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Press Release 2002
PACKETVIDEO
LICENSES ITS MPEG-4-BASED SOFTWARE TO POWER QUALCOMM’S QTV
MULTIMEDIA PLAYER FOR CDMA MSM6XXX WIRELESS DEVICES
Licensing Deal
Enables Wireless Device Manufacturers to Rapidly Deploy High-Quality
Mobile Media Services (MMS)
San Diego, CA -
10.28.2002
PacketVideo Corporation, the global
leader in mobilemedia software, and QUALCOMM Incorporated, pioneer and
world leader of Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA) digital wireless
technology, today announced an agreement to license portions of
PacketVideo’s pvPlayer™ software for inclusion in QUALCOMM’s
streaming video solution for the MSM6xxx Mobile Station Modem (MSM™)
family of ninth-generation CDMA chipsets.
By combining customized modules of
PacketVideo pvPlayer embedded software with QUALCOMM’s internally
developed MPEG-4 codec software, the companies will create the new
generation of Qtv™ multimedia player, a standards-compliant MPEG-4
streaming video player for mobile devices. Qtv software is being
designed and optimized by QUALCOMM and PacketVideo for the MSM6xxx
family of chipsets to combine maximum performance with lowest cost.
The Qtv player is a fully integrated
software solution for adding high-quality multimedia streaming and
playback capabilities to mobile devices. CDMA wireless handset
manufacturers can now quickly and affordably add exciting video and
visual-messaging capabilities to their products. Qtv software, powered
by QUALCOMM and PacketVideo technology, provides advanced multimedia
and messaging capabilities to the MSM6xxx family, including support
for:
- Streaming, download and playback
- MPEG-4 simple profile file video
codec format
- QCELP, AMR and EVRC audio codec
format
- Temporal scalability
QUALCOMM’s Qtv player also offers
proven interoperability with PacketVideo’s pvServer, a leading 3GPP,
3GPP2 and MPEG-4 mobilemedia distribution system, as well as other
wireless multimedia video servers.
“In today’s intensely competitive
telecommunications market, the pressure is on every company to get
products to market as quickly as possible,” said Dr. James Brailean,
PacketVideo CEO and co-founder. “PacketVideo’s licensing agreement
with QUALCOMM demonstrates that our pvPlayer-based solution provides a
significant advantage by enabling manufacturers to enhance the
capability, power and value of their chipsets and handsets while
accelerating time-to-market.”
“The market for mobile handsets is
increasingly being driven by high-performance multimedia
applications,” said Don Schrock, president of QUALCOMM CDMA
Technologies. “Our collaboration with PacketVideo on the Qtv
solution has enabled QUALCOMM to accelerate the development and
deployment of attractive new multimedia features on our MSM6xxx family
of chipsets. We’re already seeing enthusiastic adoption of advanced
multimedia capabilities by CDMA network operators and handset
manufacturers around the world.”
About Qualcomm
Qualcomm Incorporated (www.qualcomm.com)
is a leader in developing and delivering innovative digital wireless
communications products and services based on the Company's CDMA
digital technology. The Company's major business areas include CDMA
phones; integrated CDMA chipsets and system software; technology
licensing; and satellite-based systems including OmniTRACS¨ and
portions of the GlobalstarŞ system.
About
PacketVideo
PacketVideo is one of the world’s
leading provider of carrier class infrastructure software that enables
mobilemedia today. PacketVideo’s standards-based software products
enable the distribution of one- and two-way video, high-quality audio,
animation and rich graphics over wireless networks to mobile devices
such as cellular telephones and personal digital assistants.
PacketVideo’s mobilemedia products enhance communication,
productivity, security, information and entertainment, enabling the
delivery of an enriching and productive mobile experience.
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