A system for providing information content over a network to a mobile
communication device includes a transcoding system and a first network
device. The transcoding system includes a plurality of transcoders. Each
transcoder is operable to transcode the information content from a
respective input content type into a respective output content type. The
first network device is in communication with the transcoding system and
includes a connection handler system. The first network device is
operable to receive a first connection request that includes transcoder
request data and to select a corresponding connection handler. The
connection handler is operable to select one or more transcoders from the
plurality of transcoders based on the transcoder request data.