PACKETVIDEO MUSIC CLIENT POWERS VERSATILE NEW MUSIC SERVICE FOR NETCOM
SAN DIEGO, CA (March 11, 2009)—NetCom’s 1.2 million mobile subscribers will soon have access to a flexible new music service that offers music subscriptions, including music side-loading from a PC, powered by PacketVideo (PV). NetCom, the second largest mobile operator in Norway, is a wholly-owned subsidiary of TeliaSonera. TeliaSonera initially launched the music service in December 2008 in Sweden under the name Telia Music Player, and is working with PV to expand the service to additional TeliaSonera regional brands over the next year.
The music service employs PV’s proven music solution, including client software for mobile devices and PCs that enables users to seamlessly synchronize music files between their PC, handset and other compatible CE devices without the need to change file formats or pay separate payload or delivery fees. Additionally, the service will be available on a broad number of Windows Mobile-, Symbian- and Java-based handsets, including smartphones and select feature phones.
“The NetCom music service demonstrates a deep understanding of how users want to be able to obtain and enjoy their music, simplifying the ability to share and synchronize music across multiple devices regardless of file format,” said Neil Sharma, senior vice president of Strategic Initiatives, PV. “We look forward to working with TeliaSonera and NetCom to provide their customers with one of the most dynamic and consumer-friendly music services available in the world.”
PV’s solution will enable TeliaSonera to customize both language and user interface appearance – or “skin” – to specific brands throughout the TeliaSonera network, providing a key benefit to the mobile operator. The service also incorporates PV’s proprietary SDC digital rights management system, which ensures media usage rights are maintained in a manner that is unobtrusive to users, while making file sharing and synchronization across multiple devices possible.
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About PV: PV, a subsidiary of NextWave Wireless Inc. (NASDAQ: WAVE), is the software innovator powering the world’s leading mobile multimedia services. With more than 320 different devices supported and 260+ million PV multimedia clients deployed around the world, PV has the deepest, broadest and most respected multimedia software expertise in the industry. Founded in 1998, PV is headquartered in San Diego, California with regional offices in the U.S., Japan, Europe and India.
Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements: This press release contains “forward-looking statements” for purposes of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 that involve risks and uncertainties. There can be no assurances that forward-looking statements will be achieved, and actual events or results could differ materially from the events or results predicted or from any other forward-looking statements made by, or on behalf of, PV, and should not be considered as an indication of future events or results. Important factors that could cause actual events or results to differ materially are described in filings of our parent company, NextWave Wireless Inc. (NASDAQ: WAVE) with the Securities and Exchange Commission. All such documents are available through the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. PV and NextWave Wireless Inc. make no commitment to revise or update any forward-looking statements in order to reflect changes in events or circumstances after the date any such statement is made, except as may be required pursuant to applicable law.
For further information:
PacketVideo Media Contacts:
Kate Garsson
Ruder Finn
+1 310 882 4010
garssonk@ruderfinn.com
Neil Sharma
PacketVideo
+1 770 751 5799
sharma@pv.com
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