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Sony Ericsson unveils its first commercial 3G phone
February 17, 2003
Today, at the 3GSM World Congress in Cannes, France, Sony Ericsson
unveiled the Z1010 dual mode UMTS/GSM-GPRS phone. The clamshell
Z1010 is designed to give consumers the best possible experience
of imaging, messaging and connectivity applications using 3G. Optimised
for video conferencing and video applications, it features two inbuilt
cameras, two displays, video support and a host of other features.
This fully featured dual mode UMTS/GSM-GPRS mobile phone will be
Sony Ericsson’s first in a line of 3G-products made available for
the consumer market. It is demonstrated featuring video calls and
streaming video applications, in a live 3G network in Cannes. The
clamshell Z1010 features two displays and two cameras. The main
display is a full graphic 65K colour display and a grey scale status
display is located on the front panel of the phone, for easy access
to information when the phone is closed.
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closed showing standby display |
open showing videocall |
The integrated camera is for capturing still images and video,
which can then be sent as MMS or e- mail. There is also a dedicated
video call camera placed below the main display, so while the camera
is filming the user, he or she can watch the other party in the
display. To be able to easily move information between the Z1010
and other devices, as well as for memory extension, the phone features
Sony Memory Stick Duo technology which makes it easy to transfer
images, video clips and music files to and from the phone.
“We are showing this product now to support operators’ commercial
3G launch programmes and to inspire users and application developers
with full 3G functionality support. 2003 will be the year when the
industry will have to focus heavily on interoperability and standardisation
in order to launch attractive 3G services and applications,” says
Jan Wäreby, Corporate Executive VP, Head of Sales and Marketing
at Sony Ericsson. “Supporting this process is definitely one of
Sony Ericsson’s strengths thanks to our Ericsson heritage, closeness
to the operators and the fact that we were the first ones to carry
out hand-over between GSM and 3G in September 2002,” says Mr Wäreby.
Upon completion of IOT during Q2, there will be full commercial
availability to support operator launch programmes during the second
half of 2003. Sony Ericsson has been shipping UMTS network test
phones to selected operator customers since the middle of 2002 and
in September announced, together with Ericsson, the first live,
dual mode UMTS/GSM calls withhandover between the two modes. The
demonstration, which included high data rate in live UMTS/GSM networks,
was done on Sony Ericsson test units based on a commercial platform
developed by Ericsson Mobile Platforms and it is also on this platform
that the Z1010 is based.
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