HD Voice to be launched by Orange UK in 2010

By Editor on January 5, 2010 · Leave a Comment

www.WirelessFederation.com/news: HD Voice nationwide will be launched by Orange UK on its mobile network in 2010 exclusively for its customers. The technology will offer crystal clear sound quality as if callers are actually in the same room. The handset manufacturers have already started the work on the development of devices to be rolled out next year.

WB-AMR (Wideband Adaptive Multi-Rate) speech codec is used by HD Voice. The codec has a wider speech bandwidth of 50-7000 Hz compared to the current narrowband speech codec of 300-3400 Hz, thus providing excellent audio quality. Enhanced sound quality utilizing the same network resources is also delivered by WB-AMR (Wideband Adaptive Multi-Rate).

According to Tom Alexander, CEO of Orange UK, HD Voice will insert a new level of innovation into mobile phone calls and it will transform the mobile experience for customers in the UK.