HARMAN and Fraunhofer Advance Automotive SatCom Voice Services

Fraunhofer IIS and HARMAN Automotive are collaborating to enable reliable voice communication over satellite networks for connected vehicles. By integrating Fraunhofer’s AI-based NESC voice codec into HARMAN’s Ready Connect SatCom TCU, the companies aim to help automakers deliver bi-directional NTN voice services, including emergency calling beyond cellular coverage. The solution is designed to maintain high voice quality even under severe satellite bandwidth constraints, reducing...

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Fraunhofer IIS and intoPIX announce joint licensing program for JPEG XS

The Fraunhofer-Institute for Integrated Circuits IIS and the Belgian technology provider for compression solutions intoPIX S.A. today announce a worldwide patent licensing program for JPEG XS based software and hardware solutions. A JPEG XS license pool is currently being set up and expected to be fully rolled out by June 2021. The licensing program addresses the IPR conditions for use of JPEG XS in both cloud-based services and professional and consumer devices.