Acrobits Softphone Supports G.729 for SIP VoIP Calling on the iPhone

By Anil Sharma, TMCnet Contributor

Acrobits, a privately owned software development company with a focus on mobile software development., has released an update to its popular SIP softphone for the iPhone (News - Alert), Acrobits Softphone 3.2.

Officials with Acrobits said that included in the update is the option to purchase an in app upgrade to add support for G.729 Annex A, the high quality, low-bit rate codec.

Company officials said that Acrobits Softphone users can now use this important codec for their SIP calls.

According to company officials, this addition is especially important since Apple (News - Alert) and AT&T now allow VoIP over 3G.

G.711 simply takes too much bandwidth to provide quality audio on a VoIP call made over the 3G or Edge network. GSM and iLBC take significantly less bandwidth, but many VoIP providers don't support them. Popular devices like Cisco (News - Alert) or Linksys phones don't support them either.

Company officials said that with the addition of G.729, Acrobits has provided their customers with all the tools necessary to make calls over the 3G network, with the best possible quality.

"Adding support for G.729 is just one way we're responding to our customer's needs," said Acrobits.

Company officials said that Acrobits still has many improvements and additional features planned for Acrobits Softphone, including a version designed specifically for the new iPad and a business version that supports multiple lines and call conferencing.

The company is also working on a version for the Google designed Android (News - Alert) platform. This Czech company has big plans for VoIP on the iPhone and the VoIP world in general.

(source: http://www.tmcnet.com/channels/voip-phones/articles/81424-acrobits-softphone-supports-g729-sip-voip-calling-the.htm)