Controlling Audio Quality in Conference Calls

  • Posted by admin
  • On September 12, 2013
Background Conference calls are a common tool in the business environment today. They seamlessly close any geographic distance between the participants. While participating in a conference call you are usually not aware of the physical location and time zone of all other participants. This is true until you find it hard to understand the flow […]
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Registering a Personal Voice Profile

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  • On August 5, 2013
Background In the previous post we have discusses a unique technology for tuning the ambient noise reduction to your voice and therefore enable a superb personalized noise cancellation. By this point, the power and need for this technology is clear. The question that one might ask is the “price” that needs to be paid in […]
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Personalized Noise Reduction Software. Why Is It Different ?

  • Posted by admin
  • On July 7, 2013
Background Following our last post that revealed audio samples of the new personalized noise reduction technology, we keep getting requests to clarify the difference between the personalized noise reduction software and other noise reduction technologies that exists in the market today. In this post we will review a common scenario that will help visualized the […]
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Personalized Noise Reduction Software – Audio Samples

  • Posted by admin
  • On June 4, 2013
Background As we discussed in our previous post on user specific noise reduction, the personalized noise reduction software utilizes new methods to perform noise suppression. The results are impressive. The following recordings were done by executing the personalized noise reduction software under the toughest conditions possible: analyzing a single mono audio channel without any additional input […]
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Personalized Noise Reduction in Telephony

  • Posted by admin
  • On May 5, 2013
Background Since the first days of telephony, noise became an integral part of communication.  Modern life caused the problem of ambient noise during phone calls to be even more acute than before.  There are several reasons for this, like: 1. Mobility. Today people make calls from almost every location: street, road.. and even from the […]
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Intercoms and Acoustic Echo Cancellation

  • Posted by admin
  • On November 12, 2012
Background One of the disturbing problems that appears when using intercoms, or other low-end full-duplex communication devices, is the generated echo.  Usually the echo is significant in these situations due to the following two reasons:
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Static when using Skype

  • Posted by admin
  • On August 8, 2012
Background An audio quality issue that disturbs some Skype users is static noise that appears during calls. Although this post discusses Skype, the same logic applies to any other softphone. The static can originate from different locations and the purpose of this blog post is to help you analyze the source of the problem.
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Improving Audio Quality for Skype

  • Posted by admin
  • On June 1, 2012
Background For many years, Skype has been one of the most popular softphones. Since Skype is being used on many brands of hardware and multiple network connections, there are bound to be occasions in which the audio quality is not satisfactory enough. We, at SoliCall, are constantly being approached for advice on ways to improve […]
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Active Noise Cancellation Headphones for Calls

  • Posted by admin
  • On May 1, 2012
Background Active noise cancellation technology enables you to shield yourself from the ambient noise. Active noise cancellation headphones are using this technology and enable isolation from any noise in your background. As a result, you are not destructed by the background noise and you can focus on whatever you want to do: listen to music, […]
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Poor Audio Quality with Hosted VoIP and Cloud-Based PBX

  • Posted by admin
  • On March 1, 2012
Background The hosted VoIP service is gaining popularity like other cloud-based infrastructure services. SMBs prefer hosted VoIP solution to cut down costs and operational overhead. In addition many providers offer attractive build-in features on top of the standard service.  As opposed to other IT services, VoIP is more delicate and if not handled correctly it […]
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