Voxeet, a provider of conference calls that focus on clear, quality audio, recently announced a new audio stack, enabling the company to offer 3DHD sound with wideband audio codecs for improved conference call clarity. WebRTC serves as the foundation for this new technology, as well as other features, such as noise suppression.
The WebRTC-based audio stack is part of the Voxeet 2.0 application, and replaces the 1.0 version’s multivendor solution to provide greater reliability and consistency across different types of devices and networks.
The vision behind Voxeet is that users should only have to focus on the discussion happening on a conference call – not any of the headaches that come with it, like poor audio quality or confusion about who’s talking.
“Voxeet is the first service that I have used that actually emulates many of the attributes of being in a meeting, while on an audio conference call,” said David Coleman, senior analyst at Collaborative Strategies, Inc. and GigaOM Research, in a statement. “It is a mobile-first application, and the sound quality and stereo separation show their technology leadership in this area.”
In addition to WebRTC, Voxeet 2.0 features whisper mode for one-on-one conversations during conference calls, single-click transfer between mobile devices and computers, integration with contact lists and Facebook and a roomlike experience – Voxeet technology can detect who is speaking and replicate a real life experience by the direction each voice is coming from. It leverages the way the brain works when there are multiple speakers in a room, and uses acoustic and visual cues to eliminate guesswork about who is speaking.
The newest version of the Voxeet app is available on Android, iOS and Windows devices. Using WebRTC and other innovative technologies, Voxeet is catering to mobile workers, their habits and their preferences. This is a great example of WebRTC’s potential – it may not necessarily be that everyone will be communicating via video on browsers one day, but rather using different components of WebRTC, like its codecs or the data channel, to improve services and offer feature-rich applications.
“By bringing immersive 3DHD audio to desktops, tablets and smartphones while eliminating the hassle of PINs and dial-in numbers, Voxeet transforms the conference call experience from a fatiguing chore into a simple, lifelike way to collaborate effectively,” said Voxeet Founder and CEO Stephane Giraudie. “With Voxeet 2.0’s new audio engine and other enhanced features, we’ve raised the bar again for what’s possible in conferencing and created an experience that people don’t want to give up once they’ve tried it.”
Edited by
Cassandra Tucker
