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Mobile network operators tools

Local Roaming Data Solution from Starhome

Starhome, the leading provider and acknowledged driving force behind roaming profitability for mobile network operators, is pleased to announce the release of its Local Data Roaming™ solution.

 
The current boom in global data usage has been fuelled by a shift in subscriber usage, where the need to stay connected while roaming is even more important than when in the home environment.  Accessing data services to connect to email, favorite social networking sites and the Internet have become mainstream activities for today’s roamers.  Roaming data usage has also been further empowered by new tablets and other large-screen mobile devices that enhance the experience of roamers on the move.  Super data users are now more aware of the dangers of bill shock, and, in an effort to avoid sky-high bills on returning home, have opted to make extensive use of Wi-Fi and other such services, which are not always available and cannot be consumed while on the go.
 
To compete with the Wi-Fi challenge and protect subscribers from bill shock, VPMNs (Visited Public Mobile Network) need a solution that can combine low-cost access to data services and promote products and benefits to increase their inbound market share and create new revenue streams.
 
The Starhome® Local Roaming Data™ solution provides operators with the ability to offer lower-priced, local roaming data packages for inbound roamers to eliminate potential bill shock. The solution also enables the VPMN to offer attractive pricing packages, which are similar to local charges.  One of the main advantages of the solution is that it allows roamers to roam with any mobile device, without having to replace SIM cards or switch devices.
 
The solution fills a niche in the roaming market for an alternative solution for communicating with inbound roamers. With the Local Roaming Data solution, visited networks are able to offer packages, promotions and location-based services together with discounted offerings of third-party vendors, encouraging opt-in by roamers.  Seamless access to the roamer’s home portal is done in the usual way.
 
Initial registration for the service is quick and simple and is offered on the roamer’s first attempt to set up a roaming data connection, using a mobile phone, laptop, tablet etc. The solution is equipped with SMS notifications to warn subscribers if they inadvertently move to another network that does not provide the service and increases potential voice and SMS revenues from inbound roamers.
 
The service works by eliminating visited-to-home-network traffic while the GRX intermediary allows the VPMN to offer local data plans for inbound roamers, which improves the quality of service for subscriber data consumption.
 
”Communication with inbound roamers is a valuable method of attracting new roamers to the visited network, as it offers them additional new services as well as information,” said Amit Daniel, VP Marketing at Starhome.  “The Local Roaming Data solution differentiates the visited network from the competition and enables the visited network to define which home networks are targeted for this offering. Home networks with which the visited network does not have any data roaming agreements in place are potential candidates to extend the existing the voice and SMS coverage.”   • 10-2-11

Mobile applications

HDR and advanced image capture technology on TI’s OMAP™ 4 platform

OMAP 4 applications processors to feature effective mobile HDR imaging and eye-catching panorama capturing

Scalado, a world-leading provider of high-performance imaging technologies, applications and services for the mobile industry, has today announced that it will be offering a live demonstration of its new innovations on the OMAP™ 4 platform from Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI) at GSMA's Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Barcelona from 14-17 February.
 
By pre-integrating Scalado's advanced Framework with TI's powerful OMAP 4 technology, mobile users will have access to instant high dynamic range imaging (HDR). HDR allows users to create stunning images by automatically taking multiple photos at different exposure settings and then processing all of the best elements of each shot into a single image with perfectly balanced lighting.
 
"For Scalado there is no difference between a Digital Still Camera, a mobile phone, or any other image capturing device. Ultimately, the end user is the most important player here, and therefore has the right to have the same user experience on any device," says Fadi Abbas, Scalado's VP BizDev/CMO and Co-founder. "HDR, for example, should be a default feature, and not just a post-capturing feature, as it is on many of today's most popular mobile devices.”
 
By working together, Scalado and TI will make it simple for handset manufacturers to easily integrate advanced, fully-optimised imaging applications such as instant full-resolution image handling, advanced 'zero shutter lag', burst-mode image capturing, HDR imaging, 3D capturing, and instant zoom/pan at the moment the image is captured.
 
"Showcasing Scalado's new technology, framework and methodology on our OMAP 4 platform is evidence of TI’s belief in the potential of HDR in mobile devices," says Fred Cohen, director, OMAP wireless ecosystem, TI. "We look forward to continuing our work with Scalado to bring this new, compelling technology to TI customers, delivering the next generation of highly advanced imaging solutions to the market."
 
Scalado remains at the heart of the mobile imaging market, and is currently working with all major platform, camera and phone manufacturers to deliver innovative new functionality with a very short time to market.  Testament to this fact is that more than 600 million mobile phone handsets now feature Scalado software, and Scalado lists all of the top five tier 1 mobile phone manufacturers and top 10 ISP/Sensor companies as its licensees. • 16-2-11

Mobile applications

Cortado Delivers Mobile Desktop Solution for Google Android

Cortado Workplace cloud desktop solution now available as a free download for Android smartphone users

Mobile business expert Cortado now offers its Cortado Workplace, a free cloud desktop solution for mobile applications, for Android, Google's mobile operating system. This Android solution is available now for download at the Android Market or from the Cortado website. Android users can now join over 15,000 smartphone users that rely on Cortado Workplace every day.

Cortado Workplace allows users to remotely store, access, view and manage documents through a smartphone, PC or Mac. The solution provides users with a 1GB online storage space where documents can be saved using a mobile file manager. In addition, documents can be printed to any local or network printer. In order to use the printer, the user simply needs to connect, through Cortado Workplace, with the relevant WiFi network.

"Since its entry into the market, Google's mobile operating system has steadily increased its market share," states Dirk Löwenberg, business director online sales & services at Cortado. "The ever increasing number of Android devices, including the popular Motorola Milestone and Google's Nexus One, as well as the convicing usability of the system, lead analysts to believe that Google Android devices are destined for a large market share. We are sure that aside from its foreseeable success, Android is ideal for enterprise solutions. For Cortado as an innovative provider, it is important that this operating system is compatible with our cloud printing function. At the same time, we have come closer to our goal of offering crossplatform solutions."

Cortado Workplace for Android is available for free in the Android Market as well as at the Cortado website.

Cortado combines the entire computing expertise of ThinPrint AG to create mobile communication solutions. The mobile business expert's vision is complete independence from locationbound workplaces and computerbased communication methods. The core of the Cortado solutions is the company's Virtual Desktop Processes technology (VDP). Unlike other providers, Cortado does not transmit the complete desktop to the mobile device. Instead, the BlackBerry, iPhone, Android, etc., smartphone is outfitted with individual PC functions optimized for the small screen display and is thereby transformed into a fullfledged workstation.