Nokia’s Ovi Services Gain Momentum
ESPOO,
of active Nokia (NYSE: NOK) service users now reaching 140 million worldwide,
the company today announced that more than 200,000 people are currently
signing up daily to Ovi, and that Ovi Store has reached the milestone of 2.3
million downloads per day. Available in more than 190 countries, Ovi is
discovered through Maps, Music, Messaging, Store and in select countries,
Life Tools.
The growing popularity of the Ovi experience has also led to 70
developers and publishers each surpassing the million download mark for their
content in the Ovi Store. Developers and publishers reaching and moving past
this milestone include Digital Chocolate, Electronic Arts, Gameloft,
Indiagames, PepsiCo, Qik, Shazam, HeroCraft and Offscreen Technologies.
HeroCraft, a publisher of content that includes the game Farm Frenzy, has
received more than 10 million downloads, and Offscreen, a developer of a
variety of touchscreen apps, has more than 45 million. The complete list by
geography is available at forum.nokia.com* It includes 39 content creators
from
“At Nokia, we believe that connecting people with great mobile
experiences is at the heart of what Ovi is all about,” said
executive vice president, Services, Nokia. “Today people discover Ovi through
Maps, Music, Messaging, Store and Life Tools. With a new generation of
amazing devices, like the Nokia N8, developers are looking at Ovi as a good
business decision and a chance to innovate and create next-generation mobile
experiences for our family of new Symbian smartphones.”
Other milestones include:
– An updated Ovi Store experience – debuting on the newly available Nokia
N8 and coming to the full range of new Symbian smartphones – giving a
friendlier look and feel, faster content discovery and more popular content
choices such as foursquare and the smash hit game Angry Birds.
– Improvements for developers including new development tools and
benefits such as free Java and Symbian signing, in-app purchase and beta
in-app advertising programs, improved revenue share and advanced developer
analytics.
– Significant enhancements to the Nokia Qt Software Development Kit (SDK)
have resulted in a 70 percent reduction in the number of lines of code
required when developing for the company’s family of Symbian smartphones.
– Continued expansion of Ovi Maps around the world and the integration of
more new features. Walk and drive navigation is available in 78 countries and
46 languages and includes public transit details in more than 80 cities, and
features such as check-in that supports location as the new social connector.
Every day, maps usage is the equivalent of driving around the world 80 times.
– Available in 38 markets around the world and with approximately 11
million tracks in the global catalogue,
popular interconnected Gig Finder app that uses personal music preferences to
find relevant entertainment venues. Nokia is the largest single source of
digital downloaded music revenue in
Africa
–
Messaging currently delivers push email and instant messaging to an active
user base of 4 million people, and new social networking features on the
Nokia N8 and other new Symbian-powered devices enhance Facebook and Twitter
with a more seamless experience.
– In less than a year,
and entertainment services for entry markets has attracted more than 4.7
million subscribers in
Ovi is designed to be the perfect complement to a Nokia device. It
connects the real world with what is relevant in the digital world -
resulting in an enriched mobile lifestyle marked by easy access to popular
apps and games, the world’s best maps, millions of locally relevant music
choices, great messaging capabilities, and information tools for everyday
life in emerging markets.
* See link to Forum Nokia blog post.
http://blogs.forum.nokia.com/blog/nokia-developer-news/2010/09/30/70-deve
lopers-with-1-million-plus-ovi-store-downloads
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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.
SOURCE Nokia Corporation
