Project aims to bring 3d audio to mobiles

As part of the three-year, £500,000 initiative, researchers from Surrey's Institute of Sound and Vibration Research have teamed up with Huawei to develop a super-surround-sound-system, made up of a giant sphere with 40 loudspeakers on its surface. The technology, designed to produce realistic, immersive digital audio, is said to enable a listening experience much more similar to what we hear in the real world. Dr Filippo Fazi, who developed the system, said: "It is fantastic that a large global company like Huawei has recognised our global expertise in 3d audio technologies and acoustics. "We hope to further develop and improve the sound field technologies that we have established and apply them to the development of products for a global market. This is a valuable collaboration as Huawei's technology expertise will be extremely beneficial to maximise the impact of our research." More information about the project is available in the video below.