Nokia users get free access to The Cloud UK hotspots
Nokia and The Cloud today announced a partnership that will give Nokia users access to over 7,500 public WiFi hotspots across the UK. The partnership is launched with the new Nokia N800 Internet Tablet, announced earlier today at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas. Anyone purchasing the device in the UK will be given free access for one Nokia and The Cloud today announced a partnership that will give Nokia users access to over 7,500 public WiFi hotspots across the UK. The partnership is launched with the new Nokia N800 Internet Tablet, announced earlier today at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas. Anyone purchasing the device in the UK will be given free access for one month. The offer will be available exclusively to users of the Nokia N800 and Nokia 770 Internet Tablets before being rolled out to other Nokia devices. I reviewed the 770 Tablet and like it very much (confession: I am a gadget freak).
The Nokia N800 will be available at independent retailers including John Lewis, DSGi and Comet, as well as online channels, including Expansys.com, Play.com, and Dabs.com. The jointly branded sales package will include a coupon inside that enables consumers to take advantage of the service.
Ari Virtanen, vice president, convergence products, Nokia said:
This partnership brings together a device developed specifically to offer one of the best possible mobile Internet experiences with a key player in the growing development of public WiFi hotspots. We are pleased to be able to offer our customers this compelling proposition.
Niall Murphy, CTO of The Cloud said:
We are delighted to partner with a market leader like Nokia at this important stage for the mobile industry. Delivering access to content on consumer devices is an emerging market and we are proud to be doing this in conjunction with a major brand like Nokia.
The Cloud offers WiFi coverage at over 8,500 locations including airports, hotels and railway stations across the UK, Germany, the Nordics and The Netherlands with hundreds of new hotspots coming online every month. The Cloud also operates large scale networks in Canary Wharf, Amsterdam and in 9 other UK cities including Manchester and Edinburgh. The Cloud is currently deploying a network across the entire City of London that will go live early in 2007.
Posted by Esme Vos
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