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PacketVideo releases streaming video software for mobiles

By John Oates

Published: 27 August 1999 16:35 BST

Hi-tech start-up, PacketVideo, has developed software to let people watch streamed video on their mobile phones and palmtop computers.

The software was originally designed to run on third-generation mobiles - not due for release until 2003 - but it has now been turned round for existing low-speed connections. It can run at 14,400 bits per second and refreshes the picture five times a second.

The software is still in development but should be ready for testing in October. The company is backed by Intel and Siemens Mustang Ventures - the German IT giant's venture capital arm.

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