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Motorola Continues WiMAX Leadership in 2007 with 802.16e Network Deployments, Devices, and Historic Mobile WiMAX Handoffs

admin — Thu, 20 Dec 2007 11:56:07 +0000

Sees 2008 as the year for WiMAX customer premises equipment, devices, applications and experiences as more customers launch networks

ARLINGTON HTS., Ill., 17 December 2007 -- Motorola, Inc. (NYSE: MOT), a leading provider of wireless broadband solutions, today issued a year-end update on its wi4 WiMAX solutions and customer engagements. During 2007 Motorola increased to15 its number of contracts for commercial WiMAX networks and demonstrated the historic first live mobile WiMAX 802.16e handoffs between continuous WiMAX cells supporting voice, data and multimedia applications during WiMAX World USA in Chicago.

The company also:

* Increased to more than 57 the number of WiMAX engagements in 38 countries worldwide, including 44 active trials.
* Is on track to support Sprint/Xohm™ soft launch in Chicago by year end 2007 and is on schedule with deployment for the planned commercial launch in Q2 2008
* Delivered thousands of access points to customers worldwide and delivered tens of thousands of CPE units or PC cards for customer engagements including trials and commercial deployments currently underway » read more »

Orange Has Already Sold Nearly 30,000 iPhones in France

admin — Wed, 05 Dec 2007 14:47:15 +0000

Paris, December 5, 2007 -- Just 5 days after the full commercial launch, Orange has already sold 30,000 iPhones, thus confirming the strong appeal of this new type of mobile, available since 29 November in 680 Orange points of sale in France, on www.orange.fr and through Orange customer services (by dialling 700 from an Orange mobile or 39 70 from a fixed line).

iPhone

In addition, the enthusiasm shown for the dedicated "Orange for iPhone" plans demonstrates the relevance of the offer. As well as Internet services, customers appreciate unlimited e-mail and Visual Voicemail, generous WiFi access, and a range of talk time and SMS tariffs adapted to different needs.

"This is a very good score, especially as one in two iPhone purchases is accompanied by a new Orange line subscription", said Louis-Pierre Wenes, Executive Director in charge of France operations. "This confirms that the iPhone will make an active contribution to the acquisition of new customers", he added.

Source: Orange

Orange Business Services and RIM launch the BlackBerry 8800 smartphone in France

admin — Wed, 28 Feb 2007 20:05:03 +0000

Orange Business Services and RIM launch the BlackBerry 8800 smartphone in France

Paris, France and Waterloo, Canada, February 13, 2007 -- Orange Business Services and Research In Motion (RIM) (Nasdaq: RIMM; TSX: RIM) today announced the launch of the new BlackBerryÃ¢ 8800 smartphone in France. The BlackBerry 8800, thin and elegant, comes with a full ergonomic AZERTY keyboard. It also integrates advanced features including built-in GPS for the Orange GPS navigation application, a multimedia player and expandable memory slot. The new smartphone has all the features that created the popularity of the BlackBerry solution. It also supports a range of applications for work and leisure, including push email, phone, SMS, web browser, organizer and more.

Orange Business Serviceslaunches the new BlackBerry 8800 in France, the essential smartphone for mobile professionals » read more »