- May 23, 2022
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Blacknut and POST Luxembourg first to extend 5G Cloud Gaming service to iOS mobile devices
POST Luxembourg becomes the world’s first mobile operator to extend cloud gaming services to Apple iPhones and iPads through Blacknut’s new Progressive Web App (PWA).
After teaming up to launch cloud gaming over 5G,
cloud-gaming specialist Blacknut and POST Luxembourg, the leading
telecommunications group in Luxembourg, have worked together to add iPhone and
iPad support to POST’s 5GPower cloud gaming service thanks to a new progressive
web app (PWA). The web app allows POST customers who have a 5GPOWER mobile
subscription to play on their iPhones and iPads as well as on PC, Mac, Android
phone, Amazon Fire Stick and compatible Android Smart TV.
The new app makes POST the world’s first mobile operator to
offer cloud gaming to its iPhone users. The 5GPower service gives players
access to the whole Blacknut games catalogue, which is the biggest of any
dedicated cloud gaming platform having recently passed the 500 game milestone.
Every game can be played on any supported device, with the ability to start a
game session on one device and continue on another.
While Apple currently doesn’t support native cloud gaming apps in its App Store, iPhone and iPad users have been excluded from the play-anywhere experience and convenience that cloud gaming offers. With the launch of this progressive web app (PWA), iPad and iPhone users can now add a button to their home screen, just like an app, that opens a browser connection to the Blacknut service, with the same connection speed and quality as a native app.
Blacknut is a leading cloud gaming provider that enables
ISPs, device manufacturers, OTT services and media companies to quickly launch
their own streaming games services, as well as serving gamers in 40 countries
through its own-brand Blacknut subscription service. POST was the first EU
mobile operator to launch Blacknut’s cloud gaming over 5G in October 2020.
Said Cliff Konsbruck, Director of POST Telecom: “Our
business and our passion are very high performance telecommunication networks.
We build these networks, including the 5G network, for our residential
customers internet, TV and streaming needs, for our business customers, but
also for the gaming community who have specific needs, especially in terms of
latency. Since launching our cloud gaming service with Blacknut, the response
from our subscribers has been beyond our expectations. Now, our customers with
iOS devices, and this is the majority of POST customers, can also enjoy the
Blacknut cloud gaming experience through this new solution on their iPhone or
iPad.”
Said Olivier Avaro, CEO of Blacknut: “Apple’s stance
on native cloud gaming apps has been well publicised, preventing gamers from
accessing streaming services through the normal app channels. No mobile
operator wants to launch a service that doesn’t include as many subscribers as
possible, so it was important we find a solution. Now, iPhone users can join in
the fun and experience cloud gaming the way it should be.“
POST subscribers can sign up to Blacknut’s cloud gaming
service directly from POST, with the monthly subscription included at no extra
cost for the first year. POST customers that don’t opt for the 5G service can
still subscribe to Blacknut as an additional service.
Press release by Blacknut