Digita and Nokia Signed World's First Commercial DVB-H Mobile TV Platform Supply Contract

Digita and Nokia Signed World's First Commercial DVB-H Mobile TV Platform Supply Contract

ESPOO, Finland, May 11/PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Digita and Nokia (NYSE: NOK) have signed the world's first commercial
DVB-H mobile TV platform supply contract. Nokia will deliver to Digita its
Nokia Broadcast Solution (MBS) 3.0, which is a service management solution
for DVB-H services. The MBS 3.0 supports the broadcasting of different types
of digital content such as live TV, radio, and video clips over DVB-H
networks to mobile devices. Digita obtained the DVB-H network license from
the Finnish Government earlier in 2006. Digita will be responsible for the
broadcasting network and administration of channels as the network operator.
The first stage of network rollout in 2006 will cover the area inside the
Ring Road III in the Helsinki region and the cities of Turku, Tampere, and
Oulu. The network will reach 29 percent of the population in Finland by the
end of 2006. Digita has already made plans to extend the network to cover the
majority of Finns. Negotiations with the possible service operators have been
based on these plans.

"Nokia is extremely pleased to see the start of commercial mobile TV roll
outs that are based on open standards. Nokia strongly believes that mobile TV
based on open standards prevents fragmentation of the DVB-H market and
enables a healthy competitive open market," said Harri Mannisto, director,
Multimedia, Nokia.

"For Digita a very important element of Nokia's platform is that it
supports the international DVB-H standard, which is open for all terminal
suppliers", said Kari Risberg, technical director, Digita.

"Digita will utilize the open network model for the DVB-H network which
will be in commercial use already this year. Our role is to be the network
operator and offer capacity and services of the network to all service
providers under equal, fair, and transparent terms", said Sirpa Ojala,
managing director, Digita.

Nokia's MBS 3.0 solution is based on open standards such as DVB-H and
will support both Open Air Interface (OAI) and the DVB-CBMS implementation
profiles. In the service protection, Nokia is supporting the open standard
18C solution based on OMA DRM 2.0, which can be used to protect any digital
content in addition to TV programming. The key features of the MBS 3.0
include the Electronic Serve Guide (ESG), a consumer interface in the mobile
device for searching available services, setting alerts for upcoming programs
and for the viewing selection. Additionally, the MBS 3.0 offers flexible
content pricing schemes and provides consumers with an easy way to purchase
viewing rights.

Digita, Elisa, MTV3, Nelonen, Nokia, Sonera and YLE jointly conducted a
mobile TV pilot in Finland between March and June 2005 with 500 users
accessing mobile TV using the Nokia 7710 smartphone and DVB-H technology. The
results of the pilot were very positive and revealed the popularity and
willingness to pay for mobile TV services among consumers.

About Digita

Digita Oy is the leading Finnish distributor of radio and television
services, and an important developer of data communication networks and
network infrastructure. Digita's nationwide organization ensures the high
quality of services 24 hours a day. Digita's customers include television and
radio broadcasting companies, as well as mobile and broadband operators. The
company's turnover was 97 million euros in 2005 and it employs 374 people.
Digita is part of the international TDF Group. (www.digita.fi)

About Nokia

Nokia is the world leader in mobile communications, driving the growth
and sustainability of the broader mobility industry. Nokia connects people to
each other and the information that matters to them with easy-to-use and
innovative products like mobile phones, devices, and solutions for imaging,
games, media and businesses. Nokia provides equipment, solutions and services
for network operators and corporations.

Source: Nokia

Media Enquiries: Digita, Kari Risberg, Technical Director, Tel. +358-40-543-9214, E-mail: info@digita.fi, www.digita.fi; Nokia Multimedia, Communications, tel. +358-7180-45725; Nokia, Communications, Tel. +358-7180-34900, E-mail: press.office@nokia.com, www.nokia.com/mobiletv, www.nokia.com

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