MUMBAI: Delphi has begun producing satellite radios for the Canadian market, company officials said at the 2006 International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas.
The Canadian Radio-Television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) had approved licenses for satellite radio in June 2005, opening up a new market for this rapidly growing form of entertainment.
Three satellite services have been approved by the CRTC, and two of the services began broadcasting in December. Delphi currently manufactures hardware that supports both services that are broadcasting.
In Canada, Delphi now supplies receivers to automakers that offer satellite radio as a vehicle option, as well as through retail channels.
Satellite radio has been available for four years in the US and has grown to more than 8 million subscribers. Satellite radio, or “subscription radio” as its called in Canada, offers hundreds of channels of digital-quality, crystal-clear music and programming for a monthly fee. Delphi has produced more than 8.5 million satellite receivers since it started producing receivers in 2001.
In the last decade, Delphi claims to have pioneered or led the introduction of multi-speaker, multi-amp premium audio, CD playbacks, DVD rear seat video, MP3 playbacks, advanced TV reception systems and satellite radio into the market. Delphi supplies both OEM and retail hardware for XM Satellite Radio, and OEM hardware for Sirius Satellite. Since beginning production in 1936, Delphi has manufactured more than 270 million radio systems.
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Delphi providing satellite radio receivers for Canada
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WorldSpace partners Delphi for mobile radio receivers
MUMBAI: With the government allowing foreign owned satellite radio services such as WorldSpace to operate in India, the latter is now going full steam ahead.
Apart from starting an aggressive ground marketing campaign, it is also getting its act together on the receiver front.
A large part of the consumer base of the WorldSpace radio service is likely to be the well-heeled customer who will not feel squeamish about anteing up Rs 6,000 for a radio receiver and Rs 1,800 odd per annum as a subscription fee. Some of them, would not mind paying a little extra to buy receivers which they could install in the dashboards of their fancy wheels and listen to the crystal clear digital sound.
That probably is what drove WorldSpace to tie-up with US-based Delphi, a world leader in automotive systems and components, to launch and market Delphi-WorldSpace satellite radio receivers in India. The partnership covers the China market too and the sets are expected to roll out in the first half of 2006.
“We expect Delphi-WorldSpace Mobile Satellite Radio to fundamentally transform the mobile listening experience in India,” said Delphi Product & Service Solutions managing director Asia Pacific Dominic Seto. “With our product, Indian listeners can expect better sound quality than they are used to with conventional AM/FM equipment, as well as a greater variety of programming. Delphi-WorldSpace Mobile Satellite Audio will deliver clear, digital-quality sound and dramatically expand the array of choices for the Indian market – from five or six FM channels to dozens of news and entertainment options.”
The agreement calls for Delphi to provide hardware that will deliver uninterrupted access to the WorldSpace satellite radio network, which provides more than 35 radio stations across India. Digital satellite programming offered by WorldSpace includes a combination of news, sports, music, brand name content and education programming developed by WorldSpace or provided through sources such as BBC and CNN International.
Delphi-WorldSpace Mobile Satellite Radio receivers will be designed to receive and decode the WorldSpace satellite signal seamlessly throughout India and, in the future, in other markets where WorldSpace service is available.