Napster in collaboration with Ericsson announced the launch of the Napster Mobile music service with O2 UK.

Napster Mobile offers an assortment of features and content. It allows customers to search, browse, preview, purchase and play full-length tracks from Napster’s list of about 5 million songs. The service has a unique feature, whereby, simultaneous downloads can be made to a subscriber’s computer and mobile phone.

“We''re extremely excited to be partnering with O2 UK on the launch of Napster Mobile,” said Brad Duea, president of Napster. “We look forward to delivering a superior mobile music experience to O2 UK's customers, along with the largest mobile music catalog available. It's the perfect extension of Napster's online service in the UK.”

“This is another great example of our strategy of creating deep level partnerships with the best companies in the world to deliver compelling services to our customers,” stated Sally Cowdry, Marketing Director, O2 UK on the alliance.

“We're happy to see this second launch of Napster Mobile in the O2 group, following that of O2 Ireland in 2006. Music is an important area for telecom operators and we believe that O2 UK's subscribers will find this a very attractive service.” said Jacqueline Hey,     Managing Director, Ericsson UK.