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Welcome to DSP Group’s Company Newsletter
Greetings,
We are pleased to share with you our latest developments of 2009, and to update you on our upcoming activities.
DSP Group took a leadership role in 2009 by being the first company to bring Android to the home phone, powering all certified CAT-iq products, developing a wide range of connected multimedia screens while contributing to several key industry organizations.
At the upcoming 2010 International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, DSP Group will demonstrate new and advanced cordless solutions, VoIP devices for home and office, multimedia connected screens and home phones running the Android operating system.
We thank you in advance for your interest, and hope you enjoy this edition.
Your feedback is important to us, so please contact us and let us know what you think.
DSP Group
The obsession to browse the Internet anytime, anywhere, has lead to a new breed of connected consumer electronic devices powered by the Android mobile operating system. More than an operating system for mobile phones, Android can now be found in home gateways, set top boxes, multimedia phones, tablets, and even TVs.
DSP Group’s XpandR chip is the world's only system-on-a-chip (SoC) solution supporting both Wi-Fi and DECT, and the first chip-set to support Android for home phones. DSP Group's XpandR chip-set multimedia capabilities and support of Android enable consumer electronics (CE) manufacturers to develop a wide range of innovative, yet cost effective products with fast time to market.
Android powers more than mobile phone
Developed by the Open Handset Alliance (OHA), “Android was designed from the beginning to work across a variety of devices from phones to set-top boxes to netbooks,” according to Sundar Pichai, Vice President, Product Management, Google.
As a result, several operators have made Android a central part of their strategy to provide a whole family of devices. T-Mobile has announced the intent to launch Android mobile phones, home phones and tablets, and Japanese service provider KDDI has announced an Android-based home gateway.
Consumer product manufacturers are also on board. Recent announcements include Motorola’s multimedia phone, JVC’s Android TV, and netbooks by Asustek and Acer. More than 10,000 Android applications are currently available including the capability to access an Amazon MP3 collection and then play it on a PC, Mac or any other MP3 player.
DSP Group as part of the Android ecosystem
DSP Group is collaborating with several consumer product manufacturers to create a whole new generation of Android-based cordless phones. In Q1 2010, one of these devices will be launched under the name of a Fortune 100 North American consumer product manufacturer.
In addition to bringing Android to the home phone, DSP Group will leverage its XpandR chip capabilities to enable a full range of always on, always connected devices, as part of the new Android ecosystem.
Why HD Voice Sounds Good Today
The growing popularity of smart phones and multimedia rich services has bombarded subscribers with new devices and applications. However, there is a simpler opportunity to improve the user experience that is closer to home. The home phone that has been providing the same quality of audio since 1937 is now ready for an upgrade.
HD Voice in a nutshell
HD Voice is a long awaited improvement in voice quality that samples almost all human frequencies resulting in audio that sounds closer to the natural voice. HD voice enables callers to speak more quietly, and makes accents and long distance calls easier to understand, reducing listener fatigue. Its high quality audio for conference calls also has strong appeal for enterprises.
Operators are pushing HD voice because the improved user experience can result in more calls and longer calls and can also be the trigger for subscribers to switch to more advanced handsets. Orange has already launched HD voice services and a Verizon Business director recently predicted early adoption next year with widespread use in 2011.
DSP Group’s commitment to HD voice
DSP Group is a member of the steering committee of HD Connect, a new industry organization devoted to promoting HD voice. In addition, DSP Group’s silicon and HD voice technologies power all 11 CAT-iq certified products of leading cordless telephone manufacturers, as listed on the DECT Forum’s CAT-iq web site.
DSP Group believes HD voice is an important development leading to the next evolution of the home phone by making it on par with other digital devices. HD voice is another way of DSP Group’s commitment to evolving the home phone to a high quality communications and multimedia device.
DSP Group Leads Migration Towards CAT-iq Next Generation IP Communications
DSP Group ICs and software power all certified CAT-iq products
DSP Group, Inc.™, a leading global provider of wireless chipset solutions for converged communications at home, announced that DSP Group’s silicon and HD (High-Definition) Voice technologies power all 11 CAT-iq certified products of leading cordless telephone manufacturers, as listed on the DECT Forum’s CAT-iq web site (http://www.cat-iq.org/certification.aspx).
“We are pleased that all certified products and based on our chipset and firmware, and invite more market participants to launch CAT-iq products", said Oz Zimerman, Corporate VP of Marketing of DSP Group. "We are fully committed to leverage our expertise to expand CAT-iq market adoption. We are proud to lead the transformation towards a new set of standards and requirements that will ensure a high level of consumer experience, advanced features and full interoperability.”
DSP Group suports CAT-iq (Cordless Advanced Technology: Internet and Quality) and provides CAT-iq 1.0, 2.0 and 3.0 firmware, communication protocol stack, call control and reference applications to enable consumer product manufacturers to bring advanced communication features with fast time to market.
DSP Group’s CAT-iq embedded solutions are deployed in many IP telephones and gateway products, including IAD, cable, xPON and office PBX, providing superior cordless communication range, multi-line and multi-handset control, natural wideband voice, advanced data services, software upgradability and more.
DSP Group Demonstrates at CES Latest Innovations in Cordless Solutions, VoIP Devices and Connected Multimedia Screens
At the upcoming 2010 International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, DSP Group will demonstrate new and advanced cordless solutions, VoIP devices for home and office, and multimedia always-on/always connected screens running the Android operating system.
Demonstrations will include:
- Connected Multimedia Screens - Wireless multimedia screens running the Android open platform that have an intuitive touch-screen interface, and integrate voice, data, and video at lower system costs for mass market adoption.
- VoIP Devices for Home and Office - Embedded VoIP and cordless solutions, such as corded IP-phones, IP DECT, and cordless PBX system for SoHo, as well as office devices with large screen display for on-line information.
- Cordless Solutions – DECT/CAT-iq integration into home gateways, wireless headsets and monitoring/security solutions and a full range of cordless phones.
Meetings will be held at the DSP Group showroom, located at the Courtyard Las Vegas Convention Center (meeting room B), which is located just across the street from the central exhibition hall.
We hope to see you there.
DSP Group Takes Prominent Role at DECT Conference
DECT World Conference - Amsterdam Feb 3-4, 2010
New marketing opportunities for next generation CAT-iq devices will be the main topic when executives in the cordless communications and broadband home gateway business meet in Amsterdam next February. With keynote speakers from France Telecom, T-Com, Cablelabs and Gigaset Communications, the DECT World Conference is considered the best way to meet people who have an influence on the future of DECT technology.
DSP Group is playing a prominent role in the conference with presentations from three corporate executives. Oz Zimerman, Corporate VP of Marketing is providing a keynote speech on the next generation home phone, which is the connected multimedia handset. President, of DSP Group, Brian Robertson is contributing to an interactive discussion finding ways to generate revenue from DECT solutions in a mature market. Ruth Wilson, European Director of Marketing at DSP Group will provide closing statements to the conference as Vice Chairperson of the DECT Forum.
“We are honored to play a leading role in the conference”, said Brian Robertson, President of DSP Group. “Our participation is another way to advance our mission of powering CAT-iq communications and multimedia devices running over an open platform as part of the connected home of the future.”
Held at the NH Barbizon Palace Hotel in Amsterdam, this event has seen the number of attendees grow steadily since its inception in 1997 and is the key annual event for the DECT and CAT-iq industry.
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