Dutch KPN and Garmin-Asus announces exclusive marketing and distribution agreement for the new Android nüvifone A10 smartphone
KPN and Garmin-Asus, today announced KPN will *be the first operator in
the Netherlands to sell the new Garmin-Asus nüvifone A10, a touchscreen
smartphone running on the Android™ platform that is optimized for
pedestrian and in-car navigation. The new A10 smartphone will be
available for pre-order exclusively through KPN’s Dutch brands in May
for delivery in July.
Robbert Bakker, director of consumer mobile at KPN said, “We are pleased
to be first to market in the Netherlands with the nüvifone A10 as this
navigation savvy smartphone really gets to grips with all the location
based services available through the Android™ market.”
Adding, “The combination of smartphone, navigation and location services
with our fast and reliable mobile broadband coverage is compelling; this
puts interesting new services literally into the palm of your hand.
Because the A10’s navigation functionalities of the phone are deeply
integrated into the device, users can, for example, navigate to an
address, which is stored in an email, text message, on a web site, or in
the contact list. On request, the nüvifone A10 will even navigate users
to a location where they have previously taken a photograph with the
integrated camera or has been downloaded from Panoramio.”
For those times when walking is the best way to go, the A10 is ideal for
city navigation because of its bright, 3.2-inch HVGA touch screen,
electronic compass and long-lasting 1500mAh battery. As with other
Garmin-Asus Android-powered devices, the A10’s GPS capabilities are
optimized to ensure that customers have the best location and navigation
experience a smartphone can offer.
Detailed maps are preloaded on the A10 so that users do not have to wait
for third party maps to download from a server, nor will they lose their
turn-by-turn, voice-prompted navigation if they are out of cell phone
coverage.
The A10 also supports optional cityXplorer™ maps, which makes it
possible to plan and use routes that include public transit options such
as bus, tramway, metro and suburban rail systems. In addition to
pedestrian navigation, the A10 is ready for use in an automobile
out-of-the-box, and it comes with a powered audio mount that magnifies
the volume of the device’s voice commands.
The A10 also integrates Google™ mobile services with one-click access to
Google Maps™, Gmail™, YouTube™, calendar, contacts and Android Market™,
where users can find more than 20,000 applications to expand and
personalize their phone to fit their lifestyle. Android applications
that include location-centric content are also able to utilize the A10’s
enhanced GPS capability.
To optimize a user’s ability to stay in touch with family, friends and
business contacts, the A10 is compatible with Microsoft Exchange server
and will wirelessly synchronize contacts, calendar and enterprise email.
Account setup is quick and easy, and in a few simple steps users will
have their contacts, calendar and email ready to go.
Additional A10 smartphone features include a powerful WebKit browser
with multi-touch,
five mega-pixel camera including auto-focus capability that
automatically geotags images with an exact location reference. The
built-in accelerometer will quickly change the display so that screens
may be viewed in portrait or landscape mode.
*60 day exclusivity in the Netherlands from start of sales
About Garmin-Asus
Garmin-Asus is a co-branded strategic alliance that enables Garmin Ltd.
and ASUSTeK Computer Inc. to combine their complementary resources to
develop world class LBS-centric mobile phones.
About Garmin Ltd.
The global leader in satellite navigation, Garmin Ltd. and its
subsidiaries have designed, manufactured, marketed and sold navigation,
communication and information devices and applications since 1989 – most
of which are enabled by GPS technology. Garmin’s products serve
automotive, mobile, wireless, outdoor recreation, marine, aviation, and
OEM applications. Garmin Ltd. is incorporated in the Cayman Islands, and
its principal subsidiaries are located in the United States, Taiwan and
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About ASUS
ASUS is a leading company in the new digital era. With a global staff of
more than ten thousand and a world-class R&D design team, the company’s
revenue for 2008 was 8.1 billion U.S. dollars. ASUS ranks among the top
10 IT companies in BusinessWeek’s “InfoTech 100”, and has been on the
listing for 11 consecutive years. ASUS was also selected by the Wall
Street Journal Asia as No.1 in quality and service.
ASUS is a registered trademark of ASUSTeK Computer Inc. Garmin is a
registered trademark, and cityXplorer is a trademark of Garmin Ltd. or
its subsidiaries.
About KPN
KPN is the leading telecommunications and ICT service provider in the
Netherlands, offering wireline and wireless telephony, internet and TV
to consumers and end-to-end telecom and ICT services to business
customers. KPN’s subsidiary Getronics operates a global ICT services
company with a market leading position in the Benelux, offering
end-to-end solutions in infrastructure and network-related IT. In
Germany and Belgium, KPN pursues a Challenger strategy in its wireless
operations and holds number three market positions through E-Plus and
BASE. In Spain and France, KPN offers wireless services as an MVNO
through its own brands and through partner brands. KPN provides
wholesale network services to third parties and operates an efficient
IP-based infrastructure with global scale in international wholesale
through iBasis.
At December 31st, 2009, KPN served over 41.2 million customers, of which
32.9 million were in wireless services, 4.7 million in wireline voice,
2.6 million in broadband Internet and 1 million in TV. With 20,755 FTEs
in the Netherlands (33,148 FTEs for the whole group), KPN reported
full-year revenues of EUR 13.5bn and an EBITDA of EUR 5.2bn in 2009. KPN
was incorporated in 1989 and is listed on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange.
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