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Orange and Nokia to Extend Ovi Across the United Kingdom and France
LONDON, September 14, 2010/PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Orange and Nokia (NYSE: NOK) today announced a new integrated Ovi service
that widens the developer ecosystem and gives Orange customers using Nokia
handsets easier access to more content. Orange is integrating Ovi content
with the best of its apps from the Orange Application Shop to give customers
simpler, more secure access to a wider range of content and services,
creating one easy and seamless experience. Nokia's Ovi Store with Orange will
be accessible by Orange customers in the UK and France in 2011.
Orange is working with Nokia to create a single sign-on for customers on
a range of new handsets that simplifies the registration and purchasing
process. Customers that purchase a Nokia device in the Orange Signature range
will enjoy a wider range of local content and apps, sourced through the
Orange developer community, and accessible through the Ovi Store with Orange.
Access is simple, not requiring any additional registrations. For simplicity
and convenience, customers will be able to buy any app from the Ovi Store on
their Orange bill.
"Orange is always striving to create a great mobile multimedia experience
for customers. To be successful, access to content must be simple, seamless
and secure. That is why we are extending our partnership with Nokia,
combining innovation to create an intelligent platform that brings an
enhanced experience to our customers. By joining the best of both worlds and
creating this new service, we believe Orange and Nokia together will bring
significant benefits to both our customers and developers," said Paul
Francois Fournier, Executive Vice President, Internet Services, Orange.
"Our data shows that two out of every three Ovi Store users choose the
simplicity of operator billing when purchasing content. By offering more
locally relevant content and the most convenient way to pay for it, we
believe Nokia's Ovi Store with Orange will be a hit with consumers and
provide developers with additional revenue opportunities," said Marco
Argenti, Vice President of Media, Nokia.
Nokia and Orange will be engaging with third party developers on content
creation for the Ovi Store during an Orange Partner Developer Day on
September 17th in London.
For more information on this Developer Day visit
http://www.orangepartner.com
About Nokia
At Nokia, we are committed to connecting people. We combine advanced
technology with personalized services that enable people to stay close to
what matters to them. Every day, more than 1.3 billion people connect to one
another with a Nokia device - from mobile phones to advanced smartphones and
high-performance mobile computers. Today, Nokia is integrating its devices
with innovative services through Ovi (http://www.ovi.com), including music,
maps, apps, email and more. Nokia's NAVTEQ is a leader in comprehensive
digital mapping and navigation services, while Nokia Siemens Networks
provides equipment, services and solutions for communications networks
globally.
About Orange
Orange is the key brand of France Telecom, one of the world's leading
telecommunications operators. With almost 131 million customers, the Orange
brand covers internet, television and mobile services in the majority of
countries where the Group operates. At the end of 2009, France Telecom had
sales of 44.8 billion euros (22.1 billion euros for the first half of 2010).
At 30 June 2010, the Group had a total customer base of 182 million customers
in 32 countries. These include 123.1 million mobile customers and 13.2
million broadband internet (ADSL) customers worldwide. Orange is the number
three mobile operator and the number three provider of broadband internet
services in Europe and, under the brand Orange Business Services, is one of
the world leaders in providing telecommunication services to multinational
companies.
With its industrial project, "conquests 2015", Orange is simultaneously
addressing its employees, customers and shareholders, as well as the society
in which the company operates, through a concrete set of action plans. These
commitments are expressed through a new vision of human resources for
employees; through the deployment of a network infrastructure upon which the
Group will build its future growth; through the Group's ambition to offer a
superior customer experience thanks in particular to improved quality of
service; and through the acceleration of international development
France Telecom (NYSE:FTE) is listed on Euronext Paris (compartment A) and
on the New York Stock Exchange.
For more information (on the internet and on your mobile):
http://www.orange.com, http://www.orange-business.com,
http://www.orange-innovation.tv
Orange and any other Orange product or service names included in this
material are trade marks of Orange Personal Communications Services Limited,
Orange France or France Telecom.
http://www.nokia.com
Source: Nokia Corporation
Media Enquiries: Nokia, Communications, Tel. +358-7180-34900, Email: press.services@nokia.com . Orange, Beth Moore (Edelman - PR agency), Tel: +44(0)203-047-2000, Email: beth.moore@edelman.com . Heloise Rothenbuhler (France), Tel: +33-1-44-44-03-47, Email: heloise.rothenbuhler@orange-ftgroup.com .
Orange and Nokia to Extend Ovi Across the United Kingdom and France
LONDON, September 14, 2010/PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Orange and Nokia (NYSE: NOK) today announced a new integrated Ovi service
that widens the developer ecosystem and gives Orange customers using Nokia
handsets easier access to more content. Orange is integrating Ovi content
with the best of its apps from the Orange Application Shop to give customers
simpler, more secure access to a wider range of content and services,
creating one easy and seamless experience. Nokia's Ovi Store with Orange will
be accessible by Orange customers in the UK and France in 2011.
Orange is working with Nokia to create a single sign-on for customers on
a range of new handsets that simplifies the registration and purchasing
process. Customers that purchase a Nokia device in the Orange Signature range
will enjoy a wider range of local content and apps, sourced through the
Orange developer community, and accessible through the Ovi Store with Orange.
Access is simple, not requiring any additional registrations. For simplicity
and convenience, customers will be able to buy any app from the Ovi Store on
their Orange bill.
"Orange is always striving to create a great mobile multimedia experience
for customers. To be successful, access to content must be simple, seamless
and secure. That is why we are extending our partnership with Nokia,
combining innovation to create an intelligent platform that brings an
enhanced experience to our customers. By joining the best of both worlds and
creating this new service, we believe Orange and Nokia together will bring
significant benefits to both our customers and developers," said Paul
Francois Fournier, Executive Vice President, Internet Services, Orange.
"Our data shows that two out of every three Ovi Store users choose the
simplicity of operator billing when purchasing content. By offering more
locally relevant content and the most convenient way to pay for it, we
believe Nokia's Ovi Store with Orange will be a hit with consumers and
provide developers with additional revenue opportunities," said Marco
Argenti, Vice President of Media, Nokia.
Nokia and Orange will be engaging with third party developers on content
creation for the Ovi Store during an Orange Partner Developer Day on
September 17th in London.
For more information on this Developer Day visit
http://www.orangepartner.com
About Nokia
At Nokia, we are committed to connecting people. We combine advanced
technology with personalized services that enable people to stay close to
what matters to them. Every day, more than 1.3 billion people connect to one
another with a Nokia device - from mobile phones to advanced smartphones and
high-performance mobile computers. Today, Nokia is integrating its devices
with innovative services through Ovi (http://www.ovi.com), including music,
maps, apps, email and more. Nokia's NAVTEQ is a leader in comprehensive
digital mapping and navigation services, while Nokia Siemens Networks
provides equipment, services and solutions for communications networks
globally.
About Orange
Orange is the key brand of France Telecom, one of the world's leading
telecommunications operators. With almost 131 million customers, the Orange
brand covers internet, television and mobile services in the majority of
countries where the Group operates. At the end of 2009, France Telecom had
sales of 44.8 billion euros (22.1 billion euros for the first half of 2010).
At 30 June 2010, the Group had a total customer base of 182 million customers
in 32 countries. These include 123.1 million mobile customers and 13.2
million broadband internet (ADSL) customers worldwide. Orange is the number
three mobile operator and the number three provider of broadband internet
services in Europe and, under the brand Orange Business Services, is one of
the world leaders in providing telecommunication services to multinational
companies.
With its industrial project, "conquests 2015", Orange is simultaneously
addressing its employees, customers and shareholders, as well as the society
in which the company operates, through a concrete set of action plans. These
commitments are expressed through a new vision of human resources for
employees; through the deployment of a network infrastructure upon which the
Group will build its future growth; through the Group's ambition to offer a
superior customer experience thanks in particular to improved quality of
service; and through the acceleration of international development
France Telecom (NYSE:FTE) is listed on Euronext Paris (compartment A) and
on the New York Stock Exchange.
For more information (on the internet and on your mobile):
http://www.orange.com, http://www.orange-business.com,
http://www.orange-innovation.tv
Orange and any other Orange product or service names included in this
material are trade marks of Orange Personal Communications Services Limited,
Orange France or France Telecom.
http://www.nokia.com
Source: Nokia Corporation
Media Enquiries: Nokia, Communications, Tel. +358-7180-34900, Email: press.services@nokia.com . Orange, Beth Moore (Edelman - PR agency), Tel: +44(0)203-047-2000, Email: beth.moore@edelman.com . Heloise Rothenbuhler (France), Tel: +33-1-44-44-03-47, Email: heloise.rothenbuhler@orange-ftgroup.com .