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What is a 'spatial audio' phone call, and do we need this?

Can you hear me now?

Nokia is a big contributor to the IVAS codec standards, which are part of 5G Advanced —the next generation of 5G that companies and researchers are hashing out to give us even more capability when it comes to using both our phones and other products like VR and gaming devices. The easy way to describe spatial audio is by giving an example—you've almost certainly listened to music through a pair of headphones and have noticed different sounds coming from each ear. (Image credit: Source: Jennifer Locke / Android Central)Spatial audio in a phone call does sound like an unnecessary gimmick.

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