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Funambol pioneers open-source 4G mobile cloud platform

Intending to aid device management and synchronisation,  Funambol has brought out what it believes to be the world's first open-source 4G mobile cloud platform for device management and synchronisation. The platform confirms to the relevant Open Mobile Alliance standards....

Funambol, which provides open-source mobile cloud synchronisation and push email for phones, has introduced what is believed to be the world's first open-source 4G mobile cloud platform for device management and synchronisation. The platform enables management of mobile devices and synchronisation 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 Synchronisation (DS). Funambol is working with some of the largest companies in the industry to deploy innovative 4G mobile cloud synchronisation services over the coming months.

 “4G will usher in new mobile services, such as live video, video-conferencing 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 synchronisation. 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 optimising the 4G user experience and performance."

 The wireless industry is, of course, 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 monetise 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 synchronising.

 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 synchronisation 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 DM and DS enables service providers to keep mobile data and rich media on diverse devices in synchronisation 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. 

* 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. Funambol is headquartered in Redwood City, California with an R&D centre in Italy.

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