While nobody wants to talk about it on the record, turning up HD voice for residential customers over the existing cable infrastructure is not simple. Issue stem from legacy equipment in existing networks, compatibility issues between IP phones and even between manufacturer implementations using the same chipset.
D2 Technologies has announced its latest OEM partnership, this time with GCT Semiconductor. D2 will provide its mCUE 4G converged communications client to be combined with GCT’s GDM7240 single chip full-band FDD-LTE.
GCT’s GDM7240 supports all LTE frequency band classes and bandwidths. D2’s mCUE, highly integrated and optimized for Android OS, provides a [...]
Sangoma (www.sangoma.com) Technologies has announced the availability of its NetBorder Transcoding Gateway. The 1U enterprise appliance comes at a good time, as it supports transcoding between narrowband and HD voice codecs, as well as between different HD voice codecs, such as G.722 and AMR-WB.
For those on lossy networks, codecs such as iBLC can [...]
The HD Voice News second annual report is now out and available on TMC.
“HD Voice 2012: Proliferation” is now available at TMCnet.com for the affordable price of $120. The report is based on three years of accumulated research and dialogue with service providers, network equipment vendors and OEM suppliers. It documents a [...]
Since launching in February 2012, the Vonage Mobile soft client has racked up over a million downloads. The app enables users to make free iSAC HD voice calls and texts via Wi-Fi.
In a press release this week, Vonage also boasted over half a million of its customers signed up for its Vonage [...]
Since launching in February 2012, the Vonage Mobile soft client has racked up over a million downloads. The app enables users to make free iSAC HD voice calls and texts via Wi-Fi.
In a press release this week, Vonage also boasted over half a million of its customers signed up for its Vonage [...]
Press reports out of the Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE event say the company will first deliver HD voice over its enhanced/advanced 3G network over CDMA 1X Advanced technology using Qualcomm’s EVRC-NW’s codec – not via LTE. Ain’t that a kick in the pants?
Last year, Sprint indicated it would be upgrading its 3G [...]
Sprint is turning up the volume on its upcoming LTE rollout, dropping hints that the iPhone 5 will be an LTE device. However, the company also has a CDMA HD voice play as it upgrades its 3G network using Qualcomm chips and the 1X Advanced standard.
Comcast has been busy this week with new voice services. The company has enabled unlimited free text messaging on its customers’ home phone numbers. Currently supported via web portal, iThings app, and Android app, the new service may hint at the forthcoming arrival of CAT-iq 2.0 devices and HD voice. Or not.
Cisco and CTM, Macau’s leading telecommunications operator, have announced a collaboration highlighting Cisco’s CloudVerse framework with the introduction of a “Business Talk” Unified Communication Service by CTM. The hosted service will feature HD voice as a part of the package.
CloudVerse is a framework combining Cisco and third-party technologies with the elements of Unified [...]