Johannesburg, 30 May 2006
Samsung Electronics, a leading provider of mobile phones and telecom systems, is reinforcing its technology leadership with the launch of a new HSDPA handset the, SGH-ZV50, a first in the South African market.
The introduction of this handset follows hot on the heels of the launch of High Speed Downlink Packet Access (HSDPA) technology with speeds of up to 1.8 Mbps, by the country's leading network operators, Vodacom and MTN.
The technologically advanced ZV50 supports 1.8Mbps data rates and comes in an attractive, compact design. The handset includes advanced features such as a 2 mega-pixel camera, external MP3 music control keys, 30 MB of internal memory and microSD external memory slot.
The ZV50 uses a 2.0" 262K colour QVGA LCD to ensure a clear, sharp screen image making convenient use of multimedia functions at a very high speed data rate. The ZV50 will be available in South Africa next month.
Using HSDPA data transfer, the ZV50 can connect to the Internet up to six times faster than other leading technologies, meaning that you can download a full MP3 track in under 20 seconds or a mobile movie in a blink past a minute.
Using Vodacom's VodaLive service now becomes even quicker. Switch between menu services and television broadcasts a lightning fast speeds, and watch mobile TV with virtually no buffering.
James Munn, Vice President for Samsung Mobile Phones South Africa said by launching, ZV50, Samsung will drive the commercialization and deployment of HSDPA in South Africa and lead the market.
HSDPA, a new form of mobile broadband, is capable of transmitting data at speeds up to six times faster than that of current 3G services. Users can enjoy large-scale multimedia downloads, such as DVD-quality movies and interactive multimedia games, with high-speed wireless Internet access comparable to speeds of fixed-line ADSL services.
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