Orange to launch hi-def calls later this year?

ORANGE is trailing high definition phone calls in a prelude to a possible national roll-out later this year.

The technology more than doubles the frequency range available for voice calls, although Orange says that there will be no impact on the mobile network’s performance.

The new way of encoding speech, is designed to isolate voice sounds from background noise. Sony Ericsson and Nokia have already started installing the new technology in some of their handsets.

Andrew Warner, the company's head of voice and messaging products, said “The aim is to make it seem as though you are talking to someone in the same room - you will be able to make a call from a football match or concert and actually have a normal conversation. We think this will become the norm for calls and feedback from everyone who has trialled it is that it is very good.”

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