Mobile multimedia engine

A mobile terminal platform assembly for a mobile multimedia system for a wireless telecommunications system, comprising:

• a mobile multimedia engine having a software services component and a hardware component associated with and controlled by said software services component;
• and
• an interface component having at least one interface for providing at least one multimedia application with access to the mobile multimedia engine for loading, installing and running said at least one multimedia application in said mobile multimedia engine.

A mobile terminal for a wireless telecommunications system, comprising:

• a mobile multimedia engine having a software services component and a hardware component associated with and controlled by said software services component, and
• an interface component having at least one interface for providing at least one multimedia application with access to the mobile multimedia engine for loading, installing and running said at least one multimedia application in said mobile multimedia engine.

A method for enabling multimedia applications in a mobile terminal for a wireless telecommunications system, comprising:

• providing a mobile terminal platform assembly that includes a mobile multimedia engine having a software services component and a hardware component associated with and controlled by the software services component, and an interface component having at least one interface for providing access to the mobile multimedia engine;
• and
• loading, installing and running at least one multimedia application in said mobile multimedia engine via said at least one interface in said interface component.