TI drives high-definition VoIP

BANGALORE: Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI) today announced technology enhancements that redefines its extensive Voice over IP (VoIP) solutions portfolio, driving voice applications even closer to a high-definition (HD) experience.

TI said in a statement that it would license the Low Delay AAC super wideband codec from the Fraunhofer Institute for Integrated Circuits IIS. Headquartered in Erlangen, Germany, Fraunhofer, IIS is the home of MP3 and co-inventor of AAC audio coding.

Powered by TI's high-performance digital signal processors (DSPs), the MPEG-4 AAC-LD super-wideband codec offers benefits compared to earlier wideband audio technology, and has the performance capabilities to make ubiquitous HD voice a reality in global IP networks, TI said in a statement.

With this new super-wideband technology, TI's VoIP solutions can deliver CD-quality sound on both ends of a VoIP-enabled phone call, while supporting a full range of voice and music capabilities, including fidelity comparable to MP3 audio. Leveraging DaVinci technology processing performance and TI's field-proven VoIP platforms, the AAC LD super-wideband codec can support real-time IP applications including multimedia integration, HD audio and rich, robust sound quality, the statement added.

"TI is one of the few companies to see beyond the sound quality of today's IP networks and embrace the benefits high definition can bring to VoIP," said Harald Popp, head of the Multimedia Realtime Systems department at Fraunhofer IIS. "The bandwidth capabilities of our super-wideband codec MPEG-4 AAC Low Delay coupled with TI's powerful voice processing platforms will allow service providers to support HD voice on their IP networks and offer their customers a richer audio experience than ever imagined."

HD radio enhances the daily commutes for millions of people each day. HD voice will deliver a crisp and clear communications experience. It will also be a critical enabling technology for a host of exciting applications in the future, such as improved speech recognition, real-time language translation, and appliance voice control, a TI statement said.

© CyberMedia News