content distribution
need to talk to anybody that has and offers a have its radio services on air over Europe
route to market. I could give you an example,
The next year or two
during 2010 addressing a massive potential
but it would be wrong to infer anything at all
will be key for
market of some 240 million vehicles.
from this example. But look at BSkyB. Sky is
Worldspace, Solaris and
Kruger was involved, with others, with
not a Mobile Network Operator but has a
wonderfully strong retail presence with a large
perhaps Ondas.
Global Radio, a Luxembourg-based project
that got caught up with the post Dot.Com
number of customers. So if you think about
Meanwhile, other
collapse. "I founded this business, and have
companies which have significant technologies are being been involved in satellite radio in Europe since
relationships with large numbers of
talked about, with WiMax
1999. The response then from just about
consumers, it might be telecoms operators but
and other so-called 4G
everyone we talked to was 'let's see how it
it could be others in the media space. And goes in the US. If it goes well then come back
these are the kind of companies that we think
mobile/portable
and talk to us'. So we are. The comments
we need to be talking to and working with." technologies being seen made by Brits and other nationals about our
Maine explained how the system could
as the transmission
service not being likely to work in this or any
work. "It will support TV, of course, and radio
methods which give
other market is that by and large they have no
and will support voice and data. So from this idea of what our service would look - or
perspective it is transparent. I can tell you,
consumers near-limitless
sound -like. I can tell you that living in
however, that we will not be putting all of our access to services. Madrid does not deliver the sort of content I
eggs in one basket. We will not be was getting in Paris, nor London. The crazy
concentrating on just one of those market progress we are on the exact same schedule as irony is that I can tune into BBC Radio 1 right
sectors. Satellite radio from the likes of planned from early this year. We have across the US, and I could drive from
Worldspace or Ondas doesn’t bother us. People achieved our fundraising milestones required California to New York and get better quality
own TVs and radios today in the home and I to meet all of our objectives so far for 2008, every inch of the way than you can living 5
see these devices existing in the same fashion and will have some newsworthy partnerships miles away from (the BBC's) Broadcasting
when people are out and about. We will try to and [announcements] in the near future," House. The reason is that in the US I get it
engage in two or three of them and the real Kruger told us. from Sirius Satellite Radio!"
question could be ‘might we end up as a Ondas Media is based in Spain, and has the The next year or two will be key for
carrier for somebody like Worldspace or backing of Spain’s national broadcasting Worldspace, Solaris and perhaps Ondas.
Ondas?’ Or do we end up offering services that authority, the CMT (Comisión del Mercado de Meanwhile, other technologies are being
might sit alongside theirs?" las Telecomunicaciones) to start a European talked about, with WiMax and other so-called
Maine’s mention of Ondas Media is not satellite radio service from Spain to the whole 4G mobile/portable technologies being seen as
casually made. They are perhaps the most of the European Union. Ondas has instructed the transmission methods which give
advanced European rival to Worldspace. Dave Space Systems/Loral to start developing its consumers near-limitless access to services.
Kruger is COO at ONdas Media: "As to our satellite infrastructure. Ondas says it wants to They will all be discussion points at IBC.
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