Touring the globe: Latest audio technology highlights by Fraunhofer IIS showcased at international tradeshows this fall

The World’s 1st Terrestrial UHD TV Service enabled by MPEG-H Audio With 4K TV on the rise, a presentation of the next-generation sound system MPEG-H Audio is a must. The demonstration will display immersive audio content production tools, the new reference design of a 3D soundbar and the first professional broadcast encoders as part of a 4K-live broadcast chain. As reported earlier, MPEG-H Audio is now part of the Korean standard for terrestrial Ultra High Definition TV, recently...

EVS now available in Japan: NTT DoCoMo introduces new VoLTE service

Only a few weeks after T-Mobile USA introduced EVS into its LTE voice call system, we are pleased to announce that Japan based NTT DoCoMo launched its EVS powered VoLTE service on May 19th. This is the second operator to officially proclaim their use of EVS. The first mobile phones to support NTT DoCoMo’s VoLTE service including EVS are Sony Xperia X Performance, Samsung Galaxy S7 edge and Sharp AQUOS Zeta. Please click into the video to watch NTT DoCoMo’s complete announcement. Link...