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China Mobile, Hong Kong CSL and Nokia demonstrate MMS services over live GPRS networks in Beijing and Hong Kong at the China Telecom Day. This Demonstration underscores Nokia’s track record in MMS. China Mobile Communications Co. Ltd. and Hong Kong CSL Ltd. have successfully demonstrated multimedia messaging service (MMS) roaming and interworking between their live high-speed GPRS wireless data networks in Beijing and Hong Kong. The exciting next-generation multimedia messaging service, which enables people to send pictures and multimedia messages to each other, was publicly demonstrated in Beijing today at the China Telecom Day.

The successful demonstration in Beijing replicates the world first-ever international MMS roaming and interconnection between Sonera and EMT of Estonia over their live GPRS networks in February, as well as Asian’s first MMS roaming and interworking between Chinese operators in April, both conducted using Nokia MMS phones and infrastructure. Nokia also has played a crucial role in Asia’s first MMS commercial service launched by Hong Kong CSL in March. 

IRVING, TEXAS Nokia (NYSE: NOK) today announced that it has begun shipments of the Nokia 6370 wireless phone, Nokia’s first handset designed to take advantage of new CDMA2000 1X networks. Leap Wireless International, Inc (NASDAQ: LWIN), which offers Cricket, its unlimited local wireless service, in 40 markets, is the first wireless carrier to market the Nokia 6370 phone.”Nokia and Leap have worked together to bring comfortable wireless communications to our Cricket customers for more than two years,” said Don McGuire, Leap’s vice president of sales and marketing. “We are excited to continue working with Nokia to offer CDMA2000 1X handsets in our 1X markets.

By leveraging 1X technology, we can cost effectively increase voice capacity for our flat-rate, all-you-can-talk Cricket service while offering feature-rich state-of-the-art handsets like the Nokia 6370 phone that appeal to our customers.”Based on Nokia’s own CDMA2000 1X chipset, the Nokia 6370 phone offers CDMA carriers the opportunity to realize the benefits of their new CDMA2000 1X voice networks. With a full complement of features, including 2-way text messaging and downloadable ring tones, the Nokia 6370 phone is designed for the user who wants the latest technology in a classic form factor. A large phonebook holding up to 500 contacts with multiple entry fields and an extensive calendar and to-do list allows Nokia 6370 phone owners to keep important information in the palm of their hand. Despite the powerful new features of the Nokia 6370 phone, previous Nokia users will find that the familiar menu structure and keypad layout makes learning how to access the new functionality quick and easy.

Additionally, users upgrading from Nokia 5100 and 6100 series phones will find that most of their existing accessories, including car kits, charging stands and travel chargers, will also work with the new Nokia 6370 phone.

HP and Nokia announced the availability of integrated machine-to-machine (M2M) connectivity solutions that link Nokia wireless technology with HP hardware and software to access and manage remote assets. Companies can now deploy solutions enabling them to automate business processes and easily make decisions based on real-time data associated with remote assets to enhance efficiency, lower costs, improve service levels and create new customer service offerings.

Companies that rely on remote machinery and facilities and extended manufacturing chains for services are expected to be among the first adopters of M2M connectivity solutions. Automatic meter reading, security, elevator control, fleet management and traffic control systems are among the applications of M2M connectivity.A typical M2M solution will include the Nokia M2M Platform, HP OpenView product suite components on an HP-UX or HP ProLiant server backbone.

The Nokia M2M Platform provides an environment for facilitating data communications between devices and Internet-hosted applications and consists of two elements:The Nokia M2M Gateway acts as a bridging element between the GSM network and the company intranet. It provides wireless connection establishment and Internet protocol (IP) translation between applications located in the company server and in the remote devices.

The Nokia GSM Connectivity Terminals enable establishment of a two-way communication link from remote machines to IT systems. Together with the Nokia M2M Gateway, it hides the complexity of the wireless network from the applications that communicate over this link.

Nokia yesterday announced that volume deliveries of EDGE hardware across all major GSM bands and in all continents have commenced. This marks another major milestone for Nokia, which became the first vendor to ship EDGE network hardware in volumes.The first shipments took place in the Americas in the end of 2001, and during the first half 2002 deliveries began to networks in Europe and Asia, with full production capability achieved by mid-2002.EDGE (enhanced data rates for global evolution) features are part of the GSM specifications and it is a 3G technology defined by ITU and 3GPP.

EDGE is an important part of the smooth evolution to GSM/GPRS/EDGE/WCDMA multiradio networks. Together EDGE and WCDMA ensure fastest adoption of 3G multimedia services for all mobile subscribersWith EDGE, operators can provide consumers with a three-fold increase in data-rates and capacity through their GSM/GPRS networks, boosting the revenues generated by operators from the GSM frequencies and reducing the cost of building new capacity for the increasing usage of attractive data services. EDGE offers full backwards compatibility to GSM/GPRS services.

Nokia and Contra Publishing today announced the launch of see what I’m talking about?, a book exploring how multimedia messaging (MMS) is changing the way in which we communicate. Four design students at the Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design in London were given a sneak preview of the MMS future, by trying out the Nokia 7650 imaging phone several weeks before its commercial launch.

They created an MMS community in Europe and documented their experience in a new book.In preparing for the launch of MMS enabled phones, Nokia loaned several Nokia 7650 phones to their advertising agency, Contra, as research tools. Four Central Saint Martins students - Jo Jackson, Harriet Banks, Tom Vernon-Kell, and Rory Brady - then approached Contra with an idea for an MMS related book, and got the green light from both Contra and Nokia to produce one using the Nokia 7650 phones.“It was exciting to be among the first to use the technology, and to experiment with it as a new design tool and communication medium. What’s more, we’ve successfully documented the birth of a new mode of expression, and that’s pretty cool,” said Jo Jackson.

The students’ experiences are documented in see what I’m talking about?, which has been printed by Contra Publishing. The book is structured as a timeline and presents a visual and textual dialogue, illustrating the multidimensionality of MMS messaging.The Nokia 7650 phone has an integrated VGA camera that allows users to take and send multimedia messages, incorporating color images, text and sound. The students shared messages with one another for four weeks and created a new mobile community based on instant multimedia messaging.

The ball is now rolling for exciting new multimedia messaging services (MMS) with an agreement between Nokia and international sports marketing company IMG.Nokia and IMG have teamed up to develop an MMS Essential Sports Service, delivering sports images, news, updates and audio commentary to sports’ fans’ mobile phones. The service aims to prove the market is ready and willing when it comes to mobile multimedia services, generating new and lucrative revenue opportunities for operatorsThe Essential Sports service will be tailored to suit the specific interests in different regions - Europe, the USA and Asia Pacific.

The service will be available to Nokia’s operator customers, who will then be able to brand their services individually.Nokia has among the wireless industry’s most extensive track record in MMS with around 40 customers to date and an ever-growing number of launched systems, making multimedia messaging a reality for today’s mobile consumers and a strategic growth area for Nokia and the industry.“MMS is already taking the industry by storm with strong growth in markets like Italy where in the first two weeks of service over 180,000 Multimedia Messages were sent.

We want to see this happen in all markets and with all our customers and this agreement with IMG is just one example of the initiatives we are taking, ” explains Esa Harju, Director, Strategic Marketing, Nokia Networks.“Sports are universally popular and IMG’s analysis of mobile user behaviour patterns certainly indicates that MMS offers a major opportunity for new rich media. This Essential Sports project will enable mobile operators, Nokia and IMG to gather critical experience in the delivery and satisfaction of sports fans on their multimedia mobile devices,” adds Selby.

Nokia Search, the application for searching and finding almost anything, almost anywhere, is all new and improved. Over the past two years, Nokia Search has steadily swelled, increasing its users by 22 percent every month, with the number of searches made by those users up 24 percent on a monthly basis. Building on that momentum, Nokia Search has an array of new local search providers, available in 15 countries across Latin America from today.

So, now you can trek through almost 40 countries around the world with Nokia Search as your search-and-find-it companion on your compatible Nokia device. Three new local search providers are joining the Nokia Search family, now spanning 38 countries worldwide.

In Latin America, people can search and access local directory content by Publicar in Bolivia, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Puerto Rico, Venezuela, and with br in Brazil and Seccion Amarilla in Mexico. Nokia Search also has web content and local directory content search available for an additional 23 countries.”We’re on a mission to bring everyone the ultimate search capabilities, whether locally or on the web,” says Jussi-Pekka Partanen, head of Nokia Search, Multimedia, Nokia. “With the additions of our new local search providers and the new seamlessly integrated features of Nokia Search on even more devices, we’re fast on the road to that goal.”

At the European Broadband World Forum 2007 in Berlin Nokia Siemens Networks presents its strategy for Multi-Service Access NodesWhen broadband technology was introduced in fixed networks, DSLAMs went into Central Offices to be installed in parallel to the TDM switches.

This principle will remain valid as long as voice service connections exist in a POTS/ISDN-connection based networkOn the other hand VoIP has become a standardized and commonly used technology, and it will replace the obsolete existing PSTN equipment, offering lower costs in CAPEX and in OPEX. The transition from TDM-based voice to VoIP in the Multi-Service Access Node saves CAPEX and OPEX in the network. Both protocols – H.248 and SIP – are currently being used, but a clear trend toward SIP is visible.

With this approach the move to building fully integrated, simplified networks is on its way to success.

Devicescape Software is working with Nokia to make its software available on selected Wi-Fi enabled Nokia devices. The Devicescape Connect software, now available via the Nokia Download! application makes Wi-Fi access effortless for users at home or while mobile. Once set up, Devicescape enables automatic connections to Wi-Fi allowing users to quickly and easily access their favorite internet applications at homes and Wi-Fi hotspots worldwide.

Devicescape eliminates the need to launch a browser to enter user names and passwords on your Nokia device. Your user name and password are entered just once and stored on a secure server and, after that, Devicescape enables you to connect to any supported network within range. “The Devicescape solution is ideal for Nokia Nseries multimedia computer or Internet Tablet owners,” said said Dave Fraser, Chief Executive Officer of Devicescape. “These customers want fast access to the great internet services that Nokia devices enable including e-mail, VoIP, maps, music, video, or online games.

Now, with Devicescape they can have automatic access to Wi-Fi, improving and expanding their experience with their favorite services.” Nokia N95 multimedia computer owners in the U.K. and the U.S. can find Devicescape under “Easy WiFi” in the Download! application on their device. Nokia Internet Tablet owners can also find an optimized version of Devicescape in the Nokia Tableteer Folder.

Devicescape works around the world by supporting more than 300 public networks including the largest carriers in the world such as T-Mobile, British Telecom, EarthLink and municipal and free networks too. In addition, consumers can expand their Wi-Fi coverage by adding more hotspots and networks, including their home network, by visiting Devicescape’s at There they can also selectively and securely share their home and other personal networks with friends and family.

The stunning Nokia N95 8GB made its debut global shipments today, and will be hitting a store near you soon. The Nokia N95 8GB is the memory-packed big brother of the Nokia N95 multimedia computer. Full specification below. “Our Nokia Nseries family has expanded with added pizzazz and performance with the Nokia N95 8GB, a device as personal as it is powerful,” said Jonas Geust, vice president, Multimedia, at Nokia. “We’ve reached a pinnacle with the Nokia N95 and now with the addition of one of the largest ever displays, built-in Assisted-GPS and improved battery power, the Nokia N95 8GB takes entertainment enjoyment to another level.”Boasting up to eight gigabytes of built-in memory, the Nokia N95 8GB has all the key features of its predecessor, including a 5 megapixel camera with Carl Zeiss optics, built-in A-GPS, WLAN, HSDPA and an innovative 2-way slide.

The sleek black N95 8GB also boasts a luminous 2.8″ (240 x 320) QVGA display, so watching videos, browsing the Internet or viewing maps is a real pleasure. With its expanded memory, the N95 8GB offers up to 20 hours of video or up to 6000 songs*.The N95 8GB multimedia computer has an estimated retail price of EUR 560 before taxes or subsidies.

Operating Frequency

WCDMA 2100 + E850/900/1800/1900MHz
Automatic switching between bands and modes

Dimensions

Volume: 96 cc
Weight: 128 g
Length(max): 99 mm
Width(max): 53 mm
Thickness(max): 21 mm

Memory Functions

Up to 100MB internal dynamic memory for messages, ringing tones, images, video clips, calendar notes, to-do list and applications.
Up to 8GB internal flash memory for multimedia content such as music, pictures, ringing tones, map data.