Showing posts with label video stalling. Show all posts
Showing posts with label video stalling. Show all posts

Monday, June 4, 2012

Optimization Deployments [153]: 3UK Deployed Allot(Ortiva) for Video Optimization


Allot Communications announced a deployment of its recently acquired video optimization solution (see "Allot: Cost of Ortiva Acquisition - Less than $17M, in Cash" - here) to 3UK, probably the "European (part of a larger group) tier1 mobile customer" mentioned in the above link.

3UK faces a huge growth in data consumption (see "3UK: New Year's Mobile Traffic Growth: Voice +10%; SMS +28%; Data +471%" - here) and announced recently it will control some heavy data subscribers and usages (see "3UK Identifies and Controls File Sharing, Tethering and High Data Use" - here).

With video optimization it adds another level of data control. ".. Three UK has deployed Ortiva Wireless' unique iVOG (internet Video Optimization Gateway) platform to help optimize Three UKnetwork costs and provide the necessary level of quality for subscribers. By reducing the stalls, or buffering, that can be encountered by people watching video over mobile networks, Three UK's customers will receive a superior video experience".

Phil Sheppard (pictured), Director of Network Strategy at Three UK said: "Three selected the Ortiva iVOG platform after a detailed RFP, lab and field trial process Ortiva's scalability advantages allowed the deployment to be paid for entirely by the savings in network expansion costs, while at the same time improving the subscriber quality of experience even under challenging network conditions".

See "Allot Announces Three UK Customer Deployment of Ortiva Wireless IVOG Platform" - here.

Tuesday, March 22, 2011

Bytemobile: Video Stalling is Still a Major Problem for MNOs

     
Bytemobile released its 1Q 2011 Mobile Minute Metrics report (see the press release - "Bytemobile Secures its 36th Video Optimization Win for Mobile Network Operator Deployment" - here and download section - here).

Among the many charts, I found the one discussion Video Stalling as very interesting. The vendor reached the following conclusions:
  • Even on advanced networks, mobile video users experience stalling of play (see chart - from "anonymously sources data traffic in a global cross-section of Bytemobile customers’ wireless networks")
     
  • Mobile subscribers stop watching video content when they experience significant stalling
     
  • Consumers use quality of mobile video play as an indication of network quality 
See also - "Vendor Review: Bytemobile New Smart Capacity System" - here and "BE (UK): World Cup Without Buffering" - here.