[March 15, 2011] University of New Hampshire InterOperability Laboratory and Mipi Partner on Mobile Devices Tweet Mar 15, 2011 (Close-Up Media via COMTEX) -- The University of New Hampshire InterOperability Laboratory, an independent provider of broad-based testing and standards conformance services for the networking industry, announced that the lab, in collaboration with Mipi Alliance, is enabling the production of less expensive mobile devices that display higher quality video, while consuming less power. According to a release, Mipi Alliance is an organization comprised of companies that span the mobile ecosystem and are committed to defining and promoting interface specifications for mobile devices. Mipi Alliance is supporting the increase in mobile data traffic and enabling the evolution of mobile display technology through its D-PHY, Display Serial Interface and Display Command Set specifications. The UNH-IOL staff maintains ongoing relationships with industry organizations such as Mipi Alliance to not only develop new standards but provide insights and perspectives to guide future growth opportunities for companies. For the Mipi Display Interop Workshop, the UNH-IOL created and administered a test suite that allowed participating vendors to successfully test nearly 400 configurations of mobile displays, bridge devices and mobile device host processors. The type of interoperability testing performed at the Workshop ensured compatibility across multiple vendors, allowing mobile components to work seamlessly together and demonstrate a high level of functionality and performance. "As consumers spend more time on smartphones and wireless-enabled tablets and less time on traditional screens, they have higher expectations for the delivery of on-demand, high-quality mobile video," said Joel Huloux, Chairman of the Board for Mipi Alliance. "Interoperability activities, facilitated by UNH-IOL, enable participants to identify and solve issues early, improving the overall performance and quality of video on mobile devices." The UNH-IOL offers testing programs, or consortiums. "For companies participating in the Mipi Display Interop Workshop and members of the UNH-IOL Mipi Consortium, the lab acts as an expert extension of their staff, allowing their engineers, developers and other technical professionals to focus on day-to-day responsibilities, while the UNH-IOL team handles the conformance and interoperability testing," said David Woolf, senior engineer for the UNH-IOL. "For business and marketing professionals, the UNH-IOL provides a cost effective way to test and certify products, reduce go-to-market time and increase competitive advantage." The UNH-IOL provides independent, broad-based interoperability and standards conformance testing for data, telecommunications and storage networking products and technologies. ((Comments on this story may be sent to [email protected])) [ Back To TMCnet.com's Homepage ]