Nokia Makes World’s First Immersive Voice Call

The Chief Executive Officer of Nokia, Pekka Lundmark has made a phone call using a new technology called “immersive audio and video” that improves the quality of a call with three-dimensional sound, making interactions more lifelike.

The Finnish smartphone maker announced this development in a statement obtained from its website on Tuesday.

The call was made with Finland’s Ambassador of Digitalization and New Technologies, Stefan Lindström, enabled by the new Immersive Voice and Audio Services (IVAS) codec technology, which is part of the upcoming 5G advanced standard.

The IVAS codec allows consumers to hear sound spatially in real-time instead of today’s monophonic smartphone voice call experience.