Xperi Celebrates 15th Anniversary of HD Radio Technology in BMW Cars in North America

Xperi is celebrating the 15th anniversary of the launch of HD Radio commercial digital radio system in a US vehicle. As HD Radio’s first car partner, BMW Group led the charge in bringing digital radio into vehicles, helping to revolutionize dashboard entertainment. In September of 2005, HD Radio technology, which BMW Group described at that time as ‘one of the most significant advances in radio broadcasting history,’ first came into the vehicle market as an option in BMW 2006 7 Series and 6 Series models.

Tektronix launched the AWG70000B Series Arbitrary Waveform Generator with new features that enable it to fully support the testing of complex electronic warfare, new-generation wireless communications systems that require the ability to dynamically alter signal sequences during test scenarios and other types of advanced research.

IEEE and the IEEE Standards Association (IEEE-SA) announced the availability of the IEEE 802.11ah-2016 standard amendment, providing for an extended range Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) in the sub 1 GHz band. IEEE 802.11ah-2016 significantly lowers propagation loss through free space, walls and other obstructions, and offers a networking alternative to augment the heavily congested 2.4 GHz band and the shorter-range 5 GHz band used today. This is critical for smart home and many other applications.