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Leading Wireless Multimedia Companies
Complete World's First Open Interoperability Testing
Posted by WDN, December 03, 2001
Wireless Multimedia Forum Completes Six-Month Interoperability
Testing of Streaming-Media Infrastructure and Terminal Equipment
The Wireless Multimedia Forum (WMF) announced today the completion of interoperability testing among multi-vendor equipment that
supports streaming video and audio content over wireless networks. The comprehensive six-month testing program was successfully completed
recently in Zurich, Switzerland by the WMF, an international, multi-vendor forum focused on enabling the delivery of rich media over wireless
through standards-compliant software and products.
"The Wireless Multimedia Forum (WMF) is an international, multi-vendor forum and gathering point for
vendors developing products, services and information focused on the delivery of rich media content to an
exploding number of mobile, wireless devices."
The results from WMF's five-stage testing program confirmed that wireless products from multiple vendors interoperated according to the
specifications in the WMF's Recommended Technical Framework Document (RTFD). The RTFD identifies technologies to be used in the
wireless delivery of streaming multimedia applications, including on-demand and live streaming using audio and video as the primary media types.
This public document can be downloaded from the WMF's web site (http://www.wmmforum.com). The interoperability test program provided a
live environment for members to validate the specifications set forth in version 1 of the RTFD.
The WMF's testing program is designed to showcase interoperability between multiple vendors that are dedicated to supporting
standards-based technology for rich media over wireless networks. Participating companies demonstrated that the wireless value chain, from
device manufacturers and mobile operators to content providers and application developers, would have access to interoperable products. Most
importantly, the testing shows that a consumer will be able to access standards-compliant wireless multimedia content and applications regardless
of device.
"The goal of the WMF is to speed the deployment of interoperable products in mobile IP networks," said Martin Hall, chairman of the
Wireless Multimedia Forum. "The successful completion of this comprehensive testing program validates almost two years' work by the Wireless
Multimedia Forum. We can now expect the first set of interoperable products to make their debut in the marketplace and enable content
providers, network operators, service providers and business and personal consumers to take advantage of new streaming media content on their
mobile, handheld devices."
Testing Stages and Participants
Each stage of the testing focused on a different function recommended in the RTFD. The five testing stages included:
1. Encoding and decoding raw audio and video bit streams
2. Encoding, distribution and playback of WMF-compliant MP4 files
3. Parsing and decoding of streams packetized using the Real Time Protocol (RTP)
4. Interactive testing of the Real Time Streaming Protocol/Session Description Protocol (RTSP/SDP) over the Internet
5. Live testing of complete WMF audio/video streaming systems with and without network error simulation
Companies that participated and completed the interoperability testing are:
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Emblaze Systems (www.emblaze.com) -- develops a product line ranging from wireless media platforms to MPEG-4 video ASIC
semiconductors offering carrier class, scalable solutions that facilitate the deployment of complete commercial media services over any
wireless network.
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Luxxon (www.luxxon.com) -- a provider of adaptive multimedia products including the Mediator Platform that enables wireless operators
to deliver multimedia services and the low power LUX2 rich media processor for wireless devices.
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Mobixell Networks (www.mobixell.com) -- a provider of Rich-Media Service Center, a standard based transcoding solution for wireless
networks, which enables delivery of optimized multimedia content for a better user experience.
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PacketVideo (www.packetvideo.com) -- provides carrier-grade infrastructure software that enables the distribution of one- and two-way
video, high-quality audio, animation and graphics over wireless networks to mobile devices.
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Serome Technology Inc. (www.serome.com) -- provides solutions from media encoding and streaming to conversational multimedia
services using SIP, for wireless as well as wired networks for telecommunication companies, device manufacturers, and content providers.
WMF and Industry Background
The WMF's efforts continue to accelerate the marketplace for wireless multimedia content delivery, both for today's 2G wireless networks,
which run at circuit-switched speeds that are generally below 19.2 Kbps, and for emerging higher-speed, packet-based 2.5G and 3G networks.
By enabling products and services from many industry participants to work together, the WMF is enabling the widespread delivery of new
content-rich services across IP-based wireless networks. The Forum's work will build new revenue streams for content developers and service
providers and provide new application choices for the user community. The WMF also collaborates with organizations such as the 3GPP,
3GPP2, ISMA and MPEG Industry Forum.
The Importance of Interoperability Testing
By promoting open standards and interoperability, the WMF is providing the industry, and ultimately the consumer, with the building blocks
essential for next generation communication. Today's global markets necessitate hardware, software and services be interoperable to create
robust, scalable infrastructure and future applications for today's global markets.
About the WMF
Managed by Stardust.com, a subsidiary of Penton Media Inc. (NYSE:PME), the Wireless Multimedia Forum is an international, multi-vendor
forum and gathering point for vendors developing products, services, and information focused on the delivery of rich media content to an
exploding number of mobile and wireless devices. The vision of the WMF is a world of billions of mobile, wireless devices that can receive and
transmit rich media content to and from wireless and/or wired networks using a standardized set of delivery, billing, copyright and management
technologies. The forum's Holy Grail is to enable content providers to author rich media content just once that can then be received by all IP
devices. For more information, visit www.wmmforum.com.
Emblaze Systems
Adi Bachar
Adi.bachar@emblaze.com
Luxxon
Karen Ruiz
Kruiz@luxxon.com
Mobixell Networks
Samuel Keret
Samuelk@mobixell.com
PacketVideo
Kathy Gorohoff
Imagio/JWT for PacketVideo
Kathyg@imagio.com
206/625-0252
Serome Technology Inc.
Andrew Suh
Andrewsuh@serome.co.kr
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