New multimedia experience for connected home

During the recent Broadband World Forum in Berlin, Sony and Sony Ericsson jointly demonstrated the possibilities of new multimedia experiences between mobile handsets and home network devices.

The combination of technologies based on IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) and Digital Living Network Alliance (DLNA) standards will enable consumers to access innovative multimedia services anywhere, anytime and on any device.

Continuing the successful technology collaboration between Ericsson and Sony, as demonstrated at Globalcomm in June 2006, the collaborative partnership now includes Sony Ericsson, bringing together three important areas — consumer electronics, telecom networks and mobile phone devices — to address a complete ecosystem.

Ericsson, Sony and Sony Ericsson are developing, prototyping and exploiting an interworking solution that will connect DLNA-based consumer devices to IMS-based services via gateways based on the Home IMS Gateway concept.

This solution allows consumers to enjoy new multimedia experiences between mobile and home networked devices, empowering access, control and sharing of content stored at home using any device anywhere, as well as communication services such as presence and messaging.