CES 2012: D2 Technologies dives into IMS-based VoLTE and RCS

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 [...]

D2 partners up with LTE silicon makers

Last week, D2 Technologies (www.d2tech.com) announced partnerships with Altair Semiconductor and Sequans Communications in the LTE world.

In the first announcement, D2’s mCUE communications client has been successfully integrated onto Altair’s FourGee™ 3100/6200 LTE chipset platform.  The FourGee-3100/6200 LTE chipset supports both FDD and TD-LTE on a single semiconductor and software platform in any 3GPP frequency band [...]

D2 adds iPhone, multi-party video to its mCUE IP communications stack; VoLTE support coming

D2 Technologies (www.d2tech.com) has rolled in support for multi-party video conferencing into the mCUE communications client and ported it over to the Apple iOS family (iPhone, iPad). In addition, mCUE will be fully VoLTE compliant by Q4 2011.

COO Doug Makishima said operators are looking for a “good enough” applications solution to put on Android and iOS [...]

D2 acquires Android set top box shop Webia

D2 Technologies (www.d2tech.com) has done an all-stock deal to acquire Taipei, Taiwan-based Webia Technologies.

Webia was one of the first software vendors to roll out Google Android set top box media players and first rolled out the first Android TV solution in 2010.  The acquisition gives D2 more depth in embedded multimedia communication apps, so expect [...]

CES2011-D2 Technologies does HD video/voice on Freescale/Android reference design

D2 Technologies (www.d2tech.com) continues to proliferate its mCUE communications client across Android-based devices.   It’s latest announced deal puts mCUE onboard the Freescale i.MX53 multimedia applications processor.

The Freescale i.MX535 processor is yet-another-one-of-those ARM-based processors floating around today.  The i.MX535 supports 1080p video playback and can show up in a variety of Android-based devices including tablets, IP media [...]

D2 adds full IP video calling to Android mCUE software stack

Last week in Japan, D2 Technologies (www.d2tech.com) announced that its mCUE converged communications software for the Android got a whole bunch of features, including the addition of IP video to its already robust HD voice and VoIP support.

Now available for new Android devices such as “tablets, HD media players, IP media phones, connected TVs and STBs,” [...]

IT EXPO – HD voice talk with D2, XConnect

Los Angeles, CA – D2 Technologies (www.d2tech.com) and XConnect representatives gave hints of HD voice advancement around the globe.

D2 will have a “major customer” in Asia deploying its VoIP middleware stack on Android devices, including tablets, with HD being a major piece of the offering.  D2 says most of the action its been seeing on the [...]

D2 and TrendChip ship ADSL2+ processor with HD support

Embedded software shop D2 Technologies (www.d2tech.com) has combine its vPort Gateway (GW) embedded VoIP software on TrendChip’s TC3182 ADSL2+ processor. Support includes “optimized” carrier-grade VoIP functionality – including G.722 support – and 802.11n support.

The TrendChip TC3182 incorporates a MIPS 34Kc, two Virtual Processing elements (VPEs) and a multi-threading system structure.  OEM and ODM customers will be [...]

D2 adds Skype support to mCUE Android IP communications stack

D2 Technologies (www.d2tech.com) has added support for Skype’s SkypeKit SDK into its mCUE product line.  Expect a lot of Android phones to get Skype-ized.

The mCUE IP communications stack has been optimized for things like Android and been demonstrated on WiMAX and other wireless environments; it supports everything from HD voice via wideband codecs (G.722, with AMR-WB [...]

D2 demos mCUE software on EVO phone over WiMAX

D2 Technologies (www.d2tech.com) is demoing its mCUE client on the HTC EVO 4G smartphone at the WiMAX Forum global Congress in Amsterdam this week.

The mCUE software was ported over to the EVO in less than a week; the software offers OEMs a solution for WiMAX-based Android devices that includes UC capabilities and interoperability with IMS-based networks.

As [...]