Fractus Antenna Connects Grundig’s New Flagship 3G i-mode Phone

Europe Spain : Fractus, the Fractal Antenna technology pioneer, provides a penta-band antenna for Grundig's latest slider handset - the G600i ( above ). One of the first by any European manufacturer to support i-mode -- this is Grundig's first 3G handset.

The internal penta-band antenna operates over UMTS as well as GSM on the 850 MHz, 900MHz, 1800MHz and 1900MHz frequency bands in Europe and the US. It measures only 38x10x10 mm.

Fractus and Grundig's handset engineers worked together from concept to delivery to ensure superior handset performance. The Fractus antenna provides seamless functionality with the G600i's MP3 Player and revolving camera when the slider phone is in the open and closed positions, thus improving overall user experience of the handset terminal.

"Demand for feature-packed phones offering advanced roaming capabilities and multiple-bands presents technical challenges for handset manufacturers" said Vitelcom's R&D Hardware Engineering Director , José Luis Córdoba. "Increased handset complexity invariably increases the risk of interference amongst components, potentially reducing overall handset quality.. Our work with Fractus and its team of expert antenna engineers ensured that our flagship 3G handset delivers an aggressive range of features while assuring high product quality."

"The mobile handset market is transforming yet again as third-generation technology achieves market acceptance," said Josep Puig, Fractus Director, Mobile Handset Antennas. "Soon the rise of CDMA2000 and other versions of 3G in the handset market as well as Wi-Fi and UWB will become commonplace. As a result, we are seeing more interest around next-generation multi-band antenna technology and antennas that can support six or more bands."

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