Treo 650 Smartphone Now Available to Telecom New Zealand Customers
Palm - About Palm, Inc. - Investor Relations - Press Release
AUCKLAND, New Zealand--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 22, 2005--Palm, Inc. (Nasdaq:PALM) and Telecom New Zealand today announced the availability of the Palm(R) Treo(TM) 650 smartphone on Telecom New Zealand's CDMA (Code-Division Multiple Access) network, offering users mobile email, internet and messaging capabilities.(1)
Kevin Kenrick, general manager, Telecom Mobile, said, "Telecom New Zealand is excited to offer its customers this truly converged device and mobile email at a compelling price. We're also pleased to be one of the first carriers outside the United States to be able to offer its customers the Treo 650 smartphone on a CDMA network.
"Many executives and business people travel extensively or spend a lot of their working day out on the road. The Treo 650 smartphone provides them with the convenience of a mobile office in a single handheld unit. Our network covers 97 percent of where New Zealanders live, work and play, so users can stay better connected and maximize their time with access to their phone, email, organizer and the web."
Paul Blinkhorn, vice president for Palm Asia Pacific, said, "The smartphone market holds a significant opportunity for future growth for Palm, whose technology is at the forefront of innovation in mobile computing.
"We welcome the opportunity to work with leading network providers such as Telecom New Zealand. Smartphone technology is changing the way people go about their working lives, making them more connected and productive than ever before."
