3G Video Gateway Solutions Based on DSP Multimedia Processing Boards from Surf Communication Solutions Developed and Deployed by TeraComm

Released on: October 24, 2007, 9:23 am

Press Release Author: Surf Communication Solutions

Industry: Telecommunications

Press Release Summary: Surf announced today that TeraComm GmbH - Austria, a mobile
marketing services provider with international network connections, has selected
Surf's PCI form factor multimedia processing solution, the SurfAce 112/PCITM, for
inclusion in its Video Gateway and Streaming Services Platform ("VGSSP") 3G video
gateway solutions.

Press Release Body: TeraComm's cutting-edge VGSSP solution supports real-time video
as well as voice and data traffic, thus giving the user a unique visual experience
and the opportunity to watch, hear, play, interact, and participate in real time
with various real-time interactive video-based applications. The wide range of
interactive video services--including live or on demand video streams,
participation in live programming, multiplayer on-line gaming, video voting,
interactive video chat and dating, content sales and support--supported by VGSSP
provides significant business opportunities for Mobile Network Operators ("MNO") and
any kind of Service Providers ("SP") from mobile or any other industry. One such
MNO, the second largest Bulgarian-based mobile operator GLOBUL (COSMOTE Group),
launched the GLOBUL 3G Video Portal based on the VGSSP 3G video gateway and
incorporating Surf's media processing cards in April of this year. The video portal,
which offers live streaming and on-demand TV--including exclusive real time camera
links to the VIP Brother celebrity reality show, news and weather casts, as well as
view from live cams at key locations in Bulgaria and a wide range of different
content services--registered over 178.000 visits during its first three months of
activity.

The SurfAce-112/PCI
(http://www.surf-com.com/media-processing-products/pci-ace-board.html) is a fully
integrated universal PCI-compliant (32-bit / 33MHz) 3/4 size PCI form-factor DSP
resource board. It is compatible with a wide range of host platforms and is supplied
with multiple drivers and a variety of interfaces, including 100MB Ethernet. The
board is supplied with SurfWare-MediaT, Surf\'s telecom-ready media processing
software that facilitates development of media gateway and media server applications
by offering simultaneous support for multimedia convergence-Voice, Video, and Data
(Fax/Modem) -all running on a single DSP.

"TeraComm selected Surf's technology for its 3G video support, which gave us the
opportunity to add live video to our offering," said Ivo Petrov, CEO of TeraComm.
"Surf's PCI DSP boards were easy to implement over our Linux operating system, which
greatly accelerated our time-to-market, allowing us to realize an almost immediate
return on investment."

"We are pleased to be selected as TeraComm's DSP supplier," said Avi Harush, Surf's
Sales Director, EMEA. "These projects demonstrate how Surf\'s rich multimedia
processing package, with its 3G video processing capabilities, provides our
customers with cost-effective, scalable and comprehensive solutions for a variety of
telecom applications."


Web Site: http://www.surf-com.com/news-and-events/surf-teracomm.html

Contact Details: Surf Communication Solutions
(866) 644-3379
e-mail: pr@surf-com.com
Web Site: www.surf-com.com

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