Samsung Electronics to disclose mobile WiMax, new touchscreen at MWC

By Lee Youkyung
SEOUL, Feb. 10 (Yonhap) -- Samsung Electronics Co., the world's second-largest
handset maker, will showcase its new products based on next-generation mobile
wireless technology at a mobile show to be held in Spain next week, the company
said Wednesday.

At this year's Mobile World Congress (MWC), slated to run from Monday through
Thursday next week in Barcelona, Samsung plans to unveil a mobile WiMax base
station and a slew of mobile devices with built-in WiMax features, the company
said in a release.
WiMax, which stands for worldwide interoperability for microwave access, is one
of two next-generation mobile wireless technology standards supported by Intel
Corp. and cable companies. It enables remote Internet access even from fast
moving vehicles. The technology is in competition with LTE, or long term
evolution, which is backed by Sweden's Ericsson Inc. and major phone companies.
Samsung said its new WiMax base station, named U-RAS smart, reduces power
consumption and has enhanced coverage. The upcoming M8400 smartphone model, among
Samsung's commercial mobile WiMax devices to be featured at the congress, has
built-in mobile WiMax, wireless fidelity and wideband CDMA, it added.
Samsung is also expected to disclose a new touchscreen technology dubbed super
AMOLED, or active-matrix organic light-emitting diode, in the world's biggest
mobile exhibition.
The new touchscreen is an improved version of the AMOLED screen with enhanced
clarity and better visibility in sunlight, the company said. AMOLED screens have
been widely adopted in handsets including Google Inc.'s Nexus One.
ylee@yna.co.kr
(END)