A firm from Turkey called Aselsan succeeded to make
encrypted conversation
over GSM. It transfers the voice data (1.2 kbit/s ) with Synthetic
Voice Modulator technology.
http://www.aselsan.com.tr/images/dokuman/HC/AHSPD/kripto/2110/2110_whitepap…
Looks promising, but 1.2k and even 2.4k are _very_ low bitrates for voice transmission.
Quality will be accordingly bad, probably enough for military purposes where people are
trained to communicate reliable over a weak communication link by talking procedures. The
1.2k codec might be about comparable to LPC-10 at 2.4k (a guess, never testet SB-LPC)
which sounds quite bad, a very artifically sounding voice not really suitable for
everydays conversations.
None the less it's a very interesting possibility being able to transmit data over
voice channels, this should be researched as with the traffic-branches we now have the
right tools at hand.
Regards,
Mad