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Nokia introduces a new mobile phone for the Japanese PDC standard
November 06, 1998
First in Japan, the new phone features the infrared data link and slide cover
Nokia has today announced a new mobile phone for the Japanese PDC market. The new product is the first mobile phone in Japan to have built-in infrared connectivity and a slide cover. The new product will be on display at COM JAPAN 1998 in Tokyo starting Tuesday, 10 November.
The new Nokia phone is compact, weighing only 92 grams, and it is specially designed for the Japanese market. It has the YO-BE-BA voice recognition function, which is also incorporated in the currently selling Nokia products in Japan. The phone is available in a range of colors, and it will be marketed through major operators in Japan starting in the first quarter of 1999.
"By introducing this innovative new phone, which enables high-quality wireless data communications, Nokia has created a new segment in the mobile phone market in Japan. We are confident that this product will be well received among the active business users," said Olav Stang, President, Nokia Mobile Communications K.K. Japan.
A built-in infrared port lets the user to send e-mail, files, phone numbers and calendar notes to PCs and other IrDA capable devices. The phonebook and the calendar can also be synchronized through the infrared port. The dynamic phonebook memory enables the user to save multiple entries, such as the office and home number, email address and a note for one person. The new PDC phone even includes three games and a calendar with a reminder function.
Nokia Mobile Communications K.K. (formerly Nokia Mobile Phones (Japan)) was established in 1993. Nokia has supplied digital mobile phone terminals to the market in Japan through major operators since 1994. Nokia has expanded its overall research and development activities in Japan by establishing an R&D Center in Tokyo for terminals and infrastructure. The Nokia Research Center, the corporate research unit of Nokia, has an R&D unit in Tokyo. The Nokia R&D facility in the Yokosuka Research Park focuses on WCDMA, the third generation mobile communications system.
Nokia is the world's leading mobile phone supplier and a leading supplier of mobile and fixed telecom networks including related customer services. Nokia also supplies solutions and products for fixed and wireless datacom, as well as multimedia terminals and computer monitors. In 1997, net sales totaled FIM 52.6 billion (USD 9.8 billion). Headquartered in Finland, Nokia is listed on five European Stock Exchanges and on the New York Stock Exchange (NOK.A), has sales in 130 countries and employs more than 42,000 people world-wide.
Contact information:
Nokia Mobile Phones
Communications
Tel. +358 10 5051
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