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19th October 2004 - T-Mobile International and Nokia
today announced an agreement to create applications
for the Series 60 Platform. The collaboration is expected
to reap benefits in 2004 and beyond, by introducing
innovation in mobile phone software and the services
to be offered to T-Mobile customers.
The collaboration enables T-Mobile to design exclusive,
branded applications on top of Series 60 Platform, allowing
them to differentiate as a provider of state-of-the-art
mobile services and leverage the benefits of Series
60 Platform such as application portability.
The input from T-Mobile will also help Nokia to address
the technology needs of operators in enriching the Series
60 Platform especially in the area of services differentiation.
This will further strengthen the position of Series
60 Platform as a preferred platform amongst operators,
licensees, and developers.
"For T-Mobile, this cooperation will provide faster
time-to-market, lower costs, and minimal needs for redesign,"
says Kevin Cunnington, Executive Vice President, Portals
& Portal Infrastructure from T-Mobile. "It
is our target to always bring the most innovative services
to our customers. Using best-of-breed software platforms
such as Series 60 Platform supports this objective,
allowing us to utilize our strength in creating unique
applications."
Antti Vasara, Vice President of Sales and Marketing,
Nokia Technology Platforms, added: "Innovation
is at the center of Nokia's business, and we are always
looking for ways to develop our products. To achieve
this target we support leading operators such as T-Mobile
to bring new services on top of Series 60 Platform.
It will be a privilege to work with T-Mobile, which
has demonstrated great insight and devotion to excellence.
The agreement with T-Mobile underlines the leading position
of Series 60 Platform in the highly competitive smart
phone software market."
The Series 60 Platform, running on the Symbian OS, is
the world's leading smart phone platform. It is licensed
by some of the foremost mobile phone manufacturers including
Lenovo, LG Electronics, Nokia, Panasonic, Samsung, Sendo,
and Siemens. In June 2004, Nokia introduced two new
Feature Packs for the Series 60 Platform that will provide
future smart phones with rich features and functionalities
for operators, enterprises and consumers in all major
markets. These include multiradio support with GSM/GPRS/EDGE,
WCDMA and CDMA, support for phone displays with higher
resolutions and enhanced enterprise support. More information
on Series 60 Platform is available at www.series60.com
About T-Mobile International
T-Mobile International is one of the world's leading
companies in mobile communications. As one of Deutsche
Telekom's four strategic divisions, T-Mobile concentrates
on the most dynamic markets in Europe and the United
States. June 30 2004, more than 65 million people were
using the mobile communications services provided by
its majority owned companies alone (T-Mobile Germany,
T-Mobile USA, T-Mobile UK, T-Mobile Austria, T-Mobile
Netherlands and T-Mobile Czech Republic). And almost
103 million mobile customers are served by subsidiaries
and affiliates of the Deutsche Telekom Group. And all
that over a common technology platform based on GSM,
the world's most successful digital wireless standard.
This also makes T-Mobile the only mobile communications
provider with a seamless transatlantic service.
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