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Controlling Audio Quality in Conference Calls

  • On July 14, 2018
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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Poor Audio Quality with Hosted VoIP and Cloud-Based PBX

  • On December 25, 2016
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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Evaluating The Power Of Personal Noise Reduction On Live Calls

  • On December 14, 2016
Background In this post we will describe a simple method for evaluating the power of the innovative profile-based noise reduction technology. This method does not provide optimal professional results but it can be used for preliminary evaluation. Companies that are interested in a more professional evaluation should contact us. In this post we will describe […]
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Improving the Accuracy of Speech Recognition Applications

  • On November 20, 2016
Background One of the main problems that can badly impact the accuracy of speech recognition is ambient noise. Ambient noise and especially non-stationary noise is very problematic. See Cancelling Ambient Noise In Telephony for explanation on the nature of ambient noise. The problem with ambient noise is that the speech recognition engine has difficulty to […]
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High Quality Recording of Streaming Audio

  • On November 20, 2016
Background From time to time you need to record streaming audio on your computer. One option is simply to activate your recording program while playing the streaming audio. The problem with this solution is that the quality of the recorded audio will be very low since you are not capturing the source of the audio […]
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Automatic Speech Recognition (ASR) in IVR Systems

  • On November 20, 2016
Background The most important role of an IVR system is to efficiently handle incoming calls allowing the organization to improve its service while saving time & money when processing these calls. In order to improve ROI and increase customer satisfactions, organizations need to implement an efficient IVR that quickly gathers the necessary information from the […]
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Audio Quality When Using Speakerphone During Phone Calls

  • On November 20, 2016
  Background There are different scenarios in which calls are made using speakerphones. For example: In manufacturing floor where the employees want to have an open communication channel without the limitation of headset or handset. When using intercom devices. When more than one person needs to listen to the call (e.g. in conference rooms). When […]
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Noise Reduction and Echo Cancellation for existing VoIP Networks

  • On November 20, 2016
Background Many times we are asked for ways to cancel noise and improve audio quality in existing telephony networks.  The majority of the requests come from call centers and SMBs that are looking for simple plug-and-play solutions to resolve audio quality issues that they are facing.  Since most of these request arise for companies that […]
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Improving Audio Quality with Analog Telephone Adapter (ATA)

  • On November 20, 2016
Background One of the first steps SMBs take towards VoIP is to add ATA to their existing analog telephone network. There are many well known brands of ATAs in the market today like Linksys PAP2, Cisco PAP2T, Grandstream HandyTone and others. Regularly we are requested to improve audio quality in such telephony systems – especially […]
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Why we got used to ambient noise in telephony?

  • On November 20, 2016
Background If we just got a penny every time we heard the sentence:  “Our telephone equipment provides a superb audio quality… it could not be better…”.  Unfortunately, although this sentence is commonly used, it is one of the biggest self-deception in the industry.   When your friend calls you from the Mall or from the […]
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