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End user reaps benefit of wireless multimedia structure
By Mark R. Banham, EE Times
November 12, 2001 (12:49 p.m. EST)
URL: http://www.eetimes.com/story/OEG20011112S0046

Wireless multimedia standards come together with technology platforms to provide an end user with quality multimedia services on a mobile device. The value chain for deploying such services includes:

• The End User: a customer of the carrier that subscribes to a multimedia service.
• The Carrier: works with platform providers and systems integrators to enable a standardized offering centered around multimedia applications and services to the mobile device.
• The Aggregator: provides hosting and syndication of content to the carrier.
• The Application Developer: creates streaming-media applications that comply with the platform's standards.
• The Content Creator: develops the audio and video media to integrate into the applications.