With the rise of 4G as LTE slowly rolls-out across the globe it’s tempting to think that data optimisation technology will become redundant. No longer will users have to squeeze YouTube cat videos (and it really is video that’s pushing operators hardest now) down feeble 3G connections. Not so, say experts Mobixell.
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Ubuntu Mobile announcement video featuring commentary from MIR team
Here’s the extended version of the video shown at the launch of Ubuntu Mobile, including quotes from Ewan, Rafe Blandford of All About Windows Phone alongside Head of Mobile, Business & Commercial at Royal Bank of Scotland Group, Ed Hodges:
Is Netflix about to be a real problem for the UK’s mobile operators?
I signed up for Netflix this morning after reading Matt’s post over at The Next Web. It’s just £5.99 a month. I’ve used the service in the States a few times and was very impressed. Today’s UK launch is rightly generating a lot of excitement — and given there’s a 1-month free trial (you do [...]
Mobile Video Optimisation: Time for a new era?
Noam Green from Mobixell caught my recent post about the data capacity crunch and sent in this contribution as a response — along with an infographic (at the bottom). Over to Noam: – – – – – Current approaches to mobile network and content optimisation will fail to address the real requirements of managing the [...]
Polycom’s RealPresence for iPad 2: Utterly brilliant
This morning I did a video conference call from my office at home in Ascot. My equipment was simply a BT Infinity internet connection along with an iPad 2 running Polycom’s all new RealPresence app. My colleague’s equipment? £15k’s worth of Polycom kit attached to a whopping 42″ screen. He even has a little control [...]
DevCon Video: Sean from Perfecto Mobile
It’s time for another one of the video interviews I conducted at last week’s BlackBerry DevCon. This time I’m featuring Sean, one of the chaps from mobile services firm, Perfecto Mobile. In this video Sean gives us an overview of the company’s key offerings (in particular, application testing, scripting and monitoring). Over to Sean:
DevCon Video: Nimrod Cohen from Search 4 BBM
Here’s an interview from last week’s BlackBerry DevCon Americas event. It features Nimrod Cohen, top man at Search 4 BBM, discussing his all new search facility for BlackBerry Messenger profiles. Over to Nimrod:
50% of users abandon mobile videos half way through watching
I met up with Noam from Mobixell before this year’s Mobile World Congress. I was meant to meet up with him again in Barcelona, but unfortunately he was ill. Anyway, I enjoyed Mobixell’s take on the issue of network congestion – the causes of it (mainly video according to Mobixell) and some ways to try [...]
Rio Caraeff, CEO of Vevo talks at MIPTV 2011
Rio Caraeff introduces Vevo at Connected Creativity, MIPTV 2011. Vevo is a music distribution platform focused on providing video on any place and platform. Owned by the world’s largest entertainment companies, Vevo works with artists like Lady Gaga, Beyonce and Rhianna making content available to everyone. More from Rio:
Behind the scenes: Why I’m renting my camera equipment in the States
Last year I was temporary delayed at the US border in Los Angeles. It was not a stunning experience. Not after a 12-hour flight. I thought you might like a little bit of background into what goes into delivering some of the content you see/view here on Mobile Industry Review. A few years ago I [...]
Aviv Goren of SundaySky demonstrates video bill technology
Here is an interesting video from Ewan’s recent visit at Amdocs Miami. Over to Ewan: I popped by the SundaySky stand at the Amdocs InTouch 2011 event to meet Aviv Goren. One of the company’s key products is video bill technology that automatically creates a personalised overview video of your latest bill. It’s aimed at [...]
Whan Stransom of System Concepts
Continuing our video episodes from the most recent Unlimited Drinks event, next up is Whan Stransom. Whan, as a senior consultant at System Concepts is focused on user experience and helping people embrace technology. In this video we asked Whan to talk to us about the importance of user involvement in the design of products [...]
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