Egypt's first mobile operator MobiNil has launched a mobile multimedia messaging service using Nokia's leading MMS and GPRS solutions. The service, "MobiNil Life", will enable MobiNil's over 2.6 million subscribers nationwide to send messages combining text, images, graphics and sound in a single rich message directly to other MMS terminals, e-mail addresses or even non-MMS mobile phones.
"MobiNil continues to enjoy a successful relationship with Nokia thanks to its reliable and innovative solutions. The co-operation in the field of value-added services like MMS will give a boost to the MobiNil Life service," said Gilles Lamberty, Chief Operating Officer, MobiNil.
"With this step we are expanding our strong cooperation in circuit core to include packet core networks and service platforms," he adds.
"Nokia has the industry's strongest track record in creating powerful and future-proof products and solutions and we are proud to be working with MobiNil in bringing advance mobile services to Egyptian consumers, " says Tommi Uitto, Director, Marketing and Sales, Nokia Networks.
MMS is an open industry standard designed to work across various mobile networks, including GSM, GPRS, CDMA and WCDMA networks. Operators across the globe are enabling MMS services for their mobile customers while mobile handset manufacturers are delivering MMS-capable mobile devices to consumers.
In addition to delivering MobiNil the complete Nokia MMS solution, Nokia has also supplied the, GPRS (General Packet Radio Service) core network, the Nokia Terminal Management Server (NTMS) and Nokia's WAP solution for the creation of mobile Internet services. Nokia will also provide implementation and maintenance for the whole system solution. Nokia NetAct(TM) service and network management system is included in the deal.
The Egyptian Company for Mobile Services, MobiNil, (www.mobinil.com), is Egypt's largest mobile operator with a state-of-the-art GSM 900 mobile network. Its major shareholders include Orange Group SA and Orascom Telecom. It is the largest and most liquid stock in the Egyptian stock exchange, (stock ticker EMOB.CA). Established in May 1998, the company has more than 2.6 million subscribers today. MobiNil's vision is an integral part of its logo when it started operations in 1998 - "A Mobile in Every Hand" - a promise of growth, prosperity, and value for its customers, employees, and shareholders. MobiNil leads the market with a comprehensive and innovative range of mobile services in voice, data, and content.
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.
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Notes to editors
The Nokia MMS solution includes the Nokia Multimedia Messaging Service Center (MMSC), the Nokia Multimedia Application Gateway, the Nokia WAP Gateway and the Nokia Profile Server. The core of the solution, the Nokia MMS Center, is a scalable and high-capacity service platform targeted at mobile operators and service providers who want to offer new interactive and rich media content to their subscribers. The solution features include personalized profiling options, support for non-MMS enabled terminals, intelligent email connectivity, voice messaging over MMS, and long-term message storage with personal multimedia albums.