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{{Short description|Wireless multimedia company}}
{{Infobox company
| name = PacketVideo Corporation
| logo = 
| type = Privately Held
| foundation = [[San Diego, California]], [[United States|USA]]
| location_city = [[San Diego, California]]
| location_country = [[United States]]
| key_people = [[Mark Tapling]], <small>[[Chief executive officer|CEO]] and Team [http://www.pv.com/about-packetvideo/management-team/]</small>;
| homepage = https://web.archive.org/web/20171104023722/http://www.pv.com/
}}

'''PacketVideo Corporation''' or '''PV''' was a San Diego–based company that produced software for wireless [[multimedia]], including the display of video on mobile handsets. The PacketVideo name wasn't actively used after being acquired by Lynx Technology.<ref name="Lynx announcement">{{cite web|title=PacketVideo, a subsidiary of NTT DOCOMO, announces acquisition of Japan Connected Home operations by Lynx Technology|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20171009072822/http://www.lynxtechnology.com/press/packetvideo-announces-acquisition-of-japan-connected-home-operations-by-lynx-technology|website=Lynx Technology|archivedate=9 October 2017|accessdate=6 May 2018|url=http://www.lynxtechnology.com:80/press/packetvideo-announces-acquisition-of-japan-connected-home-operations-by-lynx-technology|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="PV Home after acquisition">{{cite web|title=Home|url=http://pv.com:80/index.html|website=PV|accessdate=7 May 2018|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20171026120853/http://pv.com/index.html|archivedate=26 October 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==History==
PV was founded in [[San Diego]], California on 10 August 1998 by James C. Brailean, Cheuk Chan, Osama Al-shaykh, Gene Wen and [[Mark R Banham]]. In 2003 PacketVideo sold its infrastructure division to Alcatel. In 2005, PacketVideo was acquired in [[NextWave Wireless]]. In 2010, PacketVideo became a wholly owned subsidiary of [[NTT DoCoMo]]. Corporate parent NTT DOCOMO sold PacketVideo NorthAmerica and Europe to Lynx Technology on 10 May 2015 and the remaining portion, PacketVideo Japan, exactly one year later on 10 May 2016.<ref name="Lynx announcement" />

==Products==
PV's customers include mobile operators such as [[Verizon Wireless]], [[NTT DoCoMo]] and [[Orange (brand)|Orange]], handset manufacturers, and consumer electronics companies. PV's software is embedded in more than 249 million devices worldwide and more than 248 different products.

Major product groups from PV are:<ref name="PV Products">{{cite web|title=Products|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090428134026/http://www.pv.com/products/index.html|url=http://www.pv.com:80/products/index.html|website=PV|archivedate=28 April 2009|accessdate=6 May 2018|url-status=live}}</ref>
*CORE, which provides a universal structure for mobile multimedia applications. CORE is an established framework that can support any media services.
*MediaFusion, a [[white-label]] client-server software application to develop and launch on-device portals for rich media services.
*TwonkyMedia suite of products that connect home entertainment devices.

==Locations==
PacketVideo has presence in three continents, with its headquarters in San Diego. Major development centers are in San Diego, [[Chicago]], [[Chandigarh]], Charlotte, [[Tokyo]], [[Tampere]], [[Berlin]], [[Boston]], and [[Basel]]. Sales and customer support centers are in San Diego, Chicago, Charlotte, Tokyo, Tampere, Nice, and Basel.<ref name="PV Locations">{{cite web|title=Locations|url=http://www.pv.com:80/locations.html|website=PV|accessdate=6 May 2018|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090420084105/http://www.pv.com/locations.html|archivedate=20 April 2009|url-status=live}}</ref>

== Affiliations ==
PacketVideo is a member of industry forum and consortiums,<ref>{{cite web|title=Alliliations|url=http://www.pv.com:80/affiliations.html|website=PV|accessdate=7 May 2018|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100202030942/http://www.pv.com/affiliations.html|archivedate=2 February 2010|url-status=live}}</ref> including the [[Open Handset Alliance]], [[3rd Generation Partnership Project]], [[Broadcast Mobile Convergence Forum]], [[FLO Forum]], [[International Multimedia Telecommunications Consortium]], [[Mobile DTV Alliance]], [[MPEG Industry Forum]], [[Open Mobile Alliance]], and the [[Digital Living Network Alliance]]

==References==
<references />

{{Open Handset Alliance Members}}

==References==

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