LG Lilac and WiMAX-enabled Samsung Prism headed to KT in Korea
The recent resurrection of rumors that Sprint is working with Samsung on a WiMAX-enabled phone may have just been trumped by news from Korea earlier today. According to a report from The Korea Herald, KT is planning to offer a tri-mode Windows Phone built by Samsung that will operate on the KT’s WiMAX network. The most interesting part — KT supposedly claims it will be releasing this handset before 2009 is through. Dubbed the Samsung Prism, the phone will be a triple threat, operating on WCDMA, Wi-Fi and WiMAX networks. On the far less interest-piquing side of things, KT is reportedly also prepping the 3G-ready LG Lilac. Super. So what does all this mean for us here in the US? News that Samsung is partnering with a carrier to develop a WiMAX-enabled phone that comes straight from a carrier is far more interesting than previous guesses from analysts. Of course logic suggests dictates that Samsung will be among the first manufacturers to build handsets for KT’s WiMAX network, but the time frame is what interests us. A Korean release in 2009 could mean comparable handsets might reach our shores as early as 1H 2010.
[Via WMPowerUser]
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There was Gomer Pyle in the 60’s that everybody made fun of. Here in 09-10 it’s guys like p.mcgee… Yikes.
In SK, they’re using 4G phones. In the US, we’re still literally still rubbing sticks together by comparison with cellular tech. Sad.
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Is pmcgee the reincarnation of gaveltron? I don’t think this blog or the world needs one more of either one.