CTIA sees first Fastap handset launched by Digit Wireless, LG and Canadian carrer Telus. Fastap offers full alphabet keyboard alongside numeric on phones.
Today at the CTIA Wireless 2004 conference, Digit Wireless, consumer electronics giant LG Electronics and Canadian wireless carrier TELUS Mobility announced an agreement to produce the world's first Fastap-enabled mobile phone.
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Digit Wireless's Fastap keypad allows mobile phone users to quickly and intuitively type text messages and other data using letter, number and punctuation keys arranged neatly around the standard keypad on a mobile phone.
TELUS Mobility is the first wireless provider in the world to publicly commit to Fastap technology, and plans to offer Fastap enabled mobile phones exclusively in Canada in 2004. TELUS Ventures, a corporate investment fund dedicated to creating strategic alliances with entrepreneurial organizations, has invested directly in Digit Wireless, enabling the innovative technology company to expand its worldwide presence.
LG Electronics is the first wireless handset manufacturer to announce production of Fastap enabled mobile phones. Its LG 5450 camera phone, already offered across Canada by TELUS Mobility, has been modified as a demonstration unit to carry Fastap keypad software and hardware. The company is preparing a production model of a similar phone for introduction by TELUS Mobility in 2004.
An additional high-resolution image of the LG 5450 Fastap handset is available on the following page.
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