WiderMusic(TM) Service Platform Enables Verizon Wireless
Customers to Download Music on Their Phones
LAS VEGAS and SEOUL, South Korea, Jan. 6 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ --
WiderThan (Nasdaq: WTHN), a leading global provider of integrated mobile
entertainment solutions for wireless carriers, announced that it has been
selected by Verizon Wireless as an application service provider for Verizon
Wireless' new V CAST Music service. The WiderMusic(TM) Service Platform (WMSP)
enables Verizon Wireless customers to download music instantly, any time and
from anywhere in the V CAST service area.
Leveraging WiderThan's music services, Verizon Wireless becomes the first
and only U.S. service provider to offer a full-function mobile music service
that allows users to download full music tracks over the air and transfer
digital music between their wireless phones and PCs. V CAST Music is also
currently the largest wireless music service provider in the U.S, offering
customers one million unique songs by spring.
Working closely with Verizon Wireless and the leading music labels,
WiderThan's WMSP will host, deliver and maintain Verizon Wireless' music
content. V CAST Music will be available on January 16, 2006 and will be
available throughout 1,900 Verizon Wireless Communication stores, Circuit City
locations and online at http://www.verizonwireless.com.
Jim Straight, vice president of wireless Internet and multimedia services
for Verizon Wireless, said, "Our decision to engage WiderThan as a service
provider for V CAST Music was easy, as WiderThan continues to be a strategic
part of our commitment to stay ahead of wireless trends to meet our customers'
needs."
WiderThan has been working with Verizon Wireless since 2001. As a result
of the collaboration between the two companies, Verizon Wireless customers
enjoy a full spectrum of mobile entertainment solutions, including ringback
tones, master ring tones and games.
"As the demand for more comprehensive mobile entertainment services
continues to increase in the U.S., we are committed to working closely with
Verizon Wireless to expand music capabilities, which are becoming increasingly
popular," said Vern Poyner, executive vice president and CEO, WiderThan
Americas. "The WiderMusic Service Platform is a comprehensive solution that
provides the backbone of V CAST Music and its full function capabilities."
About WiderThan
WiderThan is a leading provider of integrated mobile entertainment
solutions for wireless carriers. Our applications, content and services enable
wireless carriers to provide a broad range of mobile entertainment, such as
ringback tones, music-on-demand, mobile games, ringtones, messaging and
information services, to their subscribers. WiderThan currently provides
mobile entertainment solutions to 42 wireless carriers in 17 countries,
including SK Telecom in Korea, Cingular Wireless, Sprint Nextel, T-Mobile USA
and Verizon Wireless in the United States, Bharti Airtel in India and Globe
Telecom in the Philippines.
About Verizon Wireless
Verizon Wireless owns and operates the nation's most reliable wireless
network, serving 49.3 million voice and data customers. Headquartered in
Bedminster, N.J., Verizon Wireless is a joint venture of Verizon
Communications (NYSE: VZ) and Vodafone (NYSE: VOD; LSE). Find more
information on the Web at http://www.verizonwireless.com. To preview and
request broadcast-quality video footage and high-resolution stills of Verizon
Wireless operations, log on to the Verizon Wireless Multimedia Library at
http://www.verizonwireless.com/multimedia.
SOURCE WiderThan; Verizon Wireless
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Related links:
http://www.widerthan.com
http://www.verizonwireless.com
CONTACT:
Jeffrey Nelson of Verizon Wireless,
+1-908-306-4824, jeffrey.nelson@verizonwireless.com; or Maya Lee
of Fleishman-Hillard, +1-212-453-2317, leemay@fleishman.com, for
WiderThan
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