“Millions” of Fraunhofer Full-HD voice users–with a big Apple catch

When Fraunhofer rolled out its “Full-HD Voice” codec at Mobile World Congress last month, a company official boasted there were “millions” of Full-HD voice calls already talking place. Well, there are, but they all sit on the island of Apple.

More specifically, Fraunhofer’s press release said-

“Every day, millions of users already make Full-HD [...]

Voxeo Labs demos WebRTC voice, video calls with Phono SDK

Wrapping up today’s software news, Voxeo Labs has demonstrated the first WebRTC-enabled voice and video calls through their Phono SDK.

Developers can now build in-browser communications applicatiosn without the use of Flash or custom software.  The Phono SDK makes WebRTC-enabled browsers capable of “dialing” traditional landlines and mobile phones.  Voxeo says when you add [...]

D2 Technologies rolls in with SRVCC for NVIDIA

At CES, D2 Technologies was talking up IMS.  In Barcelona this week for Mobile World Congress, the company announced it is working with NVIDIA to implement SRVCC for HD Voice.

NVIDIA’s Icera 410 LTE modem is loaded with D2’s mCUE 4G client to deliver a complete solution with Single Radio Voice Call Continuity (SRVCC) [...]

MagicJack Plus soft client HD voice support appears to be Speex, PCMU

One of Michael Grave’s blog readers, has put the MagicJack Plus device under a (figurative) microscope.  The device reportedly supports Speex when attached to a computer with the complementary soft client running.

Reader “BobB” says when the device is in stand-alone mode, the on-board SIP client only supports/advertises narrowband codecs.  When attached to a [...]

NXP Software makes vague HD voice reference for Mobile World Congress

Next week at Mobile World Congress, NXP Software says it is going to demonstrate “software-based HD voice enhancements” with its LifeVibe solutions. 

What exactly that means is anyone’s guess, because NXP does not provide further detail in its press release here and does not supply anything more than a generic press contact for [...]

Fraunhofer adds new low bit rate codec to AAC family

In addition to demonstrating “Full HD Voice” at Mobile World Congress, Fraunhofer IIS will premiere Extended HE-AAC, the latest upgrade to the MPEG AAC family.

According to Fraunhofer, Extended HE-AAC significantly improves the audio quality of music and speech, particularly at very low bit rates of 8 kbit/s and more. It is compatible [...]

Fraunhofer demonstrates “Full-HD Voice” over LTE + Android at Mobile World Congress

Continuing to fight its uphill battle against AMR-WB, G.722, and other HD voice codecs, Fraunhofer IIS showcasing AAC-ELD, the “Full-HD Voice” codec.

Fraunhofer is conducing a live demonstration of the Full-HD Voice experience using Android mobile phones incorporating the AAC-ELD codec, connected over an LTE network provided Fraunhofer HHI.

AAC-ELD operates at bit-rates comparable [...]

OPTICOM rolls out App-2-App QoE testing for smartphones

Just in time for Mobile World Congress, OPTICOM has rolled out app-based management to include quality of experience (QoE) on smartphones for over the top (OTT) testing. HD voice is featured.

The Q-Apps software-based testing apps can either be installed on what it calls “COTS” smartphones, embedded in applications, or both; it can also [...]

Callvine adds HD voice conferencing to new free iPhone app

Austin, Texas-based Callvine (www.callvine.com) has rolled out a new iPhone app that includes support for HD voice using G.722.1 and conferencing through TurboBridge (www.turbobridge.com)

As is typical, HD voice on the iPhone app is supported via Wi-Fi connection.  Other HD voice features include free voice recording.  The app also provides live conference controls, [...]

Vonage uses iSAC for HD voice codec in new soft client

The Vonage Mobile soft client announced last week uses Google’s iSAC codec for HD voice. No G.722 on the menu.

No other detail (i.e. why, future codecs) was given In the brief answer from a Vonage PR spokesperson.

Vonage Mobile currently runs on iThings and Android devices, and delivers free HD voice calling [...]