Microsoft phones step into Canada
C|Net | at | by Mike
Canadian carrier Rogers AT&T Wireless is picking up Microsoft software-based devices, in a deal that will mark the debut in Canada of Microsoft's Smartphone 2002 operating system. Rogers will sell a number of Microsoft-centric wireless services and devices, targeting business customers first, a Microsoft representative said Thursday. The first to appear will be a Siemens SX56 handset, powered by Microsoft's Pocket PC Phone Edition operating system. The phone is set to go on sale in a few weeks, the representative said.
In addition, Rogers plans to become the first of Canada's four major wireless carriers to sell a Smartphone 2002-based cell phone, which typically have more functions than handsets running Pocket PC phone edition, according to Rogers. The carrier did not release the price of the Siemens phone or additional details about the launch of the Smartphone 2002 handset.