Tuesday, 18 October 2011

HD Voice - Next step in the evolution of voice communication

Nearly 2 years back I blogged about Orange launching HD Voice via the use of AMR-WB (wideband) codecs. HD voice is already fully developed and standardized technology and has so far been deployed on 32 networks in almost as many countries.

People who have experienced HD voice say it feels like they are talking to a person in the same room. Operators derive 70 percent of their revenue from voice and voice-related services, and studies show that subscribers appreciate the personal nature of voice communication, saying it offers a familiar and emotional connection to another person.

HD voice is also a reaction to the competition faced by the operators from OTT players like Skype.

Below is an embed from the recent whitepaper by Ericsson:



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Sunday, 16 October 2011

Broadband Adoption is Addictive

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From a presentation by Phillippe Keryer - Alcatel Lucent - BBWF 2011 Keynote Day 2

Cloud and Network Evolution - ZTE Presentation from BBWF11

Friday, 14 October 2011

Gartner Hype Cycle - Internet of Things


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Interesting pic showing the Hype Cycle for different technologies. I picked it up from this interesting presentation on Internet Of Things here.

Monday, 10 October 2011

What is GELTE?

GSM, EDGE and LTE Interworking.
This presentation available to download from here.