MUMBAI – January 8, 2014 – Independent mobile video and media company Vuclip has announced its strategic partnership with UCWeb, developer of mobile internet browser in India-UC Browser, to bring the best mobile video experience to consumers. Vuclip will deliver videos for the video section of the mobile browser-UC Video, the company said in a press release. With its patent pending Dynamic Adaptive Transcoding Technology, Vuclip will now enable the massive number of UC Browser India users to experience amazing unbuffered global and regional premium mobile video content on any network: 2G, 3G , 4G or Wi-Fi.
While Vuclip works on all devices, today UCWeb is offering this service on smart phones with plans to launch on feature phones in the future. This partnership will give UC Browser users easy access to Vuclip’s rich library of mobile video. Vuclip partners with more than 140 content providers across several genres like movies, music, news, sports, celebrity and devotional among others. As mobile video demand grows rapidly in the country, this powerful best-in-class alliance between Vuclip and UCWeb is a significant step towards bringing the mobile video to the masses.
Nikhil Naik, Director, Global Content and Distribution, Vuclip said, “Vuclip’s mission is to democratize access to mobile video and our strategic partnership with UCWeb suits that perfectly because they are the first choice of consumers in India when it comes to mobile browsing. With this partnership, we will be able to expand our large viewer base further, reaching a sizeable number of new consumers who are keen to have easy and friction-free access to mobile videos. We will continue to partner with key stakeholders of the mobile ecosystem to fuel mobile video adoption throughout India and beyond.”
Commenting on this partnership, Kenny Ye, Managing Directorfrom UCWeb India said, “Vuclip provides a mobile video experience that is in alignment with our mission to provide the best possible mobile Internet experience to billions of users around the world. Mobile handsets are personal devices and consumers want to access content tailored to their interest. Through our partnership with Vuclip, consumers will have access to premium global and local content of their choice on any mobile device, without the hassles of buffering brought on by constrained networks.”
