Mobile Video
Broadcasters Display Mobile TV Dongles at NAB Show
April 11, 2013 8:41 am | by Ryan Nakashima, AP Business Writer | News | CommentsThe key weapon in TV broadcasters' fight with Internet video upstart Aereo is something inelegantly known as a dongle. The miniature TV antenna picks up free, mobile broadcast signals. It attaches to iPhone and iPad power ports and extends about 7 inches...
Opera Acquires Skyfire for Video Optimization Tech
February 15, 2013 9:52 am | by Andrew Berg | News | CommentsOpera Software today announced that it has acquired Silicon Valley based Skyfire Labs, which specializes in mobile video optimization and cloud solutions for mobility. Skyfire also produces a mobile browser that allows iOS users to watch Flash-based video content on their devices...
Avvasi Enables Ops to Improve Video QoE
December 11, 2012 11:22 am | by Brian Santo, CED Magazine | News | CommentsAvvasi has introduced a new system network operators can use to actively adjust the quality of video – per subscriber and per device. While the system could be used by any broadband provider, Avvasi’s new product (like its previous products) are aimed at LTE network operators. The company said its Q-SRV Video Service Gateway builds on its Q-VUE product, currently...
Key Market Drivers You'll Hear About at MWC
January 29, 2012 4:41 pm | by Pardeep Kohli, Mavenir Systems | Articles | CommentsWe all know that mobile video consumption is growing. Industry analyst firm In-Stat forecasts that worldwide mobile video consumption will surpass 693 billion minutes by 2015. A recent Yahoo study found that mobile video consumption had grown 29 percent since 2010.
MetroPCS Inks Broadcast Mobile Television Deal
January 4, 2012 7:00 am | by Maisie Ramsay | News | CommentsThe company will start selling an Android-based Samsung smartphone later this year equipped with an ATSC chip
QuickPlay Stretches Its Video Wings
October 12, 2011 9:20 am | by Brad Smith | News | CommentsSAN DIEGO—On one of the hills in the northern San Diego suburbs is an anonymous-looking office park.
IPv6: The Key to Deploying Scalable Internet Services
September 5, 2011 12:58 pm | by Kunihiro Ishiguro, IP Infusion | Articles | CommentsWithout immediate action, Internet users on a global scale face the risk of incurring increased costs and limited functionality. The only lasting solution to this problem is the global adoption of Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6)...
Optimizing the SIP Network Environment for Mobile Services
September 5, 2011 12:45 pm | by Patrick Fitzgerald, Metaswitch | Articles | CommentsIn many current deployments, SBCs are not optimized to handle the large-scale SIP signaling requirement of tomorrow’s mobile applications. They lack IMS/3GPP compliance and they ultimately limit the flexibility of an operator’s network.
How the New Data Cap Policies Will Impact the Mobile Ecosystem
August 14, 2011 8:05 pm | by Nickhil Jakatdar, Vuclip | Articles | CommentsThe typical consumer will start visiting portals that will give them the biggest bang for the buck such as mobile sites that compress and deliver videos better than other sites. They will also start monitoring their usage very closely...
Vuclip Calls Out Popular Mobile Video Searches
August 12, 2011 8:05 am | by Monica Alleven | News | CommentsWhile we're looking at mobile ad trends, why not turn our attention to mobile video services?
HD Video Over Wi-Fi: It's a Question of Quality
August 11, 2011 10:50 am | by Lior Weiss, Celeno Communications | Articles | CommentsWhile applications such as Web browsing and e-mail can operate effectively using traditional Wi-Fi solutions, video and multimedia streaming applications place greater demands on a home network because they have unique requirements.
Making the Mobile Video Call
August 8, 2011 6:48 am | by Andrew Berg | Articles | Comments"People thought we were crazy, there were no front-facing cameras on phones and there was no video calling app that had been approved at the App Store, and Android was really in its infancy."
Skype Adds Video Calling Support for 17 Android Devices
August 4, 2011 8:04 am | by Andrew Berg | News | CommentsSkype today announced that it is adding video calling support for 17 Android devices that run the Gingerbread iteration of Google's mobile platform.
Next-Gen Networks & Video: What You Need to Know
July 29, 2011 2:26 pm | by Ronny Haraldsvik, Bytemobile | Articles | CommentsTelevision viewing on mobile devices has begun to catch up to television viewing over the Internet as these devices come forward as a prominent tool for video viewing both at home and on the road.
Dear Watson: For Video Processing, It's Elemental
July 25, 2011 8:10 am | by Monica Alleven | News | CommentsEver wonder why that video looks so good and appears so fast on the iPad? Elemental Technologies might have something to do with that
Potential Hulu Sale Puts Operators at a Crossroads
July 21, 2011 1:54 pm | by Mike Manzo, Openet | Articles | CommentsAs sites like Hulu, Netflix, Apple's iTunes and even Google win over consumers with on-demand content, operators are missing out on a serious opportunity – one that could truly signal a business breaking point.
Bytemobile Gives Update on Mobile Video Traffic Trends
June 21, 2011 7:59 am | by Monica Alleven | News | CommentsIf you think you're getting better quality YouTube videos by using the browser on your iPhone instead of using the pre-installed app, you're onto something.
How Can Mobile Operators Win with Mobile Video?
June 6, 2011 1:23 pm | by Randy Fuller, Tekelec | Articles | CommentsThe surge in streaming mobile videos from over-the-top players such as YouTube and Netflix will increase global data traffic more than seven times the current rate by the end of 2011.
Operators' Struggle with Video On Demand
May 23, 2011 6:12 pm | by Marwan Jabri, OnMobile | Articles | CommentsNetflix's critical differentiator is that it allows consumers to access video when it is convenient for them – on demand.
Mobilizing ‘TV Everywhere’
May 18, 2011 9:44 am | by Azuki | White PapersMSOs face the prospect of declining subscriptions and lost VoD revenue without direct and rapid service expansion to mobile devices as consumers seek service alternatives.
A Mobile TV Education
April 27, 2011 5:21 pm | by Lee Durham, LSN Mobile | Articles | CommentsThere should be no argument that mobile TV content offers an ideal opportunity for extending TV stations' content and maximizing exposure of advertiser brands.
Rhythm Releases Q1 Mobile Video Ad Data
April 27, 2011 8:12 am | by Monica Alleven | News | CommentsRhythm NewMedia saw huge growth in mobile video advertising in the first quarter: 36 percent more than the fourth quarter of last year.
Mobile Video Calling - A Way Forward
April 12, 2011 11:30 am | by Shamim Naqvi, Aylus Networks | Articles | CommentsWith Skype recently reporting that, on average, 40 percent of Skype-to-Skype calls include video and Cisco projecting that video will be 66 percent of the world's mobile traffic by 2014, it is clear that consumption of mobile video is driving both the opportunities and the problems in today's networks.
Mobile TV Making Gains at NAB Show
April 11, 2011 8:19 am | by Maisie Ramsay | News | CommentsThe U.S. mobile television industry is still working to gain traction, with devices scarce and service limited.
Life as a Hub in a Connected World
March 31, 2011 12:25 pm | by James Monaghan, OpenMarket | Articles | CommentsIn the next decade, the convergence of connected devices, customer demand for ubiquitous connectivity, and pervasive digital content and applications will give rise to the connected world.
