| 26th October 2004 - Sony Ericsson
today announced a new quad-band PC Card that provides
convenient wireless Internet access for laptop and
notebook users wherever they need to be online.
Bridging the cellular and WiFi worlds, the GC89
PC Card combines global EDGE coverage with the popular
WiFi technology in a single card which is compatible
with both Windows and Macintosh computers. The new
GC89 card further strengthens Sony Ericsson's leadership
position in EDGE PC Cards gained from the highly
successful launches of the GC82, GC83 and GC85 PC
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The GC89 card delivers connectivity through EDGE, GPRS,
CSD, SMS over the GSM 850, 900, 1800 and 1900 bands
world-wide. And, for those areas covered by wireless
local networks: homes, offices, and hotspot locations
such as airport lounges, coffee shops and hotels, the
GC89 provides 802.11b and g connectivity with speed
potential in excess of 50 Megabits per second.(1)
"The addition of the GC89 card to Sony Ericsson's
portfolio of mobile computing products serves to reaffirm
our leadership commitment to our operator customers,
enterprise customers and other mobile professionals,
as well as the broader M2M market," says Anders
Franzen, corporate vice president, and head of Sony
Ericsson M2M.
The card also features compatibility with Release 4
of the EDGE standard addressing the very important matter
of up-link speeds necessary for professionals on the
go to send large amounts of data such as presentations
or spreadsheets.
The GC89 card is easy to install and compatible with
most laptop operating systems as well as all the familiar
software applications (e.g. MS Exchange, MS Outlook,
Netscape, CRM, SAP, Siebel, Messenger etc.) Sony Ericsson
will also offer a version compatible with Macintosh
OS.
Sony Ericsson's GC89 card is ideal for people on the
go who rely heavily on their ability to connect anywhere
anytime and conduct transactions with large amounts
of data such as email attachments, heavy web browsing
and streaming data. The GC89 will be available starting
Q4 2004 for operator acceptance testing and customer
trials, with full commercial availability slated for
Q1 2005.
EDGE (Enhanced Data Rates for GSM Evolution) is a third
generation cellular (3G) technology delivering broadband-like
speeds to mobile data devices. The GC89 EDGE combo card
complies with Class 10 rating, or the sending and receiving
of data at speeds of up to 247 kbps.
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