The comparatively low quality of audio during mobile phone calls has been a cause of frustration to users everywhere since mobiles first became commonplace in the 1990s. But now, after several years of intensive R&D, a new technology developed by twelve leading companies in the mobile space will significantly improve the quality of voice calls. Fraunhofer IIS is a major contributor to this effort. 3GPP – the international organisation responsible for cellular telecommunications...
Entering a Brave New World with Vconect
On September 8th and 9th 2014, the Miracle Theatre presented an exceptional version of Shakespeare’s The Tempest. Exceptional not only because the original script was “respectfully shaken and stirred”, but also because the cast members were split between two remote venues in Falmouth, Cornwall: namely Discovery Quay’s Maritime Museum and the nearby Doghouse. Audiences at both sites, as well as...