Tuesday, 7 August 2007

Tata, Samsung Launches Dual Technology Phone

India’s second largest CDMA based mobile provider and the fifth largest mobile company Tata Indicom has launched a dual mode handset, Samsung Duo, which can run both GSM and CDMA based mobile connections.

"Instead of carrying two phones, a person can carry just one now with Samsung Duo," Tata Teleservices President Vinayak Deshpande told.

With the launch of Samsung Duo, priced at Rs 11,999, Tata Teleservices looks to attract subscribers of other service providers, he said.
"Last year, about 2.5 lakh smart phone PDAs were sold. This year, smart phone PDA market is expected to touch 4 lakh," Deshpande said.

Samsung Duo supports data speed of 153-kilo bytes per second. The handset has 'panchang' and touch screen facilities.

The set has been launched in silver. As the market picks up, the company would look at launching Duo in other colours, Deshpande said.