Man has the industry missed the boat on this one so far--but not for much longer. Everyone is shooting at broadband for VOIP. But with all the demand, frequently all the broadband can muster is narrow band. KT-Tech can do Video and Voice Over IP (KT-V2OIP) starting at 4 kbps for 1-way (4 FPS QCIF)and 30 kbps for 2-way synchronous real-time (12-16 FPS at 80 kbps- concert quality audio for VOIP is around 60 kbps)...and they do it off a 85 KB software CODEC that also provides visibly superior images to MPEG-4 below 256 kbps in less than 0.01 seconds off a P-IV processor. Minimum CPU is a 200 MHz StrongARM- so grab your HP iPAQ, run down to your nearest hotspot and you could have a real-time VTC with your buds. Or you could fire up that 3G cell phone and do VTC anwhere. With this technology, why do you need an investment in specialized hardware anymore? So when that need goes away for dedicated hardware devices, what happens to those vesting their money in hardware solutions??
I would have to agree with you that TV over cell phones is something that will come. We at KT-tech recently patented (8/04) a new form of video comrpession that can but 4-12 FPS real-time video on 2.5G cell phones. On 3G cell phones where MobiTV is offering 4 FPS at 80 kbps we are at 16-24 FPS. Funny thing is that on those same 3G cell phones, we could provide 2-way real-time video conferencing in software only (no hardware mods, etc, other than adding a camera and small mod to PocketPC to enable up-stream video). We provide visably superior video compared to MPEG-4 below 256 kbps, and require half the bandwidth of MPEG-2 for equivalent quality video. Lastly the one SW CODEC smoothly scales from extereme low bandwidth through HDTV needs. The only people who think who needs this are the same people who thought camera phones wouldn't sell.
Code optimation went out the window in the 90's with ever increasing CPU and storage capabilites. Perhaps moving back to software coding as artform, designed to minimize CPU (and thus power) usage is one solution vice "more power". For example, KT-V2OIP compresses, and transmits symmetrically over 3G cell phones using a 85 KB compression engine that doeasn't require a hardware accelerator. Just try that with MPEG!
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Man has the industry missed the boat on this one so far--but not for much longer. Everyone is shooting at broadband for VOIP. But with all the demand, frequently all the broadband can muster is narrow band. KT-Tech can do Video and Voice Over IP (KT-V2OIP) starting at 4 kbps for 1-way (4 FPS QCIF)and 30 kbps for 2-way synchronous real-time (12-16 FPS at 80 kbps- concert quality audio for VOIP is around 60 kbps)...and they do it off a 85 KB software CODEC that also provides visibly superior images to MPEG-4 below 256 kbps in less than 0.01 seconds off a P-IV processor. Minimum CPU is a 200 MHz StrongARM- so grab your HP iPAQ, run down to your nearest hotspot and you could have a real-time VTC with your buds. Or you could fire up that 3G cell phone and do VTC anwhere. With this technology, why do you need an investment in specialized hardware anymore? So when that need goes away for dedicated hardware devices, what happens to those vesting their money in hardware solutions??
Try telling that to the Japanese. They could't get enough of it.
I would have to agree with you that TV over cell phones is something that will come. We at KT-tech recently patented (8/04) a new form of video comrpession that can but 4-12 FPS real-time video on 2.5G cell phones. On 3G cell phones where MobiTV is offering 4 FPS at 80 kbps we are at 16-24 FPS. Funny thing is that on those same 3G cell phones, we could provide 2-way real-time video conferencing in software only (no hardware mods, etc, other than adding a camera and small mod to PocketPC to enable up-stream video). We provide visably superior video compared to MPEG-4 below 256 kbps, and require half the bandwidth of MPEG-2 for equivalent quality video. Lastly the one SW CODEC smoothly scales from extereme low bandwidth through HDTV needs. The only people who think who needs this are the same people who thought camera phones wouldn't sell.
Code optimation went out the window in the 90's with ever increasing CPU and storage capabilites. Perhaps moving back to software coding as artform, designed to minimize CPU (and thus power) usage is one solution vice "more power". For example, KT-V2OIP compresses, and transmits symmetrically over 3G cell phones using a 85 KB compression engine that doeasn't require a hardware accelerator. Just try that with MPEG!