Frontier Silicon has launched a "four-in-one" module capable or receiving Internet radio, DAB, FM and music streamed from a PC. The module, called Venice 6, is a product to integrate a WiFi, DAB, and FM front-end together with an on-board WiFi antenna in a single module. Applications using the module will include portable and alarm clock radios as well as CD micro systems, boomboxes and HiFi tuners. Measuring 107 x 40mm, Venice 6 is based around Frontier Silicon's Chorus 2i processor. It streams radio stations and music files in a variety of formats and protocols including MP3, Windows Media Audio (WMA), and Real Audio. The module integrates an intuitive user interface which enables a navigation scheme to switch between the four different modes of operation (Internet Radio, music playback, DAB, FM). It provides access to over 10,000 Internet radio stations plus a wide selection of podcasts with only a few key presses, accessed through a vTuner Internet Portal which manages all the stations to ensure quality and reliability of the available content.

Besides working with the existing DAB standard which uses the MPEG Audio Layer II coding, Venice 6 will also support the new additional audio codec, sometimes referred to as DAB version 2. The module comes with a front-end that supports both Band III and L-band reception, which allows manufacturers to bring to market truly global DAB radios which can be introduced into all DAB markets, regardless of transmission band used, or version of DAB standard adopted.