PacketVideo and T-Mobil to Conduct Mobile Multimedia Trials Over GPRS Network.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers HANNOVER, GERMANY--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 26, 2001 CeBIT 2001 PacketVideo Corporation, the recognized leader in wireless multimedia, and T-Mobil, a leading provider of mobile telecommunications services in Germany, today announced that they are conducting trials of PacketVideo's end-to-end wireless multimedia technology over T-Mobil's advanced General Packet Radio Service (GPRS (General Packet Radio Service) The first high-speed digital data service provided by cellular carriers that used the GSM technology. GPRS added a packet-switched channel to GSM, which uses dedicated, circuit-switched channels for voice conversations. ) network. The GPRS trials will be used by T-Mobil engineers to test PacketVideo's interoperability with T-Mobil's server infrastructure and with the handsets and personal digital assistants (PDA's) included in the trial. The higher data transmission rates of GPRS offer mobile users enhanced mobile multimedia access with multimedia capabilities, such as live cams and short form video entertainment and applications such as movie finder, which enables consumers to watch film clips, read reviews of a film and even book a movie ticket, all in one easy-to-use application. "This multimedia trial is an important step towards our goal of providing customers with user-friendly applications that provide the best in mobile data services, including mobile entertainment and information," said Horst Rauch, director of UMTS (Universal Mobile Telecommunications System) The GSM implementation of the 3G wireless phone system. Part of IMT-2000, UMTS provides service in the 2 GHz band and offers global roaming and personalized features. Services Platform for T-Mobil. "We selected to trial with PacketVideo because their technology provides an end-to-end system for wireless multimedia that combines industry leading MPEG-4 open standards compliant technology with the experience of conducting many mobile multimedia consumer trials around the world." The trial is based on PVPlatform 2.0, an end-to-end system that enables wireless operators, device manufacturers, and content providers to deliver wireless multimedia. Each of its three dynamic components, PVAuthor(TM), PVServer(TM) and PVPlayer(TM), will be integrated in the lab with T-Mobil's GPRS infrastructure. "PacketVideo is pleased to take part in this trial with one of the largest and most advanced mobile operators in the world to demonstrate how PacketVideo's technology interoperates with GPRS infrastructure," said Jim Cook, general manager of PacketVideo Europe. About PacketVideo PacketVideo, the recognized leader in wireless multimedia, provides MPEG-4 compliant software that enables the delivery, management and viewing of video, audio and multimedia applications over current wireless networks to mobile devices such as telephones and personal digital assistants. PacketVideo's pioneering end-to-end solution delivers the highest quality multimedia experience possible in every mobile environment, globally. The company markets its software to wireless operators, wireless device and silicon manufacturers, and content providers to ultimately enable mobile consumers to access a variety of applications, including news and financial stories, sports highlights, music videos, weather and traffic reports, and home or work security cameras, from any location. Mobile consumers can gain access to multimedia content today by visiting PVAirguide(TM) (www.pvairguide.com), the world's first wireless streaming media showcase. PacketVideo's investors include Comverse Technology (Nasdaq:CMVT CMVT Converse Technology ), Credit Suisse First Boston Credit Suisse First Boston was originally the trading name of the Financière Crédit Suisse-First Boston, a London-based 50-50 investment banking joint venture formed in 1978 between the First Boston Corporation and Credit Suisse. , GE Equity (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :GE), Intel Capital (Nasdaq:INTC INTC Intel (NASDAQ symbol) INTC Intercept INTC Interrupt Controller ), Kyocera (NYSE:KYO), Motorola (NYSE:MOT), Philips (NYSE:PHG), QUALCOMM (Nasdaq:QCOM QCOM Qualcomm, Inc. (stock symbol) ), Siemens' Mustang Ventures, Sony Corporation of America Sony Corporation of America (SCA) is the United States subsidiary of Japan's Sony Corporation. It is based in Inglewood, California. It is the umbrella company under which all Sony companies operate in the United States. Subsidiaries
SNE Sony Corporation (stock symbol) SNE Syndicat National de l'edition (French Publisher's Association) SNE Society for Nutrition Education ), Sun Microsystems (Nasdaq: SUNW SUNW Sun Microsystems, Inc (former stock symbol; now JAVA) SUNW Stanford University Network Workstation (Sun Microsystems, Inc) ), Texas Instruments (NYSE: TXN), AOL Time Warner (NYSE: AOL), and others. To learn more, visit www.pv.com. Note to Editors: PacketVideo and PacketVideo product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of PacketVideo Corporation. All other trade names and trademarks are the property of their holders. |
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