January 27, 2004

By: Yannick Allan
Website: http://www.1st-in-cell-phones.com

Toshiba and Nanjing Postel Wong Zhi Telecommunications

Toshiba Corporation today announced that its "T618X" mobile phone would bring movie mail communication to the Chinese market when it is launched there in early March. The phone was developed expressly to provide advanced services over China United Telecommunications' high-speed cellular network and it will allow users to take, transmit and receive video mails up to 15 seconds long.

T618X will be brought to market by Nanjing Postel Wong Zhi Telecommunications Co., Ltd., a joint venture between Toshiba Corporation, Nanjing Postel Telecommunications Co., Ltd, (a subsidiary of China Putian Corporation) and Hong Kong's Wong's Industrial (Holdings), and will offer the movie mail service via "U-Mail", the CDMA-1X-based high-speed cellular service operated by China United Telecommunications Corporation.

"U-Mail" maximizes high speed data transmission on CDMA-1X networks and supports the transition from simple voice-based communication to richer, audio-visual communication. It extends the scope of mobile communications to include e-mail with motion pictures and Internet access. Toshiba drew on know-how gained through its close collaboration with Japan's KDDI for 3G service, and partnered with Nanjing Postel Wong Zhi Telecommunications and China United Telecommunications Corporation to develop a phone perfectly matched to "U-Mail".

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Author Notes:

Yannick Allan contributes and publishes news editorial to http://www.1st-in-cell-phones.com.  A cellular phone industry resource featuring articles, comparisons and reviews of cellular phone and service plans.