Well according to the vlc documentation it is generally possible to stream mpeg4-coded media. The media players on mobile phones can decode mpeg4 and h263 - videos, described by a .sdp-file. So it should work actually.
I tried to stream pictures from a webcam in mpeg4 and connect to the stream with the quicktime player(installed on the same host), but it did not work.
this is the vlc-command I used:
vlc –vvv dshow:// :dshow-vdev=“Logitech Quickcam Pro 3000“ :dshow-adev=“none“ :dshow-size=“176x144“ :no-dshow-tuner –sout=#rtp{dst=localhost,port=1234,sdp=rtsp://localhost:8080/test.sdp}:transcode{vcodec=mp4v,vb=96,scale=1}
the error message on the qt player was:
"Invalid Data"
Do you have an idea, what I did wrong? I'm not sure if the syntax of the vlc command is correct. But if it was wrong, the vlc would not have started to stream.
PS: What exactly are the two developers working on? did you mean streaming on demand for mobile phones(= streaming .3gp files)?