CSR Licenses Nokia to Use Its aptX Bluetooth Audio Codec Technology

CSR Corporation has announced that CSR has signed a multi-year licensing agreement with Nokia to enable mobile phone giants to use CSR aptXTM Bluetooth audio compression technology in a highly stylized Nokia next-generation consumer electronics product. Is a high-fidelity wireless audio capabilities. By adopting CSR aptX technology and related CSR Bluetooth audio chips, Nokia expects to launch a series of new Bluetooth audio accessories in the fourth quarter of this year. These Bluetooth accessories have a stereo audio quality level and will be the perfect partner for Nokia's stylish mobile phones.

Hans Henrik Lund, head of Nokia's accessories division, said: "By integrating CSR's aptX technology into our audio products, we will have a very exciting audio experience. The CSR solution eases the dilemma of Bluetooth audio. We Therefore, audio accessories can be brought into a new direction of development; the potential of partners is very exciting to us."

Although standard Bluetooth technology allows headphones and speakers to receive stereo audio wirelessly from mobile phones and other audio devices, the bandwidth-constrained audio is far from the audio quality consumers expect from their own electronic entertainment devices. CSR's aptX audio codec technology can overcome bandwidth barriers and deliver CD-quality stereo audio over a variety of consumer electronics applications via Bluetooth connectivity.

Anthony Murray, Senior Vice President, Audio and Consumer Business Unit, CSR, said, “We welcome Nokia to join the top aptX technology users. This is an ever-expanding family. It also shows that they are aware of the powerful features of our Bluetooth audio solution. Our technology can deliver CD-quality stereo audio wirelessly to deliver a thrilling audio experience to consumers. With rapid adoption from Nokia and other companies, aptX technology has now established itself as a wireless stereo for consumer electronics products. Audio quality benchmarks, and will continue to find new applications, because consumers always require their mobile phones and mobile devices to provide the best experience and results."

CSR's Bluetooth devices are the core components of many of the world's most popular consumer electronics products and are used in many highly integrated solutions to provide multimedia application capabilities, including Bluetooth 4.0 and low power support, wideband voice, aptX high fidelity audio, CVC noise reduction and other technologies.