Nokia announced today that it has successfully carried out Asia's first multimedia messaging service (MMS) roaming and interworking over GPRS with leading Chinese operators. The Nokia multimedia messaging infrastructure solution was used to deliver multimedia messages between the GPRS networks of three operators using the Nokia 7650, the first MMS phone with a built-in digital camera.
The multimedia messages were sent last month between Beijing Mobile and Hong Kong CSL Limited, as well as between Fujian Mobile and Hong Kong CSL Limited, highlighting the interoperability of MMS between different operators.
Since the beginning of this year, Nokia has worked closely with Chinese operators to develop MMS for China. Hong Kong CSL Limited recently launched Asia's first multimedia messaging service, implemented with the Nokia MMS solution. For the interoperability and roaming trials in China, platform implementation and testing with three operators were carried out in April, with successful multimedia messages being sent at the end of the month.
Nokia's state-of-the-art MMS solution will help leading Chinese operators to provide innovative services to their customers, allowing them to send and receive messages combining text, images, graphics, sound and ultimately video, in a single rich message. MMS is a key enabling technology for 2.5 G and 3 G application development, making it pivotal to Nokia's vision of the greater benefits for mobile subscribers in the future.
"Nokia is delighted to extend the cooperation relationship with the leading Chinese operators in providing new and enriched service to Chinese users. Meanwhile, Nokia is very proud to be the first in Asia to achieve success in this new area," said David Ho, Vice President of Nokia Networks China. "We strongly believe that MMS will play an important role in the operators' business in the future. Nokia is committed to bringing multimedia messaging to the market and thus help operators to offer enriched communication experience to all of our users," he adds.
Nokia is committed to long-term development and preferred partnership in China. With innovative technology, Nokia has continuously strengthened its market position in China as a leading supplier of mobile and broadband network systems and mobile phones. China is Nokia's second largest market. The company's investment in China has reached EUR 2 .3 billion. Nokia has established more than twenty offices, eight joint ventures and two R&D centers, with over 5,000 employees in China.
Nokia is the world leader in mobile communications. Backed by its experience, innovation, user-friendliness and secure solutions, the company has become the leading supplier of mobile phones and a leading supplier of mobile, fixed broadband and IP networks. By adding mobility to the Internet, Nokia creates new opportunities for companies and further enriches the daily lives of people. Nokia is one of the most broadly held companies in the world with listings on six major exchanges.
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Nokia proves its technology leadership by successfully carrying out Asia's first MMS roaming and interworking over GPRS with leading Chinese operators
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