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...

10 years of AudioLabs in Erlangen: A success story

Ten years ago, at the start of the 2010 academic year, a unique collaboration was established between Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) and the Fraunhofer Institute for Integrated Circuits IIS: the International Audio Laboratories Erlangen. Since then, the research organization has become an internationally renowned institution with six professorships of its own and a team...