iBiquity Digital and Partners Build HD Radio™ Eco-System For Real-Time Traffic and Navigation Services

Hong Kong Electronics Fair – April 15, 2009 – iBiquity Digital Corporation, the developer of digital HD Radio™ technology for AM and FM audio and data broadcasting, partners with leading broadcasters, location-based service providers and receiver manufacturers to build a robust eco-system for location-based HD Radio solutions. Out of this eco-system, a family of HD Radio products is developing, from personal navigation devices (PNDs) to aftermarket and factory-installed OEM automotive units.

“Telematics delivery is a major offering enabled by HD Radio technology,” said iBiquity’s COO Jeff Jury. “Digital technologies for telematics will require a ubiquitous yet locally focused pipeline, and HD Radio broadcasting is poised to enable advanced automobile infotainment and data services.”

“The HD Radio system offers a flexible and cost-effective platform for the delivery of both local and national digital audio and data content to mobile receivers,” Mr. Jury added. “iBiquity, working in partnership with many leading telematics providers, has put in place the various elements of the eco-system to deliver a wide range of location-based services over the HD Radio system.”

Services:
HD Radio technology enables broadcasters to offer drivers up-to-the-minute local traffic, weather and emergency information. Two services are currently available in the United States using the HD Radio technology: one through the combination of NAVTEQ data the HD Radio pipe of a consortium of large radio broadcast groups (BTC) and Clear Channel Radio’s Total Traffic Network.

Potential HD Radio telematics services can also include advanced navigation, automotive, subscription audio, mobile entertainment and targeted data services, such as

Real-Time TMC (Traffic Message Channel);
Advanced navigation and traveler information;
Traffic database update services to provide mobile delivery of large files to on-board navigation systems;
Point-of-Interest (POI) updates to provide mobile delivery of local or regional points of interest information;
Localized infotainment such as gas prices, movie times, weather, local events information; and
Conditional access

Baseband and Modules:

HD Radio data capabilities are currently supported in baseband and module solutions from all HD Radio chip manufacturers such as Samsung EM, NXP, Texas Instruments, SiPort, and STMicroelectronics. iBiquity Digital has partners with leading

Navigation application providers such as EnGIS Technologies, Nav N Go, Elektrobit to integrate HD Radio-based LBS solutions and
ODM manufacturers such as KRS Electronics, Kiryung Electronics, ForYou General Electronics, Wistron NeWeb Corporation (WNC) and Skypine Electronics to integrate HD Radio-based real-time traffic and advanced navigation services in Portable Navigation devices (PNDs) as well as in aftermarket and OEM automotive head units.

iBiquity Accelerated Development Program:

iBiquity has also built a very detailed support system to accelerate the development and integration of such services. This includes hardware reference platforms such as the Advanced Application Services (AAS) development platform and the EZ-HD test receiver platform for OEM and Tier one automotive vendors. Specific test vectors and RX integration documentation for Clear Channel HD-TMC and Navteq HD services shall also be made available to developers. Sample application software including SDK support is also available.

About iBiquity Digital Corporation

iBiquity Digital Corporation is the developer of HD Radio™ technology, which is fueling the digital radio revolution in the United States and around the world. The digital technology enables broadcasters to offer new FM channels through multicasting, crystal-clear sound and data services on both the AM and FM bands – all free, with no subscription fee. Leading broadcasters, consumer electronics manufacturers, automakers and retailers are committed to HD Radio technology. The only digital broadcast system approved by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) for AM and FM radio in the U.S., HD Radio technology is now being used by nearly 2,000 stations with an additional 1,000 plus new HD2/HD3 channels available across the country.

Nearly 100 unique HD Radio products are available from well-known brands in more than 14,000 retail outlets across the country. And the HD Radio system is gaining momentum in the automotive industry with 13 brands committed to factory-install the technology in their vehicles: Audi, BMW, Ford, Hyundai, Jaguar, Kia, Land Rover, Lincoln, Mercedes, Mercury, Mini, Scion and Volvo.

Due in large part to HD Radio technology’s ability to deliver digital-quality sound and services while leveraging existing analog spectrum, commercial implementation is gaining momentum in various countries, including Brazil, Mexico and The Philippines. Testing and demonstrations of the system are also underway in Canada, China, Colombia, Germany, Indonesia, Jamaica, New Zealand, Poland, Switzerland, Thailand, Ukraine, Vietnam and various other countries around the world.

iBiquity Digital's investors include 15 of the nation's top radio broadcasters, including ABC, Clear Channel and CBS Radio; leading financial institutions, such as Grotech Capital Group, J.P. Morgan Partners, New Venture Partners, FirstMark Capital, and strategic partners Ford Motor Company, Harris, Texas Instruments and Visteon. Founded in 2000, iBiquity Digital is a privately held company with operations in Columbia, MD, Auburn Hills, MI, and Basking Ridge, NJ. For more information, please visit http://www.hdradio.com and http://www.ibiquity.com.

To arrange interviews or for additional information, please contact:

iBiquity Digital: Vicki Stearn, 443-539-4345; stearn@ibiquity.com; Nancy Zakhary/Scott Cianciulli (Brainerd Communicators) 212-986-6667, nancy@braincomm.com, cianciulli@braincomm.com.

Note to editors: HD Radio™ and the “HD Radio” logo are proprietary trademarks of iBiquity Digital Corp. The “HD” in HD Radio is part of iBiquity Digital’s brand name for its advanced digital AM/FM system. It does not mean hybrid digital or high-definition digital; both of these are incorrect.

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