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It’s all Gone HD! Overcoming the Hurdles to Supplying HD Voice and Resolving the Codec War
Date: Tuesday, July 14, 2009
Time: 1:00 PM
Presented by Global IP Solutions
Webinar Overview
This webinar discusses the issues standing in the way to end the Codec War, and the pros and cons to the leading and most widely deployed codecs today on fixed line, cellular and packet networks. Additionally, the webinar provides valuable information on all the necessary factors to transport HD voice successfully.
Background
The telephone has not changed since 1937. Yet, since then, FM radio launched, a man stood on the moon and television has evolved from black and white to color to high-definition. However, the tide is rising and the momentum is growing among businesses and consumers who experience high-definition (HD) voice using Voice over IP via mobile phone applications, PCs and enterprise telephones.
Carriers could be caught unaware if they don’t rise with the tide and offer HD voice services, as it will be the first and second mover’s advantage that will really impact the market.
HD voice has an opportunity to radically change telecommunication – something that has not been done for 72 years. The HD codec landscape contains everything from open source to proprietary codecs - many with very complex licensing situations. The reality is that even a codec that is labeled free is rarely free. In addition, providing the best HD communication experience extends beyond just the codec to acoustic hardware, echo cancellation, and other signal processing.
