The first downloadable mobile video guide of its kind in the UK, it features exciting computer-generated graphics and film from the 2006 Battle of Hastings re-enactment, the largest re-enactment ever seen at the site, and explains each stage of England's most famous conflict.

The five short clips, can be downloaded by the visitors in the Battle Abbey ticket office, restaurant and the new visitor centre, then saved to a mobile phone and played as many times as required, even back at home. Simple information and troubleshooting guides are available on-site to help explain how to activate Bluetooth and how to carry out the download, for every major mobile phone manufacturer.

 

 

The guide has been developed by Ballista Media in association with English Heritage, and is being delivered under Ballista's own Mobi-Guides®  brand. The Bluetooth technology used is BlipZones and Blue-Net UK has installed the Bluetooth network.

Ballista Media is a multi-platform production company that, in addition to traditional broadcast TV, specialises in creating and delivering multi-media content for mobile devices both on location, and via the internet.

 

 

Blue-Net in the UK has many years of experience in wireless solutions, with the associated customer requirements and market demands all of ther solutions are industry standards based with web based GUI’s for easy configuration, management, and monitoring of the applications. As a result Blue-Net have produced systems that are simple to implement in single, or multiple buildings, locations, and territories.

 

 

Look-out for more on the installation on BBC news and media.