Cricket Intros ‘Crosswave’ Mobile Hotspot Creator
Cricket Wireless today introduced the Crosswave, a new MiFi-like device that uses Cricket’s 3G network to provide mobile broadband for other Wi-Fi devices. The Crosswave can access Cricket’s EVDO 3G network and provides download speeds up to 1.4Mbps. Cricket says it is comptaible with most other devices with 802.11b/g Wi-Fi on board, including laptops, tablets and phones. The Crosswave goes on …

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Live streaming of cricket World Cup on Reliance Mobile
Reliance Mobile will telecast live all ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 matches through its specially-created ICC zone on R-World VAS platform, a company official said here Wednesday.

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For the statistically inclined Cricket fan, the on demand stat can add a new dimension to their knowledge. Such fans can know all about the personal milestones of their favorite players, as well as achievements by a particular team by having a look at the live Cricket score. Live Cricket score has become as a source for Cricket fans to actually feel the excitement of a Cricket match, despite missing out the live action on the Cricket field or on television.

Most Cricket sites provide their users with a downloadable Cricket score card, but this is the era of mobile phones and wireless communication. People tend to seek information on their mobile phones, because they can’t sit in front of a TV set or Computer screen during the whole match.

Many operators have used this phenomenon to earn profit by sending live scores via sms, but this method is expensive and the information to the user is minimum.

In all this, people are trying to find ways to get cheaper and most information. I myself have been trying to find something new. I have tried many applications which provide live scorecards and other information but none has been able to come close to the quality of Cricket Companion.

Cricket Companion is the newest in the lot and is AMAZING. It is basically a FREE Java based mobile application which uses GPRS to update live Cricket scores on our java enabled mobile phones, but it all just doesn’t end there. It not only provides live Cricket scorecard but it also provides more richer information like graphs, full scorecards, upcoming fixtures, previous results and much more.

Being a Java based application, compatibility is not an issue. This makes it a global application enjoyable in almost all parts of the world on all kinds of mobile phones. Secondly, GPRS technology makes it cheaper. Compressed data allows faster updates, yet keeps GPRS costs to minimum. It beats SMS updates in frequency, speed and cost of information.

Now coming to its features, it gives live coverage of all international Cricket games including Test matches, ODIs and Twenty20 formats. It provides live ball by ball update and alerts for boundary events (4, 6), fall of wicket, milestones (50, 100), match state (rain delay, water break, innings break, etc). It also has full score card providing detailed batting and bowling analysis, event calendar for viewing upcoming matches and results provided with updated points table and Net Run Rates. All information is provided on demand. Polls and quizzes allow opinion gathering within the community and a chance to win great prizes. Finally Ad Server allows advertisers to place ads in every match.

But “Cricket Companion” has still room for improvement. Updated international and regional Cricket news, live ball by ball text commentary and messaging between community members will enhance its performance and quality to a new level.

Available to over 120 million mobile internet subscribers across device types and networks.Unique ‘Call to Experience? and ‘Video Scorecard? features designed for indian conditions.Freemium? model enabled by immersive mobile advertising.

The Indian Premier League (IPL) and its licensing partner Global Cricket Ventures (GCV) announced a partnership with mobile internet pioneer July Systems, to launch an IPL mobile internet service, specifically designed for the Indian market. Almost every Indian with an internet enabled mobile phone, across income groups, educational backgrounds, handset types or networks, will for the first time have access to live ball-by-ball video updates, action replays, video score cards and much more. Users can access this service from their mobile phone by calling the MiX toll-free number 08 123 123 123 or by accessing m.iplt20.com.

Lalit Modi, Chairman and Commissioner, Indian Premier League, said, ?The IPL is the first sports league in the world to roll out a mass market, mobile internet service of this type and scale. We are pleased to partner with July Systems ?pioneers in mobile internet technology, as they have the operational experience of working with the world’s leading broadcasters, sports league and advertisers. I am certain IPL fans here in India will enjoy this real-time user interface now available on their very own mobile phones.?

This is an excellent initiative, which will help deliver the IPL real-time to cricket fans in the home market. The Indian market is absolutely key to the momentum of this exciting tournament, and GCV is very pleased to be partnering with July Systems which it believes will be instrumental in taking the viewing experience to the next level?

July Systems is pleased to partner with IPL in launching this path breaking sports experience on the mobile internet.We are on the cusp of a mobile internet revolution in India, and making the IPL mobile could be the tipping point.

July System’s MiX platform aims to catalyze the mobile internet eco-system by bringing together and delivering value to its key stakeholders – consumers, advertisers, media publishers, operators and handset OEMs.

For consumers: The service has been designed for the common man who may not have accessed the internet ever before. The consumers may not be aware of typing out URLs or navigating pages in a browser. A simple phone call is all that is required to get started.

Freemium, a combination of free and premium content, based pricing makes the service affordable to all users. A significant part of the IPL service including video content has been provided for free – subsidized by advertising. While certain premium sections are available at a nominal fee.

For Advertisers: With over 120 million mobile internet subscribers advertisers now have an immersive advertising platform to engage directly with a large audience pool. The mobile internet is also inherently more measureable providing good ROI for advertisers

For Operators: With declining voice revenues, operators can look to sustainable growth from mobile internet based data services. The key to this growth is compelling content and there is no bigger event that the IPL to propel this growth.

For Handsets OEMs: A rich media service like the IPL is a great reason for users to purchase mobile internet and video enabled mobile phones. Handset manufacturers can look forward to growth in their sales driven by such services.

IPL on MiX

During the television broadcast of the IPL, the phone number 08123123123 will be displayed on the TV screens. The IPL service is initiated by calling this simple toll free phone number, which results in a SMS being sent to the user, with the link to the IPL mobile internet service. Users click on this link to watch real-time video clips IPL videos on their mobile phone. The service has been designed to deliver international quality video experiences optimized for low bandwidth networks and for the vast array of handsets that are available in the Indian market. July Systems is also working with the telecom operators to provide inexpensive ?all you can eat? data access plans and easy ways to activate these plans.

Indian Premier League

The IPL 2010 is kicked off from March 12th with some high voltage action expected between reigning champions like Deccan Chargers ,Kolkata Knight Riders . IPL 2010 will be played over 45 days across India and will feature a grand total of 60 games, with the addition of a third place play-off. The league will also see the addition of four new home venues in the form of Cuttack and Nagpur for the Deccan Chargers, Ahmedabad for the Rajasthan Royals and Dharamsala for the Kings XI Punjab.

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