<s>
Skyfire	B-Protocol
is	O
a	O
software	O
company	O
founded	O
in	O
2007	O
,	O
and	O
acquired	O
by	O
Opera	O
Software	O
ASA	O
,	O
now	O
Otello	O
Corporation	O
,	O
in	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2015	O
,	O
the	O
company	O
became	O
the	O
Network	O
Solutions	O
division	O
of	O
Opera	O
,	O
and	O
ceased	O
using	O
the	O
Skyfire	B-Protocol
brand	O
name	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Skyfire	B-Protocol
discontinued	O
its	O
Skyfire	B-Protocol
Web	O
Browser	O
in	O
2014	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
consolidate	O
its	O
focus	O
on	O
its	O
mobile	O
operator	O
technology	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Skyfire	B-Protocol
was	O
funded	O
by	O
venture	O
capital	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
acquired	O
by	O
Opera	O
Software	O
ASA	O
in	O
March	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Skyfire	B-Protocol
was	O
found	O
in	O
2007	O
by	O
Nitin	O
Bhandari	O
and	O
Erik	O
Swenson	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Skyfire	B-Protocol
received	O
initial	O
funding	O
of	O
$4.8	O
million	O
from	O
Matrix	O
Partners	O
and	O
Trinity	O
Ventures	O
in	O
June	O
2007	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Skyfire	B-Protocol
increased	O
their	O
funding	O
in	O
2008	O
with	O
an	O
additional	O
$13	O
million	O
investment	O
from	O
Lightspeed	O
Venture	O
Partners	O
,	O
Matrix	O
and	O
Trinity	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
January	O
2012	O
,	O
they	O
received	O
$8	O
million	O
from	O
Verizon	B-Application
Investments	O
LLC	O
,	O
Matrix	O
,	O
Trinity	O
,	O
and	O
Lightspeed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2010	O
,	O
Skyfire	B-Protocol
purchased	O
Kolbysoft	O
,	O
which	O
allowed	O
them	O
to	O
extend	O
their	O
web	O
browser	O
for	O
the	O
Android	O
marketplace	O
with	O
Kolby	O
's	O
Steel	B-Application
Web	I-Application
Browser	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
October	O
2012	O
,	O
SkyFire	B-Protocol
raised	O
$10	O
million	O
in	O
series	O
D	O
financing	O
from	O
Panorama	O
Capital	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
a	O
venture	O
capital	O
firm	O
that	O
spun	O
out	O
from	O
JP	O
Morgan	O
Chase	O
in	O
2006	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
February	O
15	O
,	O
2013	O
,	O
Skyfire	B-Protocol
was	O
acquired	O
by	O
Opera	O
Software	O
for	O
$155	O
millionOpera	O
primarily	O
eyed	O
Skyfire	B-Protocol
for	O
its	O
video	O
optimization	O
technologies	O
,	O
which	O
complements	O
its	O
own	O
content	O
optimization	O
technologies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
February	O
2015	O
,	O
the	O
company	O
ceased	O
using	O
the	O
Skyfire	B-Protocol
brand	O
name	O
,	O
and	O
became	O
the	O
Network	O
Solutions	O
division	O
of	O
parent	O
company	O
Opera	O
Software	O
ASA	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Skyfire	B-Protocol
offers	O
two	O
main	O
products	O
:	O
its	O
Rocket	O
Optimizer	O
video	O
,	O
audio	O
and	O
multimedia	O
optimization	O
software	O
and	O
Skyfire	B-Protocol
Horizon	O
browser	O
extension	O
platform	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Skyfire	B-Protocol
's	O
Rocket	O
Optimizer	O
is	O
a	O
platform	O
used	O
by	O
wireless	O
operators	O
to	O
optimize	O
video	O
and	O
images	O
and	O
save	O
bandwidth	O
while	O
allowing	O
multimedia	O
,	O
particularly	O
video	O
,	O
to	O
load	O
more	O
smoothly	O
at	O
times	O
of	O
poor	O
wireless	O
connectivity	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
optimizes	O
based	O
on	O
device	O
type	O
and	O
network	B-Protocol
congestion	I-Protocol
levels	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rocket	O
Optimizer	O
3.0	O
is	O
the	O
most	O
recent	O
version	O
of	O
Skyfire	B-Protocol
's	O
carrier-grade	O
network	O
video	O
and	O
data	O
optimization	O
platform	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
launched	O
in	O
January	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Skyfire	B-Protocol
's	O
Horizon	O
is	O
a	O
web	O
browser	O
extension	O
framework	O
to	O
the	O
native	O
smartphone	O
browser	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
includes	O
a	O
web-based	O
management	O
portal	O
that	O
allows	O
an	O
operator	O
to	O
define	O
extensions	O
via	O
the	O
cloud	B-Architecture
without	O
needing	O
to	O
update	O
client	O
software	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
October	O
2012	O
,	O
Sprint	O
added	O
Skyfire	B-Protocol
Horizon	O
to	O
their	O
Pinsight	O
Media+	O
promotion	O
,	O
and	O
its	O
upcoming	O
Android	O
devices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Skyfire	B-Protocol
Web	O
Browser	O
was	O
a	O
downloadable	O
mobile	O
web	O
browser	O
which	O
rendered	O
requested	O
web	O
pages	O
on	O
a	O
proprietary	O
server	O
and	O
relayed	O
them	O
to	O
the	O
browser	O
on	O
the	O
end	O
user	O
's	O
mobile	O
phone	O
,	O
which	O
then	O
displayed	O
the	O
content	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
second	O
generation	O
(	O
2.x	O
)	O
browser	O
employed	O
a	O
hybrid	O
approach	O
,	O
using	O
a	O
conventional	O
rendering	O
of	O
web	O
pages	O
on	O
the	O
handheld	O
device	O
,	O
but	O
streaming	O
video	O
from	O
Skyfire	B-Protocol
's	O
servers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Skyfire	B-Protocol
Web	O
Browser	O
was	O
supported	O
on	O
iOS	O
,	O
Android	O
,	O
SymbianOS	O
and	O
Windows	O
Mobile	O
devices	O
before	O
being	O
discontinued	O
in	O
May	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Skyfire	B-Protocol
was	O
recognized	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
top	O
ten	O
startup	O
companies	O
to	O
watch	O
by	O
Light	O
Reading	O
's	O
in	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Skyfire	B-Protocol
won	O
a	O
grand	O
prize	O
in	O
the	O
2012	O
TIA	O
Venture	O
Network	O
Challenge	O
.	O
</s>
