Imagination launches HelloSoft 4G VoLTE platform and SDK

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25 October 2011

4G World, Chicago, USA: ImaginationTechnologies, a leading multimedia and communications technologiescompany, is launching its HelloSoft 4G VoLTE solution for smartphones, tablets, and mobile computing devicesat 4G World 2011 in Chicago (24-27 October, stand 1430).

Imagination’s HelloSoft V.VoIP (voice and video over IP) SDK’s enablethe most comprehensive multiplatform mobile device solutions in the world fordelivering the full range of two-way real time communications including Voice over LTE (VoLTE), Voice Call Continuity(VCC) Video and Voice over IP (V.VoIP) and SMS over IP.

Imagination's VoLTE solution is fully standards compliantwith 3GPP Voice over LTE and IR-92 specifications, and incorporates awardwinning multiplatform HelloSoft VoIP technology featuring AEC (Acoustic EchoCancellation) and NC (Noise Cancellation) to produce superior voice quality on4G mobile devices.

Says Tony King-Smith, VP marketing, Imagination: “VoLTE is the future ofcellular voice communications and is beginning deployment now. It’s exciting tosee VoLTE open up a wide range of new use cases and capabilities for voice-basedcommunications, evolving voice from basic audio telephony into a highly integratedcapability permeating all aspects of smartphone functionality. We are excitedby the prospects for Imagination’s technologies being at the forefront of thisevolution.”

The HelloSoft V.VoIP SDK and VoLTE solutions are ideal for mobile devicedevelopers, OEMs and carriers.  Theproducts offer developers, OEMs and carriers outstanding voice quality over 4GLTE networks, and at the same time provide a path to rapid development ofinnovative next generation voice enabled applications.

Says Allan Johnson, general manager, HelloSoft V.VoIP at ImaginationTechnologies:  “Carrier network interoperability can be very complex andachieving outstanding voice quality is difficult across varied networkconditions. Furthermore, achieving highly reliable performance on a diverserange of mobile device chipset architectures is challenging. To solve this, wecreated easy to use APIs that are portable across Android, iOS, Linux andWindows operating systems for essentially ‘write once, run anywhere’ code whileat the same time providing SDK implementations that are highly optimized acrossprocessor and modem architectures. Imagination’s HelloSoft V.VoIP SDKs andVoLTE solution are simply the most comprehensive high performance multiplatformsolutions on the market for voice and video over IP on 4G mobile devices.”

Imagination’s HelloSoft voice and video over IP products also includefield proven Dual Radio Voice Call Continuity (DR-VCC)technology with capability to support Single Radio VCC. Combined with the HelloSoftVoLTE solution, HelloSoft VCC enables seamless handoff of VoIP and circuitswitched calls across 4G/3G/2G networks and also between multiple IP networkssuch as LTE, WiFi and WiMAX.

Imagination’s HelloSoft V.VoIP solution is also availableas a complete turn-key client.

About HelloSoft V.VoIP

Imagination’s HelloSoft range oflicensable IP includes comprehensive platforms for high quality,power-efficient VoLTE, VoIP, Video over IP and rich communications formulti-mode wireless and wireline devices.

HelloSoft technologies are‘carrier-grade’ and deployed in millions of devices,  built on years of engineering experience toensure that they are ready for the most extensive of commercial networkdeployments, and are available for Android, iPhone, Windows and Linux platforms. 

About Imagination Technologies

Imagination Technologies Group plc (LSE:IMG)– a global leader in multimedia and communication technologies – creates andlicenses market-leading multimedia IP cores for graphics, video, and displayprocessing, multi-threaded embedded processing/DSP cores and multi-standardcommunications and connectivity processors. These silicon intellectual property(IP) solutions for systems-on-chip (SoC) are complemented by platform level IPand services, a strong array of software tools and drivers and extensivedeveloper and middleware ecosystems. Target markets includemobilephone, handheld multimedia, home consumer entertainment, mobile and low-powercomputing, and in-car electronics.Its licensees include many of theleading semiconductor and consumer electronics companies. Imagination hascorporate headquarters in the United Kingdom and US headquarters in Sunnyvale,California, with sales and R&D offices worldwide. See:www.imgtec.com.

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