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Nokia and RealNetworks Partner to Deliver Internet Audio and Video Content to Mobile Devices

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Nokia and RealNetworks Inc. have teamed up to develop technology that will allow users to access Internet audio and video content on their future mobile devices. The partnership will utilize RealPlayer technology to deliver "create once, broadcast anywhere" content to Nokia's EPOC-based communicators and smart phones. This project is part of a larger trend in the mobile phone industry, which is driven by the increasing importance of mobile devices and the convergence of wireless and mobile computing technology.

Key Takeaways:

  • Nokia and RealNetworks have partnered to develop technology that will deliver Internet audio and video content to future mobile devices.
  • The partnership will utilize RealPlayer technology to deliver "create once, broadcast anywhere" content to Nokia's EPOC-based communicators and smart phones.
  • The project is aimed at making mobile devices more important than PCs, with industry insiders predicting that mobile devices will become the primary means of accessing the Internet.
  • The mobile phone industry is growing rapidly, with nearly 500 million mobile phone subscribers worldwide and an expected doubling of that number within two years.
  • Nokia, Motorola, and Ericsson have partnered to create Symbian, a company that will develop wireless information devices capable of providing Internet access, messaging, and information access.
  • Atte Miettinen, marketing and operations manager of mobile e-services bazaar at Hewlett-Packard, believes that the future of technology is mobile, not PC-based.
  • 78 percent of current Internet users plan to use wireless data applications within the next 6 to 12 months, according to a study by Gap Gemini America.

Statistics:

  • Nearly 500 million mobile phone subscribers worldwide.
  • The number of mobile phone subscribers is expected to double within two years.
  • 78 percent of current Internet users plan to use wireless data applications within the next 6 to 12 months.
  • The future of technology is predicted by industry insiders to become more mobile than PC-based.

Sources:

  • Nokia
  • RealNetworks Inc.
  • Newsbytes.com
  • Gap Gemini America
  • Symbian
  • Hewlett-Packard

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