Vringo and du agree to launch subscription video service (UAE)

By Editor on April 26, 2012 · Leave a Comment

Vringo Inc., a provider of software platforms for mobile social and video applications, announced that it has entered into an agreement with the United Arab Emirates’ integrated telecom service provider, du, under which Vringo will offer its award-winning mobile video service to du’s customers in the United Arab Emirates. With the du agreement in place, Vringo’s potential customer base in the country has now increased to approximately 13 million subscribers across the UAE’s two mobile operators, representing 100 percent of the UAE wireless market.

Andrew Perlman, Vringo’s President and Chief Executive Officer, said that they are pleased to announce their latest carrier agreement with du in the United Arab Emirates. In the past few years, du has realized significant gains in market share and is growing further still. Now, as du makes a concerted effort to increase its data and value-added service offerings, their innovative technology will allow the mobile operator to provide an exciting new mobile video service to its growing subscriber base. They look forward to launching with du as we continue to expand Vringo’s reach in both the Middle East and other emerging markets around the world.

Farid Faraidooni, du’s Chief Commercial Officer, said that they are always looking for new, exciting ways in which to add to their customers’ experience, to add life to their life in the most surprising, value-adding ways. By partnering with Vringo, they are bringing a fresh, dynamic dimension to their customers’ experience.

The Vringo video ringtone service to be provided to du customers consists of a Web, WAP and mobile app experience that enables customers to create, download and share high-quality mobile video. Once the service is live, du customers will have access to all of the Vringo platform’s service capabilities including Vringo’s extensive content library of over 12,000 video ringtones.

du is the UAE’s fastest growing telecom company, and is one of the two mobile telecommunications operators in the UAE. Today, du has over five million customers. du has an exclusive partner market agreement in the UAE with Vodafone and as such the company is able to draw on Vodafone’s global experience in roaming, data services and enterprise customer relationships.

Vringo offers a range of fully-hosted mobile social and video platforms for partners and consumers. Including its launch with du in the UAE, Vringo’s award winning video ringtone platform is now deployed with international partners in ten markets. Vringo’s scalable cloud-based distributed application architecture enables the partners’ subscribers to browse and download mobile videos, set them as video ringtones and instantly share them with friends. Vringo also has content partnerships with major content providers including EMI, T-Pain, Tiesto, Muhammad Ali, Turner, Marvel, Discovery Mobile, RTL, Ingrooves and Agence France-Presse.

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Vringo Launches Video Ringtone Service with Orange (UK)

By Editor on February 4, 2011 · Leave a Comment

Vringo, Inc., a provider of video ringtones and next generation personalization solutions for mobile sevices has announced that it has commercially launched its video ringtone platform service with Orange UK.

This launch follows Vringo’s previously-announced carrier partnership with Everything Everywhere Limited, which operates the Orange brand.

According to Jon Medved, Vringo’s Chief Executive Officer, this launch is an important milestone for Vringo. The UK is one of the most robust and advanced telecommunications markets in the world, and we believe a successful commercial launch with Orange will drive our growth. This is a dynamic time for Vringo as they have reported strong subscriber numbers in our test market in Malaysia and are moving forward with launches in the U.S. and Singapore. In addition to the launch with Orange, they anticipate announcing additional distribution channels and new content to enhance and support our commercial launch in the UK.

The Vringo video ringtone service consists of a Web, WAP and mobile app experience that enables customers to create, download and share high-quality video ringtones. Orange UK customers will have access to all of the Vringo platform’s service capabilities including Vringo’s extensive content library of over 5,000 video ringtone clips.

Vringo’s fully-hosted carrier platform is currently deployed for international partners in six markets with new launches anticipated in the next quarter. Vringo’s scalable cloud-based distributed application architecture enables the carrier’s subscribers to browse and download mobile videos, set them as video ringtones and instantly share them with friends.

In addition to carrier partners, Vringo has content partnerships with major content providers including EMI, T-Pain, Tiesto, Muhammad Ali, Turner, Marvel, Discovery Mobile, RTL, Ingrooves and Agence France-Presse.