VLITT Joins the Alliance for Open Media

WAKEFIELD, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Alliance for Open Media (AOMedia) today announced that VLITT, provider of energy-efficient video processing and compression solutions, has joined the Alliance. As a member of AOMedia, VLITT will collaborate with the Alliance’s community of internet and media technology member companies to drive open standards for cutting-edge video, audio, and multimedia advancements worldwide.

VLITT will contribute to the research, development, and testing of next-generation video codecs, leveraging its high technical proficiency to help optimize compression efficiency, reduce latency, and improve playback quality across diverse use cases.

"Joining the Alliance for Open Media is an exciting opportunity for VLITT to contribute to the future of open multimedia standards," said Faouzi Kossentini, President and CEO of VLITT. "We are eager to bring our expertise in energy-efficient video processing and compression to the AOMedia community and collaborate in the development of cutting-edge transcoding solutions that enhance video quality and reduce latency, while still using the least amount of carbon emissions."

VLITT will participate in the implementation of AOMedia standards into real-world applications, contributing code, optimizing software performance, and supporting the adoption of AOMedia technologies in commercial and open-source environments.

"AOMedia is pleased to welcome VLITT as our newest member," said AOMedia Chair Matt Frost. "VLITT's focus on energy-efficient video processing will help make our codecs even more attractive for large-scale deployments where processing costs and power consumption are critical. We welcome their expertise and the valuable contributions they'll bring to our community of innovators."

About VLITT

VLITT is a leading provider of advanced video processing and compression solutions designed to deliver high performance with high energy efficiency. VLITT's innovative technologies enable seamless video streaming, enhanced playback quality, and reduced latency across diverse use cases. VLITT partners with industry leaders to deliver the best possible video quality, while still using the least amount of carbon emissions. VLITT’s solutions make people learn and smile a bit more each day, when they watch videos on Apps such as Instagram and Facebook.

About the Alliance for Open Media

Launched in 2015, the Alliance for Open Media (AOMedia) was formed to define and develop technologies to address marketplace demand for open standards for media compression and delivery spanning video, audio, still images, and immersive technologies. Board-level members include Amazon, Apple, Cisco, Google, Intel, Meta, Microsoft, Mozilla, Netflix, NVIDIA, Samsung Electronics and Tencent. AOMedia’s open-source codec AV1 is a significant milestone in the ability to deliver a next-generation video format that is interoperable, open, optimized for internet delivery and scalable to any modern device at any bandwidth. Visit www.aomedia.org.