Espoo (Finland) - Mobile phone giant Nokia has teamed up with service provider T-Mobile to unveil a new slate of advanced mobile features.
The move will accelerate the development and expansion of Ovi, Nokia's proprietary online mobile portal.
Ovi provides users with access to real-time maps and directions, music downloads and online video, directly from their cell phone.
In addition to expanding over-the-air content distribution, the two expect the partnership to branch out into new mobile technologies, such as cell phone "widgets," similar to the Apple computer tools of the same name, which give user instant access to desired information.
For example, users could get access to weather or news by simply turning on their phone, or even access micro versions of sites like Facebook and Myspace, even hinting at possible future integration with social networking sites and T-Mobile's "My Faves" services.
Nokia has a handful of strategic partnerships in the mobile industry. It has a deal with Universal to give users free access to over-the-air MP3 downloads for the first year of a new service activation.
It also has a deal with Microsoft to bring digital rights management to mobile content.
T-Mobile and Nokia confirmed the deal is based on profit sharing but did not disclose exact financial details of their new partnership
The move will accelerate the development and expansion of Ovi, Nokia's proprietary online mobile portal.
Ovi provides users with access to real-time maps and directions, music downloads and online video, directly from their cell phone.
In addition to expanding over-the-air content distribution, the two expect the partnership to branch out into new mobile technologies, such as cell phone "widgets," similar to the Apple computer tools of the same name, which give user instant access to desired information.
For example, users could get access to weather or news by simply turning on their phone, or even access micro versions of sites like Facebook and Myspace, even hinting at possible future integration with social networking sites and T-Mobile's "My Faves" services.
Nokia has a handful of strategic partnerships in the mobile industry. It has a deal with Universal to give users free access to over-the-air MP3 downloads for the first year of a new service activation.
It also has a deal with Microsoft to bring digital rights management to mobile content.
T-Mobile and Nokia confirmed the deal is based on profit sharing but did not disclose exact financial details of their new partnership