Kiora partners with SES Broadband Services to develop Wi-Fi Content Hotspots for mobile devices
SES Broadband Services is to partner with content platform developer Kiora on a content distribution and connectivity platform in Sub-Saharan Africa. This platform is to enable a very cost effective delivery of content and internet access through a network of Wi-Fi Content Hotspots planned to be located at retail outlets and in public spaces.
The solution combines Kiora's end to end service platform for the delivery of media content via Wi-Fi Content Hotspots and the SES Broadband satellite network, used for point- to multipoint backhauling and end to end managed internet access.
Patrick Biewer, managing director at SES Broadband Services, commented: 'The predominance of smartphones and tablets in the Sub-Saharan market is driving more and more users to watch content, creating a surge in the consumption of on-demand media and a need to be connected to the internet anytime, anywhere. Costly point to point backhauling and a lack of terrestrial connectivity remains a problem that prevents devices from obtaining content. With this new solution we aim to solve the bottleneck.'
Prasad Sanagavarapu, CEO at Kiora: 'Kiora is a content distribution platform specifically designed for emerging markets, providing a mobile data offloading solution for premium video. The platform provides a cheaper alternative to users than traditional mobile content delivery networks.
'We are very excited about the partnership with SES Broadband Services, whereby we will create a compelling offering for service providers in these markets to address the large and growing mobile user base. We are pleased to be bringing much needed satellite Internet connectivity and a mobile content delivery platform together as one bundle,' he added.<br /> <br style='mso-special-character: line-break;' /> <!–[if !supportLineBreakNewLine]–><br style='mso-special-character: line-break;' /> <!–[endif]–>
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