Nokia to bring multimedia message delivery to legacy mobile phones
Nokia Multimedia Terminal Gateway will enable the fast take off of
new person-to-person messaging from day one
Nokia today introduced the Nokia Multimedia Terminal Gateway that
will enable mobile operators to deliver multimedia messages to
non-multimedia terminals, also referred to as legacy phones. In
addition the gateway will provide mobile handset users with the
possibility to store multimedia messages in personal albums.
The Nokia Multimedia Terminal Gateway, an application gateway,
complements the earlier introduced Nokia Artuse MMS (Multimedia
Messaging Service) Center and will be available for mobile operators
during fourth quarter, 2001.
The legacy phone support provided by Nokia Multimedia Terminal
Gateway will enable mobile users to participate in multimedia
messaging right from the start of commercial services, regardless of
the terminal type. Users of legacy phones will get multimedia message
delivery as a short message notification including the URL address
and the password for retrieving messages by using a web browser. They
will also be able to reply with a web created multimedia message or
forward a received multimedia message to an email address.
"Nokia has been the key driver of MMS (Multimedia Messaging Service)
development and sees the future of person-to-person messaging based
predominantly on MMS technology," says Pekka Salonoja, Vice
President, Server Software Products, Nokia.
"Within the industry legacy phone support plays a crucial role in the
initial deployment of multimedia messaging services. We believe that
this latest addition to the already extensive Nokia MMS solution
portfolio will provide operators with the desired competitive market
edge and fuel the adaptation of MMS as a mass market service", he
adds.
Personal album storage is another key component of the Nokia
Multimedia Terminal Gateway. Mobile handset users will be able to use
personal album for long-term storage and to free up the memory on
their MMS terminals. Personal albums may be accessed either via a web
interface or a WAP interface. Subscribers will be able to compose and
send multimedia messages using the album service, browse existing
stored messages, retrieve a previously stored messages from the album
and forward a retrieved message to either an email address or another
phone
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 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.
Nokia Multimedia Terminal Gateway will enable the fast take off of
new person-to-person messaging from day one
Nokia today introduced the Nokia Multimedia Terminal Gateway that
will enable mobile operators to deliver multimedia messages to
non-multimedia terminals, also referred to as legacy phones. In
addition the gateway will provide mobile handset users with the
possibility to store multimedia messages in personal albums.
The Nokia Multimedia Terminal Gateway, an application gateway,
complements the earlier introduced Nokia Artuse MMS (Multimedia
Messaging Service) Center and will be available for mobile operators
during fourth quarter, 2001.
The legacy phone support provided by Nokia Multimedia Terminal
Gateway will enable mobile users to participate in multimedia
messaging right from the start of commercial services, regardless of
the terminal type. Users of legacy phones will get multimedia message
delivery as a short message notification including the URL address
and the password for retrieving messages by using a web browser. They
will also be able to reply with a web created multimedia message or
forward a received multimedia message to an email address.
"Nokia has been the key driver of MMS (Multimedia Messaging Service)
development and sees the future of person-to-person messaging based
predominantly on MMS technology," says Pekka Salonoja, Vice
President, Server Software Products, Nokia.
"Within the industry legacy phone support plays a crucial role in the
initial deployment of multimedia messaging services. We believe that
this latest addition to the already extensive Nokia MMS solution
portfolio will provide operators with the desired competitive market
edge and fuel the adaptation of MMS as a mass market service", he
adds.
Personal album storage is another key component of the Nokia
Multimedia Terminal Gateway. Mobile handset users will be able to use
personal album for long-term storage and to free up the memory on
their MMS terminals. Personal albums may be accessed either via a web
interface or a WAP interface. Subscribers will be able to compose and
send multimedia messages using the album service, browse existing
stored messages, retrieve a previously stored messages from the album
and forward a retrieved message to either an email address or another
phone
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 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.
