This is a huge step for the VoIP work, why? Because the G.729 codec offers many advantages, one of them is the low bandwidth requirement it needs about 11 kbps up and down each. Since this year (please google it), the codec G.729 is not under patent, therefore you can use it without paying patent fees. It is not new that many people are searching for the not very new codec G.729. Use following steps to install g729 codec. I tried more but i am unable to install codec g729 on asterisk server. Why should I use the G.729 codec or G.723.1. The code produces a Asterisk modules, codec_g729.so and codec_g723.so, that you put in your Asterisk modules. Trunk, tested SVN 42264, Asterisk Mobogenie Helper For Android. Should the price of those licenses, now that the patents have expired, be changed? Quite possibly but you still have to respect the licensing of the specific implementation you bought The best thing is to avoid G.729 altogether and use G.711 or G.722 whenever possible Have a nice day! What I had read is that while the patents on G.729 have expired, you still have to pay the people who implemented and possibly optimized it.
If you google around, you will find out how. Arielgrin: Not to hijack the thread, but licensing has already expired on g729 codec, you should not need to buy a license for it.
