ESPOO, Finland-Nokia Corp. has applied for membership in the SD Card Association and has signed a licensing agreement that enables the use of SD memory cards in its devices.
Nokia will also continue to support MultiMediaCards (MMCs) currently included in its devices.
In addition to mobile phones, SD removable memory cards are used in digital still cameras, camcorders, personal digital assistants, printers, PCs, televisions and other home electronics. In joining the SD Card Association, Nokia hopes to play a role in “specifying SD cards that have the optimal performance, capacity and form for mobile devices,” the company said in a statement.
“With mobile devices driving the ongoing digital convergence, the demand for memory capacity multiplies to enable extensive storage of digital content in mobile devices,” said Timo Poikolainen, vice president of technology marketing for Nokia. “Therefore, we aim to ensure that the needs of the mobile device industry will be met in the development of future SD card standards.”
