As networks expand beyond terrestrial coverage and user expectations continue to rise, reliable, immersive, and efficient audio becomes a decisive factor. Fraunhofer IIS addresses today's and tomorrow’s communication challenges at MWC Shanghai 2026 – enabling new services, broader coverage, and better user experiences.
The Future of TV Audio at KOBA 2019
For the broadcast industry in South Korea, 2017 was an important year. South Korea became the world’s first country to launch a terrestrial UHD TV system based on the ATSC 3.0 standard. The new service not only introduced UHD resolution on the video side, but also significant innovations for audio, as MPEG-H Audio, a next generation audio codec, had been selected for the South Korean system.



