www.WirelessFederation.com/news: Nokia, MTN Nigeria and Digital Mobile TV (DMTV) have inked  an agreement enabling subscribers to watch MultiChoice’s digital satellite TV (DStv) portfolio of TV channels at no cost for the next twelve months. The subscriber can activate this service by inserting an MTN SIM card into a Digital Video Broadcast Handheld (DVB-H)-enabled Nokia handset.

‘This is an exciting time for mobile convergence in Africa,’ said Philip De La Vega, General Manager of Nokia Nigeria, adding, ‘We are especially pleased that Nokia, working together with DMTV and MTN, are able to offer consumers twelve months free access to DStv Mobile when they purchase a compatible DVB-H handset and activate the service. This showcases the enormous advancements in devices technology, now enabling TV on-the-go-for consumers.’

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www.WirelessFederation.com/news: Safaricom, the Kenyan mobile operator has inked an agreement with Nokia and DMTV to introduce mobile TV service across the nation. The service will allow Safaricom subscribers to watch DStv’s menu of TV programmes on certain Nokia mobile phones. The service initially will be for free until April 2010 as a part of an introductory offer for the subscribers who own DVB-H enabled Nokia phones.
Additionally the subscribers can access DStv Mobile service on the Nokia N79, N85, N86, N97, E75 and Nokia 5800 XpressMusic devices by purchasing a Nokia Mobile TV Receiver SU-33W. At present the coverage will be limited to Nairobi and Mombasa and plans are already underway to extend this to other parts of Kenya.

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