Rogers customers gain access to Nokia's innovative mobile services on
Canada's fastest mobile network
TORONTO and SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 10 /PRNewswire/ -- Rogers Wireless and
Nokia today announced the Canadian availability of exciting new wireless
services that allow Rogers consumers to experience the latest in mobile
gaming and navigation on Nokia devices. This services agreement between
Nokia and Rogers is the first such agreement with a wireless carrier in
North America, further establishing Rogers Wireless' leadership in
delivering Canadian consumers leading-edge wireless data experiences.
Nokia Maps, with GPS functionality and featuring Location Based
Services, enables users to expertly navigate, whether searching for an
unfamiliar address in their home city or exploring a vacation destination.
Consumers can see the world in a new way, with on-screen maps for more than
160 countries and millions of points of interest. Making finding your way
easier than ever before, users can now plan their route street to street,
city to city, or country to country. They can view different perspectives,
including satellite images, street maps, or combinations of the two.
Using Nokia Maps, users can enjoy world-class car navigation with
turn-by-turn visual and voice guidance in 46 languages, and dynamic
re-routing to avoid trouble spots. For those needing the last mile
assistance or pedestrian guidance in town, consumers can get turn-by-turn
navigation instructions on their Nokia device.
With Nokia N-Gage, consumers can easily find, try and buy the best in
mobile games with a range of innovative, made-for-mobile titles from Nokia,
such as Reset Generation and Dirk Dagger and The Fallen Idol, as well as
popular brands from leading 3rd party publishers. Consumers are able to
take their mobile gaming experience to new heights as they connect with
other users through the N-Gage Arena community. Through this thriving
community, consumers can meet friends, find others to challenge,
communicate with each other via message boards, live chat, tournaments and
other interactive exchanges that bring the mobile gaming experience to
life.
"The Canadian telecom market is going through tremendous change and
consumers are increasingly demanding advanced multimedia devices and
services," said Richard White, general manager and head of country
operations for Nokia Canada. "Through this agreement with Rogers we are
excited to deliver on that need, offering consumers compelling experiences
on Nokia's devices delivered over Rogers' wireless high-speed network."
"This agreement with Nokia gives Rogers customers a rich mobile gaming
experience that is unique in the marketplace and an unparalleled mobile
mapping application," said John Boynton, SVP and Chief Marketing Officer,
Rogers Wireless. "It makes tremendous business sense for Rogers because
these are two of the most in-demand applications for mobile devices."
The N-Gage and Nokia Maps services in Canada are initially available
for use on the Nokia N95 8GB, one of the world's most sophisticated
smartphones. Part of the popular Nokia's Nseries lineup, of which 50
million devices have been sold worldwide, the Nokia N95 8GB combines
world-class technology and the best in imaging, music and Internet
capabilities to give consumers all the tools to snap pictures, surf the
web, share and play games.
For more information on N-Gage and Nokia Maps please visit http://www.nokia.ca
or http://www.rogers.com.
About Nokia
Nokia is the world leader in mobility, driving the transformation and
growth of the converging Internet and communications industries. We make a
wide range of mobile devices with services and software that enable people
to experience music, navigation, video, television, imaging, games,
business mobility and more. Developing and growing our offering of consumer
Internet services, as well as our enterprise solutions and software, is a
key area of focus. We also provide equipment, solutions and services for
communications networks through Nokia Siemens Networks. http://www.nokia.ca
About Rogers Wireless
Rogers Wireless provides wireless voice and data communications
services across Canada to more than 7.5 million customers under both the
Rogers Wireless and Fido brands. Proven to operate Canada's most reliable
wireless voice and data communications network, Rogers Wireless is Canada's
largest wireless provider and the only national carrier operating on the
global standard GSM and highly advanced HSPA technology platforms. In
addition to providing seamless roaming in more than 200 countries with its
GSM based services, Rogers Wireless also provides wireless broadband
services across Canada utilizing its 2.5GHz fixed wireless spectrum. Rogers
Wireless is a subsidiary of Rogers Communications Inc. (TSX: RCI; NYSE:
RCI), a diversified Canadian communications and media company. For further
information, please visit: http://www.rogers.com
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