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PacketVideo Revolutionizes Wireless Multimedia at CTIA 2000

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PacketVideo Corp., the global leader in wireless multimedia software and services for mobile applications, is set to make a significant impact at this week's CTIA 2000 show in New Orleans. The company's revolutionary wireless multimedia technology will be demonstrated at various booths, showcasing its ability to deliver rich media content to mobile devices anytime, anywhere. Key industry players such as Nortel, Intel, and Samsung will also be exhibiting live streaming video using PacketVideo's technology.

Key Takeaways:

  • PacketVideo will demonstrate its wireless multimedia technology at CTIA 2000, showcasing its ability to deliver rich media content to mobile devices.
  • The company's software enables content providers and carriers to deliver high-quality video on any wireless network, with bit rates as low as 14.4 kbps.
  • PacketVideo's technology allows for robust two-way multimedia communications on 2.5G and 3G networks.
  • The company will launch field trials of its technology during the first quarter of 2000.
  • Key industry players, including Nortel, Intel, and Samsung, will be exhibiting live streaming video using PacketVideo's technology.
  • PacketVideo's software has been optimized for the Intel StrongARM(R) SA-1110 platform, a high-performance, low-power-consumption processor.
  • The company's technology can deliver high-quality video on any wireless network, with robust two-way multimedia communications.
  • PacketVideo is the global leader in wireless multimedia software and services for mobile applications, founded in 1998 and based in San Diego.
  • The company's investors include Credit Suisse First Boston, Intel Capital, Nexus Group LLC, QUALCOMM Inc., Reuters Group PLC, members of the Rockefeller family, Siemens Mustang Ventures, and Sony Corporation of America.

Statistics:

  • 14.4 kbps: the bit rate required to deliver high-quality video with PacketVideo's technology.
  • 2.5G and 3G networks: the types of networks that PacketVideo's technology supports for robust two-way multimedia communications.
  • 1998: the year PacketVideo was founded.
  • 2000: the year in which PacketVideo will launch field trials of its technology.
  • 14.4 kilobit-per-second digital wireless networks: the type of networks used to demonstrate PacketVideo's technology in June 1999.

Sources:

  • BusinessWire. (2000, February 28). PacketVideo Corp. to Demonstrate Wireless Multimedia Technology at CTIA 2000. Business Wire.
  • PacketVideo. (2000). About PacketVideo. PacketVideo.
  • PacketVideo. (1999). PacketVideo Becomes First Company to Publicly Demonstrate Live and Pre-Encoded Streaming Video. PacketVideo.

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