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Verizon Wireless and HTC Corporation today announced that the HTC Touch Pro™, a compact and stylish phone with an intuitive touch screen and slide-out QWERTY keyboard, is available on the nation’s most reliable wireless network. Customers can purchase the HTC Touch Pro beginning today through business sales channels and online at www.verizonwireless.com. The phone will be available for order in Verizon Wireless Communications Stores beginning Dec. 1.

The HTC Touch Pro combines HTC’s hallmark design and easy-to-use interface with the power of Windows Mobile® 6.1 Professional. For maximum flexibility, customers can choose to use either the classic Windows Mobile interface or HTC’s acclaimed TouchFLO™ 3D graphical interface, which makes popular applications easily available at the swipe of a finger. Because the phone runs on Verizon Wireless’ network, customers can browse the Web or access their e-mail, contacts and calendars with Microsoft Outlook® quickly and reliably. The phone also has the ability to open and edit Microsoft Word and Excel® documents and share Microsoft PowerPoint® files with large groups using a separately sold video-out cable connected to a television or projector.

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Motorola announced today that the company has deployed its first WiMAX trial network for Vietnam Datacommunications Company (VDC), a member company of the Vietnam Posts and Telecommunications Group (VNPT), the largest Internet service provider (ISP) in Vietnam. The network allows VDC to test next-generation wireless broadband services in major cities of Vietnam and reinforces Motorola’s leadership in deploying commercial and trial networks for WiMAX 802.16e technology worldwide.

The launch of the WiMAX service follows the signing of an agreement between Motorola and VDC to commence a technical and commercial WiMAX trial in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City last year. Under the agreement, Motorola will install WiMAX Diversity Access Points and more than 100 customer premises equipment (CPE) in the nation’s two largest cities.

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Motorola and Mada today announced they have started the roll-out of an end-to-end 802.16e-based WiMAX network Deployment began in September, and Mada is expected to launch WiMAX services before the end of 2008.

Mada will use the end-to-end Motorola WiMAX solution to deliver fixed and nomadic voice and data services to residential and enterprise customers. In addition, Motorola has designed a wholesale model, enabling Mada to offer WiMAX services to other Internet Service Providers (ISPs) in Jordan, expanding the potential of the WiMAX network and increasing revenues for Mada.

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Motorola today launched the latest models in its range of stylish, digital cordless home-phones – the D10 and D11. Offering intuitive design in a sleek sculptural form, the phones are both easy and comfortable to use. Created by the award winning design team at Motorola, this new range of phones is a perfect match of design and ground-breaking functionality.

Developed with the environment in mind, the D10 and D11 handsets automatically adjust to optimize output depending on how far they are from the base unit. Users are able to activate the intelligent ‘eco mode’ which uses less battery power and increases talk-time. In addition, materials used in the phones comprise at least 20% recycled material helping to reduce carbon footprint in the home.
Design is also at the heart of the new phones. The subtle contrast of textures and materials creates a visually integrated look that is an ideal fit in any contemporary home. The D10 and D11 are ultra-slim handsets with large ‘easy-to-read’ backlit displays. Both models offer polyphonic ringtones, handsfree speakerphone and 100-entry phonebooks. The D11 also offers SMS messaging, 3-way conference calling and a subtle laser-etched backlit keypad. The phones are available with a digital answering machine featuring both visual and audible message alerts as well as remote access to messages.
Additional features of the D10 and D11 series

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Sprint has America’s largest, most dependable 3G network

Sprint has released a series of ads that position the company as the industry leader in value, network superiority, customer service and wireless user experience. The ads, which began running on Nov. 23, challenge Verizon and AT&T head-on and issue a call for wireless customers to “Join the Now Network.”

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