Voxbone Adds Skype High Definition Compatibility
Voxbone's geographically-independent number service, iNum, now supports high-definition calling between dozens of VoIP networks and Skype. Voxbone transcodes between Skype’s super-wideband SILK codec and the widely deployed HD codec, G.722.Prefaced with the ITU-assigned 883 code, iNum numbers are routed first to Voxbone, which delivers them to the appropriate service provider over IP.
“With iNum supplying the needed uniform identifier across all providers, our support for Skype’s SILK codec kicks high-definition voice into higher gear,” said Tim Behrsin, Voxbone’s business development manager for iNum. “Suddenly, those among Skype’s 480 million registered users who have the latest version of Skype for Windows or Mac can experience HD quality not only in conversations with one another but also when they call most of the world’s other HD-capable endpoints.
Because iNum numbers can be dialed from PSTN phones as well as IP endpoints, Voxbone’s move enables conference calls with attendees on conventional phones, who will hear within the PSTN’s audio constraints, and others with high-definition IP endpoints, who will enjoy the richer sound of HD calling.
