IF IT'S ANDROID ENTERTAINMENT, IT'S PACKETVIDEO
Multimedia Software for the Android Platform
More than a Decade in the Making
SAN DIEGO (September 23, 2008)—Today's debut of the much-anticipated first Android-powered phone represents significant strides in mobile multimedia innovation. The platform incorporates a high-performance, comprehensive multimedia subsystem from PacketVideo (PV) that the company has refined over the last decade.
PV delivered a portion of its CORE™ software to the Android mobile platform. CORE is the industry leading multimedia application framework that powers more than 260 million devices worldwide for tier one mobile operators. Working with the Open Handset Alliance, PV created an open-sourced version called OpenCORE™ which provides the power to run sophisticated audio, video and imaging applications, including several applications chosen as top award-winners in the recent Android Developer Challenge.
Android Accelerates Development of ‘Mind-blowing Devices’
“Whenever the T-Mobile G1 plays music or video, it’s using PV’s OpenCORE software,” said Jim Brailean, PV’s CEO and co-founder. “This is software that PV has spent a decade building and refining to produce high performance and create the best multimedia experience in the industry.”
PV joined the Open Handset Alliance, the industry consortium behind Android, to accelerate the development of myriad innovative devices, which Brailean sees as critical to the continued growth of mobile industry.
“Rich multimedia applications on these new Android-powered devices run fast and smooth and with the rapid growth in 3G networks, you’ll see advanced new mobile music and video applications that include the best of web services such as YouTube or Flickr,” Brailean said. “Everyone in the industry benefits from this kind of innovation.”
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About PV: PV, a subsidiary of NextWave Wireless Inc. (NASDAQ: WAVE), is the software innovator powering the world’s leading mobile multimedia services. With more than 320 different devices supported and 260+ million PV multimedia clients deployed around the world, PV has the deepest, broadest and most respected multimedia software expertise in the industry. Founded in 1998, PV is headquartered in San Diego, California with regional offices in the U.S., Japan, Europe and India.
Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements: This press release contains “forward-looking statements” for purposes of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 that involve risks and uncertainties. There can be no assurances that forward-looking statements will be achieved, and actual events or results could differ materially from the events or results predicted or from any other forward-looking statements made by, or on behalf of, PV, and should not be considered as an indication of future events or results. Important factors that could cause actual events or results to differ materially are described in filings of our parent company, NextWave Wireless Inc. (NASDAQ: WAVE) with the Securities and Exchange Commission. All such documents are available through the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. PV and NextWave Wireless Inc. make no commitment to revise or update any forward-looking statements in order to reflect changes in events or circumstances after the date any such statement is made, except as may be required pursuant to applicable law.
For further information:
PacketVideo Media Contacts:
Jeff Seedman
Ruder-Finn
+1 310 882 4009
seedmanj@ruderfinn.com
Tracey Croughwell
PacketVideo
+1 858 731 5529
croughwell@pv.com
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