Ericsson and Napster today said they will step into the emerging service of offering music over mobile phones. The announcement follows a deal made public yesterday between Sirius radio and Sprint, in which music-enabled Sprint phones will offer streaming content from Sirius. Ericsson, the world’s leading telecommunications equipment provider, plans to sell a Napster-branded music service that mobile phone providers can offer to their customers. Napster’s entire catalog of 1 million tunes will be available.
Ericsson, Napster Bring Music Service to Mobile Phones
Posted by: Susan B. Shor June 15, 2005 11:05 AMEricsson and Napster today said they will step into the emerging service of offering music over mobile phones. The announcement follows a deal made public yesterday between Sirius radio and Sprint, in which music-enabled Sprint phones will offer streaming content from Sirius. Ericsson, the world’s leading telecommunications equipment provider, plans to sell a Napster-branded music service that mobile phone providers can offer to their customers. Napster’s entire catalog of 1 million tunes will be available.