TOKYO-NEC Corp. said its mobile Internet platform and i-mode handsets are being used by Wind Telecomunicazioni for its i-mode launch, announced earlier this week, in Italy. In addition, NEC Italia is providing content, including ring tones, to Wind’s i-mode service.
NEC said it is expanding is mobile multimedia platform business in Europe as more operators launch i-mode services.
Wind is offering NEC’s N341i handset with an integrated camera, and the N223i, for the service.