From a technical point of view, the guideline makes a comparative analysis of how multimedia services are supported by the telecommunication network and by the Internet and analyses some of the integration aspects. We also produced two other guidelines, G1 and G2 which are in an advanced draft status, but are not yet fully endorsed by the SII Chain. It turned out to be a rather difficult area, because we have to face a rapidly changing scenario. The Guideline G2, being on a hot subject such as access networks and their capabilities for the support of multimedia services, has undergone some thorough review before release. Now it has been approved by the chain and will be presented at the next Concertation Meeting for endorsement by Domain 1.
Multimedia means different things to different people.
In the SII Chain multimedia means any type of service that requires interaction and communication in different manners. Everything started with video on demand and therefore most trials are based on video on demand. We are now discussing this issue in the SII Chain with the objective of developing a guideline on this subject. I believe this is going to be a key guideline. In the ACTS 3rd Call there is specific task on interoperability and therefore, I suppose, there will be a number of projects very active on this.