More than two billion people depend on mobile phones to help them stay connected, informed and productive. As the wireless market continues to explode, wireless carriers are intent on capturing revenue through increased phone usage and content download. The battle for market share will be won by those manufacturers who deliver greater value and are able to differentiate their products to attract new customers.

Manufacturers are also rising to the challenge, finding exciting new ways to increase the power now available in handsets. At the same time, the proliferation of mobile devices is leading savvy consumers to demand more high-end features on all types of devices to improve their ability to access content and communicate more effectively. Unfortunately, many of these features are virtually inaccessible given the small screen size and keypads on most mobile devices.

To overcome this barrier, handset manufacturers and mobile carriers are turning to speech recognition solutions that overcome mobile keypad and screen size constraints to deliver new levels of convenience and accessibility.

Nuance’s unique speech recognition solutions for mobile search, mobile dictation, text to speech, and mobile developer platforms represents a portfolio that unlocks the power of the next-generation of mobile world. Using Nuance technology, consumers can safely and simply access all the power of mobility through the most natural, most convenient interface: speech.

• Nuance Mobile Speech Platform
  The Nuance Mobile Speech Platform is a groundbreaking architecture of tools and components providing mobile application developers with the ability to enhance their offerings with a seamless speech experience – from advanced speech recognition to natural text-to-speech – that dramatically enhances usability. More
• Nuance Solutions for Mobile Search
  Want to give your customers instant access to the latest ringtones and games? Looking to add more value to your directory services offerings? How about simple voice access to the contact list on the device? By 2006, over 40% of the phones sold will include MP3 playing capabilities, allowing users to store and play hundred of songs. Speech-controlled MP3 provides a simple voice-activated interface to select a song, an artist or a playlist. Nuance has the solutions you need. More
• Nuance Solutions for Mobile Dictation
  Mobile messaging is exploding. More than 100 million SMS messages were sent every day in 2006. How many more messages would be sent if you could create them simply by speaking. You can even use speech recognition to control your device hands free. In the US alone, at any given time of the day an estimated 1 million people are holding a handset to their ear while driving. With Nuance's Driver Mode, users can stay focused on the road, while making and receiving calls and text messages. More
• RealSpeak Text-to-Speech
  Natural-sounding family of Text-to-Speech (TTS) engines deliver dynamic information in an embedded environment. RealSpeak won first place in a recent independent TTS accuracy report. More

Hundreds of millions of visually impaired people around the world cannot fully leverage the basic functions available now in all mobile phones, like caller ID and text messaging. The Nuance Accessibility Suite, with its screen reader and magnification capabilities, offers a simple and effective solution.