Tokyo, Japan, August 28, 2001 -- NTT DoCoMo, Inc. announced today that it and the U.S. company PacketVideo Corporation have jointly developed the world's first one-to-many live-video distribution platform that will enable delivery of live video streaming content over the network of NTT DoCoMo's 3G mobile communications service called FOMA. NTT DoCoMo and PacketVideo concluded a memorandum of understanding in January of this year and completed the platform-development work since then.
The new platform named FOMA Live-Video Distribution Platform enables video and data transferred in Realtime Transport Protocol (RTP) to be converted into 3G-324M-based data compliant with FOMA visual-type handsets. The platform will enable users to enjoy video-streaming service in real time without having to install streaming media software in their terminals.
The platform also employs the MPEG4 (Moving Picture Experts Group-4) technology for its data-coding standards, and thus content providers will be able to distribute content not only to FOMA terminals but also to various PDAs. DoCoMo is planning to use a PHS network for distribution of video content to PDAs.
NTT DoCoMo has also announced that it will set up the FOMA Live Streaming Delivery Trial Consortium on September 20, 2001. The consortium will consist of 32 corporations and other organizations, and it will develop and study service applications for the FOMA Live-Video Distribution Platform. It also will verify the marketability of the service and will create and foster new markets for real-time video streaming using wireless terminals.
The consortium will conduct actual field trials of new live-video and archive-video streaming applications from October 1, 2001 through February 28, 2002, so as to verify the practical convenience and technical aspects of the new service. NTT DoCoMo will act as a secretariat of the Consortium and organize regular meetings.
About NTT DoCoMo
NTT DoCoMo is Japan's largest mobile communications company. As of August 2001, the firm had more than 37 million subscribers. It had consolidated sales of 4.6 trillion yen in fiscal 2000 (ended March 31, 2001). NTT DoCoMo was formed in July 1992 to take over the mobile communications operations and sales of Nippon Telegraph and Telephone (NTT). NTT DoCoMo provides nationwide services, including cellular and PHS phone, paging, satellite mobile communications, and maritime and in-flight telephone service. The company also has subsidiaries in the United States, Europe, and Brazil. In February 1999, NTT DoCoMo launched its "i-mode" service, which provides continuous connection with the Internet via mobile phones. As of August 2001, the number of i-mode subscribers exceeded 26 million. On May 30, 2001, NTT DoCoMo launched the introductory phase of FOMA (Freedom Of Mobile multimedia Access), the first 3G mobile communications service based on W-CDMA technology. The introductory phase will conclude on September 30, 2001. FOMA service will be expanded from October and launched nationwide thereafter. The company is listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
About PacketVideo Corporation
PacketVideo, the recognized leader in software for the delivery of rich media over today's wireless networks, provides standards-based products that enable the distribution of one- and two-way video, high-quality audio, animation and graphics over wireless networks to mobile devices such as telephones and personal digital assistants. The company enables the entire wireless industry to benefit from the added value of advanced rich media services.
PacketVideo's investors include AOL Time Warner (NYSE: AOL), Comverse Technology (Nasdaq: CMVT), Credit Suisse First Boston, GE Equity (NYSE: GE), Intel Capital (Nasdaq: INTC), Kyocera (NYSE: KYO), Motorola (NYSE: MOT), Philips (NYSE: PHG), QUALCOMM (Nasdaq: QCOM), Siemens' Mustang Ventures, Sony Corporation of America (NYSE: SNE), Sun Microsystems (Nasdaq: SUNW), Texas Instruments (NYSE: TXN), and others. To learn more, visit www.pv.com.
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The new platform named FOMA Live-Video Distribution Platform enables video and data transferred in Realtime Transport Protocol (RTP) to be converted into 3G-324M-based data compliant with FOMA visual-type handsets. The platform will enable users to enjoy video-streaming service in real time without having to install streaming media software in their terminals.
The platform also employs the MPEG4 (Moving Picture Experts Group-4) technology for its data-coding standards, and thus content providers will be able to distribute content not only to FOMA terminals but also to various PDAs. DoCoMo is planning to use a PHS network for distribution of video content to PDAs.
NTT DoCoMo has also announced that it will set up the FOMA Live Streaming Delivery Trial Consortium on September 20, 2001. The consortium will consist of 32 corporations and other organizations, and it will develop and study service applications for the FOMA Live-Video Distribution Platform. It also will verify the marketability of the service and will create and foster new markets for real-time video streaming using wireless terminals.
The consortium will conduct actual field trials of new live-video and archive-video streaming applications from October 1, 2001 through February 28, 2002, so as to verify the practical convenience and technical aspects of the new service. NTT DoCoMo will act as a secretariat of the Consortium and organize regular meetings.
About NTT DoCoMo
NTT DoCoMo is Japan's largest mobile communications company. As of August 2001, the firm had more than 37 million subscribers. It had consolidated sales of 4.6 trillion yen in fiscal 2000 (ended March 31, 2001). NTT DoCoMo was formed in July 1992 to take over the mobile communications operations and sales of Nippon Telegraph and Telephone (NTT). NTT DoCoMo provides nationwide services, including cellular and PHS phone, paging, satellite mobile communications, and maritime and in-flight telephone service. The company also has subsidiaries in the United States, Europe, and Brazil. In February 1999, NTT DoCoMo launched its "i-mode" service, which provides continuous connection with the Internet via mobile phones. As of August 2001, the number of i-mode subscribers exceeded 26 million. On May 30, 2001, NTT DoCoMo launched the introductory phase of FOMA (Freedom Of Mobile multimedia Access), the first 3G mobile communications service based on W-CDMA technology. The introductory phase will conclude on September 30, 2001. FOMA service will be expanded from October and launched nationwide thereafter. The company is listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
About PacketVideo Corporation
PacketVideo, the recognized leader in software for the delivery of rich media over today's wireless networks, provides standards-based products that enable the distribution of one- and two-way video, high-quality audio, animation and graphics over wireless networks to mobile devices such as telephones and personal digital assistants. The company enables the entire wireless industry to benefit from the added value of advanced rich media services.
PacketVideo's investors include AOL Time Warner (NYSE: AOL), Comverse Technology (Nasdaq: CMVT), Credit Suisse First Boston, GE Equity (NYSE: GE), Intel Capital (Nasdaq: INTC), Kyocera (NYSE: KYO), Motorola (NYSE: MOT), Philips (NYSE: PHG), QUALCOMM (Nasdaq: QCOM), Siemens' Mustang Ventures, Sony Corporation of America (NYSE: SNE), Sun Microsystems (Nasdaq: SUNW), Texas Instruments (NYSE: TXN), and others. To learn more, visit www.pv.com.
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