InterDigital and SemperCon Launch CirrusCon, Cloud-Based Platform for Mobile Application Bandwidth Control, Connectivity Management
InterDigital, Inc. (NASDAQ: IDCC), a wireless research and development
company, and SemperCon, an application development company, today
announced the launch of CirrusCon, a new cloud-based application
developer platform that enables mobile and over-the-top application
developers to add bandwidth and connectivity management to their
applications. The API platform will be featured by the companies at the
upcoming Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, February 25-28.
SemperCon’s new mobile development platform offers a cloud-based API
platform that makes it easy for developers to address the most pressing
technical hurdles challenging the launch of successful mobile
applications while enhancing their applications with new features aimed
at creating new revenue streams. The CirrusCon platform, which features
InterDigital’s Smart Connectivity & Mobility Service (SCMS), lets mobile
application developers quickly build mobile applications with bandwidth
management, increased mobile security, robust connections and enhanced
analytics. Using the CirrusCon platform, mobile application developers
can focus on their core functionality and the unique differentiators of
their applications while leaving difficult bandwidth, connection and
security issues to be handled by the platform.
“One of the challenges in mobile application development is that the
application does not control the underlying connectivity. CirrusCon
enables developers to build in connectivity control features, such as
aggregating various connectivity channels to handle bursts in data need,
offloading non-essential data to public or WiFi networks, or segmenting
data streams based on application features,” said Allen Proithis,
Executive Vice President, InterDigital Solutions.
The CirrusCon platform has already enabled some beta customers to bring
their applications to the next level:
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Basecamp Business’ Business Calendar Network application for
iOS and Android provides a calendar of business events as well as
offering direct ties to event networking capabilities such as
Linkedin, Twitter and Facebook. Mel Baiada, Basecamp’s President and
CEO, says: “Our BCN application will benefit from the use of
CirrusCon’s API platform to ensure solid wireless connections in bad
indoor environments, and also its local network identification feature
which eliminates the need for trying to reconfirm location
information.”
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Bleacher League Entertainment’s Bleacher League Baseball
application is a real-time, baseball application allows users to
predict what a batter will do at the plate. Good network connectivity
in crowded sports arena environments is critical to its success. “With
CirrusCon’s SCMS, we will be able to work with arena managers to
ensure solid connections and help manage connectivity in large, very
congested settings,” says John Root, CEO Bleacher League Entertainment.
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Wingman is currently running controlled beta tests of their Wingman:
Patron drink ordering application at bars in the Pittsburgh PA
area. Wingman President Lionel Levine, says “During early testing we
ran into issues related to poor indoor 3G/4G data reception and in
getting accurate GPS/location signals. The CirrusCon SCMS will help
address both those problems by ensuring strong local data reception
and confirming that users are definitely at the bar.”
CirrusCon will be highlighted at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona with
InterDigital’s APPeritivo mobile application, which is available on
Apple iTunes and Google Play. Using APPeritivo, MWC attendees will be
able to order drinks on location at InterDigital’s booth, and the
application will manage premises verification and smart connectivity
that is completely transparent to the user.
To learn more about the platform features and to order a free cocktail,
drop by the InterDigital booth at Hall 7, Stand 7G111.
About InterDigital®
InterDigital develops fundamental wireless technologies that are at the
core of mobile devices, networks, and services worldwide. We solve many
of the industry's most critical and complex technical challenges,
inventing solutions for more efficient broadband networks and a richer
multimedia experience years ahead of market deployment. InterDigital has
licenses and strategic relationships with many of the world's leading
wireless companies. Founded in 1972, InterDigital is listed on NASDAQ
and is included in the S&P MidCap 400® index.
InterDigital is a registered trademark of InterDigital, Inc.
For more information, visit: www.interdigital.com.
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