Takeafile: A peer-to-peer online platform to transfer files of any size at maximum speed and in a secure way.

Project Information

Takeafile

Grant agreement ID: 816746

DOI

10.3030/816746

Project closed

EC signature date 11 May 2018

Start date 1 June 2018

End date 30 November 2018

Funded under

• INDUSTRIAL LEADERSHIP - Innovation In SMEs

Total cost

€ 71 429,00

EU contribution

€ 50 000,00

Coordinated by

TAKEAFILE LABS SL
Spain

Periodic Reporting for period 1 - Takeafile (Takeafile: A peer-to-peer online platform to transfer files of any size at maximum speed and in a secure way.)

Reporting period: 2018-06-01 to 2018-11-30

Summary of the context and overall objectives of the project

Takeafile (TaF) is an innovative project with the goal of providing a multi-platform tool to provide a novel service for sending files between two users in a fast way, avoiding the use of intermediate servers.
The overall objectives of the SME instrument was to analyse the technical and business feasibility of this novel service. We aimed to fully develop, commercialize and push to a global scale Takeafile, to become a referent platform for file sharing among professional markets.
The SME Instrument Phase 1 has supported us to validate and demonstrate in real-world conditions the feasibility of a platform like Takeafile and also to explore its economic viability.

Work performed from the beginning of the project to the end of the period covered by the report and main results achieved so far

To evaluate the innovation and reach of Takeafile, the SME-Instrument Phase 1 proposed a feasibility study to cover the main aspects of the project as a potential product in the market.
The main results achieved in the feasibility study have been:
1. Technical Study: We reviewed the latest advances in communication libraries and protocols. We evaluated the Interoperability, Operations and the Viability to adapt our service to work as desktop and mobile applications.
2. Market Feasibility: The EU market was validated to reach the professional communities market. The result was a high volume and growing market, but with the limitations previously described.
3. Define the product refinements: In order to adapt the user experience to the needs of the targeted customer segments we end up exploring the alternative of an open source solution, based on the feedback of the customers behaviour.
4. Assessment of Risk Factors: we studied the main barriers and detected the potential risk in our business model, which help us explore new alternative business models
5. IPR Study: a study was developed for Takeafile, obtaining as a result an efficient IP strategy to protect our solution in Europe an beyond
6. Financial analysis and business model: we assessed Takeafile’s short- and mid-term future situation and learn about alternative courses of action in different areas, including commercialisation and monetisation strategies.

Progress beyond the state of the art and expected potential impact (including the socio-economic impact and the wider societal implications of the project so far)

After the feasibility assessment carried out, the result obtained is that Take a file is a very disruptive solution in comparison with the current state of the art and could have a very important impact in the European society.
However, the business model has been analyzed, and the conclusion of opening the platform to open source has been decided as the best course of action. Take a file as an open source solution is a complex issue and new business models must be analyzed and tested in the short and medium term.

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