer), but eventually became widely used to refer to the organization that buys the products and manufacturer of DAB radios, has licensed the RadioScape RS200L(TM) and RS250H(TM) module designs. ELANsat currently makes three DAB receivers that it markets under its own LaGIO label. "We designed these products ourselves using the Texas Instruments See TI. (company) Texas Instruments - (TI) A US electronics company. A TI engineer, Jack Kilby invented the integrated circuit in 1958. Three TI employees left the company in 1982 to start Compaq. DRE DRE Digital rectal examination. Mentioned in: Rectal Examination 200 chip," explained Capten Hsiao, Vice President and General Manager at ELANsat. "However, the DAB market is growing so fast now that we decided to license RadioScape's module design as it provides us with the ability to licence additional, off-the-shelf, proven software features from RadioScape such as excellent user interfaces, integral FM, Alarm Clock, Rewind, real-time Pause, and L-band, rather than have to try to create and verify them ourselves. This cuts time to market and enables us to focus on creating differentiated DAB receiver products for sale both under our own brand and for our major international customers sold under their own brands." RadioScape's DAB modules are now used by many of the leading DAB brands such as Intempo Digital, Morphy Richards Morphy Richards is a leading business firm located in the Swinton Meadows Industrial Estate, Swinton near Mexborough, South Yorkshire. It specialises in the manufacturing of toasters, hairdryers, bread makers, kettles and sandwich toasters and other appliances. , Roberts Radio Roberts is a global consumer electronics limited company based in Yorkshire, England. It has been producing radios for over 70 years. Initially the company only traded in the United Kingdom, but now exports worldwide. , Acoustic Solutions and Cambridge Audio Cambridge Audio is a London based British manufacturer of hi-fi,home cinema and multi-room products, which was founded in 1968. Their products are distributed in at least 50 countries and have received positive reviews from the relevant press, which includes hi-fi and home cinema with several more heavyweight brands due to bring products to market in 2004 according to Nigel Oakley, RadioScape's VP of Marketing. "Sales of DAB radios took off dramatically in the couple of weeks just prior to Christmas 2003," he added, "with manufacturers air freighting in stock to meet the huge demand as DAB radios proved to be the hot product for Christmas. As a result, many brands that were waiting on the sidelines On the sidelines An investor who decides not to invest due to market uncertainty. on the sidelines Of or relating to investors who, having assessed the market, have decided to avoid committing their funds. watching and waiting for the right moment to enter the DAB market have pressed the 'GO' button especially to meet the run up to the Christmas 2004 market. RadioScape's unique model of licensing our DAB technology and designs provides unrivalled flexibility and enables customers to select the approach that best suits their way of doing business to achieve competitive prices and create feature-rich, differentiated DAB radios." About RadioScape RadioScape(R) Ltd. is one of the world leaders in Software Defined(tm) solutions for Digital Radio applications. RadioScape simplifies the creation of wireless receivers and transmission infrastructure for digital radio, partners with Texas Instruments to create digital radio chips for consumer products, and designs its own family of DAB/FM modules including the RadioScape RS200(tm), RS200L(tm), and RS250H(tm). Founded in 1996, RadioScape's investors include Royal Bank Ventures, Scottish Equity Partners, Atlas Venture, JAFCO, Texas Instruments, Yasuda Enterprise Development, iGlobe Partners, Psion and NTL NTL Nevertheless NTL National Transportation Library NTL Norsk Tjenestemannslag NTL National Training Laboratories NTL Never Too Late NTL Nothing to Lose NTL National Training Laboratory NTL None the Less NTL Number Theory Library . RadioScape is headquartered in London, England and also has an office in Singapore. For more information, please visit http://www.radioscape.com. RadioScape, Software Defined, CVM, Communications Virtual Machine, RadioScape RS200 and RS200-powered are trademarks of RadioScape Limited. All other trademarks are acknowledged. |
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