VoIP software runs on OMAP processor

Edited by the Electronicstalk editorial team Oct 25, 2004

HelloSoft's proven VoIP technology is now available for the TI OMAP1710 platform.

HelloSoft's proven VoIP technology is now available for the TI OMAP1710 platform.

Cellular handset providers will be able to combine the processing power of the OMAP1710 with HelloSoft's HelloVoice software suite to address the increased demand for VoIP applications for next generation handsets.

TI's OMAP1710 is one of the newest applications processors for cell phones and mobile devices.

The OMAP1710 processor offers up to 40 percent improvement in performance for a variety of mobile applications, while consuming as little as half the power of current TI processors.

This OMAP engine includes an ARM926EJ-S processor, a TI C55x DSP engine, as well as a range of software and hardware accelerators for video encode and decode, still picture compression, Java and security.

HelloSoft's world-class VoIP suite running on the ARM926EJ-S core allows the TI DSP engine to be used for more complex applications such as video processing.

The HelloVoice software suite on the TI OMAP1710 is an enhanced solution including G.711, G.726, G.723.1 and G.729AB vocoders, G.168-2000 line echo canceller, voice activity detection (VAD), comfort noise generation (CNG), jitter buffer, packet loss concealment (PLC), DTMF tone detection and generation, call progressive tone (CPT), SIP/RTP/RTCP call signalling and control, and multichannel system-level framework.

"OMAP1710 is the latest from TI, and has a significant market demand that promises support of next generation applications such as VoIP and video processing", said Bryce Johnstone, Manager of TI's OMAP Developer Network.

"HelloSoft's solution will provide OEMs with VoIP and video applications on the OMAP1710 for their next generation handsets".

"OMAP is already a valued application processor for handset providers", said Krishna Yarlagadda, CEO and President, HelloSoft.

"VoIP phone application on the OMAP1710 will assist OEM/ODMs in their next generation handset designs to support dual mode functionality such as converged VoWLAN or VoIP support over GSM/GPRS/3G".

The OMAP1710 is available from Texas Instruments.

Voice components and protocols from HelloSoft will be available by the end of October 2004.