Nokia to Ship 100 million Color MMS Phones in 2004

At the 2003 Nokia Mobile Internet Conference (NMIC) in Nice, France, Nokia shared its vision of a mobile services mass market and unveiled five new mobile devices. Nokia said it expects to ship approximately 100 million terminals having color displays, Java and MMS in 2004. In addition, the company said its EDGE technology is taking an increasingly important role in its terminal range. So far, Nokia has launched 8 EDGE-enabled phones to date, and it foresees virtually all of its future GPRS and WCDMA phones to include EDGE technology. In 2004, Nokia expects to have approximately 15 EDGE handsets in the market and cumulative deliveries of EDGE-enabled handsets to reach approximately 100 million by the end of 2005.


Among the new product offering being introduced was the Nokia 7700, the company's first media category device featuring a "true mobile Internet and personal media experience" via a 640x320 color touch screen. Additional features include music and video streaming and playback, an integrated VGA camera, FM radio, multimedia messaging and email support, as well as a full complement of personal information management features. The Nokia 7700 media device will also support the Nokia Streamer SU-6 accessory, the first mobile DVB-H/IP Datacast receiver designed to demonstrate the mobile phone television experience. The Nokia Streamer attaches to the Nokia 7700 like a battery pack, and will be used in a pilot project to showcase the future of digital broadcasting on mobile devices.
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