Article: Philips Enables Samsung to Deliver Industry's First UMA Handset for Europe; Philips Nexperia Cellular System Solution 6120 to Power Samsung's Fixed-Mobile Convergence Phone SGH-P200.

EINDHOVEN, The Netherlands -- Royal Philips (NYSE:PHG)(AEX:PHI) today announced that Samsung Electronics, one of the world's leading mobile phone manufacturers, has launched the world's first Unlicensed Mobile Access (UMA) WLAN handset, the SGH-P200, incorporating Philips Nexperia(TM) cellular system solution 6120. Marking the beginning of an industry trend in fixed-mobile convergence, the Samsung SGH-P200 handset is available to consumers in Italy.

Samsung is taking advantage of the early availability of the Philips Nexperia cellular system solution 6120 for UMA to take the lead in providing consumers with access to GPRS and EDGE mobile services on the same ...

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