Swindon-based Ubiquisys is developing a video
download application for its in-home 3G basestations as a result of
the investment from a consortium that includes Google and the
existing first round investors.
"We are developing a TV catch up service so that
as the user walks in the phone automatically downloads the latest
video files," said Will Franks, chief technology officer and
co-founder of
Ubiquisys.
This type of application would appeal to Google’s YouTube
subsidiary, as the 2G Apple iPhone already has a YouTube button on
it. "I can’t comment on what Google’s intention is but, from their
perspective, what they are interested in is technologies that
really open up broadband to consumers. We do have links with them,"
he said
Femtocell pioneer Ubiquisys is
linking up with Google following its latest $25m investment
round as it moves to commercial roll out of the technology.
"As things progress we are finding there are a lot of features that
mobile operators want, so we are developing the applications
services side," said Franks.