Published:  3.9.2014

Kryptoradio, developed
by Koodilehto, will begin sending Bitcoin transactions through the national TV
network on 1 September 2014. During the pilot broadcast, 90 of Digita’s TV
broadcasting stations will transmit simultaneously, which will be receivable in
the whole of Finland, excluding the northernmost Lapland and Aland. The pilot
broadcast is used to evaluate the suitability of digital television network for
transmitting payment data and to enable application development. The pilot
broadcast lasts till the end of October.

 

Broadcast data will
include Bitcoin transactions, blocks and exchange rates with regards to the most
common currencies. These data enable the reception and monitoring of Bitcoin
payments without an Internet connection, which enhances the reliability of
payment confirmation. In addition to Bitcoins, Kryptoradio will transmit the
Finnish FIMK cryptocurrency.

 

During the pilot
broadcast, anyone can develop applications that use Kryptoradio. To promote
this opportunity, Helsinki Hacklab is arranging with Koodilehto a Kryptoradio
developers’ meeting at Helsingin Kaupunkivertas in Helsinki, Finland, on Sunday
7 September 2014, beginning at 10 o’clock. The purpose of the event is to introduce
Kryptoradio and promote the development of devices and applications that use
it.

 

“It’s interesting and exciting to participate in opening up new
possibilities. The terrestrial TV network is viable and it’s great to learn
that it can be used in a multitude of ways. In Digita, we’re
boldly exploring the possibilities and so this is a
great opportunity to advance our competences
together with Koodilehto,” asserts Markus Ala-Hautala, Director of Business and
Service Management at Digita.

 

Koodilehto is a Finnish
software company that combines open technologies for the benefit of its
clients. Krypto FIN ry has developed the FIMK system and aims to advance its
use. Digita operates wireless communication networks, governing the terrestrial
radio and TV networks’ broadcasting stations and masts. Helsinki Hacklab ry
aims to develop and advance the scientific, technological, artistic and crafts skills
of its members and its neighborhood.

 

Contact information

 

Joel Lehtonen,
Koodilehto, Tel. +358 40 685 1884, joel.lehtonen@koodilehto.fi

Markus Ala-Hautala,
Director, Business and Service Management, Digita Networks, Tel. +358 400 549
023, markus.ala-hautala@digita.fi

Project website: http://kryptoradio.koodilehto.fi/