Digital Fountain Appoints Marshall Porter as Director of Mobile

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Digital Fountain, a leading provider of communications software for networked entertainment applications, has appointed Marshall Porter as its new Director of Mobile. Porter brings six years of business development and strategy experience to the company, having previously held a similar role at Handango, where he managed partnerships with major companies such as Motorola, Sony Ericsson, and Verizon Wireless. Digital Fountain's patented DF Raptor technology plays a crucial role in protecting streaming media and file download services from packet loss, particularly over broadcast and multicast channels.

Key Takeaways:

  • Marshall Porter, a seasoned business development and strategy expert, has joined Digital Fountain as its Director of Mobile, bringing six years of experience in the industry.
  • Porter previously worked at Handango, where he managed several key global partnerships, including Motorola, Sony Ericsson, and Verizon Wireless.
  • Digital Fountain's patented DF Raptor technology is the global standard for both 3GPP and DVB-H, ensuring flawless delivery of multimedia content to mobile devices.
  • DF Raptor FEC technology protects streaming media and file download services from packet loss, ensuring no dropouts, distorted audio/video, and no delays in file download or wasted bandwidth.
  • Digital Fountain's technology enables mobile service providers to deliver the highest quality entertainment experience to consumers.
  • The company has partnerships with leading companies such as Northrop Grumman, Sumitomo Electric Networks, Cisco, Sony, Adobe, TI, Honda Motors, Matrix Partners, and Granite Ventures.

Statistics:

  • Six years of business development and strategy experience that Porter brings to Digital Fountain.
  • Over 25 years of combined experience in the industry, with Porter and Digital Fountain staff.
  • DF Raptor technology is the global standard for both 3GPP and DVB-H.
  • 3GPP and DVB-H are two of the largest international standards bodies in the industry.

Sources:

  • DVDaily
  • PRNewswire