"The forecast predicts that by the end of 2009 there will be around 20 million DAB digital radios in UK homes, up from 1.2 million at the end of 2004".
O estudo é da Digital Radio Development Bureaue fala num crescimento de mais de 40 por cento na penetração doméstica desta tecnologia nos próximos cinco anos.
São previsões impressionantes de que deixo aqui ficar o essencial:

"Annual Volume: The biggest growth is expected to come in products such as boomboxes, hi-fi systems, personal (handheld) radios, clock radios and the in-car sector.
* Annual volume of Hi-Fi systems will grow from a forecast 302,000 in 2005 to 1.448 million in 2009
* Boomboxes will go from 147,000 in 2005 to 831,000 in 2009
* Clock radios jump from 72,000 in 2005 to 868,000 in 2009
* Personal radios go from 69,000 in 2005 to 461,000 in 2009
* Personal radios with MP3 take a massive leap from just 11,000 in 2005 to 480,000 in 2009
* In car retail goes from 15,000 in 2005 to 366,000 in 2009
* Car manufacturer radios goes from 15,000 in 2005 to 702,000 in 2009."