InterDigital, Inc. and Broadpeak announced a collaboration to develop content delivery networks capable to stream MPEG Visual Volumetric Video-based Coding (V3C) immersive content at scale. Volumetric video is a critical component in the creation and enjoyment of increasingly immersive experiences and the MPEG V3C standard defines the general mechanism for coding and streaming volumetric content. Unlike traditional video, volumetric video is comprised of a sequence of frames, where each frame is a 3D representation of a real-world object or scene capture from a moment in time.

Volumetric content requires significant bandwidth, and the compression codecs within the MPEG V3C standard play an important role in achieving sustainable and viable data rates for the industry. The wide-scale distribution of volumetric content to broad audiences also depends on efficient and V3C-compliant distribution networks, and this is a key area of focus for the InterDigital-Broadpeak collaboration. The collaboration will leverage each partner's research expertise.

InterDigital will contribute the V3C end-to-end implementation platform built jointly with its partner Philips, and Broadpeak will contribute on packaging and content delivery network (CDN) technologies. Together the partners will demonstrate and benchmark efficient delivery of immersive media, including through industry trade shows. InterDigital and Broadpeak will showcase the latest results of their collaboration on immersive content distribution at scale at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona from February 26 - 29.

Located at the Broadpeak booth #CS299 in Congress Square, the partners will display the innovative ability to stream volumetric video content to wide audiences on commercially available, off-the-shelves devices.