Telecom Lead Asia: O2 Secure Wireless is all set to
introduce new corporate branded Android phones and tablet that will soon hit
the market.
Under a development partnership with a leading Chinese
manufacturer, the company has been working to bring out a new smartphone line
and tablet design powered by the Android 4.0 mobile OS.
The company will be announcing these products, including
three smart-phones and a 10-inch tablet during late summer 2012.
Each will feature a 5-megapixel camera, active
touch-screen, and have internal features that exceed those of the top
manufacturers.
The company said that these devices were originally
conceived as a phone specific to the Dominican Republic, although, now the
company will launch them for international purposes.
“We’ve been finalizing the phone prototypes for the
past few months and have found them to be further advanced than other phones
currently on the market. We’ll be carrying these devices in our retail stores,
and looking to offer these ‘universal’ (unlocked) phones at other large retail
electronics stores for additional distribution when they are available,” said
Val Kazia, CEO of O2 Secure Wireless.
The company reckons that revenues driven by these
products should grow quickly as many consumers are anxious for a top-quality
Android phone which works on all global cellular networks.
The expected retail price of these devices is
between $325.00 and $500.00 each.
According to IDC phones issued by companies outside of
the list of ‘major manufacturers’ accounted for 27 percent of the overall
issued 144 million phones in Q1 FY12. These numbers gives O2 a huge opportunity
to provide a device that will be rapidly accepted by consumers.
02 Secure Wireless plans to penetrate 65 cities with
fully integrated LTE network
O2 Secure Wireless is providing LTE network coverage to
over 500,000 customers in under-served or un-served markets in Florida,
Kentucky, Mississippi, Alabama, North Carolina, and South Carolina.
