Via adds new licensee, licensors to Voice Codec pool
Via Licensing Alliance announced the expansion of its Voice Codec patent pool with an unnamed new licensee and new licensors, NovaVoice Limited and Cordial IP. The alliance also published a comprehensive rate structure for its Voice Codec pool, which includes patents for Enhanced Voice Services (EVS) and Immersive Voice and Audio Services (IVAS). This move aims to increase transparency and adoption of these voice technologies critical for 5G, 5G-Advanced, and future applications.
Key Takeaways
- Via’s Voice Codec pool added one unnamed licensee, expanding market penetration beyond its initial five global licensors.
- NovaVoice Limited and Cordial IP joined as new licensors, increasing the pool’s patent stack.
- Via published the full Voice Codec rate structure on its website, including royalty rates for EVS and IVAS.
- EVS is used for voice communications across more than one billion active devices globally.
- IVAS is positioned for spatial audio and future voice applications in 6G and non-cellular devices.
Why It Matters
Via is making its Voice Codec program easier to adopt right now by adding participants and publishing the full royalty structure. That matters because EVS and IVAS sit inside the licensing stack for 5G and 5G-Advanced voice features, and Via says this is the only collaborative licensing solution for both technologies. The broader signal is that patent pools are still being used to aggregate SEP access for core voice codecs. The next item to watch is whether Via keeps growing the licensor list and patent count beyond NovaVoice Limited and Cordial IP.
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