The DTAC Streaming service will offer DTAC's mobile subscribers downloadable clips of music videos, and karaoke from Bakery Music (BMG) as well as movie previews. Users can browse through the extensive selection of video content at the Djuice WAP portal (wap.djuice.co.th) under the Fun Plaza menu. The content will be delivered over DTAC's Nokia GPRS/EDGE-ready network to DTAC subscribers' Nokia 3650 handsets.
"DTAC Streaming is a good demonstration of DTAC end-to-end cooperation with Nokia to provide the best innovative service to all of our 5.8 million customers across the country," said DTAC's Value-Added-Service Business Unit Director Pakorn Pannachet.
"We are expecting more to come from the DTAC-Nokia EASY Application Factory. And when we experience exponential growth in our data traffic, DTAC has the option of implementing EDGE on its nationwide Nokia GSM/EDGE network, allowing customers to enjoy better quality of services," he added.
Kristian Strand, Account Director, Nokia Networks said, "We are proud to play a part in delivering DTAC's new life enrichment solution from the DTAC-Nokia EASY Application Factory. As a nationwide offering, DTAC Streaming fully demonstrates the strengths and benefits of DTAC GPRS/EDGE-ready network powered by Nokia. When higher bandwidths are needed by DTAC, Nokia will be able to switch on the EDGE network, which DTAC is currently trialling, allowing users to enjoy up to three times faster speeds."
DTAC Streaming is available nationwide to DTAC prepaid and postpaid subscribers with Nokia 3650 handset or other GPRS-enabled device with Real One player. Subscription to the service will initially be free of charge and the normal GPRS traffic charges will apply.
About DTAC
DTAC is Thailand's leading wireless communications brand, with over 5.8 million customers. DTAC aims to make mobile communications easy, accessible and affordable, under a just and transparent pricing system. Telenor has been DTAC's strategic partner since 2000.
About Nokia
A market leader in the cellular industry in Asia Pacific, Nokia provides innovative, industry leading and market-relevant technology and products to around 20 diverse markets in the region.
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 a broadly held company with listings on six major exchanges.
Note to Editors
The DTAC-Nokia EASY Application Factory is another milestone in close DTAC-Nokia co-operation, following collaboration in MMS and EDGE. The aim of the DTAC-Nokia EASY Application Factory is to nurture the ecosystem of content providers, developers and operators, and help to bring to market new business systems for advanced mobile services in Thailand.
To date, Nokia has supplied DTAC with complete GSM systems and solutions comprising of Nokia Base Station Subsystems, Network Switching Subsystem and GPRS Core Network, Nokia Multimedia Messaging Center (MMSC), Short Message Service Centre (SMSC), Nokia Intelligent Network (IN) Platform and Network Consultancy Services.
On 3 April 2003, DTAC and Nokia announced the successful completion of the first EDGE call in Thailand and among the first operator calls worldwide.
For further information, please contact:
Nokia
APAC Communications
Tel: +65 6723 1824/ +65 6723 1999
Email: communications.apac@nokia.com
Global Communications Department, Nokia Networks
Tel: + 358 7180 38198
Email: networks.communications@nokia.com
www.nokia.com