The availability of handsets and other Mobile WiMAX terminals has been relatively limited until now.HTC MAX 4G is the WiMAX/GSM phone that only available in Russia utilize Yota WIMAX network.

Recently Taiwan’s company, ECS EliteGroup, demonstrated a prototype of their S370 Personal Internet Communicator working on both Mobile WiMAX and GSM/EDGE networks  in Las Vegas on January 8-11, 2008, to coincide with CES 2009.

The ECS S370 powered by ComMAX™ CM1125 Multimode Mobile WiMAX/GSM/EDGE baseband processor which developed by Comsys Mobile to provide users with the ultimate mobile internet experience. As well as supporting dual-mode mobile WiMAX and GSM/EDGE operation for Data and Voice services, it enables voice service continuity between WiMAX VoIP and GSM CS voice with seamless handover – even when traveling at high speed – using a standard IMS/VCC solution.

Ehud Reshef, Director of WiMAX Product Marketing at Comsys said,

This represents a very significant milestone for the WiMAX industry: the debut of the world’s first dual-mode Mobile WiMAX/EDGE mobile device using a single-chip baseband processor.By introducing this new device, ECS EliteGroup is setting the benchmark for a new generation of terminals that will work on Mobile WiMAX networks with seamless roaming on legacy GSM/EDGE networks.

The ECS S370 also features a 3.8″ full touch screen 800×480 pixel TFT,built in GPS and motion detectors,integrates Bluetooth and WiFi connectivity.So user will able to conduct a conversation using a Bluetooth earphone while accessing information on the internet, with full service continuity even when crossing between WiMAX and GSM/EDGE coverage areas.

The ECS S370 scheduled to be commercially available early in the second half of 2009.

Press Release , ComMAX CM1125 brochure (PDF) via Globalsmt

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