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ERICSSON PRESS RELEASE
February 17, 2003
Sony Ericsson unveils its first EDGE-product and announces strategic
alliance with AT&T Wireless
Sony Ericsson today further enhanced its global connectivity
offerings with the introduction of its GC82 EDGE PC Card for Dual
Band 850/1900 MHz GSM networks in North America. The GC82 EDGE PC
Card will provide fast and easy wireless access to Internet and
corporate intranet sites for laptop users.
Sony Ericsson also announced a strategic alliance with AT&T Wireless
(AWS) to support the carrier's roll-out of EDGE services in the
United States. EDGE products and services will provide heavy data
users and mobile professionals with the fastest wireless data speeds
available.
The deployment of EDGE in the U.S. marks an early step in taking
advantage of real 3G networks, offering efficient and cost-effective
mobile wireless services. The GC82 fits in the PCMCIA-slot of any
laptop, providing a plug and play, fast mobile connectivity solution.
Combining AT&T Wireless' leading position in wireless services,
strong distribution network and expertise in mobile computing with
Sony Ericsson's leadership in providing mobile connectivity products,
the strategic alliance will enable the companies to offer an
attractive solution to corporate organizations, i.e. operators,
PC-Vendors and mobile professionals. Under the agreement, the GC82
EDGE PC Card will be jointly marketed and distributed by both
companies.
"Our deployment of EDGE will give our company the first true 3G
network. The higher speeds this network delivers will enhance our
already strong portfolio of data services," said Rod Nelson, chief
techno logy officer for AT&T Wireless. "The EDGE PC card from Sony
Ericsson will enable laptops to take advantage of the faster network
speed, particularly for enterprise applications. We are pleased to be
partnering with Sony Ericsson for PC card products, ranging from the
current GPRS products to the new GC82."
"This is an important step for us in expanding our offering of fast
wireless connectivity and mobile computing solutions to the North
American market, and the partnership with AWS ensures us that we can
reach corporate customers and consumers in an efficient way", says
Anders Franzén, corporate Vice President Machine-To-Machine Com at
Sony Ericsson. The two companies are working on a number of
initiatives to deliver the benefits of higher-speed wireless services
to customers. For example, in addition to the third quarter release
of the GC82, Sony Ericsson currently offers the GC75 GPRS PC Card
Modem, which is supported and certified by AT&T Wireless for sale in
the U.S.
EDGE was developed to enable mobile transmission of large amounts of
data at high speeds, delivering up to three times faster speeds than
GPRS. This means greatly improved downloading speeds, which are very
useful for wirelessly downloading e-mails with large attachments.
About AT&T Wireless
AT&T Wireless (NYSE: AWE) is the second-largest wireless carrier,
based on revenues, in the United States. With 20.859 million
subscribers, and full-year 2002 revenues exceeding $15.6 billion,
AT&T Wireless will continue delivering advanced high-quality mobile
wireless communications services, voice or data, to businesses and
consumers, in the U.S. and internationally. For more information,
please visit us at
www.attwireless.com.
Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications AB offers mobile communications
products for people who appreciate the possibilities of powerful
technology. Established in 2001 by Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson
and Sony Corporation, the joint venture continues to build on the
success of its two innovative parent companies. Sony Ericsson creates
value for its operator customers by bringing new ways of using
multimedia communications while mobile. The company's management is
based in London, and has 4,000 employees across the globe working on
research, development, design, sales, marketing, distribution and
support.
For further information, please visit:
www.SonyEricsson.com
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT:
Sony Ericsson Corporate Communications
Telephone: +44 (0) 208 762 5858
E-mail:
info@SonyEricsson.com
Any product features, specifications or statements in this document
that are not historical facts are forward-looking and involve risks
and uncertainties. Actual product features, specifications or
forward-looking statements are subject to change.
This press release was brought to you by Ericsson.
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Posted: 2003-02-17 15:18:00
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and her's the pic:
nice, for laptops....
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Posted: 2003-11-22 19:02:40
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Aaaah remember few years back when you could only make calls and receive sms with a coverage of 20%
long live the future, now they have to make the technology more affordable.
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Posted: 2003-11-22 19:39:07
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