Mobile and Wireless Group has today announced its entrance into the European market and unveiled its latest Windows Mobile handsets.
MWg is a Singapore-based company, recently established by the former management of O2 Asia, which develops and markets converged devices for the global market. Since its birth in November 2007, the company says it has consolidated its presence in Asia and the Middle East as well as expanded into Europe and the Americas.
"We see ourselves in a unique position of having inherited the premium heritage of a global brand and the agility and flexibility of a start-up." said Mark Billington, CEO of MWg. "As a start-up, we naturally work with like-minded and innovative partners to offer an engaging experience for our customers. Our devices are designed to complement the consumers' lifestyle needs."
"Windows Mobile is about creating mobile connections, helping people do more with work play or anything in between no matter where they are", said Alfredo Patron, EMEA Regional Director, Microsoft Mobile Communications Business. "We are excited to see MWg expand their innovative Windows Mobile phone offerings to Europe and look forward to compelling new hardware designs and device specs that will expand the possibilities of what people can do while on the go."
The Atom V features in-built SiRF Star-III GPS, FM Radio, 3.5G HSDPA with speeds up to 7.2Mbps, onboard Wi-Fi and Bluetooth 2.0. The Zinc II, offers similar features to the Atom V with the addition of a semi-automatic sliding keyboard, a slightly more compact form factor and the incorporation of Microsoft's latest OS, Windows Mobile 6.1.