About Future Applications and Media

Be it on your mobile device, TV set or car – the FOKUS Business Unit for Future Applications and Media (FAME) develops future web technologies to offer intelligent services and applications. Our team of visionaries combines creativity and innovation with their technical expertise for the creation of interactive media. These technologies enable smart personalization and support future web functionalities on various platforms from diverse domains. The experts rigorously focus on web-based technologies and strategically use their open standards. Our FAME TV Lab is a testbed and marketing platform for components developed by the Business Unit FAME.

The FAME TV Lab serves as a vendor and provider an independent technology testbed for research, experiencing and validation, standard-based development, test and demonstration environment for components and as a solutions communication and marketing platform. Our main focus lies on AI and Deep Learning for Media, Multiscreen Applications, Internet delivered Media and Personalization which are being supported by key technologies such as video quality metrics (like PSNR, SSIM and VMAF), HbbTV, HTML5, Encrypted Media Extensions (EME) and Media Source Extensions (MSE). Our Future Web Technologies and Streaming Media Ecosystem named FAMIUM is a key solution for the end-to-end prototype implementation concerning early technology evaluation and interoperability testing and was developed and introduced by the Business Unit FAME. The portfolio is complemented by efficient Recommendation Systems and Social Network Management. The algorithms allow for an intelligent filtering of media content and thereby an exact adjustment of the applications to the personal interests of the use.

• Drive standardization towards converged environments, by incorporating managed & unmanaged solutions.
• Push for cooperation of Telcos, Broadcasters & CEs to enable real convergence between communications, Web and content.
• Drive the idea of Packaged Applications for application deployment and generic APIs for device and service access.
• Build prototypes to show gaps and advantages of different kind of technologies.
• Help CEs, Telcos and broadcasters on technology elaboration.
• Utilize Web technologies for signaling, application logic & user interfaces.
• Bring different technologies together and create interoperability.
  

Prototyping
We deliver prototype component implementations related to Media, Web, IPTV and converged technology based on your requirements.

Instantiation of customized Media Clients, Application Server and Service Platforms
We equip your organization with a full test environment to allow you run your own cross fertilization and future media scenarios.

Demo development & Proof-of-concept implementations
We develop demonstrations of such as Triple Play scenarios, interactive TV, Mobile Web Applications and more.
We show that your ideas have the potential to become a success. Please have a look at it on myLab and projects in industry and academia we gathered considerable experience in terms of project management and long term project contributions.

Coaching & Tutorials
Based on the tremendous and recognized experience in the field, we offer different coaching and tutorial sessions to let you benefit from our knowledge.

Consulting & Studies
Is there something about Media and Web Technology you need to know in detail? Do you need to know it fast? We’ll provide you with scientific studies and consulting.

Comprehensive Testbed Projects
Being a partner in many international projects in industry and academia we gathered considerable experience in terms of project management and long term project contributions.