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Funambol Introduces First Open Source 4G Mobile Cloud Platform for Device Management and Synchronization
Based on OMA DM and DS Standards, Funambol Collaborates With WiMax and LTE Pioneers to Perform Rich Media Sync With Social Networks, Email Systems and PCs
| Source: Funambol
REDWOOD CITY, CA--(Marketwire - October 8, 2009) - Funambol, the leading provider of open
source mobile cloud sync and push email for billions of phones, today
introduced the world's first open source 4G (fourth-generation) mobile
cloud platform for device management and synchronization. The platform
enables management of mobile devices, and synchronization of diverse mobile
media, over WiMax and LTE with social networks, email systems and PCs. The
company's software leverages the prevailing Open Mobile Alliance (OMA)
standards for device management (DM) and data synchronization (DS).
Funambol is working with some of the largest companies in the industry to
deploy innovative 4G mobile cloud sync services over the coming months.
"4G will usher in new mobile services, such as live video,
videoconferencing and HD movies," said Fabrizio Capobianco, Funambol CEO.
"As a result, 4G's increased bandwidth and sensitivity requires even more
need for mobile device management and sync. It must be easy and reliable
for users to access and share rich media, anytime, anywhere. There is
simply no alternative to an open source approach for optimizing the 4G user
experience and performance."
The wireless industry is rapidly advancing from 2G and 3G networks to 4G. A
major benefit of 4G is that it provides greater wireless broadband capacity
for more users than prior technologies. Mobile operators around the globe
are racing to be first to market with WiMax and LTE networks.
At the same time, a major question is how to monetize business
opportunities created by 4G. As 4G is a premium high-speed service, WiMax
and LTE providers are evaluating numerous scenarios to make it convenient
and compelling for users to access rich mobile media. One issue associated
with 4G is that because it transmits large amounts of data, it is more
susceptible and sensitive to myriad conditions that degrade performance.
This places an even greater burden on service providers to successfully
perform critical mobile device management and syncing.
For example, if a large media file is streaming and becomes interrupted, it
is important to resume rather than restart. It can also be beneficial to
perform background sync when a device or connection is idle. Another need
is to perform remote management of devices to ensure they have the latest
software and settings for optimal performance. In sum, it is more important
than ever that providers use a comprehensive, flexible and high-performance
4G mobile cloud platform.
Funambol's open source 4G mobile cloud platform for device management and
sync is based on OMA DM and DS standards. It enables service providers to
keep mobile data and rich media on diverse devices in sync with a wide
range of data and content systems using WiMax or LTE. Funambol is
collaborating with several providers to offer mobile device management and
fast wireless broadband sync over 4G networks.
Companies are choosing to work with Funambol due to the open-source basis
of the solution. Open source provides the most flexibility and device
compatibility, which is highly critical as 4G technology and networks
mature. The companies' engineering teams, along with their marketing and
business development groups, believe open source is the only approach that
affords the fastest and maximum adaptability for evolving technology and
market requirements.
The Funambol open source 4G mobile cloud platform is available immediately.
For more information, please visit the Funambol website at
http://www.funambol.com or contact the Funambol sales team.
About Funambol
Funambol is the leading provider of mobile open source cloud sync and push
email for billions of phones. Funambol open source software has been
downloaded over three million times by 50,000 developers in 200 countries.
The commercial version of Funambol has been deployed by the largest device
manufacturers, mobile operators, portals, service providers and ISVs in the
world, including AOL, 1&1, EarthLink and CA, Inc. Funambol is headquartered
in Redwood City, California with an R&D center in Italy. For more
information, please visit www.funambol.com. You can also follow Funambol on
Twitter at http://twitter.com/funambol.