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Get in touch with Gunnar Garfors in one of the following ways: twitter.com/Garfors facebook.com/GunnarGarfors instagram.com/Garfors...
Gunnar Garfors
Jan 1, 20131 min read


Gunnar Garfors Biography
Me, myself and I. Hello and welcome! My name is Gunnar Garfors and I would really like to get you keen or keener on travelling. Why on...
Gunnar Garfors
Jan 1, 20133 min read


Why 198 Countries?
I entered the 198th and last country, Cape Verde, on May 8, 2013, as a 37 year-and-344-days-old. That apparantly still make me the...
Gunnar Garfors
Jan 1, 20132 min read


A Digital Radio, the Best Christmas Present
A lot of people talk to me about digital radio. They know I work with media. Some seems to hate it, others are full of appraisal. But...
Gunnar Garfors
Dec 31, 20123 min read
The Costly Business of DRM
Digital radio is conquering new countries every year. Most of them (over 40) use digital radio’s de facto standard Eureka 147 (which...
Gunnar Garfors
Nov 20, 20122 min read
What the Hell is ‘Euro-Chip?’
UPDATE March 20, 2014: Name changed. The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) has joined forces with the BBC and Deutschlandradio to in a...
Gunnar Garfors
Nov 14, 20123 min read


There’s a New Buzzword in Town; LTE-A
A report by independent Dutch research institute TNO compares various networks that may be used to cover a country with digital radio and...
Gunnar Garfors
Nov 2, 20122 min read


Video Killed the Internet Star
The costs of distributing on demand television via the internet are higher than via broadcasting as soon as you pass only 8,000 viewers,...
Gunnar Garfors
Oct 18, 20122 min read
Denmark Also Switches Off FM
The government of Denmark has agreed with the opposition to switch off FM in 2019, reports radionyt.se. That makes Denmark the second...
Gunnar Garfors
Oct 10, 20121 min read


Samsung Leads the Way for Radio with Screens
DAB has been on air since the 90s. Up to now all the radios for the European market have, with a few exceptions, been rather...
Gunnar Garfors
Oct 3, 20122 min read


Which Country Next for FM Switch Off?
The Norwegian government has decided to switch off FM in January 2017 (given certain criteria which will be fulfilled). And in...
Gunnar Garfors
Sep 25, 20124 min read
Introduction of the Year
I was recently introduced to someone by Chris Crew from Seattle, one of my friends and a talented writer who certainly knows how to put...
Gunnar Garfors
Sep 24, 20121 min read


Innovative Newspaper Design in North Korea
I was in North Korea in April, 2009. Another foreigner was there in October 2010. We both photographed the front page of The Pyongyang...
Gunnar Garfors
Sep 18, 20121 min read


You Really Wanna Win the Mobile Phone War?
Samsung launched an ad campaign in the US shortly after the press launch of Apple’s Iphone 5. Apple fans were not impressed and...
Gunnar Garfors
Sep 18, 20122 min read


Why Doesn’t Everybody Drive Ferraris?
I was just at IBC in Amsterdam, one of the world’s biggest exhibitions for professional broadcasting gear. There was also a conference...
Gunnar Garfors
Sep 14, 20123 min read


Why Remaining on FM is More ExpensiveThan Building DAB+ From Scratch
I travel a fair amount and often speak to people about distribution related issues around the world. In most countries the attitude is...
Gunnar Garfors
Aug 17, 20124 min read
Broadcasters Fighting Themselves
Why is the world shouting for more bandwidth? Because the world is running out of it due to heavily increased usage and an explosion in...
Gunnar Garfors
Aug 15, 20122 min read


What about Digital Radio in Africa?
I recently spoke at Johannesburg Radio Days in South Africa. Professor Franz Krüger (@franzkruger) of Wits Radio Academy in the same city...
Gunnar Garfors
Aug 6, 20124 min read


Shaven Not Stirred
On June 18th I travelled to 5 continents with filmmaker Adrian Butterworth of Adelia Television. The story was received with interest...
Gunnar Garfors
Jul 23, 20121 min read


Parallel and Additional Services
One of the great things about digital broadcasting using DMB/DAB+ is the possibility to distribute other things than only live radio and...
Gunnar Garfors
Jul 16, 20124 min read
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