Digital Fountain has a long history of active participation in a number of international standards bodies. The company is proud to contribute to the advancement of FEC technology for a variety of different communications applications.

3GPP develops globally applicable Technical Specifications and Technical Reports for 3rd Generation Mobile Telephone Systems based on evolved GSM core networks. Digital Fountain is a member of 3GPP and has worked within 3GPP to incorporate the company’s DF Raptor™ FEC technology as a mandatory component of the Multimedia Broadcast/Multicast Service (MBMS) for 3rd generation (3G) cellular networks. With DF Raptor FEC technology incorporated in every MBMS-enabled phone and network, subscribers around the world will receive the best-quality multimedia services.

3GPP2 develops globally applicable Technical Specifications for a 3rd Generation Mobile System based on the evolving ANSI-41 core network. Digital Fountain is a member of 3GPP2.

The Digital Video Broadcasting Project (DVB) is an industry-led consortium of over 260 broadcasters, manufacturers, network operators, software developers, regulatory bodies and others in over 35 countries committed to designing global standards for the global delivery of digital television and data services. Digital Fountain is a member of DVB.

Digital Fountain is a key contributor to the Reliable Multicast Transport (RMT) working group within the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF), which is standardizing protocols that enable reliable broadcast and multicast file distribution.

Digital Fountain is a key contributor to the FEC framework (FECFRAME) working group within the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF), which is standardizing protocols that enable reliable streaming delivery using application layer FEC codes.