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FREMONT, CA - June 15, 2006-
FLO technology took a major step toward a planned
deployment in 2007 with the FLO Forum's publication
today of three cornerstone technical specifications.
The Service Information Specification, the FLO
Services and Use Cases Specification and updated
versions of the FLO Device and Transmitter Minimum
Performance Specifications were approved by the
FLO Forum's membership.
The System Information Specification
defines the functions and structure of the system
information (SI) associated with real-time and
non-real-time broadcast and multicast services
in FLO Networks. The SI in this specification
provides users with the advance information needed
to make service subscription and service selection
decisions.
"Approval of the System Information
Specification marks a key milestone towards multi-vendor
interoperability of the FLO system," said
Vinod Valloppillil, vice president of product
marketing for Roundbox and FLO Forum member. "The
specification is an important toolset for operators
and software developers looking to provide consumers
a powerful, flexible, branded solution for content
navigation."
The FLO Services and Content Committee's
Service Descriptions and Usage Flows Specification
presents a set of use cases and service models
for FLO services which are used to derive requirements
for other FLO technical specifications.
"The Service Descriptions and Usage Flows Specification
is a roadmap for the exciting services and features
that FLO will provide, " said Ben Gibbs, senior
manager of product planning for Sharp Corporation
and chair of FLO Forum's Services and Content
Committee. "It strongly reflects what is important
to service and content providers."
The updated FLO Minimum Performance Specifications
for both the Device and Transmitter provide refined
performance guidelines based on the most up-to-date
testing of commercial-grade FLO devices and transmitters.
Membership Reaches 44 Members
The FLO Forum welcomes 11 new members of the
organization. The association, comprised of wireless
industry leaders, publicly recognizes Axcera LLC,
DTVinteractive Co., Ltd., Envio Networks, Inc.,
Motorola, Nagravision, PacketVideo Corporation,
Penthera Technologies, Inc., Spirent Communications
Inc., Telephia, Inc., Terayon Communication Systems,
Inc., and Wireless Test Systems as new members.
The FLO Forum's membership has now grown to 44
member companies.
About FLO Technology
FLO Technology is a new air interface designed
to support Terrestrial Mobile Multimedia Multicast
(TM3) capabilities 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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respective owners.
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