Mobinnova to begin shipping Ultimate 8502 and 9502 to i-mate

Taiwan-based handset maker Mobinnova is expected to begin shipping two 3.5G handsets, the Ultimate 8502 and Ultimate 9502, to Dubai-based vendor i-mate, according to market sources in Taiwan.

Shipments of the two handsets are to accelerate since i-mate has secured orders for the handsets from Australian telecom operator Telstra, which plans to start marketing the devices in March, the sources indicated.

The 8502 and 9502, which are built based on Qualcomm's MSM 7200 platform and Microsoft's Windows Mobile 6, both support HSDPA/HSUPA technology, which meets the requirement of Telstra's next-generation telecom networks, the sources said.

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