The world may still well be suffering from iPhone mania, but in the business world, Windows Mobile Smartphones and Blackberries firmly rule the mobile telecommunications roost.
i-mate™, the global specialist in Microsoft® devices and software applications, today teamed with Telstra Corporation Limited, Australia’s leading telecommunications company, to launch the i-mate™ Ultimate 8502 and i-mate™ Ultimate 9502. Telstra is the first operator to deploy these devices globally and both devices will be exclusive in Australia to Telstra customers.
Fine tuned to run at optimal performance on the Telstra Next G™ network – Australia’s largest mobile broadband network with speeds unsurpassed by any other national mobile network in the world – the Ultimate devices from i-mate™ are the first mobile handsets on the Next G™ network to offer high speed data uploading via HSUPA as well as high speed data downloading via HSDPA. This feature is expected to be popular with customers needing to send emails, documents, and data fast. Each Ultimate device also offers access to the full range of Telstra information and services which are now free to browse from the Home tab of BigPond mobile services.
Ms. Holly Kramer, Group Managing Director, Telstra Product Management said: “We’re excited to be the first mobile operator in the world to offer these new i-mate™ Ultimate devices.
“These advanced devices from i-mate™ are rated at downlink speeds of up to 7.2Mbps and uplink speeds of 1.9Mbps, making them the fastest PDAs available on the Next G™ network.
“The devices were chosen for their ability to showcase the power of Telstra’s Next G™ network, the world’s largest and most advanced national 3GSM wireless broadband network,” she said.
The i-mate™ Ultimate 8502 (RRP = AUD$999) and i-mate™ Ultimate 9502 (RRP = AUD$1099) will be available from Telstra and Telstra Licensed Shops in Australia from early March 08.
source:i-mate