AT&T Debuts LG Incite Global 3G Smartphone
AT&T and LG Mobile Phones Launch New Windows Mobile 6.1 Smartphone With Sleek
Design, Vibrant Touch Screen, aGPS, Wi-Fi and More
DALLAS and SAN DIEGO, Nov. 18 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- AT&T Inc.
(NYSE: T) and LG Electronics MobileComm U.S.A. Inc. (LG Mobile Phones) today
announced the availability of the LG Incite(TM), the newest Windows Mobile
device powered by the nation's fastest 3G network for users who crave premium
capabilities with ultramodern design. The Incite -- available in the U.S.
exclusively to AT&T customers -- stirs up the smartphone market, with its
stylish, sleek look and sophisticated technology.
The LG Incite boasts the latest in wireless communications technology,
with domestic and international 3G capabilities, built-in aGPS and Wi-Fi(R)
(802.11 b/g) and Bluetooth 2.0(R). The LG Incite is equipped with Windows
Mobile 6.1 Professional, Microsoft Office Mobile and Microsoft ActiveSync 4.5.
The Incite, the first of its kind for LG Mobile, offers Windows Media Player
10.
LG Incite looks as good as it sounds: a sophisticated, sleek design, a
crystal-clear 3-inch touch screen and a 3.0 megapixel camera and camcorder
that enables consumers to send and enjoy memories at the touch of a button.
Users have a choice of on-screen virtual keyboards -- a full, QWERTY keyboard
in landscape mode and a 20-key keyboard in portrait view -- with haptic keys
that provide vibration feedback. The Incite also offers users choice in terms
of screen navigation by simply using their fingers to move through the
Incite's friendly user interface, the scroll button to the upper right of the
screen or the included stylus. A configurable, drag-and-drop favorites menu
provides quick access to the applications that matter most to the user.
The Incite is pre-loaded with everything you'd expect, including AT&T
Navigator, powered by TeleNav, featuring turn-by-turn voice and on-screen
directions with colorful 3-D moving maps that can be used in vehicles or while
walking. AT&T Navigator also features traffic alerts, re-routing and other
location-based services. There also is business and personal e-mail access
through Microsoft Direct Push and AT&T's Xpress Mail service, instant
messaging and AT&T Mobile Music service, which provides fast access to
downloadable music from eMusic(R).
Store all your favorite songs with the microSD Memory Port with up to 16GB
of support. Bluetooth 2.0 capabilities allow consumers to wirelessly access
music through stereo headsets, transmit data to other Bluetooth-enabled
devices and make calls hands-free anytime. The Incite also features AT&T Video
Share(SM), the first-ever service in the U.S. that allows users to share live
video over wireless devices while participating in a voice call.
"LG Mobile Phones has done an outstanding job in its first offering in the
U.S. smartphone arena with the LG Incite, and AT&T is pleased to the be first
U.S. carrier to offer an LG smartphone," said Michael Woodward, vice
president, Smart Devices for AT&T's wireless operations. "It is a great
looking smartphone with powerful capabilities that will provide our customers
with a new and outstanding choice in our Windows Mobile smartphone portfolio,
which is the broadest in the industry."
Ehtisham Rabbani, vice president of Marketing and Product Strategy for LG
Mobile Phones, said: "LG is excited to offer a phone with a different
capability than anything we've offered in the U.S. thus far. As a leading
provider of handsets, LG constantly looks toward the future and strives to
incorporate the newest technologies as they become available to our
consumers."
The Incite also supports Microsoft's System Center Mobile Device Manager
2008, an enterprise-grade mobile solution for managing and protecting Windows
Mobile 6.1 phones. Mobile Device Manager helps companies provide its mobile
workers with software updates and applications over the air, as well as
security-enhanced access to company data.
The Incite operates on AT&T's 3G BroadbandConnect network, which currently
is available in more than 320 major metropolitan areas in the U.S. and, by
year-end, AT&T expects to offer the service in nearly 350 leading U.S.
markets. In addition to 3G connectivity, the Incite is also designed to
connect seamlessly with AT&T's nationwide(1) EDGE network, which is available
in more than 13,000 cities and towns and along some 40,000 miles of major
highways. When abroad, customers can use the Incite to make a phone call in
more than 200 countries and access data in more than 150, including more than
60 with 3G networks. AT&T has the broadest international wireless coverage of
any U.S. carrier.
The Incite is available now in AT&T retail stores nationwide and online at
http://www.wireless.att.com for $199.99 with a new two-year agreement and
mail-in rebate. AT&T voice plans begin at $39.99 with monthly enterprise data
plans priced at $45 and personal data plans at $30 per month. Small business
customers also can subscribe to AT&T's new, industry-first BusinessTalk voice
plans, which start at $60 a month for five users and 700 Anytime Minutes and
can be expanded for $9.99 a line to accommodate up to 40 users and 20,000
Anytime Minutes. For the complete array of AT&T offerings, visit
http://www.att.com.
(1) Not available in all areas.
About AT&T
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subsidiaries and affiliates, AT&T operating companies, are the providers of
AT&T services in the United States and around the world. Among their offerings
are the world's most advanced IP-based business communications services and
the nation's leading wireless, high speed Internet access and voice services.
In domestic markets, AT&T is known for the directory publishing and
advertising sales leadership of its Yellow Pages and YELLOWPAGES.COM
organizations, and the AT&T brand is licensed to innovators in such fields as
communications equipment. As part of its three-screen integration strategy,
AT&T is expanding its TV entertainment offerings. In 2008, AT&T again ranked
No. 1 on Fortune magazine's World's Most Admired Telecommunications Company
list and No. 1 on America's Most Admired Telecommunications Company list.
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About LG Electronics USA, Inc.
LG Electronics USA, Inc., based in Englewood Cliffs, N.J., is the North
American subsidiary of LG Electronics, Inc., a $48.5-billion (2006
consolidated worldwide revenues) global force in consumer electronics, home
appliances and mobile communications. In the United States, LG Electronics
sells a wide range of digital appliances, digital display and digital media
products, and mobile phones under LG's "Life's Good" marketing theme. For more
information, please visit http://www.LGusa.com.
About LG Electronics Mobile Communications Company
LG Electronics Mobile Communications Company is the world's leading
provider of UMTS (WCDMA), CDMA and GSM handsets, which have been designed to
improve the value of customer life. With a total range of wired and wireless
solutions, the company is rapidly establishing a global presence and growing
its international market share in 3G handsets. For more information please
visit http://www.lgusa.com.
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SOURCE AT&T Inc.
John Kampfe of AT&T, +1-732-420-9035, john.kampfe@att.com; or Demetra
Kavadeles of LG Mobile Phones, +1-858-635-5232, dkavadeles@lge.com; or
Jacqueline Johnson of Ogilvy PR, +1-310-248-6192,
jacqueline.johnson@ogilvypr.com for LG
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