Automatic switching between transform coding and ACELP provides both good speech and audio quality with moderate bit rates.
AMR-WB uses 16 kHz sampling frequency with a resolution of 14 bits left justified in a 16-bit word.
In September 2005, VoiceAge Corporation announced availability of AMR-WB+ decoder in Helix DNA Client.
Minimum annual royalty shall be $10,000, excluding the initial fee in year 1 of the license agreement.
[5] AMR-WB+ monaural decoder in a category of personal computer products is licensed for free.