Samsung’s First dual-mode WiMax and CDMA phone

• Posted: Wednesday, June 28, 2006
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• Author: pradhana

Samsung has revealed a prototype next-generation handset at the CommunicAsia 2006 trade show in Singapore Expo (20-23 June 2006). The dual-mode mobile phone supports mobile WiMax wireless internet access called WiBro (a Korean-developed variant of the 802.16e mobile WiMax standard) and standard 3G CDMA technology.

Korean media reported last month that Samsung was rumoured to be working on a new WiBro device, dubbed the Dual-Band Dual-Mode phone. The rumours appear to refer to the product unveiled in Singapore.

Korean telecoms - the country's largest provider of fixed-line phone services – together with service providers and manufacturers are strongly backing the WiBro standard. WiBro is the Korean brand name of mobile WiMax technology. According to Korea Times, Korea Telecom plans to launch a commercial WiBro service this month.

The WiMax and WiBro wireless internet standards operate in a similar way to Wi-Fi, but offer a range measured in kilometres rather than tens of metres, and speeds ranging from hundreds of kilobits per second to several megabits per second.

Beside Samsung, LG Electronics seems to backing WiBro, and they will make 802.16e mobile WiMax and WiBro fully interoperable. The 802.16e standard was ratified by the IEEE in December 2005.

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