Using the services, fans will be able to select from a menu of match action to receive live updates from Cricinfo’s ball-by-ball coverage and scorecards for international games, including England’s Test match tour of Sri Lanka.
“As cricket’s first free data service to mobiles, MobiCast is set to revolutionise the way we communicate with offline users," said Anil Nair, Cricinfo’s head of wireless media. “We’re providing millions of fans with the ability to keep in touch with the action any time they’re away from their PC or notebook, with the added incentive that there is no cost involved. Mobicast opens up a whole new range of opportunities that we’ll be looking to exploit globally in the coming months.”
The new application is compatible with more than 500 internet/GPRS-enabled handsets. There are no subscription or user tariffs from Cricinfo for the service and data is compressed to minimise network charges that may apply, based on individual service contracts.
