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Fraunhofer IIS and Viasat demonstrate bi-directional Voice Call over Satellite using Fraunhofer NESC AI-Voice Codec

Fraunhofer IIS and Viasat, Inc. demonstrating a bi-directional voice call over Viasat’s geostationary earth orbit (GEO) satellite.

February 6, 2026
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Research

Future of ISO/IEC JTC1/SC 29

The subcommittee that is the home to JPEG and MPEG is currently in the process of updating its internal structure. Fraunhofer IIS has been committed to SC 29 since its beginning and will continue to show that strong commitment under the new structure.

Products & Technologies

xHE-AAC in a Nutshell

Regular readers of this blog of course know xHE-AAC very well already. However, for all those who are new to this audio codec - the latest addition to the AAC family - we have created an animated video about its most important features and benefits.