Europe
: Sharp has selected Ericsson Mobile Platforms to supply GSM/GPRS
mobile platforms, extending their successful corporation in 3G to
GSM/GPRS.
Under the license
agreement Ericsson will supply Sharp its quad-band G210 platform for
GSM/GPRS. The G210 is a compact and powerful GSM/GPRS platform with
less than 100 components, best in class power consumption and advanced
integrated multimedia feature support.
"Sharp builds
some of the most advanced phones in the world and we are very happy
that our G210 platform meets their requirements," says Sandeep
Chennakeshu, President of Ericsson Mobile Platforms. "Our GSM/GPRS
platform is among the most stable and widely tested platforms in the
world."
"The EMPG210
platform was a good fit for our advanced display, camera and multimedia
feature needs," says Masafumi Matsumoto, Corporate Executive
Director and Group General Manager, Sharp Corporation. "We chose
the Ericsson Mobile Platforms G210 platform due to the ability to
reuse our 3G application suite, the flexibility, which allows us to
differentiate the product, its stability, low power consumption and
small size."
Ericsson is shaping
the future of Mobile and Broadband Internet communications through
its continuous technology leadership. Providing innovative solutions
in more than 140 countries, Ericsson is helping to create the most
powerful communication companies in the world.