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Ovi Store by Nokia brings consumers in the region access to apps,
videos, games and more
Mexico, DF; Stuttgart, Germany - América Móvil and Nokia announced
today a partnership to bring Ovi Store by Nokia, an evolving media
service that consolidates Nokia's existing content services into a
one-stop-shop for content, to mobile customers in Latin America. In
an innovative effort to extend mobile device and technology choices
to more users in the region, America Móvil customers will be able to
download and purchase apps, videos, ringtones or games from Ovi Store
in a seamless and easy way.
The Ovi Store service will be available to América Móvil customers in
Latin America later this year through Nokia's flagship device, the
Nokia N97 and by accessing the store directly at store.ovi.com.
Specific markets, additional devices, languages and features will be
announced over the course of the year.
América Móvil is the first operator in the region to announce the
roll-out of a Latin America-wide offering of the Ovi Store to its
customers.
At Nokia World, Marco Quatorze, Head of Value Added Services, América
Móvil said: "América Móvil looks forward to introducing Ovi Store by
Nokia to our consumers in Latin America. As the leading provider of
wireless services in the region, we aim to bring the most advanced
services to our consumers and by offering Ovi Store we are bringing
innovation to the way our consumers discover and experience digital
content on their mobile devices."
Ovi Store by Nokia is available globally to an estimated 50 million
Nokia device owners and is accessible from 100 Nokia devices. In
available markets, customers can visit store.ovi.com through their
Nokia device browser to immediately begin downloading, personalizing
and making their devices smarter and more fun with applications,
games, videos, podcasts, productivity tools, web and location-based
services and much more. For new compatible devices, it will only be
required to select the Ovi Store icon in the Download! Folder to
start choosing content.
"We are excited to announce the Ovi Store service together with
América Móvil," said Blanca Juti, Nokia Vice President for the
América Móvil Account. "This collaboration is an example of Nokia's
and America Movil's joint commitment to offer consumers in Latin
America the widest choice of mobile content and the customized mobile
experience that fits their lifestyle".
The agreement is part of a partnership between América Móvil and
Nokia in the area of services to help meet the growing demand for
mobile data services in the region. To date, this partnership has
made available to America Movil consumers a broad range of services
such as Nokia Messaging, Nokia Comes with Music, and Nokia Maps.
Ovi Store is an evolving media service that consolidates Nokia's
existing content services into a one-stop-shop for content. Thousands
of the content industry's biggest names along with independent
application developers are distributing their media, applications and
games through Ovi Store. Content providers and application developers
can continue to sign up to distribute their content through Ovi Store
by visiting publish.ovi.com.
For more information about Ovi Store by Nokia please visit
https://store.ovi.com/. For more information about América Móvil
please visit www.americamovil.com.
About Nokia
Nokia is a pioneer in mobile telecommunications and the world's
leading maker of mobile devices. Today, we are connecting people in
new and different ways - fusing advanced mobile technology with
personalized services to enable people to stay close to what matters
to them. We also provide comprehensive digital map information
through NAVTEQ; and equipment, solutions and services for
communications networks through Nokia Siemens Networks.
About America Móvil (AMX)
AMX is the leading provider of wireless services in Latin America. As
of June 30, 2009, it had 190.3 million wireless subscribers and 3.8
million landlines in the Americas.
Media Enquiries:
Media Contacts America Movil:
Araceli RuÃz
+(55) 52 2581-3947
Media Contacts Nokia:
Nokia LTA Communications
Vivian Kobeh
+786-388-4039
Nokia
Communications
Tel. +358 7180 34900
Email: press.services@nokia.com
www.nokia.com
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