Qisda, parent company of BenQ, has landed orders for a smartphone compliant with the UMA (unlicensed mobile access) standard from a telecom service provider with shipments to begin in October, according to sources close to Qisda.
The UMA-compliant cellphone is the E72 smartphone launched recently by BenQ, the sources indicated. The E72 is powered by a Texas Instruments (TI) OMAP 1030 processor and Microsoft's Windows Mobile 6 OS (operating system) and supports Wi-Fi and Bluetooth 2.0.
After officially spinning off its brand-product business unit BenQ in September, Qisda is now focusing on the development of market-niche handsets, including models supporting UMA and NFC (near field communication) standards, the sources noted.
Qisda will also aim at getting OEM orders from telecom services providers in Western Europe, while BenQ will focus on selling its own-brand handsets to markets in Eastern Europe and China, the sources stated.
