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2026: Fraunhofer IIS - Hear you at MWC Shanghai
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MWC Shanghai: Enter a New Transformative Era of Voice and Audio Communication

As networks expand beyond terrestrial coverage and user expectations continue to rise, reliable, immersive, and efficient audio becomes a decisive factor. Fraunhofer IIS addresses today's and tomorrow’s communication challenges at MWC Shanghai 2026 – enabling new services, broader coverage, and better user experiences.

May 15, 2026
Events & Tradeshows

Fraunhofer IIS to Present Several CES Debuts

At CES 2019, which takes place in Las Vegas from January 8 to 11, 2019, Fraunhofer IIS will present its latest developments in audio and media technologies, including a series of CES debuts: the first commercially available MPEG-H-enabled 3D soundbars, Sonamic Loudness for car stereos, the xHE-AAC audio codec natively supported in Android, and upHear Voice Quality Enhancement for improved speech recognition on smart devices. CES visitors can experience these technologies and more at...

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Via Adds MPEG-D DRC To Advanced Audio Coding Patent Pool

MPEG-D DRC is a new, innovative audio solution that overcomes problems of variations in volume level and dynamic range when content is played back on different listening devices and in varying listening environments. This audio technology plays an important role in improving the consumer’s listening experience in any playback situation for streaming and broadcast content. “The addition of MPEG-D...

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Siegfried Fößel Appointed Head of Technology Study Program at HFF Munich

Dr. Siegfried Fößel, who leads the Moving Picture Technologies department at Fraunhofer IIS, has been appointed as the new head of the Technology study program at the University of Television and Film (HFF) Munich. Alongside his industry duties, he will be joining the department chair Prof. Peter C. Slansky in advancing current developments in this HFF department.