Reliance Communications & HTC to introduce HTC TOUCH DIAMOND – CDMA (P3051)ä

HTC and Reliance Communications strengthen their partnership and commitment to jointly develop and promote Next Generation CDMA Devices for Indian consumers through the HTC Touch Diamond – CDMA (P3051)
The HTC Touch Diamond – CDMA (P3051) – A perfect combination of high end features, intuitive usability and a stylishly crafted design
Features HTC’s new captivating 3D touch interface called TouchFLO 3D and a customized new, HTC-developed YouTubeä application for watching a variety of user generated video content.

New Delhi (INDIA), October 23, 2008: Reliance Communications, India’s largest integrated telecom service provider and HTC Corporation (TAIEX: 2498; “HTC”), a global leader in mobile phone innovation and design, today announced a strategic alliance to introduce the innovation-packed HTC Touch Diamond – CDMA (P3051) in India. The announcement further strengthens the successful partnership between HTC and Reliance Communication to introduce superior and world-class mobile phones for the Indian market in the fast growing CDMA market in India.

Under the alliance, the HTC Touch Diamond – CDMA (P3051) will be exclusively provided on Reliance Communications state-of-the-art wireless network spread across 15,000 towns and 4 lakh Indian villages.

According to Mr. S.P. Shukla, President, Reliance Communications, “The exclusive HTC Touch Diamond – CDMA (P3051) is a state-of-the-art gizmo reiterating our pledge to offer RCOM’s loyal customers cutting-edge products on our vast CDMA network. By offering the HTC Touch Diamond, we further restate our commitment to innovation.”

The HTC Touch Diamond – CDMA (P3051) comes with 4GB of internal memory and a 2.8-inch display that provides near-print quality viewing of photographs and a perfect Web browsing experience. Additionally, the built-in 3.2 mega-pixel camera includes an optical auto-focus lens that ensures clarity of images on a consistent level.

“After successfully partnering earlier for two of our devices, we are proud to launch the revolutionary HTC Touch Diamond – CDMA (P3051) with Reliance Communications,” said Mr. Ajay Sharma, Country Head, HTC (India). “The HTC Touch Diamond – CDMA (P3051) is a benchmark in innovation and design, featuring some of the most innovative and advanced features for CDMA users in India. The Touch Diamond – CDMA (P3051) further underlines HTC’s continued commitment to usher in feature rich and power packed mobile phones in India.”

The HTC Touch Diamond – CDMA (P3051) features the most advanced touch technology – a beautiful three-dimensional touch interface called TouchFLO™ 3D. The vibrant TouchFLO 3D user interface, responds perfectly to finger gestures when scrolling through contacts, browsing the web, and launching media.

The HTC Touch Diamond – CDMA (P3051) is powered by Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional and includes Outlook Mobile, Office Mobile, Windows Live and the capabilities to run thousands of third-party applications.

Mr. Rajan Anandan, Managing Director, Microsoft® India commented, “I am delighted that Indian consumers are being offered the latest Windows Mobile 6.1 devices today. Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional on HTC Touch Diamond – CDMA (P3051) empowers consumers with anytime, anywhere access to business applications as well as popular hi-end features in a single handset. Combined with the extensive Reliance network the WM 6.1 powered device will now be able to deliver the experience of advanced mobile technologies to a wider Indian population.”

Availability & Pricing:

The HTC Touch Diamond – CDMA (P3051) will be available at a Market Operating Price of Rs. 39,900/- at all Reliance World & Reliance Communications outlets and leading HTC Authorized Resellers across the country.

About HTC:

Founded in 1997, HTC Corp. (HTC) designs, manufactures and markets innovative, feature rich smartphone and PDA Phone devices.

Since its establishment, HTC has developed strong R&D capabilities, pioneered many new designs and product innovations and launched state-of-the-art PDA Phones and smartphones for mobile operators and distributors in Europe, the US, and Asia. These machines are available as HTC devices and as products individually customized for operator and device partners.

HTC is one of the fastest growing companies in the mobile device market. The company is listed on the Taiwan Stock Exchange under ticker 2498. For more information about HTC, please visit www.htc.com .

About Reliance Communications:

Reliance Communications Limited founded by the late Shri. Dhirubhai H Ambani (1932-2002) is the flagship company of the Reliance Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group. The Reliance Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group currently has a net worth in excess of Rs. 58,000 crore, cash flows of Rs. 12,000 crore, net profit of Rs. 8,000 crore and zero net debt.

Rated among “Asia’s Top 5 Most Valuable Telecom Companies”, Reliance Communications is India’s foremost and truly integrated telecommunications service provider. The company, with a customer base of over 60 million including over 1.7 million individual overseas retail customers, ranks among the Top 10 Asian Telecom companies by number of customers. Reliance Communications’ corporate clientele includes 2100 Indian and multinational corporations, and over 800 global, regional and domestic carriers.

Reliance Communications has established a pan-India, next generation, integrated (wireless and wireline), convergent (voice, data and video) digital network that is capable of supporting best-of-class services spanning the entire infocomm value chain, covering over 20,000 towns and 4.5 lakh villages. Reliance Communications owns and operates the world’s largest next generation IP enabled connectivity infrastructure, comprising over 175,000 kilometers of fibre optic cable systems in India, USA, Europe, Middle East and the Asia Pacific region.

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