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Globaltel Media, the first company to provide has announced new capabilities in its Alirti product that enable the delivery of full video content via SMS text messaging to video capable wireless devices without paying high-cost carrier premiums.
Alirti Video Capabilities are as follows:
- Building on Alirti’s ability to send images and audio files as SMS text messages, Globaltel Media has enabled the delivery of video from online computers to any video capable mobile device.
- Most mobile video delivery services must render video content according to the device type, operating system, application suite, data plan and screen size of the mobile handset. Because Alirti videos and any Globaltel Media-hosted electronic content are sent as embedded URL links in an SMS text message, rendering is performed automatically by the wireless carrier when accessing the electronic content.
- Alirti videos are received by mobile devices as a standard text charge for SMS messages, not as Premium SMS that often costs a minimum of $1.99 regardless of whether the subscriber has an unlimited text plan.
- Alirti makes video content viral because the mobile user can forward the Alirti text video link to colleagues, friends and family.
- All Globaltel Media applications are fully compliant with the Mobile Marketing Association (MMA) and certified on all US cellular carriers.
- Globaltel Media does not charge any set-up or maintenance fees to use the Alirti system. Resellers enter into a bulk messaging agreement so mobile
- users are not charged for the service other than as a standard text message.
- Alirti videos may be viewed on any WAP-enabled or Internet-enabled mobile device that supports standard video formats such as MP4.
What do we think? Well if you want to know more, then check out Globaltel here.
About The Author
Ben Robinson
Ben is a 10+ year veteran of the Mobile industry – starting his career when SMS was a still a relatively new concept for most people (!), he has now consulted on everything from bleeding-edge Mobile content, to the next-gen accessories you might view it on. As a result he has a broad and deep knowledge in numerous areas of Mobile – from network operators to device vendors, to infrastructure and middleware vendors (not to mention content delivery) – and has worked for companies in all of these areas! He is based in the UK, a hotbed of activity for mobile, and recently became a father for the second time – as oppose to in his younger years when he was happy spend time tweaking all manner of mobile devices to 'nth' degree, he now looks for services and hardware that provide the most efficient, compact, and reliable improvements to his already manic life! It’s his opinion that Mobile solutions should be there to help to make your life better – if a particular solution (be it service or device) isn’t doing this, he believes you need to ask the very important question of why you continue to use it... His focus at IntoMobile is mainly on Mobile content, services, and infrastructure, particularly as regards the UK market – and with the occasional look at devices. Additionally, using his extensive experience in the industry, he will provide commentary on the industry at large, with regular (and hopefully thought-provoking) articles.
