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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 [...] 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 [...] 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 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 [...] 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. [...] 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 [...] 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 [...] 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, [...] 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 [...] The GSMA has released an official industry for HD voice in the GSM world, including UTMS and LTE.
According to the GSMA web page on industry logos, the HD Voice logo is “designed for operators and vendors to market and promote HD Voice capabilities on networks and products.” There are a [...] |
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