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i-mate(tm) and Telstra announce exclusive partnership to deliver two high-speed i-mate(tm) Ultimate mobile devices
Barcelona, 12 February 2008 - Telstra and i-mate have today launched the i-mate™ Ultimate 8502 and i-mate™ Ultimate 9502. Telstra is the first operator to deploy these devices globally and both devices will be exclusive in Australia to Telstra customers.
Building on a five-year partnership which has seen the successful launch of 10 i-mate™ devices on the Telstra network, Telstra has teamed up with i-mate™ again to release the Ultimate mobile devices.
CEO and Founder of i-mate™ Mr. Jim Morrison said: "We don't believe that one size fits all. We offer a full range of superior Windows Mobile® powered devices. We then customise these devices to suit the unique requirements of individual customers. Add to that our range of innovative and free i-Q solutions, together with our extensive support and you have an exceptional total solution that's hard to beat."
Powered by Windows Mobile® software, both the Ultimate 8502 and Ultimate 9502 house a very similar advanced feature set including Direct Video Out so you can connect to a digital projector or TV to run presentations and video calls, Custom i-Q so you can define your personal settings quickly and easily, and Secure i-Q to remotely lock and wipe the Ultimate device if it's ever lost or stolen.
Fine tuned to run at optimal performance on the Telstra Next G™ network - Australia's largest mobile broadband network with speeds unsurpassed by any other national mobile network in the world - the Ultimate devices from i-mate™ are the first mobile handsets on the Next G™ network to offer high speed data uploading via HSUPA as well as high speed data downloading via HSDPA. This feature is expected to be popular with customers needing to send emails, documents, and data fast. Each Ultimate device also offers access to the full range of Telstra information and services which are now free to browse from the Home tab of BigPond mobile services.
Telstra Product Management, Group Managing Director, Ms Holly Kramer, said: "We're excited to be the first mobile operator in the world to offer these new i-mate™ Ultimate devices.
"These advanced devices from i-mate™ are rated at downlink speeds of up to 7.2Mbps and uplink speeds of 1.9Mbps, making them the fastest PDAs available on the Next G™ network.
"The devices were chosen for their ability to showcase the power of Telstra's Next G™ network, the world's largest and most advanced national 3GSM wireless broadband network," she said.
The i-mate™ Ultimate 8502 (RRP = AUD$999) and i-mate™Ultimate 9502 (RRP =AUD$1099) will be available from Telstra and Telstra Licensed Shops in Australia from early March 08.
Reference Number: 047/2008
