Samsung to test TD-SCDMA in Beijing Olympic
Samsung is the official Olympic wireless communication provider since 1996. The contract will end in 2016. One of Samsung product big trial is the use of TD-SCDMA in Beijing Olympic. TD-SCDMA-stands for Time Division-Synchronous Code Division Multiple Access-is the standard 3G connectivity made by China.
The handsets-which is launched by Samsung for this event-is designed to access Wireless Olympic Works (WOW) and has privileges to access OCM2008 (Olympic Communication Messaging) 2008. It will provide schedules, wheather, and results. Samsung’s devices will allow WOW access without having to switch between mobile handsets, walkie-talkies and PDAs (personal digital assistants).
Here are four phones that can access all features above (1 handset is for TD-SCDMA only, the rest can be used for regular network):
- E848: world’s thinnest slider-type phone
- SGH-F268: slider-type, with a 2.1-inch display
- SGH-L288: candybar-type model with a 2.6-inch screen
- SGH-i688: slider-type that runs on Windows Mobile, which will be issued to 2,000 “VIPs” during the games, including Olympic officials
Samsung SGH i688 is the handset that only work in TD-SCDMA network. The rest can be used in 3G or 3.5G connectivity.
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