Cultivating Taiwan's mobile applications industry
Taipei, Taiwan/Espoo, Finland - Nokia today announced the launch of a number of programs to cultivate Taiwan's mobile services industry as it enters the era of 3G multimedia communication. These programs include the official opening of Nokia's first 3G based Mobile Services Development Center (MSDC), a joint program with Taiwan's Institute for Information Industry (III) for the establishment of localized training centers, and a partnership with Chunghwa Telecom to launch Taiwan's first ever mobisode campaign, the first mobile film festival to be held in the Asia Pacific region. Mobisodes are brief videos specifically designed to be watched on a mobile phone.
Nokia has chosen Taiwan to set up its first Mobile Services Development Center due to Taiwan's strong innovation and developing capability. The Center will focus on developing 3G mobile contents and services. Taiwan is also known for its early adoption of new technologies.
"These factors combine to make Taiwan the best incubating environment," said Wei Yuan, Vice President, NET CMO China. "In addition, with 3G gaining momentum around the world, we created the Mobile Services Development Center to facilitate the joint development of mobile content services and applications for the Chinese-speaking community. We also wish to promote cooperation through the integration of the entire local 3G industry as well as share innovative products with the entire Chinese community."
With 3G already well established in Taiwan, the region's telecom industry is blessed with the opportunity to experiment with the rich and diversified services offered by 3G technologies. The local mobile market is anxious to try more and more innovative mobile products.
"Nokia's 3G system has been selected by the top 3 operators in Taiwan," said Mike Wang, Regional General Manager. "Nokia plays a vital role in this market and would like to ensure that the 3G market is a great success here. We're not only an end-to-end solution provider, but are also actively offering a complete platform for cutting-edge 3G applications and mobile services in Taiwan. We believe our platform will facilitate the upgrading of capability and products of local mobile content and application providers. "
The MSDC will work closely with Taiwan authorities, operators, and partners to develop quality products and solutions to bring a brand new and exciting mobile experience to local consumers.
To create innovative mobile value-added contents that dovetail with Taiwan's consumers, the Mobile Services Development Center has joined hands with reputable international and domestic content and application providers. Furthermore, the Nokia Mobile Services Development Center is going to leverage 3G test bed equipment to offer a IOT Lab, which will facilitate IP multimedia application advancement. It will also offer certification to local mobile applications developers. Nokia Taiwan and III will offer Symbian courses to strengthen the competencies of local developers.
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