Viva! Vision Deploys Video Traffic Solution for Iusacell, Unefon"

US mobile video content solutions company Viva! Vision will provide its automobile traffic monitoring application for Mexican mobile operators Iusacell and Unefon, Viva! Vision said in a statement.

The solution allows mobile subscribers to view videos depicting traffic conditions in major cities. In the case of Unefon and Iusacell the solution will initially be available in Mexico City. The application uses the feed from strategically placed video cameras operated by private security firms and the police force.

These feeds are converted using a compression algorithm and made available to mobile handsets. This compression algorithm allows for 2G, 2.5G and 3G handsets to receive live video feeds, whether running in narrowband or broadband networks.

"With the average commuting time on the rise in major cities in the region, live video traffic monitoring becomes a necessity for consumers," the statement read.

Viva! Vision has 20 customers in North and South America."

Posted to the site on 28th March 2007