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WirelessDevNet.com Press Release
NEC’s Mobile Internet Platform selected by O2 in the UK and Ireland
London and Tokyo, September 20th, 2005-- NEC today announced that it has supplied the Mobile Internet Platform for O2 plc (O2)’s forthcoming i-modeTM service. O2’s i-mode operations are scheduled to start this autumn in the UK and Ireland.
“We are pleased with NEC as the provider of our i-mode platform, which we believe will offer our customers a whole range of new data services when we launch - furthering O2’s data services leadership position in our markets… …”, said Dave Williams, Group CTO of O2.
The expansion of high value, rich-media mobile Internet services in Europe continues to advance with services now becoming simpler to deliver and use. Kenji Takano, Managing Director of NEC Europe said, “NEC is forging strategic relationships with mobile operators and is reinforcing its mobile business to create new business opportunities for operators in Europe and in other regions of the world through increased mobile usage. In order to contribute to the development of new mobile services, NEC is rolling out attractive i-mode services with the service platform.”
O2 is one of Europe’s leading mobile phone operators, currently serving nearly 25 million subscribers in the UK, Ireland and Germany. Currently, 26% of O2’s revenues are generated by data services.
-NEC’s i-mode platform
NEC’s highly reliable Mobile Internet Platform (NEMIP) is an integrated solution that unifies operations and service management. At the core of the solution is a gateway that will enable O2’s customers to gain easy, quick and secure access to the large variety of rich content offered by O2’s i-mode service. A special mail component enables customers to enjoy i-mode mail services with video and picture attachments. This service is easy to activate and fully interoperable with MMS and email across different networks. A NEMIP portal component generates service menus and membership content menus for each connected mobile terminal.
The platform offers complete management of user information, content and services information, agent charging and billing (including real-time charging for pre-paid users) and flexible support for new features as the platform grows.
To provide attractive Mobile Internet services for both 2.5 and 3G, NEC is to expand their Mobile Multimedia Platform business, targeting operators worldwide who wish to enhance customer satisfaction and increase revenue. NEC plans to add to their Mobile Applications line-up and aspires to gaining the leading position in the Mobile Internet market. As a total solution provider for Mobile Internet solutions, NEC has strong competence in mobile infrastructure systems, mobile application platforms for i-mode and WAP and an impressive portfolio of content and attractive mobile handsets. Worldwide, NEC's Mobile Internet Platforms and terminals are employed by Wind Telecomunicazioni S.p.A. (Italy), Telefonica Moviles Espana (Spain), Bouygues Telecom S.A. (France), COSMOTE Mobile Telecommunications S.A. (Greece), Mobile TeleSystems OJSC (Russia), Telstra Corporation Limited (Australia) and Far EasTone Telecommunications Co., Ltd. (Taiwan). In addition, handsets are employed in E-Plus Mobilfunk GmbH & Co. KG (Germany), KPN Mobile The Netherlands B.V. (the Netherlands), BASE N.V./S.A. (Belgium).
O2 plc has 100% ownership of mobile network operators in three countries – the UK, Germany and Ireland – as well as a leading mobile Internet portal business. All of these businesses are branded as ‘O2’. The company is a founding member of Starmap Mobile Alliance, has operations on the Isle of Man (Manx Telecom) and owns O2 Airwave – an advanced, digital emergency communications service. In addition, O2 has established the Tesco Mobile and Tchibo Mobilfunk joint venture businesses in the UK and Germany respectively.
O2 has nearly 25 million customers and some 15,000 employees. It reported revenues for the year ended 31 March 2005 of £6.683 billion. Data represented 26% of total service revenues in the quarter ending 30 June 2005.
NEC is a total mobile solutions provider capable of providing solutions from mobile handsets to infrastructure and mobile applications. NEC has been actively expanding its sales in mobile applications, infrastructure and handsets globally. The firm has a proven track record of delivering platforms for implementing mobile internet services such as i-mode/WAP2.0, along with location information systems, streaming servers, digital rights protection, contents conversion software, mail servers and many more. NEC is also working on the next generation of converged services such as 3G / WLAN mobility, Mobile TV and 3G Service Creation and Management.
NEC is a total solution provider for 3G and mobile Internet. It has been involved in every first-stage rollout of 3G systems worldwide. It is also responsible for developing the first 3G handsets for the world's first 3G networks. NEC has competence in the mobile Internet field with its mobile infrastructure system, mobile application platform and its impressive portfolio of contents. NEC's mobile handsets are known for their prominent technologies including large color screens, built-in cameras and other functions that make them ideal for use in the mobile Internet. In the 3G/mobile multimedia global, NEC aims to take strong initiative to create the market and to obtain leading position.
NEC Corporation (NASDAQ: NIPNY) (FTSE: 6701q.l) is one of the world's leading providers of Internet, broadband network and enterprise business solutions dedicated to meeting the specialized needs of its diverse and global base of customers. Ranked as one of the world's top patent-producing companies, NEC delivers tailored solutions in the key fields of computer, networking and electron devices, by integrating its technical strengths in IT and Networks, and by providing advanced semiconductor solutions through NEC Electronics Corporation. The NEC Group employs more than 140,000 people worldwide and had net sales of 4,855 billion yen (approx. $45 billion) in the fiscal year ended March 2005. For additional information, please visit the NEC home page at: http://www.nec.com
* i-mode is trademarks or registered trademarks of NTT DoCoMo, Inc. in Japan and other countries.
* DoJa is a trademark of NTT DoCoMo, Inc. in Japan and other countries.
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