Vidiator Delivers Scandinavia's First Fast Switching Mobile TV Service for 3 Scandinavia.Vidiator Enables Fast TV Channel Navigation and Switching on 3G Mobile Handsets through Its Xenon xenon (zē`nŏn) [Gr.,=strange], gaseous chemical element; symbol Xe; at. no. 54; at. wt. 131.29; m.p. −111.9°C;; b.p. −107.1°C;; density 5.86 grams per liter at STP; valence usually 0. [TM] Platform ORLANDO, Fla. -- Vidiator[R], a leading provider of mobile multimedia solutions, today announced it has delivered Scandinavia's first mobile TV service - with Xenon fast live TV channel switching - for "3," the 3G operator in Sweden and Denmark. With this new TV module of Vidiator's award-winning Xenon[TM] Mobile Multimedia Delivery Platform, "3" Scandinavia's customers can now view a complete list of available live TV channels, access program information on-the-fly and navigate (1) "Surfing the Web." To move from page to page on the Web. (2) To move through the menu structure in a software application. between live channels within seconds. The Xenon Streamer provides the Fast Channel Switching module, which maintains multiple live channels on the server side, and switches between channels inside one streaming session for faster channel switching, rather than establishing another streaming channel. Through this new module, Xenon users can now quickly browse TV channels and program information for a seamless live TV viewing experience. "We've been using Vidiator's Xenon streaming platform for some time now and the new mobile TV fast channel switching deployment allows our customers to surf TV live channels on their mobile handsets, like a TV remote control, switching between channels with fewer keystrokes," said Johan Othelius, Nordic Director, Products and Services, 3 Scandinavia. "With fast switching, users can stay in one channel and access another channel without going in and out of the WAP (1) (Wireless Access Point) See access point. (2) (Wireless Application Protocol) A standard for providing cellular phones, pagers and other handheld devices with secure access to e-mail and text-based Web pages. channel list, enhancing the mobile TV users' experience when surfing surfing, sport of gliding toward the shore on a breaking wave. Surfers originally used long, cumbersome wooden boards but now ride lightweight synthetic boards that allow a greater degree of maneuverability. channels on a cell phone. We're excited about delivering this new mobile TV switching technology to our customers and by it, further differentiating ourselves from our competitors." The Xenon Mobile Multimedia Delivery Platform includes Xenon Streamer, Xenon Offline Encoder A hardware device or software that assigns a code to represent data. See encode. 1. (algorithm, hardware) encoder - Any program, circuit or algorithm which encodes. Example usages: "MPEG encoder", "NTSC encoder", "RealAudio encoder". 2. and Xenon Live Encoder. Xenon Streamer enables media-on-demand and live broadcasting for live events and mobile TV. Xenon Offline Encoder facilitates the highest quality multimedia encoding See encode. for mobile devices with its optimized encoding algorithm, while Xenon Live Encoder encodes and streams any analog video The original video recording method that stores continuous waves of red, green and blue intensities. In analog video, the number of rows is fixed. There are no real columns, and the maximum detail is determined by the frequency response of the analog system. signal including a TV channel or any camera feed, from camcorder to professional cameras. "Vidiator is committed to delivering the industry's most leading edge mobile multimedia rich media technologies and solutions," said Connie Wong, CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. at Vidiator. "We continue to push our R&D to new areas to offer innovative technologies and solutions. Fast channel switching is another milestone of Vidiator's in leading the mobile industry to deliver rich media content." Vidiator will be showcasing its technology at CTIA (1) See CompTIA. (2) (Cellular Telecommunications & Internet Association, Washington, DC, www.ctia.org, www.wow-com.com) A membership organization founded in 1984 that is involved with regulatory and public affairs issues in the wireless industry. Wireless 2007 in Orlando, booth #795. About 3 Scandinavia The 3-group is the leading global player in the 3G arena, holding licenses in 10 markets with total population coverage of approximately 175 million. In Sweden and Denmark, 3 is a joint venture between Hutchison-Whampoa Limited (60%) and Investor AB Investor AB is a Swedish investment company, founded in 1916 and still controlled by the Wallenberg family. The company owns a controlling stake in several large Swedish companies. In 2006 it had a market value of 119 billion kronor (€13 billion). ($16 billion). (40%). 3 Scandinavia also holds a license to operate a 3G network in Norway. For more information, please go to www.tre.se. About Vidiator Vidiator is a leading provider of mobile TV, video, audio and 3D messaging technology for the delivery of live and on-demand TV, radio and 3G multimedia content to mobile devices. Since 2002, Vidiator has pioneered mobile multimedia technology research and development, specializing in streaming, encoding, transcoding, 3D messaging and mobile TV solutions. Operating with a multi-national team of industry leaders in the mobile, Internet and media arenas, Vidiator develops applications that leverage the company's patented streaming, transcoding and 3D technologies. The company's end-to-end content management, subscription and hosting services allow for the global publishing and distribution of mobile content. Vidiator's multimedia content delivery platforms are deployed throughout the mobile marketplace in 20 countries and on four continents. Vidiator has offices in Bellevue, Wash. (headquarters), London, Hong Kong Hong Kong (hŏng kŏng), Mandarin Xianggang, special administrative region of China, formerly a British crown colony (2005 est. pop. 6,899,000), land area 422 sq mi (1,092 sq km), adjacent to Guangdong prov. and Seoul, Korea. See www.vidiator.com. |
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