3 Italia, ZTE and Momodesign to Launch MD2 and MD3 Video Handsets

(Business News & Technology News, 12 Feb 2008)

ZTE Corp. has been selected by 3 Italia, the Italian Mobile Media Company of Hutchison Whampoa Ltd, to produce MD2 and MD3 handsets, the technologically advanced devices adopting the stylish MOMODESIGN, the Italian Design Center well known across the World. The collaboration was announced during the Mobile World Congress 2008 being held February 11 to 14 in Barcelona, Spain.

MD2 is a fashionable UMTS (Universal Mobile Telecommunication System) clamshell handset with a contemporary design and equipped with the latest generation technology, while MD3 is a DVB-H and HSDPA (Digital Video Broadcasting - Handheld) videophone, adopting the Qualcomm MSM 6280 chipset, with an innovative form factor featuring touch screen functions and with a screen that rotates 360, enabling all-rounded video viewing.

Besides the production of MD2 and MD3 handsets, the companies are also in discussion to expand their partnership and collaborate to develop new projects that will be presented in the second half of this year.

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