Bluetooth SIG: The Bluetooth SIG (Special Interest Group) is a non-profit organization that oversees the development and promotion of Bluetooth technology. Founded in 1998 by Ericsson, IBM, Intel, Nokia, and Toshiba, it serves as the governing body for Bluetooth technology, defining the specifications, managing the qualification program, and promoting the technology, while ensuring interoperability among Bluetooth-enabled devices.
Bluetooth PCLA: a Patent/Copyright License Agreement, which in this case covers the parameters for approved use of the LC3 codec within the relevant Bluetooth specification.
PEAQ: Perceptual Evaluation of Audio Quality, a method described in the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) recommendation ITU-RBS.1387 and widely used for computationally estimating the quality of perceptually-coded audio signals without using subjective listening tests. As Fraunhofer itself has pointed out, many reports have highlighted clear limitations of the…