Orange squeezes out 3G plans for Christmas — MobileMonday Global: Industry News

^{Five handsets from different vendors} Orange squeezes out 3G plans for Christmas

5 Nov 2004 at 18:45 GMT Timo Poropudas

Orange, the mobile arm of the France Telecom Group, will be launching commercial 3G services to customers in the UK and France before the end of the year and in addition to the handsets from LG and SonyEricsson that were announced in July, devices from Samsung, Sanyo, Nokia and Motorola will be offered to customers in both countries. Orange has been conducting extensive customer trials in the UK and France. The first results of this cooperation - the LG U8150, SonyEricsson Z1010, Samsung Z107, Sanyo S750, and Nokia 6630 - will deliver the Orange Signature phone experience. All handsets will give simple, intuitive and high-speed access to the Orange World portal and the internet as well as other services such as mobile email, gaming and music downloads. They will also give customers access to exciting new 3G services including video telephony and video downloads. Through the Freemove Alliance, Orange customers will be able to roam with their 3G devices across major towns and cities in Spain, Italy and Germany, in addition to the Orange 3G networks in the UK and France.