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FREMONT, CA - November 2, 2005
- The FLO Forum, an association of wireless
industry leaders, announced that nine new companies
have joined the organization. The new Forum members
include South Korea's EBS, KT Freetel, MSYS and
Samsung Electronics, US-based Ktech Telecom and
Newport Media, Germany's Rohde & Schwarz and
France's Streamezzo and Teamcast. FLO Forum member
companies are focused on the delivery of advanced
multimedia services to wireless devices using
FLO™ technology.
"Our newest members represent
some of the industry's most innovative mobile
broadcast leaders," said Dr. Kamil Grajski,
president of the FLO Forum. "The growth of
the FLO Forum is emblematic of the way that FLO™
technology is capturing the imagination of the
wireless world. We look forward to contributions
these new members will bring to the many active
FLO Forum subcommittees."
The new member companies join current
FLO Forum members; Amoi, BBEF, Harris Corporation,
Huawei, Korea Telecom, KYOCERA, LG Electronics,
LG Telecom, MediaFLO USA, Inc., Pantech &
Curitel, QUALCOMM, Roundbox, SANYO Electric Co.,
Sharp Corporation and ZTE.
Since the FLO Forum's formation
in July 2005, the organization has created a technical
committee structure to oversee the Forum's work
on service and technical requirements, the FLO
air interface specification, and corresponding
performance and certification specifications for
FLO-based products and services. The Forum's members
have finalized committee charters and objectives
and reviewed initial technical submissions from
member companies.
The FLO Forum's next meeting is
scheduled for November 9-10, 2005 in Hong Kong.
About FLO Technology
FLO technology is a new air interface with
multicasting capabilities designed to increase
capacity and reduce content delivery costs to
mobile handsets. FLO technology enables mobile
users to see and hear high quality video and audio,
browse news, sports and weather updates, or watch
the stock ticker - wherever they are, anytime,
and without delays.
Designed from the ground up specifically
to multicast significant volumes of rich multimedia
content, FLO enables wireless operators to cost-effectively
deliver news, entertainment, and informational
programming in clips and streaming video to millions
of mobile users at once. FLO provides the technology
for distributing multimedia content efficiently
and economically without impacting current networks.
About the FLO Forum
The FLO Forum is a multi-company initiative committed
to advancing the global standardization of FLO™
technology. Composed of industry-leading organizations,
the FLO Forum works to develop products and services,
based on FLO technology, that enable the delivery
of advanced multimedia services to wireless consumers.
The FLO Forum is organized to promote the global
standardization of FLOTM technology, including
compliance and certification benchmarks for the
technology. For more information on membership
and the FLO Forum, please visit www.floforum.org.
Contact:
Deborah Porchivina
Porchivina & Associates
deborah@papr.com
Phone: 415-272-0943
Fax: 415-883-2387
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All other trademarks are the property of their
respective owners.
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