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D2 Technologies (www.d2tech.com) demonstrated the latest version of its mCUE software, showing live VoIP and video calls over LTE in Las Vegas, including RCS calling using an IMS-based platform. The mCUE 4G software is optimized for Android to deliver carrier-grade voice and video over smartphones, tablets, and other mobile devices. The software recently completed its first [...] Las Vegas – Line2 (www.line2.com) said it is looking upmarket to larger business customers and will be adding some new HD voice codecs in the future. However, CEO Peter Sisson initially sounded lukewarm to the idea of adding G.722 to the mix. Currently, Line2 operates as a softclient for Android and iThings (iPhone/iPad), adding a virtual line [...] Thanks to Nok VoIP for the tip. This might be “old news” to some, but a number of low-cost Nokia SIP-capable phones support HD voice over VoIP using AMR-WB as the speech codec. The S40 models, including Asha 303, C3-01 Gold, C3-01 T&T, X3-02 T&T all support AMR-WB via SIP. A list is available [...] Polycom’s new Microsoft’s Lync solutions don’t speak Microsoft RTA. Instead, the SIP standard devices and phones will all talk through Lync using G.722 and G.722.1 (Siren) for HD voice support. Polycom announced “the broadest ranges of UC solutions” interoperable with Microsoft’s UC platform last week, citing over 40 systems, including a “custom-built” video collaboration solution, the [...] New consumer electronic “TV phone” Biscotti may boast of HD voice, but the company’s PR firm says it uses a proprietary codec, and didn’t have further details. Biscotti (www.biscott.com – gotta wonder how much that domain name cost) is a combination of video camera and remote that plugs into an HDMI on an HDTV to enable “free” [...] Thanks to Michael Graves for the tip CounterPath is adding the Microsoft/Skype SILK codec to its Bria soft client. The company first let slip the news in a November 8, 2011 blog posting. The company points out while the SILK codec is free and performs “very well” compared to other similar codecs that are “royalty bearing,” adding [...] At AstriCon in Denver this week, Digium (www.digium.com) announced it had added a “wide-band media engine” into the latest release of Asterisk. The new support is hailed as the biggest upgrade to the software, including support for “an unlimited number” of codecs and support for SILK, 32kHz Speex, and pass-through support for CELT. Plus there’s a [...] Lantiq (www.lantiq.com) has added CAT-iq-like support to its latest 2.4 GHz chipset, including wideband voice. The new COSIC™ WDCT chipset is targeted for inclusion into cordless handsets to be sold in Asia-Pacific countries and emerging markets that use 2.4 GHz. Support for G.722 is included for both encoding and transmission, along with “advanced” acoustic cancellation to support “brilliant” [...] Ericsson has released a new white paper on HD voice. “HD Voice: It speaks for itself,” available here, covers the role HD voice will play with operators and users of both fixed and mobile networks. Among the interesting tidbits Ericsson presents include is a chart ranking call quality of an HD device to a non-HD device [...] While there was no official discussion or mention of HD voice/wideband voice at the Apple iPhone 4S rollout earlier this week, it is possible/likely (Apologies for the hedging) that the device will support AMR-WB for voice calls in/on select vendors and markets. T-Mobile and Orange have already announced the UK pricing for the iPhone 4S. If [...] |
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