Nokia CEO Pekka lundmark used a new “immersive audio-video” technology to make a phonecall. The technology improves call quality with three-dimensional sounds, making interaction more lifelike.
Views on Nokia’s new technology
“We have demonstrated voice calls in the future,” said Lundmark who was also in the room in 1991 when the first 2G phone call was made.
Current smartphone calls sound flat and monophonic, as audio elements are compressed together. The new technology brings 3D audio so that a caller can hear the conversation just like they were with the other party.
Jenni Lukander, President of Nokia Technologies said: “It’s the biggest leap in live voice calling since monophonic audio was introduced in today’s smartphones and PCs.” Stefan Lindstrom, Finland’s Ambassador for Digitalisation and New Technologies, was present during the call.
Lukander stated in an interview that “this is now standardised… so network providers, chipet manufacturers, and handset manufacturers can start to implement it into their products.” They made the call by using a regular phone over a 5G public network.
Jyri Hoopaniemi is the head of audio at Nokia Technologies. He said that this technology can also be used for conference calls to separate voices based on spatial location.
The executives stated that a vast majority of smartphones contain at least two mics, which can be used to implement this technology by transmitting the spatial characteristics of an audio call in real-time. This technology will be part of the 5G Advanced standard. Nokia hopes to obtain licensing opportunities for the technology. It would take several years before it is widely available.
About the IVEC technology used by Nokia
Nokia CEO Pekka lundmark used a new “immersive audio-video” technology to make a phonecall. The technology improves call quality with three-dimensional sounds, making interaction more lifelike.
“We have demonstrated voice calls in the future,” said Lundmark who was also in the room in 1991 when the first 2G phone call was made.
Current smartphone calls sound flat and monophonic, as audio elements are compressed together. The new technology brings 3D audio so that a caller can hear the conversation just like they were with the other party.
Jenni Lukander, President of Nokia Technologies said: “It’s the biggest leap in live voice calling since monophonic audio was introduced in today’s smartphones and PCs.”
Stefan Lindstrom, Finland’s Ambassador for Digitalisation and New Technologies, was present during the call.
Lukander stated in an interview that “this is now standardised… so network providers, chipet manufacturers, and handset manufacturers can start to implement it into their products.” Nokia made the call by using a regular phone over a 5G public network.
Jyri Hoopaniemi is the head of audio at Nokia Technologies. He said that this technology can also be used for conference calls to separate voices based on spatial location.
The executives stated that a vast majority of smartphones contain at least two mics, which can be used to implement this technology by transmitting the spatial characteristics of an audio call in real-time. This technology will be part of the 5G Advanced standard. Nokia hopes to obtain licensing opportunities for the technology. It would take several years before it is widely available.
