
ASIA Korea : Samsung
will demonstrate WiBro (Wireless Broadband; Korean brand name of Mobile
WiMAX) mobile phones and systems at the “2005 APEC IT Exhibition”
during the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC). Various applications
such as broadcasting, home networking, video telephony, VOD, and navigations
will be presented at the exhibition with Samsung’s latest WiBro
(Mobile WiMAX) handsets.
Samsung will continue to
demonstrate its leadership in the telecommunication industry with
the unveiling of two world’s first WiBro phones at this year’s
exhibition. As WiBro gets prepared to be fully implemented and utilized
in the market next year, Samsung will put on display both the mobile
phone-typed H1000 and the PDA-typed M8000.
The H1000 is a clamshell
designed phone that can be opened both horizontally and vertically
with a QWERTY key pad. It has 2.2 inch LCD screen to enhance email
and internet capabilities. The H1000 also has dual cameras (2 megapixel
and VGA level) and TV Output function. The M8000 is a smart phone
equipped with a QWERTY key pad for easy email usage. Additionally,
Samsung will feature a WiBro PCMCIA card that can be used in laptops
and Tablet PCs.
Samsung will present live
demonstrations of WiBro service in a special vehicle for participating
APEC and IT industry leaders with Korea Telecom (KT), Korea’s
largest telecommunications operator. Samsung supplied and installed
WiBro systems including 12 RAS’s (Radio Access Station) at 9
main spots in Busan and devices for KT’s WiBro demonstrations.
“We are proud to
present the world’s first WiBro terminals and latest DMB phones
to the leaders attending the APEC meeting. The WiBro services will
be commercialized next year and we will lead this market by providing
innovative products to our consumers and provide a shift in paradigm
to ease one’s lives,” said Mr. Kitae Lee, President and
CEO of Samsung’s Telecommunications Network Business.