DAB+ was created as part of the continuous development of the DAB standard. With DAB+, the audio source coding has been changed from MUSICAM to state-of-the-art HE-AAC.

Bluetooth® is the established wireless communications technology for the short range, facilitating both voice and data transmission to create a personal area network.

AAC is a lossy compression method for digital audio data that was developed by the MPEG working group.

Data over cable service interface specification (DOCSIS) is a technology for broadband cable transmission of IP data services.

In contrast to traditional broadcasting, many different bodies are working on IPTV technology services.