NEC Ships 3G I-mode Handset

NEC says that it has developed its first i-mode 3G terminal "N600i" for an operator outside Japan and has commenced delivery of the terminal for Cosmote, the largest mobile operator in Greece. Cosmote, celebrating i-mode's first year in the Greek market, is the first i-mode operator in the world, after NTT DoCoMo in Japan, to introduce the 3rd Generation i-mode, next generation innovative mobile Internet services.

The new terminal is the first W-CDMA and GSM/GPRS-capable i-mode terminal outside Japan.

In late 2004, NEC reorganized its platform strategy for 3G mobile terminals. "Platform" for mobile terminals stands for the chipset boasting digital base band LSI incorporating software that is capable of handling dual modes, W-CDMA and GSM/GPRS. The new 3G i-mode terminal is the first mobile product arising from its new strategy.

The new terminal has been realized through a combination of NEC's global i-mode and 3G technologies, and the know-how of Ericsson Mobile Platforms.

NEC's 3G i-mode mobile terminal "N600i"

"N600i" is one of the most compact (94.4mm x 47.5mm x 24.5mm, 113g, 90CC) and striking clam-shell-type 3G video-phones. Equipped with a full-scale 1.3M pixel-integrated-camera; it enables the taking of high-quality images by users. N600i also features a 2 inch 65K QVGA main LCD, capable of displaying not only high-resolution pictures but also MPEG4 movies. Developed based on expertise acquired from the mobile Internet markets in Japan and Europe, and comprising 72 tone polyphonic ringtones, DoJa JAVA Applications and a wide variety of connectivity technology such as Bluetooth and USB, N600i is highly suited to accessing mobile Internet applications and rich contents. Its 20MB embedded memory and Trans-Flash memory card enable storage of large amounts of data. The terminal accommodates 8 languages; Spanish, English, Dutch, German, French, Italian, Greek, and Chinese.

NEC will leverage the newly developed terminal to further approach other i-mode operators toward the wider supply of its i-mode 3G terminals."

Posted to the site on 4th July 2005