In August 2018, from the roof of the Mariott Hotel in Warsaw, BCAST started broadcasting the first DAB + test multiplex based on the proprietary DABCAST platform. Thanks to it, Warsaw residents for the first time could hear such stations as Radio Maryja, MUZO.FM or Radio Kolor in digital quality.
Designed and built in the DABCAST research and development department, the IoT system, which consists of both sensors and gateways, was transferred to a research center on the Norwegian island of Spitsbergen. There, in difficult arctic conditions, to monitor the temperature, pressure and thickness of the snow cover on the local glacier.
The company ended 2018 with the implementation of a new local DAB + multiplex in the capital of the Lower Silesian Voivodship. In Wroclaw, the signal is transmitted from the most representative point in the city - Sky Tower skyscraper.
The promotion and development of IoT services in Germany is the result of establishing a partnership with the local FM market leader, UPLINK. Thanks to it, BCAST gained the opportunity to enter the German market with its digital services.
The launch of the DAB + multiplex in Gdańsk was the last of a series of planned demonstration implementations. Thanks to it, Gdańsk residents can listen to better quality not only to large stations, but among others also to local Kaszebe radio.