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Two recent announcements illustrate why HD audio is a really vague, non-descriptive (i.e. Poor, sucky) term as it applies to HD voice and HD telephony. VTech Communications recently released a new analog/RJ-11 phone or two that uses “HD Audio Profiles” to clean up sound. But it’s not HD voice or CAT-iq. When I asked for clarification, here’s what [...] I hate to be on the “bandwagon” for the Microsoft/Skype acquisition, but it’s just too big not to comment. According to the bits and pieces I’m seeing, all development work at Skype is being brought to a halt for the next 9 months, including SkypeKit and new SILK licenses, while all the legal/regulatory issues are dealt [...] Today, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) voted to require wireless data roaming deals between competitors. The Order to require facilities-based providers of commercial mobile data services to offer data roaming arrangements to other providers “on commercially reasonable terms and conditions” passed by a 3-2 vote on party lines, with Democratic commissioners and FCC Chairman Genachowski voting for, [...] Yes, this is the press release verbatim – Doug NORWALK, Conn. — (April 7, 2011) — Technology Marketing Corporation (TMC) and HD Voice News today announced the publication of ‘HD Voice 2011: Critical Mass,’ the first comprehensive research report covering the rapidly growing use of wideband voice. The use of HD voice is expected to grow significantly [...] Here’s a summary of what I hope to have available for purchase via TMC tomorrow– HD Voice News, in cooperation with TMC as its exclusive distribution partner, is proud to present the first comprehensive report examining the HD voice ecosystem and the growing momentum towards a wideband world. As the title of the report implies, key technologies [...] Final editing is taking place on the HD voice report. I should have a conference call in the next couple of days with TMC to discuss the mechanics of getting it online and available next week. There’s a lot of stuff in the report. It’s 78 pages, plus the table of contents and various other front-end bits. [...] The final write-up and editing for the 2011 HD Voice News report (currently at around 65-70 pages) is in process. With a bit of luck, it should go on sale within the next two weeks over [...] As Verizon Wireless (www.verizonwireless.com) showed off Voice over LTE (basically wireless VoIP done to nit-picky old-school telephony standards) at Mobile World Congress today, it threw in a kicker – HD voice. VoLTE is rolling out on Verizon’s network in 2012, and when it does AMR-WB will be part and parcel of calls made when it arrives. Before [...] Nokia’s official blog, “Nokia Conversations,” has discovered the wonders of mobile HD voice. The company has recently posted a pair of articles discussing the technology, but reading though the pieces makes me wonder where the company’s head really is. The first piece, “What is HD voice?,” comes posted from the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas [...] Las Vegas – With NETGEAR incorporating CAT-iq support into its telco service provider offerngs and Cavium Networks teaming with DSP group to show off a CAT-iq reference design, forward progress continues on moving seamless HD voice into customer CPE. Will we have lots of HD voice gear wrapped up as presents for the fall 2011 holiday [...] |
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