For the first time in Portugal, fans were able to
watch an entire football match as it happened on the small screens of
mobile phones.
With the co-operation of television channel TVI, Vodafone
Telecel customers who own Nokia 7650 handsets, enabled for Vodafone
live! video services, were able to watch a live broadcast of the match
between Portugal and Brazil last Saturday.
Transmission of the game via the Vodafone Telecel network began at 8
p.m. and continued until the end of the match. In addition to the option
of watching the full match, customers were able to connect at any time
to watch just parts of the game.
This option will be especially useful to those who find themselves
away from a television set.
Vodafone launched its Video Services on 19 February 2003, – the
first, and still the only, operator in Portugal to offer its customers
television broadcasts and video on their mobile phones.
