WiLabs launches home security mobile video system

17 February 2004 -- PMN -- Wireless Intellect Labs, the research and development subsidary of Singapore network operator MobileOne, has announced a home security solution based on its Permodia mobile multimedia platform. Permodia enables still images and video to be requested from any webcam and forwarded to a user's mobile device.

The home security system works by detecting motion in front of the webcam during pre-specified times (i.e. when the user is away from the property) and forwarding them by MMS. It supports 3GP and RealVideo streams.

Varun Arora, General Manager at WiLabs, said: "Permodia is already being used by end-users to watch over their elderly parents at home, to keep an eye on their kids in child-care centres, and even to tap into existing traffic authority cameras using their WAP/ MMS mobile phones. The simplicity of using Permodia, along with the very clear value proposition to the service provider - increased revenues from MMS, WAP, and video through user-generated content - makes the system very attractive to service providers around the world. The fact that we already have licensees in Singapore, Malaysia, and Australia, and are in discussion with a number of international operators, shows that operators and service providers see this product as a good contributor to revenue."

A demonstration of the service is available from http://permodia.wilabs.com.

About Wireless Intellect Labs

Wireless Intellect Labs is a cellular technology R&D company based in Singapore. We're a subsidiary of MobileOne, the country's most exciting and innovative cellular, paging, and IDD services operator.

We focus on commercially applicable research that can lead to new and/or enhanced products or services that can be deployed by cellular operators worldwide. Founded in 2001, we currently have two patents pending. Wireless Intellect Labs is committed to working with developers around the world, applying our telecom knowledge and resources, to help translate innovative application ideas into tangible technologies