Alcatel Demonstrates 3G Streaming Video
2/21/2002
BWCS French equipment supplier Alcatel, in cooperation with Thomson Multimedia, has unveiled its streaming video solution for 3G phones at the 3GSM conference in Cannes. Alcatel says its new content-delivery solution uses MPEG4 Part 10 compression, designed to improve the bandwidth efficiency of mobile video services.Alcatel and Thomson have formed a venture called Nextream to develop their multimedia content services and have previously cooperated on the provision of video services over DSL connections. The partners claim the new solution is a step forward in the development of mobile video services. Etienne Fouques, President of Alcatel’s Carrier Networking activities, said: “The advent of personal entertainment marks a major evolution for mobiles that will generate new revenues for 3G.”
