The Dutch nationwide public service broadcaster NOS (Netherlands Omroep Stichting) will be using RadioScapes Professional DAB Broadcast Suite for its DAB radio service throughout The Netherlands. Nozema, the largest and most experienced broadcast infrastructure provider in The Netherlands, will be installing and running RadioScapes Broadcast Suite for NOS.
Hans Bakhuizen, senior policy adviser at NOS, said, We evaluated the RadioScape solution along with several others and selected it because it provides the flexibility and reliability that we, as a leading national broadcaster, require. RadioScapes solution is all software based so that enhancements can be easily implemented to ensure that we provide a state-of-the-art service to our listeners at all times.
The Professional DAB Broadcast Suite from RadioScape consists of a series of software modules, connected by a unique, IP-based architecture that controls and delivers audio and data from the studio together with any external service providers. It takes care of encoding and multiplexing to provide a complete baseband DAB broadcasting solution. RadioScapes easy to use scheduling software enables users to simply manage what has traditionally been a complex task. The software runs on standard industrial PCs so that hardware maintenance is straightforward. New software updates and enhancements can be easily uploaded to provide system improvements.
Nick Banks, RadioScapes DAB Infrastructure product manager, added, RadioScapes Broadcast Suite has been developed with the experience gained from many large scale deployments. In the UK, RadioScape equipment has enabled the worlds largest roll out of DAB, powering virtually all commercial broadcasts. This experience has ensured that our Broadcast Suite can scale to meet any countrys needs for both audio and data broadcasting.