Den Haag, 20-2-04
KPN Mobile CEO Guy Demuynck said, "The increasing interest from the market is very pleasing. It is the natural result of our continued innovations and expansion to the service. i-mode now offers customers in Germany, Belgium and the Netherlands more choice than ever before with a compelling range of handset models and the best offering of fresh and exciting content and services".
With i-mode, customers can surf i-mode sites, e-mail and chat, download games, applications and ringtones, send and receive photos and much more. In total, KPN currently offers customers more than 560 i-mode services from over 400 national and international content partners including Disney, CNN and Reuters. i-mode also uniquely offers secure mobile banking services, allowing customers to make payments and bank transfers straight from their handset, any time, any where. i-mode users can also visit the more than 10,000 independent i-mode sites offered by individuals and organisations throughout Europe.
Customers can already access i-mode services with around a dozen handsets, including custom-built i-mode handsets from NEC and Mitsubishi as well as i-mode browser compatible handsets from Siemens and Nokia.
KPN extended its reach in the market in the second half of 2003 with the introduction of i-mode for prepaid customers in the Netherlands, Germany and Belgium.