<s>
Remote	B-Protocol
mobile	I-Protocol
virtualization	I-Protocol
,	O
like	O
its	O
counterpart	O
desktop	B-Protocol
virtualization	I-Protocol
,	O
is	O
a	O
technology	O
that	O
separates	O
operating	B-General_Concept
systems	I-General_Concept
and	O
applications	B-Application
from	O
the	O
client	O
devices	O
that	O
access	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
while	O
desktop	B-Protocol
virtualization	I-Protocol
allows	O
users	O
to	O
remotely	O
access	O
Windows	O
desktops	O
and	O
applications	B-Application
,	O
remote	B-Protocol
mobile	I-Protocol
virtualization	I-Protocol
offers	O
remote	O
access	O
to	O
mobile	B-Operating_System
operating	I-Operating_System
systems	I-Operating_System
such	O
as	O
Android	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Remote	B-Protocol
mobile	I-Protocol
virtualization	I-Protocol
encompasses	O
both	O
full	O
operating	B-General_Concept
system	I-General_Concept
virtualization	O
,	O
referred	O
to	O
as	O
virtual	B-Protocol
mobile	I-Protocol
infrastructure	I-Protocol
(	O
VMI	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
user	O
and	O
application	O
virtualization	O
,	O
termed	O
mobile	O
app	O
virtualization	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Remote	B-Protocol
mobile	I-Protocol
virtualization	I-Protocol
allows	O
a	O
user	O
to	O
remotely	O
control	O
an	O
Android	B-Application
virtual	B-Architecture
machine	I-Architecture
(	O
VM	O
)	O
or	O
application	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Users	O
can	O
access	O
remotely	O
hosted	O
applications	B-Application
with	O
HTML5-enabled	O
web	O
browsers	O
or	O
thin	O
client	O
applications	B-Application
from	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
smartphones	O
,	O
tablets	O
and	O
computers	O
,	O
including	O
Apple	O
iOS	O
,	O
Mac	O
OS	O
,	O
Blackberry	O
,	O
Windows	O
Phone	O
,	O
Windows	O
desktop	O
,	O
and	O
Firefox	O
OS	O
devices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
VMI	O
refers	O
to	O
the	O
method	O
of	O
hosting	O
a	O
mobile	B-Operating_System
operating	I-Operating_System
system	I-Operating_System
on	O
a	O
server	O
in	O
a	O
data	O
center	O
or	O
the	O
cloud	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mobile	B-Operating_System
operating	I-Operating_System
system	I-Operating_System
environments	O
are	O
executed	O
remotely	O
and	O
they	O
are	O
rendered	O
via	O
Mobile	O
Optimized	O
Display	O
protocols	O
through	O
the	O
network	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Compared	O
to	O
virtual	B-Protocol
desktop	I-Protocol
infrastructure	I-Protocol
(	O
VDI	O
)	O
,	O
VMI	O
has	O
to	O
operate	O
in	O
low	O
bandwidth	O
network	O
environments	O
such	O
as	O
cellular	O
networks	O
with	O
fluctuating	O
coverage	O
and	O
metered	O
access	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Most	O
common	O
implementations	O
of	O
VMI	O
host	O
multiple	O
mobile	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
virtual	B-Architecture
machines	I-Architecture
(	O
VMs	O
)	O
on	O
private	O
or	O
public	O
cloud	O
infrastructure	O
and	O
allow	O
users	O
to	O
access	O
them	O
remotely	O
via	O
options	O
such	O
as	O
Miracast™	O
,	O
the	O
ACE	O
Protocol	O
or	O
custom	O
streaming	O
implementations	O
optimized	O
for	O
3G/4G	O
networks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mobile	B-Operating_System
operating	I-Operating_System
systems	I-Operating_System
hosted	O
in	O
the	O
cloud	O
are	O
not	O
limited	O
to	O
Android	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
operating	B-General_Concept
systems	I-General_Concept
like	O
Firefox	O
OS	O
and	O
Ubuntu	O
Mobile	O
can	O
also	O
be	O
used	O
as	O
VM	O
instances	O
depending	O
on	O
uses	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
achieve	O
higher	O
density	O
,	O
VMI	O
implementations	O
can	O
use	O
customized	O
versions	O
of	O
Android	B-Application
that	O
minimize	O
memory	O
requirements	O
and	O
speed	O
up	O
boot	O
times	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Prevent	O
data	O
loss	O
caused	O
by	O
physical	O
device	O
theft	O
–	O
With	O
the	O
advent	O
of	O
bring	O
your	O
own	O
device	O
(	O
BYOD	O
)	O
initiatives	O
,	O
more	O
and	O
more	O
users	O
are	O
accessing	O
business	O
applications	B-Application
and	O
data	O
from	O
their	O
mobile	O
devices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Because	O
VMI	O
hosts	O
mobile	O
applications	B-Application
in	O
the	O
cloud	O
,	O
if	O
a	O
mobile	O
device	O
is	O
lost	O
or	O
stolen	O
,	O
no	O
business	O
data	O
will	O
be	O
compromised	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Accelerate	O
app	O
development	O
and	O
broaden	O
coverage	O
–	O
VMI	O
allows	O
application	O
developers	O
to	O
write	O
applications	B-Application
once	O
and	O
use	O
them	O
on	O
all	O
HTML5-compatible	O
mobile	O
devices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Most	O
VMI	O
vendors	O
offer	O
VMI	O
clients	O
for	O
Android	B-Application
,	O
iOS	O
,	O
and	O
Windows	O
Phone	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
clientless	O
,	O
HTML5	O
browser-based	O
access	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Streamline	O
IT	O
operations	O
–	O
With	O
VMI	O
,	O
IT	O
administrators	O
do	O
not	O
need	O
to	O
install	O
,	O
manage	O
and	O
upgrade	O
individual	O
applications	B-Application
on	O
end	O
user	O
devices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mobile	O
app	O
virtualization	O
technology	O
separates	O
mobile	O
applications	B-Application
from	O
their	O
underlying	O
operating	B-General_Concept
system	I-General_Concept
using	O
secure	O
containers	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
analogous	O
to	O
RDSH	O
and	O
Citrix	O
XenApp	O
on	O
desktops	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Compared	O
to	O
VMI	O
,	O
Mobile	O
app	O
virtualization	O
only	O
virtualizes	O
the	O
individual	O
application	O
and	O
the	O
user	O
session	O
rather	O
than	O
the	O
full	O
mobile	B-Operating_System
operating	I-Operating_System
system	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mobile	O
app	O
virtualization	O
also	O
helps	O
in	O
scaling	O
to	O
large	O
number	O
of	O
users	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
sharing	O
hardware	O
features	O
like	O
GPU	O
and	O
encryption	O
engines	O
across	O
all	O
user	O
sessions	O
as	O
they	O
can	O
be	O
managed	O
by	O
the	O
underlying	O
operating	B-General_Concept
system	I-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mobile	O
app	O
virtualization	O
is	O
transparent	O
to	O
the	O
end	O
user	O
;	O
an	O
end	O
user	O
accessing	O
an	O
application	O
from	O
a	O
different	O
mobile	B-Operating_System
operating	I-Operating_System
system	I-Operating_System
(	O
e.g.	O
</s>
<s>
iOS	O
)	O
than	O
the	O
hosted	O
operating	B-General_Concept
system	I-General_Concept
(	O
typically	O
Android	B-Application
)	O
will	O
not	O
have	O
to	O
learn	O
a	O
new	O
user	O
interface	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
using	O
one	O
,	O
shared	O
operating	B-General_Concept
system	I-General_Concept
instead	O
of	O
separate	O
operating	B-General_Concept
system	I-General_Concept
instances	O
,	O
mobile	O
app	O
virtualization	O
consumes	O
less	O
resources	O
than	O
VMI	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Live	O
streaming	O
of	O
mobile	O
applications	B-Application
–	O
One	O
end	O
user	O
can	O
control	O
applications	B-Application
,	O
while	O
multiple	O
users	O
can	O
view	O
live	O
or	O
recorded	O
sessions	O
of	O
mobile	O
applications	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Live	O
streaming	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
for	O
video	O
game	O
walk-throughs	O
and	O
demos	O
or	O
instructional	O
videos	O
for	O
mobile	O
applications	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Visibility	O
into	O
encrypted	O
traffic	O
that	O
uses	O
certificate	O
pinning	O
–	O
An	O
increasing	O
number	O
of	O
mobile	O
applications	B-Application
use	O
certificate	O
pinning	O
to	O
identify	O
server	O
certificates	O
and	O
prevent	O
Man	O
in	O
the	O
Middle	O
attacks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mobile	B-Application
gaming	I-Application
as	O
a	O
service	O
–	O
Mobile	O
app	O
virtualization	O
allows	O
players	O
with	O
low-end	O
entry-level	O
phones	O
to	O
play	O
graphically	O
intensive	O
multiplayer	O
video	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Traditionally	O
,	O
gaming	O
as	O
a	O
service	O
uses	O
Windows-based	O
VDI	O
or	O
Virtual	B-Protocol
Network	I-Protocol
Computing	I-Protocol
(	O
VNC	B-Protocol
)	O
technologies	O
and	O
uses	O
PC-based	O
GPUs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
mobile	B-Application
gaming	I-Application
as	O
a	O
service	O
,	O
gaming	O
providers	O
can	O
host	O
Android-based	O
video	O
games	O
on	O
microservers	O
and	O
stream	O
these	O
games	O
over	O
low-bandwidth	O
cellular	O
networks	O
to	O
mobile	O
devices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
mobile	B-Application
gaming	I-Application
as	O
a	O
service	O
,	O
users	O
can	O
test	O
out	O
or	O
play	O
games	O
without	O
downloading	O
and	O
installing	O
them	O
on	O
their	O
devices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Because	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
executed	O
remotely	O
,	O
even	O
mobile	O
devices	O
with	O
older	O
generation	O
GPUs	O
can	O
play	O
mobile	B-Application
games	I-Application
with	O
advanced	O
3D	O
graphics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mobile	B-Application
gaming	I-Application
as	O
a	O
service	O
also	O
provides	O
a	O
vehicle	O
for	O
Android	B-Application
application	I-Application
developers	O
to	O
reach	O
a	O
wider	O
audience	O
,	O
including	O
Windows	O
Phone	O
,	O
Apple	O
iOS	O
,	O
and	O
Firefox	O
OS	O
device	O
owners	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mobile	B-Application
gaming	I-Application
as	O
a	O
service	O
can	O
deliver	O
free	O
,	O
advertising-supported	O
games	O
or	O
subscription-based	O
gaming	O
services	O
.	O
</s>
