Rogers rolls out CounterPath soft client–but leaves HD out of the equation

CounterPath (www.counterpath.com) has announced Rogers Communications will use its software to enable single-number reachability by talk or text, regardless of device. It’s the first service of its kind in Canada, but Rogers’ isn’t supporting HD voice on the first go.

Rogers One Number supports one inbox and contact list, talk and texts to Canadian [...]

FYI–“Cheap” Nokia phone HD voice support

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 [...]

Global mobile Supplier Association issues latest HD voice statistics

Earlier this week,the Global mobile Supplier Association (www.gsacom.com) released its latest and greatest stats on HD voice penetration in the GSM world. There are 60 compatible AMR-WB devices available on the market, 31 countries with commercial mobile HD voice service, and 36 commercial mobile HD voice networks turned up.

Dated November 22, 2011, the [...]

T-Mobile launches HD voice in the Czech Republic

T-Mobile Czech Republic has launched HD voice, reports TelecomPaper.  This would be the third official turn-up for T-Mobile this year.

According to the report, T-Mobile is the first mobile operator in the country to turn up HD voice.  Service will be available on the 3G network, which currently covers about 65 percent of [...]

Technicolor releases new SME HD voice phone with AMR-WB and G.722 codecs

At IP Convergence in Paris, Technnicolor (www.technicolor.com) announced a new entry-level SIP phone. Now if they’d only use the term “HD voice” instead of “HD sound.” However, the phone supports not one, but two common HD voice codec.

The announcement came as a part of a larger one showcasing Technicolor’s MediaAccess communications products.

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Apple iPhone 4S– HD voice or not? More likely "Yes”

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 [...]

HD voice for Apple iPhone 4S?

Will Apple’s new iPhone support AMR-WB and HD voice? The company didn’t say anything about codecs and voice quality during its rollout with Sprint, but the discussions of a “world phone” imply AMR-WB support might be baked in and make a future appearance in Europe.

If/when the iPhone 4S appears in Europe and on [...]

GSA update: Mobile HD voice now launched on 32 networks

The Global mobile Suppliers Association (GSA) has issued a new report on HD voice declaring “almost half” of EU member countries have commercially launched mobile HD voice services or are engaged in trials ahead of planned commercial introduction.   In addition, the report notes that “operator investment” (i.e., trials and deployments) extend far beyond Europe, [...]

Broadcom supports AMR-WB in latest chipset

A Broadcom spokesperson says the codecs supported in the BCM63168 silicon release last week are G.722, AMR-WB, BroadVoice-32, and “linear WB.”

Inclusion of AMR-WB is interesting, but it isn’t clear if Broadcom is simply supporting the codec or if it has licensed it for inclusion in the chipset.

HD Voice News has asked [...]