BabbleLabs

BabbleLabs — the American software developer for improvement of sound quality in video conferences. The company uses the artificial intelligence capable to distinguish the human speech from undesirable sounds thanks to what elimination of undesirable sounds is in real time provided during video conferences, and the human speech becomes clearer and accurate irrespective of language.

History

2020: Cisco purchased BabbleLabs

On August 25, 2020 Cisco announced BabbleLabs acquisition, but did not begin to set the price of purchase. It is going to close the transaction until the end of the first quarter of 2021 financial year which will come to the end on September 30 the 2020th calendar.

BabbleLabs will be a part of division of Cisco Collaboration Group which, in turn, is a part of larger structure of Cisco Security and Applications.

Cisco purchased the company to improve a sound in video conferences

With  BabbleLabs acquisition the Cisco company will implement native functions of noise reduction in  all solutions of the portfolio of joint work. Originally Cisco will focus on  use of BabbleLabs technologies for ensuring the maximum quality of sounding for users of Webex Meetings who at the same time can be connected both in  a conference room, and   using the mobile device.

According to the research Cisco, 98% of respondents said that during the work from the house they are irritated by the different distracting factors. Two of five such factors belong to ambient noises in conferences.

Noise reduction by means of solutions of BabbleLabs can be configured as on the device of the user who is connected to the created video conference, and on the equipment from which the VIDEOCONFERENCING session is started. Thus, BabbleLabs corresponds to strict politicians of data processing who  are the cornerstone of basic approach of Cisco to  security, noted in corporation.^[1]

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