Teclo Networks, a leader in TCP/IP data optimization, Thursday announced that its S-Series solution has recently been deployed by three European Mobile Virtual Network Operators (MVNOs) to compress images and website resources as they are downloaded to a mobile handset. Installed as a “Bump In The Wire” (BITW), Teclo Networks image compression software checks the quality of an incoming image and only compresses it if the quality exceeds a certain, predefined threshold.
Teclo Networks claims that since its installation, each MVNO has seen the traffic volume devoted to image transfers halved, with a corresponding decline in payments to host networks. The solution, hence, enables MVNOs to register major OPEX savings whilst still delivering a superfast web browsing experience to their subscribers.
According to Teclo Networks, with Facebook alone seeing over 350 million images uploaded a day, often from smartphones with cameras of five, ten or even 20 megapixels –suitable for enlarging to cover a wall without pixelation – MVNOs are experiencing a dramatic increase in their operating costs. To preserve the speed of the network, the S-Series compresses images inline, one data packet at a time, eliminating the delays ensuing from downloading an entire image before compressing it, added Teclo Networks.
Jane Walerud, CEO, Teclo Networks
The mobile landscape is quite competitive. For nearly one thousand Mobile Virtual Network Operators, lowering the cost of transporting data over a host network is key. Using inline compression, the S-Series is able to reduce this cost without harming the end user experience.
