PSP wireless service to begin in Taiwan in March, highlighting the increase of services for mobile entertainment devices
Press release; Michael McManus, DigiTimes.com [Tuesday 21 February 2006]
According
to Sony Computer Entertainment Hong Kong (SCEH), Sony will begin
providing download services on March 21 for its PlayStation Portable
(PSP) in Taiwan.
Content will include animated cartoons and music, with
Sony affiliated ISP Sony Network Taiwan (So-net) supplying the service.
Users will be charged a monthly fee to access the service, but all
content will be free to download.
Sony launched the PSP in December 2004, but in Taiwan there has been no content supplied for its wireless service since then.
Increased wireless services for mobile entertainment
devices are beginning to be seen throughout the world. In the US,
iSuppli has speculated that Apple plans to launch a WiFi enabled
version of its iPod in June, which will allow users more freedom to
download music and videos at their own convenience.
While in Korea, MP3 player vendor ReignCom (iriver brand)
announced it will launch a game console supporting WiBro (wireless
broadband) in August, with an executive from the company stating that
content will be the key to success for wireless-enabled mobile devices.
Therefore, iriver is looking to cooperate with game
developers and network service providers in South Korea, with the
company already establishing partnerships with telecom service provider
Korea Telecom (KT), telecom hardware provider Posdata and mobile game
provider Nexon Mobile.
Source: DigiTimes Systems