Ibiquity, Toko Make Plans for Overseas HD Radio Certification Center

Ibiquity Digital and Toko Inc., which makes tuner decoder modules for HD Radio, will open an international HD Radio certification center at the Toko facility in Japan. The center will provide technical support and product certification services for licensed HD Radio consumer electronics partners.
Under the arrangement, engineers from Toko will test and evaluate HD Radio products according to the same criteria used at Ibiquity’s certification facility in Maryland. The data will be aggregated and provided to Ibiquity for certification of the product or device.
Ibiquity COO Jeff Jury said having the additional test center would speed the certification process for Asian-based manufacturers, and thus speed time-to-market for HD Radio products.