Multimedia digital broadcast quality at bit rates > 40 Kbps.
Online audio streaming and internet music downloads.
Other multimedia applications such as multiplayer gaming, crystal quality ring tone storage in mobile applications.
At lower bit rates: audio conferencing, digital telephony, VOIP based applications.
High fidelity stereo audio codec offering CD-like stereo sound quality at the bit rate of 40-48kbps.
Complete bandwidth coding of audio signals.
Adaptable to stereo bit rates as low as 28 kbps and high quality mono bit rates in the range of 24 kbps.
Offers wide-band capabilities (8kHz or higher audio bandwidth) at 8-12kbps.