REDWOOD CITY, Calif. (March 17, 1999) ¾ Unwired Planet, Inc. (UP) and Matsushita Communication Industrial Co., Ltd. (MCI) today announced that MCI has licensed UP's WAP-compatible microbrowser for integration in Panasonic's next generation of digital wireless mobile phones that support the GSM, TDMA (IS-136), PDC, PHS and cdmaOne® airlink standards. Under the comprehensive agreement, MCI licensed the UP.Browser™ microbrowser, which will enable Panasonic® to offer innovative microbrowser features and compatibility with the Wireless Application Protocol (WAP) specification.
The first trial product modifying Panasonic's G600 with an integrated UP.Browser will be demonstrated at the CeBit '99 Trade Show, March 18-24, 1999 in Hannover, Germany, at the Panasonic Exhibit (Hall 1, Stand 6c-2).
"As a member of the WAP Forum board of directors, MCI is committed to and supports the development and global use of WAP," said Eiichirou Murata, Director of Multimedia Communications Development Center. "With UP, we can seamlessly implement advanced technologies to position MCI as a dynamic leader with rapid time to market and leading edge functionality."
"UP is pleased to be working with Panasonic to integrate our WAP-compatible microbrowser in digital wireless mobile phones," said Alain Rossmann, Chairman and CEO of Unwired Planet. "Time to market will be important as wireless network operators move to deploy WAP-compatible network services. By working together, Panasonic and UP are well positioned to offer innovative products with WAP functionality."
Panasonic is the leading supplier of PDC and PHS handsets for the Japanese market, as well as a leading supplier of GSM handsets. Panasonic is focused on satisfying consumers and working closely with leading operators worldwide to satisfy their requirements with innovative displays, advanced easy-to-use features and reasonable prices. Panasonic handsets will provide the compelling wireless information access capabilities that network operators want to deploy across multiple airlink standards.
As a leading supplier offering WAP-ready servers and microbrowsers across multiple airlink standards, UP offers a flexible, comprehensive and mature platform for delivering valued added telephony applications and wireless Internet access. UP's WAP-compatible microbrowser technology can be implemented across entire product lines, without adding to the cost or size of handset form factors.
UP's open software platform allows operators to lower costs and differentiate services offerings, through the continual introduction of new features and functionality, which directly benefit consumers. The rich functionality of UP-enabled phones will drive consumers to expect a browser in every handset.
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