
LG Electronics launched
LG U900, the first mobile phone on the market functioning in UMTS (WCDMA) DVB-H networks.
The handset was announced in Rome, Italy and will be offered through the Hutchinson Company early May of this year.
Hutchison Italy, 3G telecommunications provider, has exclusive
DVB-H (Digital Video Broadcasting - Handheld) broadcasting rights for the 2006
World Cup.
The company will provide video footage of all World Cup matches beginning June 6, through the Hutchison's service channels, 'La3'. Hutchison plans to offer the LG UMTS (WCDMA) DVB-H phone to customers world-wide, after initially establishing a base in Italy.
LG-U900 users will watch TV shows up to 3 hours because of the phone's long battery life. Even more, the handset is equipped with 1.3 mega pixels
VGA camera and 58 MB internal memory.
Other features:
- Dimensions: 100.6mm x 50.6mm x 21.4mm
- Display: 2.2 inches LCD, 240X320, 262K TFT
-17 speakers
-512MB Transflash memory card
- USB, Bluetooth
- Internal antenna (3G/GPRS), Antenna (DVB-H)
- Battery: 950 mAh