Business – Samsung launches world’s first OMH phone
KOLKATA: Leading CDMA player Samsung has announced the launch of the world’s first OMH (Open Market Handset) phone “Mpower 699″ in the Indian mark
et in cooperation with Qualcomm that develops digital wireless communications products and services.
The OMH technology gives cellphone customers the flexibility to buy SIM cards for CDMA handsets from operators of their choice.
“This technology will help migration between operators in all our CMDA (Code Division Multiple Access) phones,” Samsung India country head Sunil Dutt said at the launch of the handset, priced at Rs 7,000.
He said Samsung’s Mpower 699 is the world’s first CDMA phone to offer this flexibility to customers since the network settings for CDMA connection have shifted from phone to OMH SIM card.
Qualcomm Inc’s Senior Vice-President Kanwalinder Singh said that OMH handsets like Samsung’s Mpower 699 play a central role in offering Indian subscribers the freedom and choice to easily change or upgrade their handsets.
“With currently more than 100 million CDMA subscribers, we expect OMH to play a key role in driving the growth of CDMA in India,” Singh said
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