Fraunhofer Audio Blog

Products & Technologies

Globo Launches Pilot DTV+ Station in Rio: A New Era of Brazilian Broadcasting with MPEG-H Audio Begins

Brazil’s media giant Globo officially launched its pilot station for DTV+ in Rio de Janeiro. The milestone in the evolution of digital broadcasting in Brazil opens the door to immersive, interactive, and high-quality TV experiences.

June 12, 2025
Products & Technologies

The Next Generation of Mobile Call Quality

Europe´s most important trade show of the mobile domain ended a few days ago in Barcelona: the Mobile World Congress. Fraunhofer IIS provided visitors the opportunity to experience the future of mobile call quality with the recently finalized 3GPP communication codec “Enhanced Voice Services” (EVS).

This short video gives you more information about the new 3GPP communication codec EVS.

Notice: Starting the video transfers usage data to youtube.

A new standard to boost mobile voice call quality | ©Fraunhofer IIS/Kurt Fuchs
Products & Technologies

A new standard to boost mobile voice call quality

The comparatively low quality of audio during mobile phone calls has been a cause of frustration to users everywhere since mobiles first became commonplace in the 1990s. But now, after several years of intensive R&D, a new technology developed by twelve leading companies in the mobile space will significantly improve the quality of voice calls. Fraunhofer IIS is a major contributor to this effort. 3GPP – the international organisation responsible for cellular telecommunications...