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 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 start, embedding values of openness, excellence, and sustainability.
"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.