STOCKHOLM (AFX) - Ericsson AB and Napster have announced a global partnership to offer a new digital music service for mobile operators.
The new service will allow users to download and access music files via wireless technology such as mobile phones and via PCs. It will also offer ring tones, master tones, images, wallpaper and video content.
The service is usable through current handset models and networks as well as next-generation technology.
In a joint statement, the companies said: "Napster's brand, catalogue, label relationships, programming, PC and portable offerings will be combined with Ericsson's operator relationships, wireless development, integration, hosting, deployment and support and IPX charging systems."
The service will go live in Europe over the next 12 months and will be offered to operators in select markets in Europe, Asia, Latin America and North America.
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