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News Release from: Marvell | Subject: Marvell PXA901 and PXA272 processors
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial
Team on 09 February 2007
3G smart phones contain Marvell
processors
Marvell and ASUS have announced the shipment of the first Marvell-based ASUS 3G smart phones.
Marvell and its partner ASUS, today announced the shipment of the first marvell-based ASUS 3G smart phones The ASUS Halley platform-based devices, which contain the Marvell PXA901 3G communications processor and the PXA272 applications processor, are currently shipping in the European market under the Vodafone brand name
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 3 Mar 2003 at 8.00am (UK)
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These devices are the first Marvell-based 3G smart phones to make use of the Microsoft Windows Mobile operating system.
The Vodafone 1210 is soon to ship in Europe.
"The new ASUS Halley phones are designed to offer the advanced functions of a smart phone with outstanding multimedia capabilities at attractive customer price points", says HC Hung, General Manager of the ASUS Digital Person Business Group.
"Marvell's PXA901 and PXA272 allow us to offer robust 3G communications support while enabling users to synchronise their calendar, email and contacts between their PC and mobile devices and access and use email".
"The Vodafone 1210 is our first exclusive own-branded 3G business handset, for those customers looking for low cost business devices", says Jens Schulte- Bockum, Director of Terminals, Vodafone.
"We carefully defined its characteristics, design, and functions to enhance the business customer experience offering easy to use, out of the box set up and support for the full range of Vodafone email solutions".
Marvell and ASUS worked closely together on the development of the Halley platform.
The PXA901 communications processor supports GSM/GPRS and WCDMA communications; the PXA272 applications processor runs applications and services, and the operating system.
The two companies have rigorously tested the platform in many countries with different network implementations.
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