Kyocera jumps into GSM market; Announces 4 handsets
By Dusan Belic on Thursday, April 3rd, 2008 at 8:19 AM PST In Announcements, CTIA Wireless 2008 @ Las Vegas, Devices, Kyocera
Kyocera (NYSE: KYO) announced its entry into the GSM handset market with four new GSM phones. The new devices will launch initially in Latin America, where a number of CDMA service providers recently switched to GSM networks.
Four handsets are:
- E4600 – slider-shaped quad-band (850/900/1800/1900 MHz) device; features MP3 player, 2-megapixel camera with video record/playback, Bluetooth, expandable memory and a 2.2-inch display.
- E3500 – Also supporting MP3 and video record/playback, the quad-band E3500 has a clamshell form factor with external music controls, dual color displays, a 1.3-megapixel camera, expandable memory and Bluetooth.
- E2500 – an ultra-slim candybar-style quad-band phone with an MP3 player, 1.3-megapixel camera with video record/playback, Bluetooth and expandable memory.
- S1600 – low-end dual-band candybar with a VGA camera.
Kyocera has already begun shipping to customers in Latin America and retail launches will be announced on a carrier-by-carrier basis in the weeks and months ahead… Full release is available from here.
