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ANDROID-POWERED HTC SMARTPHONES SOON IN ARMENIA, WITH VIVACELL-MTS DRIVING THE INNOVATION - AS ALWAYS
ArmInfo
2010-04-09 18:23:00
ArmInfo. VivaCell-MTS, a subsidiary of Mobile TeleSystems OJSC,
announces the closing of an agreement with HTC, a global designer of
smartphones to introduce HTC smartphones, featuring the innovative
Android platform. The gadgets will be soon on sale in the Company's
service centers across Armenia.
The press service of VivaCell-MTS reports that with this new initiative
of VivaCell-MTS on bringing HTC's stylish new smartphones to the
Armenian market, VivaCell-MTS subscribers will be provided with
the latest mobile technologies for their business and leisure. The
introduction of the Android-powered handsets is the result of a
successful partnership between VivaCell-MTS and HTC, one of the
world's leaders in mobile network technology and solutions for the
high technologies consumer market.
With a sleek design and compactness, the smartphone featuring the
Android platform for which it has come to be known, HTC smartphones
will enable a superior mobile internet experience, for which the
Android platform was designed, providing broad flexibility for
personalization via the application-rich Android Market. To be
available to Armenians soon, Android Market will allow quick and
easy downloading of games and applications utilizing VivaCell-MTS'
fast and reliable 2G (GPRS/EDGE) and 3.5G (UMTS/HSPA) networks.
Besides, all HTC smart phones feature HTC Sense - a unique user
friendly interface. HTC Sense is a user experience focused on putting
people at the center by making phones work in a more simple and
natural way.
"Delivering innovative state-of-the-art technologies to its subscribers
is what VivaCell-MTS strives to achieve endlessly.
High-speed quality mobile internet experience is as well a priority
for VivaCell-MTS, so we are very excited to introduce Android-powered
smart phones in Armenia. With VivaCell-MTS' extensive, high speed and
reliable 2G and 3.5G networks Armenians can enjoy a great Internet and
communications experience on their Android phones," says VivaCell-MTS
General Manager Ralph Yirikian.
"Android-based devices are designed to provide users with maximum
comfort and massive, unprecedented opportunities that may be
efficiently implemented depending on Internet operation," pointed out
Andrey Kormiltsev, Country Manager, HTC Russia and CIS. "Positioning
HTC brand as a leader at the market of Android-based devices, we
cooperate with "Mobile TeleSystems", major mobile service provider.
Bringing together innovative HTC technologies and next-generation
communications standards, Android-based smartphones with personalized
user interface will deliver to Armenian users more than they may
expect from their mobile devices."
The introduction of innovative mobile handsets helps VivaCell-MTS
to more widely open up all opportunities of mobile web for Armenian
subscribers. With Android-powered mobile phones third-party developers
are given a platform on which they can build the next wave of killer
applications.
Android-powered HTC handsets have a variety of powerful mobile internet
capabilities beginning with an Android-optimized Webkit browser. They
also feature the popular Google(tm) applications, Google Maps(tm)
and Google Search(tm) as well as favorites like YouTube(tm).
VivaCell-MTS (K-Telecom CJSC) is the leading Armenian mobile operator,
providing a wide range of Voice and Data services. Since its launch
on 1st July 2005, in a short period of time VivaCell-MTS has managed
to build a nationwide network and a considerable customer base.
VivaCell-MTS drives the development and offering of innovative mobile
communications products, services and features in the Armenian mobile
communications market. For more information, visit www.vivacell.am
Mobile TeleSystems OJSC ("MTS") is the largest mobile phone operator
in Russia and the CIS. Together with its subsidiaries, the Company
services over 97.76 million subscribers. The regions of Russia, as
well as Armenia, Belarus, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, and Uzbekistan, in
which MTS and its associates and subsidiaries are licensed to provide
GSM services, have a total population of more than 230 million. Since
June 2000, MTS' Level 3 ADRs have been listed on the New York Stock
Exchange (ticker symbol MBT). Additional information about MTS can
be found at www.mts.ru
HTC Corporation (HTC) is one of the fastest growing companies in the
mobile phone industry. By putting people at the centre of everything
it does, HTC creates innovative smartphones that better serve the
lives and needs of individuals. The company is listed on the Taiwan
Stock Exchange under ticker 2498. For more information about HTC,
please visit www.htc.com.
ArmInfo
2010-04-09 18:23:00
ArmInfo. VivaCell-MTS, a subsidiary of Mobile TeleSystems OJSC,
announces the closing of an agreement with HTC, a global designer of
smartphones to introduce HTC smartphones, featuring the innovative
Android platform. The gadgets will be soon on sale in the Company's
service centers across Armenia.
The press service of VivaCell-MTS reports that with this new initiative
of VivaCell-MTS on bringing HTC's stylish new smartphones to the
Armenian market, VivaCell-MTS subscribers will be provided with
the latest mobile technologies for their business and leisure. The
introduction of the Android-powered handsets is the result of a
successful partnership between VivaCell-MTS and HTC, one of the
world's leaders in mobile network technology and solutions for the
high technologies consumer market.
With a sleek design and compactness, the smartphone featuring the
Android platform for which it has come to be known, HTC smartphones
will enable a superior mobile internet experience, for which the
Android platform was designed, providing broad flexibility for
personalization via the application-rich Android Market. To be
available to Armenians soon, Android Market will allow quick and
easy downloading of games and applications utilizing VivaCell-MTS'
fast and reliable 2G (GPRS/EDGE) and 3.5G (UMTS/HSPA) networks.
Besides, all HTC smart phones feature HTC Sense - a unique user
friendly interface. HTC Sense is a user experience focused on putting
people at the center by making phones work in a more simple and
natural way.
"Delivering innovative state-of-the-art technologies to its subscribers
is what VivaCell-MTS strives to achieve endlessly.
High-speed quality mobile internet experience is as well a priority
for VivaCell-MTS, so we are very excited to introduce Android-powered
smart phones in Armenia. With VivaCell-MTS' extensive, high speed and
reliable 2G and 3.5G networks Armenians can enjoy a great Internet and
communications experience on their Android phones," says VivaCell-MTS
General Manager Ralph Yirikian.
"Android-based devices are designed to provide users with maximum
comfort and massive, unprecedented opportunities that may be
efficiently implemented depending on Internet operation," pointed out
Andrey Kormiltsev, Country Manager, HTC Russia and CIS. "Positioning
HTC brand as a leader at the market of Android-based devices, we
cooperate with "Mobile TeleSystems", major mobile service provider.
Bringing together innovative HTC technologies and next-generation
communications standards, Android-based smartphones with personalized
user interface will deliver to Armenian users more than they may
expect from their mobile devices."
The introduction of innovative mobile handsets helps VivaCell-MTS
to more widely open up all opportunities of mobile web for Armenian
subscribers. With Android-powered mobile phones third-party developers
are given a platform on which they can build the next wave of killer
applications.
Android-powered HTC handsets have a variety of powerful mobile internet
capabilities beginning with an Android-optimized Webkit browser. They
also feature the popular Google(tm) applications, Google Maps(tm)
and Google Search(tm) as well as favorites like YouTube(tm).
VivaCell-MTS (K-Telecom CJSC) is the leading Armenian mobile operator,
providing a wide range of Voice and Data services. Since its launch
on 1st July 2005, in a short period of time VivaCell-MTS has managed
to build a nationwide network and a considerable customer base.
VivaCell-MTS drives the development and offering of innovative mobile
communications products, services and features in the Armenian mobile
communications market. For more information, visit www.vivacell.am
Mobile TeleSystems OJSC ("MTS") is the largest mobile phone operator
in Russia and the CIS. Together with its subsidiaries, the Company
services over 97.76 million subscribers. The regions of Russia, as
well as Armenia, Belarus, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, and Uzbekistan, in
which MTS and its associates and subsidiaries are licensed to provide
GSM services, have a total population of more than 230 million. Since
June 2000, MTS' Level 3 ADRs have been listed on the New York Stock
Exchange (ticker symbol MBT). Additional information about MTS can
be found at www.mts.ru
HTC Corporation (HTC) is one of the fastest growing companies in the
mobile phone industry. By putting people at the centre of everything
it does, HTC creates innovative smartphones that better serve the
lives and needs of individuals. The company is listed on the Taiwan
Stock Exchange under ticker 2498. For more information about HTC,
please visit www.htc.com.