April 21, 2009

beeweeb Launches Dynamic Third-generation Mobile TV Application for Mobilkom Austria’s BlackBerry Storm Smartphone Customers

Rome, Italy - beeweeb is today launching A1 TV Player for mobilkom austria’s BlackBerry® Storm™ smartphone users in Austria. The application offers an easy to use interface and provides customers with high-quality television on the go.

The A1 MobileTV Player for the BlackBerry Storm provides a great experience for people wanting to watch live channels and on-demand content wherever they are. The application facilitates various interactive and marketing features that can be run in parallel to the video content the user is watching. The A1 TV Player service is offered by mobilkom austria, the leading Austrian mobile network operator.

The release of the A1 TV Player for the BlackBerry Storm expands mobilkom austria’s Mobile TV offering which was previously available on different handsets (Nokia, Sony Ericsson). The BlackBerry Storm smartphone’s clickable touch-screen, large brilliant display, superb video and sound quality and user friendly interface enables users to enjoy a unique multimedia experience with the A1 TV Player.

High definition mobile television, delivered as A1 HD MOBILE TV, combines high resolution television images with impressive sound quality, which is provided thanks to highly efficient H.264 video coding technology as well as an increased bit-rate.

The superior user experience of beeweeb MobileTV is stimulating other carriers to provide a similar service on their networks. beeweeb is currently working on a similar project for Vodafone live!TV in the Netherlands.

About beeweeb
beeweeb is a software solution company specialized in design and implementation of mobile and convergent solutions for top MNO’s, media companies and large enterprises.

beeweeb constant focus on  technology innovation and creative UI design in combination with profound working experience on mobile (JME, Symbian, RIM, Android, iPhone, Windows Mobile, Palm) and convergent  (Web, IPTV, Set Top Box... ) platforms  empowered it to crate a unique UE solutions and become a supplier of world’s largest operator groups.

Our current blue chip customers include telecom giants like Vodafone Group and H3G Telecoms Worldwide, top mobile operators like A1, TIM, Orange and Pelephone, as well as large enterprises operating on media and software development markets.
To provide superior quality end-to end solutions to its customers, beeweeb partners with major telecom companies, system integrators and handset manufacturers all over the world. In 2008 beeweeb signed up to the BlackBerry ISV Alliance Program.

About mobilkom austria YE/08
mobilkom austria was founded in 1996 and is the most successful company within Telekom Austria Group. 4.5 Million customers and a market share of 42,5% make mobilkom austria the leading mobile network operator in Austria.
In the business year 2008 the company´s revenues were EUR 1,668,0 million and an adjusted EBITDA were EUR 600,7 million. To prolong the success of mobilkom austria, the customer and the understanding for his desires is the company´s target. Innovative products and services guarantee a better quality of life and time.
mobilkom austria has expanded to South and South-Eastern European countries and meanwhile consists of mobilkom austria, velcom in Belarus, Mobiltel in Bulgaria, Vipnet in Croatia, Si.mobil in Slovenia, mobilkom Liechtenstein, Vip mobile in Serbia and Vip operator in Macedonia. 8.383 employees serve 18.0 million customers.
The know-how transfer within the mag companies and markets allows a rapid development and implementation of any products and services within the whole group. mobilkom austria group is a strong regional player, respecting the local needs of each market.

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