On October 14, ATSC 3.0 received a 2026 Technology & Engineering Emmy® Award from NATAS. Over the last 15 years, Fraunhofer IIS has contributed key technologies to this standard, including MPEG-H Audio, Next Generation Audio (NGA) concepts, and related transport and signaling technologies. MPEG-H Audio is already used commercially every day in ATSC 3.0 services in South Korea and Brazil.
First Interoperable Immersive Voice and Audio Services Call over 5G IMS
Fraunhofer IIS and Nokia make breakthrough in next-generation voice services with the first interoperable IVAS live call over Nokia’ s 5G IMS network.



