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SUWON, Korea – Samsung Electronics, a leading wireless communications company, announced the development of a working Push-to-All (PTA) solution. The demonstration of the PTA solution proto-type took place at the company's Telecommunications R&D Center in Suwon, Korea. This demonstration is among the first to permit a handheld device to conduct web and video conferencing in a single compact unit.The mobile communications solution incorporates Push-to-Talk (PTT), one to multi-user voice technology with the one to multi-user video conferencing ability of Push-to-View (PTV) and multimedia file sharing function of Push-to Data (PTD).
The core benefit of PTA handsets is synchronous web and video conferencing. Similar to a walkie-talkie with video capabilities, the speaker's image appears instantly on the handset screen of the user or multiple users on the call. It is a convenient and time-saving function that allows people in multiple locations to easily conduct web conferencing and video conferencing. In addition, the PTA handset allows a user to send an image, a video clip or music contents to multiple users through one simple operation on a mobile device.
Samsung Electronics plans to offer a commercialized PTA solution handset using not only EV-DO technology but also EDGE, UMTS, and WiFi standards.
Samsung Electronics' Telecommunications R&D Center is Korea's largest single site R&D center. Since the completion of construction in December of 2001, the approximately 5,000 researchers work at the site and have completed a host of accomplishments, including the successful launch of the world's first satellite digital multimedia broadcasting (DMB) phone, demonstration of the world's first WiBro (Wireless Broadband), and development of a data broadcasting middleware for 2-way TVs.
At Samsung Electronics' Telecommunications R&D Center, research is being conducted in next-generation technologies like WiBro systems, Telematics, wireless components, future mobile phones, and the technology standardization of 3.5G and 4G.
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. is a global leader in semiconductor, telecommunication, digital media, web and video conferencing and digital convergence technologies with 2004 parent company sales of US$55.2 billion and net income of US$10.3 billion. Employing approximately 123,000 people in 93 offices in 48 countries, the company consists of five main business units: Digital Appliance Business, Digital Media Business, LCD Business, Semiconductor Business and Telecommunication Network Business. Recognized as one of the fastest growing brands, Samsung Electronics is the world's largest producer of color monitors, color TVs, memory chips and TFT-LCDs. For more information, please visit www.samsung.com |