End2End has been chosen by Vodafone to provide a turnkey managed service solution for Vodafone live! Games Arcade in Greece.
Launched on 13th January 2003, Vodafone live! Games Arcade offers the best choice in Java downloadable games, available for customers to purchase and download direct to their handsets. Vodafone live! will initially be available through Nokia 7650 and Sharp GX10 handsets.
The turnkey Java download solution is based on Pixo's Mobile Download Server and is delivered as a managed service by End2End, the leading managed service provider for mobile data solutions in Europe. The End2End solution will be used to deliver all Vodafone live! Java gaming applications in Greece, which will initially include over 30 games sourced by Vodafone Content Services from leading European, North American and Asian gaming developers.
"We chose End2End because of their ability to bring a high quality, feature rich solution to market very quickly and with limited risk to Vodafone," say executives of the company. "We have been very impressed by End2End's delivery of the same solution to Vodafone in the United Kingdom and their commitment to deliver a robust solution based on our aggressive timeframes."
"The launch of Vodafone live! illustrates Vodafone's commitment to be a leader in the mobile data market by continuously enhancing the service offering with entertaining, fun and useful content," says Tage Rasmussen, CEO of End2End, "We are delighted to partner with Vodafone and jointly build an increasing revenue stream from downloadable content starting with Java games."
