New releases of blockbuster handsets pack
instant appeal for Chinese-speaking Americans
NEW YORK – September 27, 2006 – Motorola, Inc. and Red Pocket Mobile today
announced the release of the first handsets sold by a U.S. wireless service
provider with Chinese-language menus. The world’s most popular mobile phone,
the MOTORAZR™ V3, and the curvaceous, entry-level Motorola C139 both now offer users
Chinese language options when purchased through new wireless operator Red
Pocket Mobile. Both handsets are certified for use on the nation’s largest
digital wireless network, an industry first.
“At Motorola, we strive to help enable truly borderless communication,” said
Kiva Allgood, senior director of North America Sales, Mobile Devices Business,
Motorola, Inc. “Teaming up with Red Pocket Mobile on these unique handsets for
the Chinese-speaking audience in the United States allows Motorola to connect
to a vital and vibrant community that no other handset manufacturer currently
recognizes.”
Red Pocket Mobile is the first wireless provider in the U.S. to focus
exclusively on customers who live in the U.S. but maintain strong ties to Asia.
In addition to providing Chinese-language Motorola handsets, Red Pocket
Mobile’s customer service representatives speak Mandarin and Cantonese dialects
of Chinese along with English. Red Pocket also offers an eyebrow-raising
calling plan: a phone call to China, Singapore or Taiwan costs exactly the same
as a call within the U.S.
“More and more Americans rely on their mobile devices to connect to friends,
family and business colleagues overseas,” said Joshua Gordon, Chief Operating
Officer at Red Pocket Mobile. “As the first wireless provider to focus
exclusively on the Asian American community, we’re proud to work with Motorola
to make Asia a local call away."
Red Pocket Mobile's distinctive Cosmic Blue MOTORAZR V3 features simplified and
traditional Chinese handset menus. Red Pocket Mobile's Motorola C139 offers
menu options in simplified written Chinese. The Red Pocket Mobile versions of
the Motorola phones allow users to operate the phone in a language they are
comfortable with while taking advantage of important services such as text
messaging¹. Modern written Chinese has two forms: traditional and simplified.
Simplified written Chinese prevails in Mainland China, while traditional
Chinese characters are more common in Hong Kong, Taiwan, Singapore and
elsewhere. Both Motorola handsets offered by Red Pocket Mobile also have
optional English language menus.
About Red Pocket
Red Pocket Mobile is a wireless operator serving consumers and corporate
customers with strong ties to the Asia/Pacific. Red Pocket Mobile’s prepaid
calling plan makes Asia a local call away. Using the largest digital network in
the United States, Red Pocket Mobile provides customer service in Mandarin and
Cantonese dialects of Chinese along with English, twenty-four hours a day,
seven days a week. Red Pocket Mobile – Brings Us Together. For more
information, please visit http://www.redpocketmobile.com/
or call (888) 993-3888.
Source: Motorola press release
