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Fraunhofer Rust Codec Implementation for Android
Products & Technologies

World’s First Rust Codec Implementation for Google Android

Fraunhofer IIS, the provider of Android’s FDK AAC audio codec implementation for over a decade, has been selected by Google, Inc. as the first media codec developer to deliver a native OS, memory safe, Rust decoder implementation that’s now available in Android 17.

June 22, 2026
Products & Technologies

Update: New Digital Radio Technologies from Fraunhofer IIS

The worldwide proven Fraunhofer ContentServer technology is now available as version R6. Fraunhofer IIS enables its OEM partners to provide complete solutions for setting up rich DAB or DRM services with enhanced functionalities. A new version of the MultimediaPlayer software for DRM/DAB is also available now. This radio app supports the playback of stereo and surround sound as well as all types of program-associated data services. Learn more about the new Fraunhofer technologies in...

Products & Technologies

3D and personalization: The future of TV audio

The TV audio system developed by the MPEG-H Audio Alliance of Fraunhofer, Technicolor, and Qualcomm allows TV viewers to adjust the sound mix to their preferences and enables unprecedented 3D sound experiences in the future. Robert Bleidt, Division Manager Fraunhofer USA Digital Media Technologies DMT, explains the features of the TV audio system in the following interview. Notice: Starting the...

DVB DASH at IBC 2015 © Peter Siebert
Events & Tradeshows

Dash in DVB: Non-stop TV

IP content over DVB networks Digital video broadcasting is a technology that has been around for decades with DVB-S (Satellite), DVB-C (Cable) and DVB-T (Terrestrial) standards having been ratified in the 90s. Between 2005 and 2010 the second generation (DVB-S2, DVB-C2, DVB-T2) of these transmission technologies were standardized. The first generation technologies packed and transmitted data within an MPEG transport stream (MPEG-TS). While the second generation of DVB standards...