Currently, DMB is being put into use in a number of countries, although mainly used in South Korea. Also see list of
Countries using DAB/DMB.
South Korea In 2005,
South Korea became the world's first country to start S-DMB and T-DMB service on May 1 and December 1, respectively. In December 2006, T-DMB service in South Korea consists of, 7 TV channels, 12 radio channels, and 8 data channels. These are broadcast on six
multiplexes in the VHF band on TV channels 8 and 12 (6 MHz raster). In October 2007, South Korea added broadcasting channel MBCNET to the DMB channel. But in 2010, this channel changed tnN go. In 2009 there were eight DMB video channels in Seoul, and six in other metropolitan cities. As of April 2013, S-DMB service in South Korea consists of 15 TV channels, 2 radio channels and 6 data channels. South Korea has had Full T-DMB services including JSS (
Jpeg Slide Show), DLS (
Dynamic Label Segment),
BWS, and
TPEG since 2006. S-DMB service in South Korea is provided on a
subscription basis through
TU Media and is accessible throughout the country. T-DMB service is provided free of charge, but access is limited to selected regions. Around one million receivers have been sold . 14 million DMB receivers were sold including T-DMB and S-DMB in South Korea, and 40% of the new cell phones have the capability to see DMB. Receivers are integrated in car
navigation systems, mobile phones,
portable media players, laptop computers and digital cameras. In mid-August 2007,
Iriver, a multimedia and micro-technology company released their "NV", which utilizes South Korea's DMB service. Since the advent of
smartphones DMBs have been made available on phones with receivers through
smartphone applications, most of which come pre-installed in phones made and sold in South Korea.
Other countries Some T-DMB
trials are currently available or planned around
Europe and other countries: • In
Norway T-DMB services was made available between May 2009 and January 2018. MiniTV DMB service launched by the
Norwegian Mobile TV Corporation (NMTV) and was backed by the three largest broadcasters in Norway: the public broadcaster
NRK,
TV2 and
Modern Times Group (MTG). The live channels were available in and around Greater Oslo. •
Germany's Mobiles Fernsehen Deutschland (MFD) launched the commercial T-DMB service "Watcha" in June 2006, in time for the
World Cup 2006, marketed together with
Samsung's P900 DMB Phone, the first DMB Phone in Europe. It was stopped in April 2008 as MFD is now favouring DVB-H, the European standard. •
France in December 2007 chose T-DMB Audio in VHF band III and L band as the national standard for terrestrial digital radio. It was replaced later by
DAB+. •
China in 2006 chose DAB as an industrial standard. Since 2007, DAB and T-DMB services broadcast in
Beijing,
Guangdong,
Henan,
Dalian,
Yunnan,
Liaoning,
Hunan,
Zhejiang,
Anhui, and
Shenzhen. • In
Mexico most cell phone carriers offer DMB broadcasting as part of their basic plans. As of 2008 the vast majority of Mexico receives DMB signals. •
Ghana is running a T-DMB service in
Accra and
Kumasi on mobile network since May 2008. •
Netherlands: MFD,
T-Systems and private investors are planning a DMB service under the name Mobiel TV Nederland. Callmax will also deploy a DMB service on the L-Band frequency in the Netherlands. •
Indonesia is currently running a trial in
Jakarta. •
Italy and
Vatican City:
RAI and
Vatican Radio are currently running a trial some areas. •
Canada has been running trials since 2006 in Ottawa, Toronto, Vancouver and Montreal, done by
CBC/Radio-Canada. •
Malaysia has been running trials since 2008 in KL, done by
TV3/
MPB. Initially, the government was committed to deploying
DVB-T for government-owned channels, however as of December 2009, RTM1 and 2, as well as all the radio channels, are available over Band III for DMB-T as in addition to DVB-T. Additionally, the TV3 DMB signal has moved to L Band. The TV3 DMB signals are still limited to the Damansara and Kuala Lumpur area, while the government owned DMB-T signals have a wider coverage and apparently covers most of the Klang Valley area. The government transmissions are part of a two-year trial that is part of a test that also involves the DAB and DAB+ digital radio standard. •
Cambodia in August 2010 chose T-DMB as the national standard for terrestrial digital broadcasting.
TVK is currently running a trial. == DMB in automobiles ==