| 20th February - Option announced that it is supplying eMobile
Japan with both the new GTM478 embedded wireless module and
the GlobeTrotter EXPRESS 7.2. Both products uniquely operate
the 1.7 GHz frequency band. The wireless module is incorporated
in the "EM·ONE", the next-generation mobile
broadband device, designed to deliver a high-speed, always-on
broadband environment as an alternative to a personal computer.
Above shows the Sharp "EM ONE" .
The "EM·ONE" is manufactured by Sharp, Japan’s
leading vendor in mobile device development. The products
were unveiled by eMobile’s Chairman and CEO Sachio Semmoto
at the press conference in Tokyo announcing the launch of
the HSDPA Mobile Data Service "EM Mobile Broadband"
from March 31 2007. Also presenting at eMobile’s press
conference were Sharp, Qualcomm and Microsoft.
"EM·ONE" supports eMobile’s HSDPA communications
service with a maximum downlink speed of 3.6Mbps. "EM·ONE"
adopts Japan's first W-VGA (800 X 480 dot) under Windows Mobile
5.0 environment, and is also equipped with the industry’s
first 4.1 inch high definition liquid crystal large screen.
Such a screen enables the user to view PC websites without
horizontal scrolling. Furthermore, "EM·ONE"
is equipped with the same keyboard layout as a PCs yet at
just 18.9 mm thick, the device is one of the thinnest mobile
terminals with a QWERTY keyboard in Japan.
“I am honoured that eMobile has selected Option as its
partner for both for our new compact wireless module embedded
in the "EM·ONE" and our GlobeTrotter EXPRESS
7.2 data card. eMobile is a pioneer of wireless broadband
multimedia services and devices that go beyond the mobile
phone and has an exciting vision for the future,” said
Jan Callewaert, CEO of Option. “Our partnership with
eMobile and Sharp recognises Option’s world class wireless
technology expertise and relentless customer focus.”
The new GTM478 is a compact module with a board-to-board
connector making it the ideal module for embedding into small
mobile devices such as PDA’s and mobile multimedia devices.
It incorporates HSDPA, UMTS and EDGE, GPRS and GSM. It is
designed to achieve peak HSDPA download speeds of 7.2 Mbps
while backward compatibility ensures HSDPA connections can
also be made at lower data rates of 3.6 Mbps and 1.8 Mbps
with upload speeds to 384 Kbps. The GTM478 also supports both
A-GPS and S-GPS.
The GlobeTrotter EXPRESS 7.2 Express Card, based on he PCI-standard,
delivers true wireless broadband performance, while dual-antennae
Advanced Receiver Technology sustains faster and more stable
connections over wider coverage areas. For launches before
availability of HSDPA 7.2 Mbps networks, the product can be
provided with HSDPA 3.6Mbps and boosted to 7.2 Mbps via a
simple firmware upgrade. In all cases backward compatibility
ensures HSDPA connections atlower data rates of 3.6 Mbps and
1.8 Mbps.
In spite of its advanced performance, the GlobeTrotter EXPRESS
7.2 is a truly “plug and play” device. When the
EXPRESS 7.2 is inserted into the Express Card slot of a laptop,
Option’s patented Zero CD® technology automatically
loads all necessary software and drivers from the data card
itself: no software needs to be installed from a CD-ROM.
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