Wireless Multimedia Forum April 20, 2001 Philadelphia, PA 3GPP2 Market Representation Partner Meeting Jeremy Wyant, NTRU Cryptosystems, Inc. WMF Member © 2001 Copyright Stardust.com, Inc. All Right Reserved. The WMF is a division of Stardust.com. Stardust.com is a registered trademark. Stardust.com is a Penton Media Company. All trademarks acknowledged.

3GPP2 Philadelphia, PA© 2001 Copyright WMF All Right Reserved. The WMF is a division of Stardust.com. Stardust.com is a registered trademark. Stardust.com is a Penton Media Company. All trademarks acknowledged. 2 Our goals today HProvide 3GPP2 with a better understanding of the Wireless Multimedia Forum HIdentify partnership benefits. HInvite 3GPP2 to present at a future WMF meeting.

3GPP2 Philadelphia, PA© 2001 Copyright WMF All Right Reserved. The WMF is a division of Stardust.com. Stardust.com is a registered trademark. Stardust.com is a Penton Media Company. All trademarks acknowledged. 3 The Wireless Multimedia Forum HThe Wireless Multimedia Forum (WMF) is:  an international, multi-vendor forum and gathering point for vendors developing products, services and information focused on the delivery of rich media content to an exploding number of mobile, wireless devices. HEstablished March 24, 2000

3GPP2 Philadelphia, PA© 2001 Copyright WMF All Right Reserved. The WMF is a division of Stardust.com. Stardust.com is a registered trademark. Stardust.com is a Penton Media Company. All trademarks acknowledged. 4 Why the WMF was established HWMF is an international industry alliance focused on establishing and growing the market for wireless multimedia products and services HWMF is NOT a standards body - Works in partnership with standards bodies HWMF is a “Meta Forum”, looking to “head off” damaging market fragmentation which can be created by multiple technologies or standards

3GPP2 Philadelphia, PA© 2001 Copyright WMF All Right Reserved. The WMF is a division of Stardust.com. Stardust.com is a registered trademark. Stardust.com is a Penton Media Company. All trademarks acknowledged. 5 WMF Objectives HAccelerate the adoption of open, interoperable standards for multimedia content delivery to wireless devices. HStimulate demand for multimedia products and services over wireless networks around the world. HProvide a unified, industry gathering point for the global community (buyers and sellers) of wireless multimedia content delivery.

3GPP2 Philadelphia, PA© 2001 Copyright WMF All Right Reserved. The WMF is a division of Stardust.com. Stardust.com is a registered trademark. Stardust.com is a Penton Media Company. All trademarks acknowledged. 6 WMF Activities HForum Activities  Education and Marketing Focus HWorking Group Activities  Interoperability Testing  Gathering Industry Requirements  Technical recommendations based on specifications from standards bodies including IETF, MPEG, 3GPP2 HYear 2 Remaining Meeting Schedule  July 12-13, Honolulu, Hawaii  September 10-11, Eilat, Israel  December 17-18, Europe TBD  January 2002, Seoul, Korea

3GPP2 Philadelphia, PA© 2001 Copyright WMF All Right Reserved. The WMF is a division of Stardust.com. Stardust.com is a registered trademark. Stardust.com is a Penton Media Company. All trademarks acknowledged. 7 WMF Members HInternational Membership HNumbering over 70, the WMF's growing membership includes:  Mobile Device Manufacturers  Carriers and Service Providers  Software Vendors  Network Hardware Vendors  Content Providers

3GPP2 Philadelphia, PA© 2001 Copyright WMF All Right Reserved. The WMF is a division of Stardust.com. Stardust.com is a registered trademark. Stardust.com is a Penton Media Company. All trademarks acknowledged. 8 Charter Members

3GPP2 Philadelphia, PA© 2001 Copyright WMF All Right Reserved. The WMF is a division of Stardust.com. Stardust.com is a registered trademark. Stardust.com is a Penton Media Company. All trademarks acknowledged. 9 Executive, General and Content Members Film Scouts LLC Alcatel Hantro Neomagic dc&c Mobile Warner Brothers LG Electronics Sony Corp Sony Pictures PocketMultimedia Hutchison 3G Hutchison Telecom Togabi sasken

3GPP2 Philadelphia, PA© 2001 Copyright WMF All Right Reserved. The WMF is a division of Stardust.com. Stardust.com is a registered trademark. Stardust.com is a Penton Media Company. All trademarks acknowledged. 10 Partnerships

3GPP2 Philadelphia, PA© 2001 Copyright WMF All Right Reserved. The WMF is a division of Stardust.com. Stardust.com is a registered trademark. Stardust.com is a Penton Media Company. All trademarks acknowledged. 11 WMF Application Requirements Working Group HIdentifies business foundations and requirements across the value chain. HEspecially focused on the business needs of operators, service providers and content providers. HYear 1 (2000) Focus: Streaming Media HYear 2 (2001) Focus: Multimedia Messaging & Incremental Streaming Media Functionality HOutput: Application Requirements Documents

3GPP2 Philadelphia, PA© 2001 Copyright WMF All Right Reserved. The WMF is a division of Stardust.com. Stardust.com is a registered trademark. Stardust.com is a Penton Media Company. All trademarks acknowledged. 12 WMF Technical Working Group HTechnical Working Group works on input from the Application Requirements Working Group. HTechnical solutions for wireless multimedia typically need to include standards from multiple standards bodies e.g. IETF, MPEG, 3GPP2 etc HWMF technical publications reference standards and pull them together into a “framework”. HMakes use of existing standards. HWhere new functionality is required, work with appropriate standards bodies. HOutput: Recommended Technical Framework Documents

3GPP2 Philadelphia, PA© 2001 Copyright WMF All Right Reserved. The WMF is a division of Stardust.com. Stardust.com is a registered trademark. Stardust.com is a Penton Media Company. All trademarks acknowledged. 13 Benefits HWhat the wireless industry & markets get from 3GPP2 and WMF alignment HWhat 3GPP2 gets from WMF HWhat WMF gets from 3GPP2

3GPP2 Philadelphia, PA© 2001 Copyright WMF All Right Reserved. The WMF is a division of Stardust.com. Stardust.com is a registered trademark. Stardust.com is a Penton Media Company. All trademarks acknowledged. 14 What the wireless industry & markets get from 3GPP2 and WMF alignment HAccelerate the market for interoperable wireless multimedia content, products and services - Help ease industry fear about the investment in 3G licenses! HAvoid duplication of effort and ensure that current efforts in each group are in harmony with each other. HAlignment of 3GPP2 standards work and WMF technical recommendations and application requirements. HAlignment is an important first step in stabilizing and creating the market!

3GPP2 Philadelphia, PA© 2001 Copyright WMF All Right Reserved. The WMF is a division of Stardust.com. Stardust.com is a registered trademark. Stardust.com is a Penton Media Company. All trademarks acknowledged. 15 What 3GPP2 gets from WMF HInformation and perspectives on market requirements for multimedia content delivery  From operators, service providers, content providers, network hardware and software infrastructure vendors and handset manufacturers HSupport to make 3GPP2 standards accepted in mobile streaming and multimedia messaging content markets, including content providers. HWillingness to explore cooperative interoperability testing.

3GPP2 Philadelphia, PA© 2001 Copyright WMF All Right Reserved. The WMF is a division of Stardust.com. Stardust.com is a registered trademark. Stardust.com is a Penton Media Company. All trademarks acknowledged. 16 What WMF gets from 3GPP2 HInformation on and insights into technical standards work in the area of IP and Multimedia in 3G networks. HBetter, more effective communication with key industry group and standards body. HIndustry alignment.

3GPP2 Philadelphia, PA© 2001 Copyright WMF All Right Reserved. The WMF is a division of Stardust.com. Stardust.com is a registered trademark. Stardust.com is a Penton Media Company. All trademarks acknowledged. 17 Conclusion HWMF and 3GPP2 are complementary organizations. HWe have common goals and can help each other achieve them. HThe WMF is very pleased to collaborate with 3GPP2. We are anticipating a harmonious effort resulting in a unified, global community for 3G networks. Thank you for the opportunity to present to you today.