James Brailean

James Brailean founded PacketVideo in 1998 and became a part of NextWave when his company was acquired in July 2005. According to NextWave's external relations, PacketVideo's multimedia software is embedded in more than 180 million phones worldwide.

With a background as a compression expert, Brailean has been credited with leading the development of the MPEG-4 standards for streaming video and audio over wireless networks. He also holds 16 U.S. patents, which have aided in the advancement of multimedia communications.