Nokia Comes With Music to launch in the UK Next Month, but so far No Network Operators are on Board…

Nokia has announced that the UK will be the first market in the world to receive the Comes With Music service next month, followed by the rest of Europe next year. Nokia Comes With Music phones will come with a one year subscription to a Nokia-run music download platform, which will be accessible via your phone or PC, giving users free access to a bank of over 2 million songs from major music companies Universal, Sony and Warner.

All tracks will be DRM-free, meaning the user will still be able to access and listen to the track after the minimum one year contract has ended.
Major mobile phone retailer Carphone Warehouse is confirmed as a partner, but so far none of the major UK mobile network operators have signed up to the service, instead preferring their customers to use their own music download service as opposed to that of an actual handset manufacturer. Nokia is aiming to become a market leader in the music on your mobile sector but the success of the service remains to be seen.

Nokia UK MD Simon Ainslie comments, "This is a unique proposition. Nobody has launched an unlimited music service that allows you to keep your music with no catches. What we are trying to do is bring back some value to the music industry from people who are not paying for music. There are a lot of parents who would like to legitimise their children's purchasing of music”.

- Sam