O2 launches multimedia messaging service

Mobile operator O2 is to launch a multimedia messaging (MMS) service in the UK, The Netherlands, Ireland and Germany later this month.

O2 Media Messaging enables customers to store and manipulate photos, and to create and send media messages online.

The service is to accompany O2's range of MMS-enabled devices, including the Nokia 3510 (receive only), the Sony Ericsson T68i (with camera attachment) and the Nokia 7650.

Other handsets, including the Sharp GX1, the Nokia 6610 and 7210, the Sony Ericsson T300 and the Siemens S55, will be released soon.

Kent Thexton, O2's chief marketing and data officer, said in a statement: "O2 Media Messaging is a natural evolution of SMS.

"We offer the choice of pre- and post-pay, and our 'walk out working' promise ensures that our customers will be able to use O2 Media Messaging as soon as they receive their handset."

See also:

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