Willcom mobilizing business customers in Japan — MobileMonday Global: Industry News

^{Nokia Intellicync manages Win Mobile5 devices} Willcom mobilizing business customers in Japan

3 Apr 2007 at 03:19 GMT Timo Poropudas

Nokia announced today that Willcom, Japan's largest PHS carrier and the first in the country to introduce a WindowsMobile5.0 device, has selected Nokia Intellisync Mobile Suite as the foundation for its mobility offering.

Developed as a single, manageable platform for both mobile operators and enterprises, Nokia Intellisync Mobile Suite will power Willcom's business offering for WindowsMobile5.0 devices, meeting the needs of today's business users for a fully synchronized, real-time email, calendar and contacts experience.

"WillCom is focused on addressing the mobility needs of both SMB's and large enterprises and we trust Nokia to be a strong addition to our business mobility offering going forward," said Tsuchihashi, Executive Vice President, Sales Management for Willcom.

"Willcom joins the 21 carriers around the globe that have selected Nokia mobileware in the last 12 months as the foundation of their mobility offering," said Masanari Arai, General Manager, Enterprise Solutions, Japan, Nokia.

"As the leading white-label mobile email offering for operators, we are paving the way for the mass adoption of mobile email and other productivity applications, while at the same time accelerating the adoption of enterprise mobility."

Willcom, with 4 million customers, has been demonstrating a pioneering role in the industry by introducing a flat-rate data plan in Japan. This, together with the introduction of WindowsMobile 5.0 device last year has driven the subscriber growth exponentially in 2006.