Voico is developing the most advanced noise diminishing technology and the first product consists of a technology which will dampen the human voice. This technology, a user-silencing microphone will enable people to conduct telephone conversations without anyone being able to overhear the content of the conversation. The technology consists of a combination of active and passive noise cancellation, the core technology will first be implemented in the microphone rod of a telephone headset, resulting in a user-silencing microphone, for use in open plan offices.
The implementation of open plan offices is an increasing trend. For employees in open plan offices, overhearing others conversation is their biggest frustration, reducing productivity and increasing stress. The implementation of open plan offices has resulted in the development of a new market with actors providing products to dampen the sound distractions in these offices. Voico has talked to the market and the current solutions do not efficiently solve the problem of noise from other people’s telephone conversations. No one in the market are focusing on dampening the noise by the source, the mouth – but Voico is, through the user-silencing microphone. By implementing Voico’s unique technology, employees of open plan offices will experience less distraction from noise, resulting in less stress and more efficient employees.Through implementing the technology, Voico aims to help reduce the amount of sick leave due to stress, as well as increase the profitability of businesses through more efficient employees.
The objective of the EU project was to create a wearable device for Voico’s user-silencing technology and develop a business model and business plan for expanding into the different markets. The conclusion of the action is that the business idea has been abandoned by Voico, but there is an aim to try and create a research project in a relevant actor, with the technology.
