Nokia and Etisalat announced a joint collaboration to bring Nokia’s mobile services — i.e. maps and navigation, games and Ovi suite of services — to Etisalat’s subscribers.
From the press release:
In the first phase of the collaboration, Etisalat’s UAE mobile customers will be able to enjoy Ovi Maps and N-Gage Games on their Nokia devices, through an easy and convenient payment mechanism. Subscribers to Ovi Maps and purchasers of N-Gage games can now choose to combine their payments for these advanced mobile internet based services with their Etisalat account. The payment will be directed to their account automatically, if chosen accordingly, while customers will also have the existing option of paying through their credit cards.
The United Arab Emirates will be the first country in the Middle East and Africa to roll out Nokia’s services during the second quarter of this year, while the cooperation will be extended to other Etisalat operations in the Middle East and Africa in due course…