Friday, June 1, 2007

Nokia Press Release - Nokia's new Communicator


Today Nokia introduced the latest instalment of one of the most famous form factors in mobile phones, the Nokia E90 Communicator.

The new Communicator supports the most popular email and business voice solutions, as well as being High Speed Download Packet Access (HSDPA) enabled and boasting integrated Global Position System (GPS) functionality.

"We're making it easy for business professionals to get mobilised, says Richard Vester, head of Nokia Enterprise Solutions in South and East Africa.

"Feedback from our customers shows that we are changing the way business is being done and the new devices are responding to the growing requirements of new generation business users. The Nokia E90 is the flagship of the Eseries range and will certainly further establish the credentials of the Nokia Eseries."

The new Communicator sets the standard for an uncompromised mobile office experience. The latest technologies at the core of the device bring business necessities and personal amenities to the hands of people, independent of time and place.

Fast and inexpensive connections over WLAN and HSDPA-enhanced 3G accelerate the mobile use of data and transmission rich applications. The 16 million colour screen is capable of displaying the full width of a web page at once and views all relevant office documents clearly.

The E90 is now based on the S60 software platform, standard across all current Nokia Nseries and Eseries devices. This makes a wealth of additional mobile applications available for its users. It also has an integrated GPS and Nokia Maps application to provide help in finding routes and locating services.

For increased personal convenience, the Communicator is equipped with an FM radio, a music player, a video player and two cameras -- a 3.2Mpix auto focus camera with flash and a second camera for videoconferencing.

Combining the E90 with the Nokia Intellisync Mobile Suite platform significantly enhances the potential for businesses to achieve new levels of productivity and competitive advantage. These Nokia solutions also provide operators and carriers opportunities to grow their businesses with competitive new solutions for their business customers, which comprise one-third of operators' revenues today.

By offering Nokia Eseries devices that can handle current and future services such as hosted email, security, device management and other productivity applications, operators and carriers can gain competitive advantage and increased customer loyalty.

The Nokia E90 joins the currently available Eseries devices, Nokia E50, E61, E61i, E65 and E70.

2 comments:

Philip said...

I'm a huge fan of Nokia and of the Symbian platform (and I love my 6682), but I'm hesitant to buy a new Nokia phone hear in the states because the company seems to have decided we don't need a 3G phone (save the outdated UMTS only N75). Why do you think this is? Do they really expect me to pay as much or more than Europeans pay for a phone not nearly as capable as it would be in Europe? I wonder if anyone can answer this question before AI give up and buy a Samsung (like everybody else).

Paul Devis said...

Philip, the 3G coverage in the US is extremely limited compared to Asia or Europe, which probably forces Nokia to limit the type of handsets it can sell in the US.
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