Seeing Is Believing - Motorola And PacketVideo Demonstrate MPEG-4 Video Over GPRS

10-May-00

Video via the mobile phone is the technology promise of third generation communications, but Motorola Inc. (NYSE: MOT) is proving to GSM network operators that in a world moving at wireless Internet speed, there is no need to wait. Working with California-based PacketVideo, the global leader in wireless multimedia software and services for mobile applications, Motorola's Network Solutions Sector (NSS) is showcasing an MPEG-4 video demonstration over a live General Packet Radio Service (GPRS) mobile data network at its technical symposium ""Expanding Horizons"" in Barcelona, Spain. MPEG-4 over GPRS capability was first demonstrated by Motorola at the GSM World Congress in France earlier this year, and again at the CeBIT international technology fair in Germany. The GPRS video demonstration is enabled by PacketVideo's MPEG-4 compliant software-based encoding, decoding, and transmission management products, which enable a variety of content and rich media applications to be delivered to mobile devices anytime, anywhere. The client is a PDA equipped with PacketVideo's PVPlayerô decoding software, connected via infrared link, to Motorola's industry-leading GPRS-capable handset. For the Barcelona exhibition, both streaming and live video content are being provided from the Internet and a selection of Web cameras, and transported across the Motorola end-to-end GPRS solution to the end-user device. The Web cameras are situated at PacketVideo's headquarters in San Diego, California, at the Barcelona congress centre itself, and at the Invisixô centre of excellence in London, the Motorola/Cisco joint venture. Moe Grzelakowski, Senior Vice President and General Manager of Strategic Marketing for Motorola NSS, said, ""It is said that a picture is worth a thousand words. This proof of concept demonstration over a GPRS data network is further tangible evidence of the wealth of applications differentiation that we can provide to network operators, so they can deliver compelling and innovative services to their customer base."" PacketVideo's MPEG-4 compliant software is operating system, platform, and air-interface independent. Its error-resilient technology recognizes and conceals errors inherent in wireless networks, enabling mobile information devices to receive enhanced video image quality on wireless networks. A unique feature of PacketVideo's software is its ability to dynamically adjust to the actual bandwidth available, and display the best picture possible -giving a stable, real-time transmission despite bandwidth variations. PacketVideo's solution provides mobile users access to full-motion news and financial stories, sports highlights, short entertainment clips and music videos, weather and traffic reports, home or work security cameras, and corporate communications, from any location. ""We are very pleased to be working with Motorola in demonstrating the viability of multimedia over GPRS,"" said Dr. James Brailean, co-founder, President, and CTO for PacketVideo. ""PacketVideo's award-winning software is optimized to operate in any wireless environment. The flexible and scalable nature of the technology has led to successful implementations over a wide variety of existing and next-generation wireless networks."" GPRS technology provides high-speed packet data transport service over existing GSM networks. It allows subscribers to send and receive packet information via a mobile terminal on the GSM radio channels to other packet networks such as the Internet or corporate Internets, based on IP networking techniques. GPRS opens the mobile market to a wealth of applications, including e-commerce, e-mail, data transfer, and wireless multimedia. GPRS is Phase 1 of Motorola's new Aspiraô communications architecture platform, which combines voice, data and multimedia into one broadband IP-based network. This total end-to-end network solution encompasses transport networks, applications, services and endpoint devices. Motorola's GPRS infrastructure is being deployed in the U.K., Germany, Czech Republic, Austria, France, Hungary and in Turkey, among others. Motorola now exports commercial GPRS network equipment to some 15 countries. About Motorola Motorola, Inc. (NYSE: MOT) is a global leader in providing integrated communications solutions and embedded electronic solutions. Sales in 1999 were $33.1 billion. For more information on Motorola, please visit www.motorola.com. About PacketVideo PacketVideo is the global leader in wireless multimedia software and services for mobile applications. The company's MPEG-4 compliant encoding, distribution and decoding software enables content providers and carriers to deliver rich media, not just data, to mobile users anytime, anywhere over any digital wireless network.

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