Advanced Television

Portable Media

Multi-screen ‘a turn on’ for consumers

QuickPlay Media, the provider of solutions for the distribution of premium video to portable wireless devices, has revealed the results of an independent Market Tools survey focused on mobile TV and video consumption in the United Kingdom. Conducted with current mobile subscribers, the survey results show strong consumer interest in multi-screen entertainment services. “This year’s […]

February 14, 2011

Cisco video solutions on the MOVE

Networking giant Cisco has used the GSMA Mobile World Congress in Barcelona to unveil Cisco MOVE, a strategic framework that comprises new solutions aimed at enabling service providers to better manage, enhance and take financial advantage of the rapidly growing volume of mobile video and data traffic. The new Cisco MOVE (Monetisation, Optimisation, Videoscape Experience) […]

February 14, 2011

Qualcomm’s Snapdragon for Android Netflix

Qualcomm has revealed that future Android devices powered by the Snapdragon platform will have access to instant streaming of TV shows and movies from Netflix. Snapdragon processors are designed to deliver dynamic performance and media protection features in a turnkey package, allowing the devices they power to more easily pass through the approval process required […]

February 14, 2011

NXP introduces LifeVibes QuickPlayer 3.0

At Mobile World Congress, NXP Software will introduce its LifeVibes QuickPlayer 3.0. This new software, developed for Android devices, simplifies downloading of premium video content encrypted with Microsoft’s PlayReady content access and protection technology. QuickPlayer 3.0 downloads video content intelligently, detecting when a consumer is trying to play content which requires a licence and guiding […]

February 14, 2011

Juniper expanded Media Flow solution

Juniper Networks has announced the expansion of its Media Flow portfolio with Mobile Video Optimisation, a solution that dramatically improves the economics of delivering video over mobile networks while revolutionising the user viewing experience.  Juniper’s new Mobile Video Optimisation solution delivers intelligent caching, compression and transcoding to optimise mobile video flows.  The solution enables mobile […]

February 14, 2011

Nokia and Microsoft join for smartphone catch up

Nokia and Microsoft have revealed plans to form a broad strategic partnership to try and ‘create a new global mobile ecosystem.’ The companies will “jointly create mobile products and services designed to offer consumers, operators and developers unrivalled choice and opportunity.” The partners say that as each company would focus on its core competencies, the […]

February 11, 2011

Seagate iPhone app

Seagate has announced that its Seagate TV Remote application is now available for download from the iTunes Store. The new Seagate TV Remote app enables control of a GoFlex TV or FreeAgent Theater+ product from anywhere in the home using an iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch via Wi-Fi. The app interface resembles the existing media […]

February 11, 2011

Video drives mobile data usage up 73%

Allot Communications MobileTrends Report shows that mobile data bandwidth usage continued its phenomenal rise with 73 per cent growth during the second half (H2) of 2010. Video streaming continues to drive this growth as it remains the fastest growing application type, accounting for 37 per cent of mobile bandwidth. The H2 2010 MobileTrends Report reveals […]

February 9, 2011

Rovi on Android

Rovi has announced that its Connected Platform technologies will be available pre-ported on the Android platform, powering a robust entertainment experience for consumers that will enable them to share and stream entertainment content from their Android devices to a variety of connected devices throughout the home.  At the core of Rovi Connected Platform is advanced […]

February 8, 2011

Alcatel-Lucent ‘LightRadio’ for mobile broadband

Mobile phone base stations no bigger than a golf ball could help bring mobile broadband to distant areas both in the developing and developed world, Alcatel-Lucent has claimed. The company said that its new technology, which shrinks many of the functions of a standard base station down to a few chips which fit in a […]

February 8, 2011