Telenor to Launch Unique Mobile Guide at Nobel Peace Centre
June 07 2005 - 11:52AM
PR Newswire (US)
Telenor to Launch Unique Mobile Guide at Nobel Peace Centre
FORNEBU, Norway, June 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Telenor is one of
the founding partners of the Nobel Peace Centre, and Telenor's
information system mGuide is one of several key features of the
partnership. mGuide users will receive information about the
objects they find themselves closest to, automatically downloaded
to their mobile phones. The first public demonstration of the
mGuide system will take place at opening of the Nobel Peace Centre
on 11 June. mGuide is based on a new type of SIM card that has an
in-built access to a local wireless network (WLAN). This enables
supply of new location-based services with accuracy down to one
metre. The Nobel Peace Centre is thus able to provide users with
detailed information about every object they approach, as they move
through the centre. mGuide will initially be used by the guides at
the Nobel Peace Centre, but in time visitors will have direct
access to the solution. "The new SIM card facilitates new services
and widens the range of application of mobile phones," said
Hans-Christian Haugli, Director of Research at Telenor. The mGuide
system is the result of a partnership between Telenor R&D and
Radionor Communications. Other Telenor contributions In addition to
mGuide, Telenor has also contributed to the installations The
Register and Verdensoyet (World Eye) at the Nobel Peace Centre. The
Register is the first installation that visitors see, with voices
from all over the world communicating various messages of peace.
Telenor has complied the voice samples, i.a. from countries where
it has business activities. Visiting groups and school classes will
use World Eye to communicate with people around the world, and
Telenor will provide assistance by identifying the optimal
solutions for such communication. Telenor also contributes direct
financial support, and ICT equipment to be used in the
administration of the Nobel Peace Centre. The official opening of
the Nobel Peace Centre takes place on Saturday 11 June 2005.
Contact: Scott Engebrigtsen, Head of Information Telenor ASA, Tel.
+47 90 04 34 84, e-mail: To the editorial offices: * In connection
with the opening of the Nobel Peace Centre, a press conference and
guided tour will be held on 8 June, at which mGuide will be
available for a demonstration. * Representatives of Telenor will
also be present. * Please refer to the invitation from the Nobel
Peace Centre for more information about the press conference and
guided tour, or visit http://www.nobelpeacecenter.org/ DATASOURCE:
Telenor CONTACT: Scott Engebrigtsen, Head of Information Telenor
ASA, Tel. +47-90-04-34-84, Web site: http://www.telenor.com/
http://www.nobelpeacecenter.org/
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