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SkyCross Provides the Antenna for the Samsung BlackJack, Bestselling Smartphone in the USA
VIERA, Fla. --(Business Wire)-- SkyCross, a global wireless company providing antenna-centric RF solutions, announced that the Samsung BlackJack, bestselling smartphone in the USA, contains a SkyCross antenna. The BlackJack is one of many landmark devices to use a SkyCross antenna to support next-generation services. Additional bestsellers include the Novatel Wireless cards offered by Sprint and Verizon Wireless, as well as several Samsung and Pantech handsets marketed in Korea.
SkyCross antenna technology provides handset manufacturers with the freedom to design sleek, feature-rich devices that operate on many frequency bands with a single, small antenna. For example, the BlackJack was the first smartphone with HSDPA connectivity in the USA. In addition, the SkyCross antenna in the BlackJack also covers quad-band GSM and Bluetooth. SkyCross antennas are designed to conserve battery life as features are added, offering optimal radio-frequency systems performance.
The distinctive BlackJack design has been recognized by the industry and consumers. The handset earned the Cellular Telecommunications & Internet Association (CTIA) Wireless 2007 Emerging Technologies award for the smartphone/PDA category. In addition, the BlackJack was the number-one selling smartphone on Wirefly.com at the beginning of 2007, and Piper Jaffray reports the BlackJack topped smartphone sales at Cingular stores in March. According to Bloomberg News, Kim Titus, Samsung spokesman, said BlackJack sales are exceeding the company's expectations.
"Customers recognize when a device offers the best in style and performance," said Dr. Chris Morton, CEO of SkyCross. "SkyCross works closely with device manufacturers to ensure that the overall RF system, including signal reception and battery life, is optimized all while offering an attractive exterior. We are happy to be part of another successful Samsung project."
About SkyCross:
SkyCross (www.skycross.com) is a global wireless company providing antenna-centric RF solutions to the mobile phone, home entertainment, and computing industries. These high-performance solutions bundle patented technologies, antenna products, and advisory services to streamline the design cycle, empowering device manufacturers to develop winning consumer electronics products and get them to market faster and easier. The company's frequency-agile, protocol-independent technologies are key enablers in delivering advanced voice, data, video, and location services to a wide variety of very small devices. Founded in 2000, SkyCross is ISO 9001 certified and offers a full range of solutions from its facilities in Florida (USA), South Korea, and China.
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