Posted by Derrick on February 24, 2010 under Video Streaming and Compression | 
At the 2010 Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Verizon Wireless and Skype announced a strategic relationship that will bring Skype to Verizon Wireless smartphones in March. The new Skype mobile™ product enhances Verizon Wireless’ smartphones for users who have data plans by offering a new way to call around the globe, while also giving hundreds of millions of Skype users around the world the opportunity to communicate with friends, family and business colleagues in the United States using Verizon Wireless.
The two companies have created an exclusive, easy-to-use Skype mobile offering for 3G smartphones. Verizon Wireless 3G smartphone users with data plans can use Skype mobile to:
- make and receive unlimited Skype-to-Skype voice calls to any Skype user around the globe on America’s most reliable wireless network;
- call international phone numbers at competitive Skype Out calling rates;
- send and receive instant messages to other Skype users; and
- remain always connected with the ability to see friends’ online presence.
Initially, Skype mobile will be available on millions of best-selling Verizon Wireless 3G smartphones with data plans, including the BlackBerry® Storm™ 9530, Storm2™ 9550, Curve™ 8330, Curve™ 8530, 8830 World Edition and Tour™ 9630 smartphones, as well as DROID by Motorola, DROID ERIS™ by HTC and Motorola DEVOUR™.
John Stratton, executive vice president and chief marketing officer for Verizon Wireless, said, “Skype mobile on Verizon Wireless changes the game. For Verizon Wireless’ more than 90 million customers, Skype mobile adds great value because we’re effectively giving customers with smartphones and data plans the option to extend their unlimited calling community to hundreds of millions of Skype users around the globe. And you’re not limited to using a single type of phone; we’ll have nine smartphones ready right at launch in March.”
Josh Silverman, chief executive officer of Skype, noted, “People want to take their Skype conversations with them wherever they go, whether it’s on a PC, TV or increasingly mobile phones. Verizon Wireless will give U.S. consumers the best Skype experience on mobile phones and will truly change the way people call their friends and family internationally.”
Tags: 3G, 8830 World Edition, BlackBerry Storm, Curve 8330, Curve 8530, DROID, DROID ERIS, HTC, Motorola, Motorola DEVOUR, Skype, Smartphones, Storm2, Tour 9630, Verizon Wireless
Posted by Derrick on February 23, 2010 under Video Streaming and Compression |
Onstream Media Corporation, a leading online service provider of live and on-demand internet video, corporate web communications and content management applications, announced the official launch of its high quality, live mobile video streaming service enabled for iPhone and BlackBerry users.
The new mobile video streaming service was developed with Onstream Media’s leading Digital Media Services Platform (DMSP) technology which services clients in the Global 2000, Media and Entertainment, and Business-to-Business community. The service is device agnostic, enabling adaptive and segmented streaming to popular mobile devices using Akamai’s Content Delivery Network. Onstream Media’s new mobile video streaming service, along with their digital subscription storefront, was recently implemented by Ocean20 Technologies Group LLC, a customer that specializes in wireless applications and systems architecture. The service enables subscribers to receive live and/or on-demand mobile wireless-based video including concerts and other live entertainment on their mobile “smartphones” including Blackberries and iPhones. Ocean20 recently webcasted the rock band Creed live and will soon provide live mobile wireless streaming for additional rock groups, directly to these smart phones.
“Going with Onstream Media was a logical decision for us,” said Joseph McGowan of Ocean20 Technologies Group, LLC. “Not only is Onstream Media a proven, high quality and reliable service provider of video streaming live and on-demand events for the Media and Entertainment industry, but they also have great, cost-effective and easy-to-use solutions to help monetize our online business, including integrated pay-per-view, subscription and ad streaming technology. Onstream Media enables our customers to expand their audience for streaming rock concerts beyond PCs to hundreds of thousands of smartphones.”
“There’s no denying that mobile computing represents tremendous potential to engage and interact with an incredibly vast, global population of users,” said Randy Selman, President and CEO of Onstream Media. “Onstream Media prides itself on our innovative and entrepreneurial spirit which continues to drive new advancements to help our clients attract, interact and grow an online community of loyal followers – all without large technology investments, IT know-how or costly resources.”
Onstream’s live mobile video streaming service automatically monitors incoming video signals before and during a live stream and automatically detects the type of video to insure best possible results. In addition, Onstream’s mobile video streaming service is integrated with the Akamai Content Delivery Network to deliver video in all the popular formats including Adobe Flash, H.264, VP6 and Windows Media/VC-1. The solution also leverages Akamai’s HD Network which enables content providers to deliver more HD content than previously possible due to its globally-distributed EdgePlatform of more than 50,000 servers, wide-scale distribution in 70 countries and increased throughputs in more than 900 networks.
Tags: Adobe Flash, BlackBerry, content, devices, h.264, internet, iPhone, live, mobile, on-demand, service, Smartphones, streaming, VC-1, Video, vp6, windows media
Posted by Derrick on October 5, 2009 under Video Streaming and Compression |
Nero, creators of liquid media technology, unveiled Nero MobileSync for smartphones, the first iteration of its universal, hardware-agnostic platform of fully customizable PC applications for mobile handset, Netbook, gaming console and Ultra-Mobile PC manufacturers. While current industry offerings are tied to a specific handset manufacturer, Nero MobileSync for smartphones is designed to allow the management, sharing and creation of content between the desktop, the mobile handset, and the Web regardless of mobile device.
Nero MobileSync for smartphones will help both mobile handset manufacturers and network carriers differentiate their user experience, increase their revenues via sales and advertising channels to the desktop, and better maximize the PC as the hub of the connected digital home – all without having to make costly investments in desktop application development.
“The ability to easily move content between the desktop, the Web and the handset has the potential to become a source of competitive differentiation in the mobile marketplace,” said Irene Berlinsky, Research Analyst, IDC. “Consumers increasingly want to access personal content across multiple screens –such as the PC, TV, and wireless phone – and Nero MobileSync positions Nero as a player in the fixed-mobile convergence space.”
Nero MobileSync is based on Nero’s decade of experience in providing PC-based solutions to address the digital content needs of consumers worldwide. With its vision of enabling liquid media, a strategy to support the creation and distribution of content anytime, anywhere and on any device, Nero has a track record of platform neutrality and a standards-based approach to development that breaks down the barriers caused by proprietary applications.
“Nero MobileSync has been created with the understanding that success in the portable device marketplace comes from the ability to quickly and easily unify the islands of digital content that consumers are creating on their various devices,” said Udo Eberlein, CEO, Nero AG. “We are providing the complete infrastructure needed for the seamless transfer of this content between devices. This allows network carriers and manufacturers of handsets, Netbooks, and Ultra-Mobile PCs alike to differentiate their user experience and maximize revenue opportunities while fulfilling our vision for the liquidity of digital content.”
By allowing users to easily move PIM, music, videos and photos of their choice between the mobile handset, the desktop and the cloud, Nero is providing an opportunity for distinct financial benefits to select network carrier and handheld device partners. Nero MobileSync allows partners to select from a wide range of components, including customizable User Interface and workflow, that can be integrated into existing applications and that leverage Nero’s core multimedia technologies.
Posted by Derrick on March 6, 2009 under Video Streaming and Compression |
The ability to delivery real-time streaming videos to Smartphones is now available. If you would like to set-up your own streaming server to serve videos for mobile devices, you can do it. You have the option to delivery real-time streaming videos in .3gp, .3g2 and .MP4 flavors for today’s Smartphones. You can utilize Apple’s QuickTime Streaming Server and QTSS Publisher for providing On-demand streams as well as 24/7 live streaming channels. Tools such as Telestream’s Episode, QuickTime Pro or Sorenson Squeeze can be used for encoding your videos for mobile devices. The key for viewing real-time streaming content is to use one of the latest Smartphones. Many of these devices allow you to click on .3gp, .3g2 and .mp4 links on a web page to view your streaming videos. A lot of regular cell phones also support streaming media.
I like the following Smartphones for real-time streaming:
Blackberry Curve
Blackberry Storm
HTC – Touch Pro
Samsung Omnia
Tags: .3g2, .3gp, .MP4, 24/7 live streaming, Mobile Devices & Technology, QTSS Publisher, QuickTime Pro, QuickTime Streaming Server, Real-Time Streaming, Smartphones, Squeeze, streaming videos, Telestream's Episode
