Nokia, Ericsson and Fraunhofer combine for NextGen video compression partnership

Nokia, Ericsson and Fraunhofer Partnership for NextGen Video Compression

Nokia, Ericsson, and Germany's Fraunhofer Heinrich Hertz Institute (HHI) have formed a joint research partnership to define the next generation of video compression for the 6G era.

The partnership aims to ensure Europe helps set the standard for next-generation video compression. According to Ville-Veikko Mattila, Head of Multimedia Technologies at Nokia, the three companies are

"shaping the next generation of video standards" from the very start of the process
, so that the values of openness, excellence, and sustainability are embedded in the next generation of digital media experiences.

Their first joint proof-of-concept codec delivers

"considerably higher compression efficiency" than current standards including H.264/AVC, H.265/HEVC and H.266/VVC
, without a major increase in complexity.

Author's summary: Nokia, Ericsson, and Fraunhofer partner for 6G video compression.

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