AT&T (News - Alert) Inc. and Motorola have teamed up to introduce 3G-powered MOTO Q global, the first MOTO Q device to be sold in the U.S. with worldwide capabilities.

 

On Thursday, both the companies announced that the MOTO Q 9h global will be available exclusively to AT&T customers in the U.S. beginning November 2. “AT&T and Motorola (News - Alert) are teaming up to provide AT&T customers with a world-class device, operating platform, applications and services and network experience that they can take with them around the globe,” Michael Woodward, vice present of Business Voice/Data Products at AT&T’s wireless unit, stated in a statement to the press.

 

The MOTO Q global will provide access to AT&T’s BroadbandConnect network in more than 200 major metropolitan areas across the U.S. It will also provide coverage outside 3G service areas through AT&T’s nationwide 3 EDGE network, available in more than 13,000 cities and towns along 40,000 miles of major highways.

 

In addition, Woodward informed that, outside the U.S., AT&T users can use the MOTO Q global in more than 135 countries to access e-mail and other data applications and to browse the Web, and users can make or receive phone calls in more than 190 countries.

 

Juergen Stark, corporate vice president of Productivity at Motorola Mobile Devices, informed that, MOTO Q global offers AT&T users a full ergonomic, integrated QWERTY keyboard; downloads at up to 3.6 Mbps through AT&T’s UMTS/HSDPA-based BroadbandConnect network; Windows Mobile 6; built-in GPS capabilities; and Documents to Go for document editing.

 

In addition, the device also features Opera browser; seven shortcut keys; a 2.0-megapixel camera with flash; and support for both a host of applications and services, which includes the My Q Paks, a suite of third-party application bundles. Stark pointed out that AT&T MOTO Q global users will be the first to have access to My Q Paks.

 

Stark also stated, “With AT&T, the MOTO Q global delivers unparalleled download speeds, on-board memory, messaging, processing power and voice quality, all packaged within a sleek design for the modern consumer.”