Telecom Lead America: Sequans-powered WiMAX smartphones and tablets are now
available from seven operators around the world, including Global Mobile and
Vee Time in Taiwan, KDDI in Japan, Korea Telecom in Korea, and Sprint, Virgin
Mobile, and Boost in the USA
Telecom Lead India: Sequans-powered WiMAX smartphones and
tablets are now available from seven operators around the world, including
Global Mobile and Vee Time in Taiwan, KDDI in Japan, Korea Telecom in Korea,
and Sprint, Virgin Mobile, and Boost in the USA.
Sequans Communications announced that there are now 15
Sequans-powered mass-market 4G smartphones and tablets in use by consumers in
four countries.
The latest is the HTC EVO Design, a 3G/4G smartphone,
launched recently by Global Mobile, a WiMAX operator in Taiwan. The HTC EVO
Design is now on sale and available in Taiwan through HTC stores as well as
through Global Mobile.
The HTC EVO Design features a 4-inch super LCD screen,
capacitive touchscreen, 5MP camera, virtual QWERTY keyboard, and 2G/3G/WiMAX
connectivity.
The number of Global Mobile subscribers is expected to
double by the end of the year due to the availability of the new HTC EVO
Design.
The 4G-enabled EVO Design is a beautiful smartphone with
very high performance, powered by the most advanced WiMAX semiconductor
technology from industry leader, Sequans. We are very pleased to make this
superior 4G WiMAX smartphone available to our customers,” said Rosemary Ho,
chairman of Global Mobile.
WiMAX continues to add subscribers, is featured in some
of the world’s most advanced devices, and is delivering high speed wireless to
4G-hungry users around the world. Sequans remains the leader in WiMAX chips and
we are very proud to provide the WiMAX connectivity for some of world’s most
iconic 4G smartphones and tablets such as the HTC EVO Design,” said Georges
Karam, Sequans CEO.
