By eliminating the need for DSP and AEC chips, SoftRISC's CPU-based approach reduces material cost, board space, power consumption, and design complexity, the company says. SoftRISC will also provide Symbol with an ITU compliant speech codec along with integrated acoustic echo canceller and automatic gain control.
The company claims that the quality of its VoWiFi technology is equivalent to that of typical DSP-based approaches.
While SoftRISC's announcement applies to future Symbol mobile devices, at least two other IP "softphones" have been ported to Symbol's
MC50 "enterprise digital assistant" --
Avaya's IP Softphone and
TeleSym's SymPhone.
"Symbol mobile computers provide mobile executives with real-time access to people and information both inside and outside the office," said David Chu, senior director of mobile computing for Symbol. "Our relationship with SoftRISC will help to provide customers with a cost-effective VoWiFi solution designed for the rigors of everyday use."
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